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The Big One: British Columbia faces an inevitable earthquake (French)

An article on BC's earthquake preparedness highlighted UBC research on increasing seismic resilience in buildings, quoting Dr. Tony Yang and Dr. Mehrtash Motamedi from the Department of Civil Engineering.

January 9, 2025
CTV Vancouver
4 generations on 1 lot: One family's creative response to B.C.'s housing crisis

Patrick Condon, Professor at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, commented on a family’s response to the housing crisis.

January 7, 2025
La Source
New year, new tools: Geering Up ignites children’s passion for quantum science

Ella Meyer, quantum computing outreach coordinator for Geering Up, discusses how to make quantum concepts accessible to children.

January 6, 2025
Global News
UBC professor brings Christmas cheer to Ukraine, Moldova, Romania

UBC Okanagan engineering professor Dr. Ray Taheri organized a humanitarian initiative to spread joy in Eastern Europe.

January 5, 2025
CBC
AI and robotic arms flex new tech muscles to boost lagging home construction in Canada

Dr. Tony Yang, a civil engineering professor at the Smart Structures Lab, spoke about the use of AI in construction.

January 3, 2025
Vancouver Is Awesome
BC MLA pitches Starlink satellite internet for rural communities

Dr. David Michelson, Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, discussed improving high-speed internet infrastructure in Canada’s remote communities.

December 20, 2024
Global News Hour at 6
UBC report looks at e-bike speed risks

Dr. Alex Bigazzi, a professor in civil engineering and planning in the Faculty of Applied Science, is leading research into the speed of e-bikes.

December 17, 2024
Vancouver Magazine
The Big Real Estate Q: If We Need More Housing, Why Can't We Just Build It?

Patrick Condon, a professor at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, shared his thoughts on why Vancouver has a housing problem.

December 16, 2024
CBC News
Vancouver approves controversial plan to increase density, public space on Broadway

Dr. Patrick Condon, a city planner and professor of urban design, commented on housing affordability in Vancouver.

December 12, 2024
Clinical Lab Products
AI-based tool offers highly accurate pancreatic cancer diagnostics

SBME's Dr. Ali Bashashati co-led a project using AI to detect pancreatic cancer.

December 12, 2024

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.