In the Media
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Georgia StraightSafety, affordability, and sustainability? What the next four years of Sim City may bring for Vancouver
Patrick Condon, professor at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture commented on mayor-elect Ken Sim’s ABC platform for housing affordability.
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Global News
UBCO students drawing attention to Iranian protest movement
A group of students at UBC Okanagan repainted the engineering faculty's letter 'E' in the colours of the Iranian flag to raise awareness of government repression in Iran.
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Daily Hive
$3.8 million donation for new 50,000 sq ft Downtown Eastside health centre
The VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation will be naming a new integrated health unit at 58 West Hastings after Lily Lee, a former public health nurse and philanthropist who graduated from UBC School of Nursing.
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Vancouver Tech Journal
Arthur Chen is climate-proofing agriculture
Arthur Chen, co-founder of Verdi and engineering physics alumnus, is saving farmers millions of litres of water, and has his eyes set on holistically adapting farms to climate change.
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Castanet
UBCO study reveals increased electricity, heating costs associated with working from home
A study led by UBCO engineering professor Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi found that workers are taking on increased energy expenses at home.
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The Province
Daylight Time ends Sunday. Here are some tips to deal with the time change
Nursing professor emeritus Dr. Wendy Hall noted the drawbacks of falling back to Standard Time in the fall.
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Coast Reporter
Art show links timeless teaching with cutting-edge tech in GPAG exhibition
Kamala Todd, adjunct professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning, curated an exhibition of interdisciplinary artworks that express Indigenous wisdom through traditional and emerging media called We Carry Our Bundles Forward.
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Ubyssey
UBC sends community delegation to world climate conference
Masters of electrical and computer engineering student Gideon Berry will be attending the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as one of UBC's student representatives.
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France TV
Ionic skin: The revolution of touch (in French)
Electrical and computer engineering professor Dr. John Madden discussed working on creating smart skin that mimics the sensing capabilities of natural skin using ionic skins.
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Vancouver Sun
Michael Y. Seelig: Real estate must not be compared to Microsoft or Tesla
Michael Y. Seelig, professor emeritus in the School of Community and Regional Planning, wrote an op-ed on how thinking that real estate in Vancouver represents the wealth of this community is wrong and dangerous.