In the Media
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Middle East EyeWhy action on the climate crisis is simply hot air
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. William Rees was quoted in an opinion piece about climate change.
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ANI NewsExercise apps a good prescription to improve healthcare workers' mental health: Research
School of Nursing adjunct professor Agnes Black researchers co-authored a study which found that simple home workouts using exercise apps can effectively reduce depressive symptoms in healthcare workers.
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e-flux ArchitectureRoll down your banners, take down your flags
SALA associate professor Dr. Matthew Soules is one member of a collective campaigning against housing alienation at the Venice Biennale.
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American Society of Mechanical EngineersResearchers develop cheaper way to make carbon fibers from oil sands byproducts
Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin has developed a method to turn asphaltene into carbon fibre.
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CTV NewsUBC students bring Mario Kart to life with robotics competition
UBC engineering students brought Mario Kart to life by creating autonomous robots to race around a track.
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The Weather NetworkWhat B.C. is learning about earthquakes from the 2023 disaster in Turkey
A team of civil engineering researchers are investigating why some buildings collapsed and not others during the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
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Global NewsThe feds bought a pipeline for $5B. How did the cost balloon to over $30B?
Civil engineering professor Dr. Nemkumar Banthia commented on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
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CKNW Mornings with SimiA navigation app that suggests the safest route
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tarek Sayed has developed a navigation app with an algorithm that suggests the safest route.
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Environmental Science & Engineering MagazineUBC explores hydrothermal liquefaction to extract phosphorous from municipal wastewater
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Cigdem Eskicioglu led a study that investigated how to extract phosphorus from wastewater sludge.
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Castanet KamloopsUBC Okanagan researcher is lifting virus detection to the next level
UBC engineering researcher Dr. Sepideh Pakpour is developing new technology using magnetic levitation to collect, purify and detect viruses in the air.