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CBC News Vancouver (TV)
How to get a good night's sleep in the heat

Nursing professor emeritus Dr. Wendy Hall discussed how to get a good night’s rest when it’s hot (at 0:42).

August 17, 2023
The Province
UBC researchers discover way to filter microplastics out of water using plants

Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Orlando Rojas led BioProducts Institute researchers in developing a device that uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water.

August 17, 2023
UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
SALA welcomes two new assistant professors

Rana Abughannam and Tania Gutiérrez-Monroy join SALA faculty.

August 16, 2023
Washington Post
How heading a soccer ball can hurt the brain

Media mentioned a study led by mechanical engineering professor Dr. Lyndia Wu which found that redirecting a soccer ball with your head results in 22g of acceleration or more.

August 16, 2023
Slate Magazine
The man who made the suburbs white

SALA professor Sara Stevens was quoted in an article about American developer J.C. Nichols.

August 16, 2023
Daily Mail
Scientists say all men fit into 3 categories - so which one are you?

Nursing professor Dr. John Oliffe led a study which found three masculine styles manifested in relationships: neo-traditional, egalitarian and progressive,

August 15, 2023
Middle East Eye
Why 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.

August 11, 2023
ANI News
Exercise 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.

August 10, 2023
e-flux Architecture
Roll 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.

August 10, 2023
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Researchers 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.

August 10, 2023

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.