In the Media
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CBC NewsTransit users frustrated with Surrey-Langley SkyTrain delay
SOE Associate Professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove commented on the increased cost of transit projects.
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Daily HiveOpinion: Some novel ideas for Vancouver's mayor and City Council
SCARP Professor Emerit Dr. Penny Gurstein wrote about how Vancouver’s mayor and city council can work together for the betterment of the city.
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UBC MagazineFrom glowing bacteria to fruit: Unusual sources for innovative solutions
APSC members Dr. Orlando Rojas, Dr. Hirra Zafar and Joseph Dahmen had their respective projects highlighted as unusual sources for innovative solutions.
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GristPoliticians don’t get how popular climate action is. That’s a problem
SCARP Assistant Professor Dr. Holly Caggiano's research suggests officials tend to underestimate support for renewable energy projects.
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National ObserverOur tires shed toxins that kill fish. Here's a partial fix
CIVL researchers Drs. Rachel Scholes and Timothy Rodgers are studying how rain gardens can help prevent a toxic tire chemical from entering our waterways.
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Yahoo FinanceCarbon capture: Where is it working?
CHBE Professor Dr. Naoko Ellis commented on carbon capture, use and storage.
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GristWe're in debt to the Earth. How can we repay it?
SCARP researchers Drs. Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees created a metric called the ecological footprint in the early 1990s.
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Business in VancouverBC smart-glass developer Miru lands $27M Series A financing
CHBE Professor Dr. Curtis Berlinguette founded Miru, which came out of the Creative Destruction Lab.
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UBC SustainabilityFive Applied Science members receive Sustainability Education Fellows Grants
Drs. Sara Jacobs, Tamara Etmannski, Paul Lusina, Christoph Sielmann and James Connolly received the grant for incorporating sustainability content in their teaching.
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CTV News VancouverUBC students compete to build best burger-serving robots
UBC Engineering Physics students took part in a cooking competition using autonomous robots inspired by the video game Overcooked.