In the Media
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UBC Research + InnovationUBC Applied Science-affiliated researchers awarded over $4.5 million through CIHR
A total of 7 projects led by UBC Applied Science-affiliated researchers were awarded over $4.5 million in combined funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Spring 2025 competition.
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Driving1999 Harley-Davidson is powered by a Kubota tractor engine
UBC Engineering student Alexandre Jennison built a biodiesel-powered motorcycle and plans on riding it 1,200 miles across the West Coast to prove that clean fuels aren’t just the future. They’re ready right now.
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CIM MagazineThe tailings investigator
Luis Alberto Torres-Cruz, an assistant professor in mining engineering at UBC reflects on his career in spearheading safety in the mining industry and his dedication to educating future engineers on tailings management.
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Broadview MagazineThe future of dementia care
Lillian Hung, Canada Research Chair in Senior Care at the University of British Columbia’s School of Nursing, says her research proves that robots and other innovations can make people with dementia happier and reduce stigma.
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Journal Of CommerceIs mass timber worth the risk? ‘It’s a birch of a problem’
Adam Rysanek, an associate professor at SALA debates that the risks of using mass timber – cost, supply chain, trades, maintenance – outweigh the benefits.
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Canada's National ObserverYukon First Nation calls for accountability over mine disaster
Nadja Kunz, Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and Stewardship and associate professor at the University of British Columbia, shares her concerns about how quickly new mining projects are being approved in Yukon and whether Indigenous communities are being properly consulted.
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Global NewsMen’s Health Report calls for systematic solutions and health literacy
UBC Nursing Professor John Oliffe shares insights from his co-authored report on the state of men's health in Canada.
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The Globe and MailCanadian companies advance digital twin technology, despite lagging adoption at home
UBC Civil Engineering Professor Sheryl Staub-French urges Canada to adopt a more advanced national strategy for building information modelling to help Canadian engineering industries to evolve.
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Journal Of CommerceWill the City of Vancouver’s recent changes spur new housing construction?
UBC SALA professor Patrick Condon comments on the potential positive outcomes of the recently approved initiatives that will support development and help housing projects in Vancouver.
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