In the Media
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Squamish ChiefInsights from a civil engineer: Assessing the Sea to Sky Highway’s design
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering professor Dr. Suliman Gargoum discussed the design of the Sea to Sky Highway that links Lions Bay and Whistler.
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CBCWould you pay $800 a month to live in a closet? In Vancouver, that may be all you can afford
SCARP professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, said that B.C. needs “all hands on deck” to deal with the housing crisis.
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National Observer‘Birders, not blockaders’ ask B.C. to protect old-growth in Fairy Creek to save marbled murrelets
Chemical and biological engineering professor emerita Dr. Royann Petrell calls on B.C. to increase wildlife habitat areas in old-growth forests to save the threatened marbled murrelet.
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The Hill Times (subscription)Integrated energy systems key to low-carbon future at home and abroad
Dr. Walter Merida, Applied Science associate dean of research and industrial partnerships, wrote about UBC’s climate action research.
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Vancouver SunChinatown groups back controversial Keefer Street development plan
School of Community and Regional Planning's PhD candidate Louisa-May Khoo commented on the plan to redevelop a site on Chinatown’s Keefer Street.
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Best HealthTrying to drink less? 10 non-alcoholic beers you need on your radar
Nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins discussed the increase in alcohol consumption after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CBCCanadian architects bring campaign to address housing crisis from the street to world stage
SALA faculty and students are representing Canada at the Venice Biennale, with an installation on Canada's housing crisis.
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Vancouver SunVancouver's housing crisis goes global at major architectural festival
Architecture professor Matthew Soules said that homes are built as financial assets rather than spaces for living in Canada.
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Business in VancouverB.C. gas projects could triple emissions target by 2030, finds report
Chemical and biological engineering adjunct professor Dr. Roland Clift commented on a report that B.C. will blow its oil and gas emissions target.
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City NewsIs Vancouver a destination for visitors, rather than a community for residents?
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein discussed the decreasing sense of community in Vancouver.