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In the Media

Toronto Star
Health Canada conducts safety review on breastfeeding drug amid psychiatric concerns

Janet Currie, a research collaborator with UBC’s school of nursing, discussed concerns regarding breastfeeding women, doctors and midwives who may not have guidance during a Health Canada review for a breastfeeding drug.

January 31, 2023
Building
Owners of the priciest properties in Vancouver pay very little income tax: UBC study

A report co-authored by School of Community and Regional Planning PhD candidate Paul Boniface Akaabre found that owners of the priciest estate in Vancouver pay the very little income tax.

January 30, 2023
Ubyssey
UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception ‘puts a face to name’ as students meet top employers

Engineering students gathered to meet top-employers at the UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception.

January 29, 2023
Canada Today
Former Victoria Mayor’s appointment as housing adviser draws mixed reactions – Cranbrook Daily Townsman

School of Community and Regional Planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein commented on the appointment of former Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps as housing adviser for B.C. Premier David Eby.

January 28, 2023
Canada Today
Former Victoria Mayor’s appointment as housing adviser draws mixed reactions – Cranbrook Daily Townsman

School of Community and Regional Planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein commented on the appointment of former Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps as housing adviser for B.C. Premier David Eby.

January 28, 2023
Kelowna Now
UBCO researchers create system to detect gas leaks

UBCO engineering researchers are investigating a new method to monitor underground gas pipelines with high-tech sensors.

January 28, 2023
Vancouver Sun
Yes, to seniors' housing in my backyard

Dan Levitt, adjunct professor of nursing, discussed the need for more senior housing options that are in established neighbourhoods because they are too often out of reach for older persons.

January 26, 2023
Province
Critical need for culturally appropriate seniors housing in Vancouver Chinatown: report

A report co-authored by School of Community and Regional Planning PhD candidate Louisa-May Khoo found that the supply of affordable housing in and around Chinatown is inadequate.

January 25, 2023
New Westminster Record
New Westminster installs 24-hour toilet in the downtown neighbourhood

School of Community and Regional Planning is collaborating with the city of New Westminster on the development of a public washroom strategy that will guide planning for additional public washrooms city-wide.

January 25, 2023
Vancouver Sun
How green waste from Surrey's biofuel facility ended up on farmland near Cultus Lake

Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Johan Foster noted that in an ideal world, composting would be a simple process, but plastic and other materials sometimes find their way into green waste.

January 25, 2023

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.