UBC Applied Science

In the Media

The Tyee
How Canada’s housing woes became international art

SALA associate professor Dr. Matthew Soules commented on exhibiting Canada’s housing crisis at the Venice Biennale.

July 3, 2023
JEC Composites
UBC researchers turn black bitumen into green carbon fibres

Materials engineer Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her colleagues have developed a way to convert bitumen into commercial-grade carbon fibres.

July 2, 2023
Business in Vancouver
Can infrastructure keep pace with immigration?

Civil engineering professor Dr. Nemkumar Banthia commented on the ability of B.C.’s infrastructure to support newcomers.

June 30, 2023
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
Dr. Sally Thorne among 85 new Order of Canada appointees

Nursing professor Dr. Sally Thorne has been appointed Member of the Order of Canada for her extensive contributions to the practice and discipline of nursing.

June 30, 2023
CTV Vancouver
Creating national standards for drug education

Nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins discussed how to best support children and youth when it comes to substance use education and intervention.

June 30, 2023
Composites World
UBC engineers successfully develop carbon fiber from bitumen

Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her collaborators have turned bitumen into carbon fiber, a crucial product for the energy transition.

June 30, 2023
CBC Planet Wonder (TV)
How is going back to natural fabrics the way to be fashion forward?

Materials engineering student Rynn Zhang discussed the impact of textiles on climate change and the environment (6:33 mark).

June 29, 2023
CBC
Canada's first hydrogen train is taking passengers

UBCO engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove commented on the functionality of hydrogen trains in Canada.

June 28, 2023
The Tyee
How to Support Trans Youth in BC

School of nursing Professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc commented on how support and care can help transgender youth.

June 27, 2023
The Ubyssey
Weaving Relations: UBC launches Indigenous histories training course

A new course exploring Indigenous histories in Canada, developed by UBC Applied Science, has launched on National Indigenous Peoples Day.

June 26, 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.