In the Media
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CBC
Man fired by text after disclosing hepatitis C diagnosis wins $65K in human rights case
Nursing PhD candidate Trevor Goodyear discussed the stigma around hepatitis C.
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The Independent
New water treatment zaps forever chemicals ‘once and for all’
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni developed a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually break down over hundreds of years.
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Mechanical Business
UBC among winners of 2023 Design and Build Challenge
UBC engineering and architecture student team Third Quadrant Design was among the winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2023 Build Challenge.
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The Weather Network
This van takes air pollution testing right to the source
Mechanical engineering's Dr. Naomi Zimmerman is researching a cost-effective way to measure air pollution through a mobile laboratory (PLUME).
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Business in Vancouver
Patrick Condon: Behold Vancouver, where there are housing solutions to be found
SALA professor Patrick Condon argued that Vancouver should build more non-market housing projects to address the affordable housing problem.
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Capital Daily
BC is pushing to add thousands more nurses. But nurse educators say the field needs major change first
Nursing professor Dr. Sally Thorne commented on the nurse shortage and lack of nursing leadership in B.C.
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CBC
Cancer survivor hospitalized after acupuncturist promised to regrow thyroid if he stopped taking meds
School of Nursing professor Dr. Bernie Garrett discussed false claims made by alternative medicine providers.
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Vancouver Sun
Second time lucky? Input sought for controversial Beedie proposal for lot in Vancouver's Chinatown
SCARP PhD candidate Louisa-May Khoo discussed housing for seniors in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
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CBC
Is the future of mining electric? As mines transition equipment, new risks emerge
Dr. Ali Madiseh (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) discussed how electrification can reduce the mining industry's carbon emissions.
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NBC News
Engineers develop water filtration system that permanently removes 'forever chemicals'
Research led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discovered a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually take hundreds of years to break down.