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UBC researchers studying AI to reduce sea noise for whales

Dr. Jasmin Jelovica and Dr. Rajeev Jaiman, professors of mechanical engineering, are studying solutions for reducing chronic ship noise that can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for marine mammals.

December 16, 2022
West K News
UBCO engineers dive into local flood recovery, prevention in Central Okanagan

Sadia Ishaq, a PhD candidate in UBCO’s school of engineering, discussed creating measures to help mitigate damage from future climate-related disasters.

December 15, 2022
Vancouver Sun
Decades of work remain long after the shaking ends

Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang discussed the Vancouver buildings that don't meet high-performance earthquake standards.

December 11, 2022
CBC News
B.C. man reunites with the Space Age hovercraft he built in the 1960s

David Scott, 85-year-old mechanical engineering alumnus, was reunited with a hovercraft that he built in the 1960s.

December 10, 2022
Globe and Mail
Mom and Pop Inc. increases share of Vancouver housing

School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon commented on a study which found that corporate ownership of homes in Metro Vancouver increased by 14 per cent.

December 9, 2022
Castanet
UBCO unveils art installation on day of action for violence against women

UBCO students gathered to unveil an art installation that remembers the 14 women that were killed at a school in Montreal in 1989. The art piece, titled For Future Matriarchs, was created by Syilx artist Krista-Belle Stewart and Secwépemc artist Tania Willard.

December 7, 2022
Ubyssey
Engineering students and faculty honour École Polytechnique victims at 14 Not Forgotten ceremony

Applied science students and faculty members held a memorial on December 5 to honor the victims of the École Polytechnique mass shooting.

December 6, 2022
Time
Teen marijuana poisonings have skyrocketed. How to keep your child safe

Associate nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins discussed the value of trust in creating a "sense of safety" when parents speak to their children about cannabis.

December 5, 2022
Ubyssey
'One piece of the puzzle': UBC Sustainability Hub and SFU Sustainability host post-COP27 discussion

Materials engineering student Rynn Zhang spoke to her experience at the UN Conference of the Parties 27 (COP27) and reflected on the urgency for action and bringing attention to Canada as a global emitter.

December 2, 2022
Today in BC
‘It was transformative’: Nelson residents reflect on attending COP27

Electrical and computer engineering graduate student Gideon Berry discussed their "transformative" experience at COP27.

December 1, 2022

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.