In the Media
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CTV NewsAs possible recession looms, advocate warn domestic violence could increase
Nursing professor emeritus Dr. Colleen Varcoe discusses how domestic violence will only continue to be magnified by economic downturns if changes and policies aren't made to support victims.
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Resilience
The fundamental issue – Overshoot
William Rees, Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Community and Regional Planning, outlines why most of the challenges facing humanity and the biosphere have a common origin – ecological overshoot.
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Globe and Mail
Landslide reshapes popular climbing spire in B.C.
Davide Elmo, professor in the Department of Mining Engineering, offered his expertise on the Snowpatch landslide.
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IndigiNews
Master’s program empowers Indigenous nurses to utilize their own teachings
UBC is one of six schools taking part in a collaboration to challenge anti-Indigenous racism and better support Indigenous healthcare providers.
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Globe and Mail
B.C. real estate assessments show smaller increases after last summer’s cooling market
Dr. Penny Gurstein, professor emeritus from the School of Community and Regional Planning discussed how assessments have not been a real indicator of a home’s market value but have been of use to municipal governments.
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Today in BC
Wastewater off flights from China to Vancouver will soon be tested for COVID-19
Ryan Ziels, assistant professor of civil engineering, discussed how testing wastewater off flights is a supplemental tool for detecting COVID-19 onboard flights.
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Vancouver Sun
Dan Fumano: Making Vancouver playgrounds a little less safe, for the kids' sake
Susan Herrington, professor of School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, discussed the balance of risk and play in the designs of playgrounds for children.
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The Healthcare Technology Report
The Top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders of Vancouver for 2022
James Taylor and Andrew Booth, both alumni of the engineering physics program, were named in the Top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders of Vancouver for 2022.
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Inside Quantum Technology News
Quantum-circuit cutting fills a gaping hole
Dr. Olivia Di Matteo, professor of electrical and computer engineering, described the purpose and disadvantages of the quantum circuit-cutting procedure.
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Time Business News
Best MS & Engineering Colleges in 2023
University of British Columbia was named third on the list of Time Business News' Best Engineering Colleges in Canada.