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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.

October 31, 2022
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.

October 31, 2022
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.

October 31, 2022
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.

October 26, 2022
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.

October 25, 2022
SiteNews
UBC researcher looks to shake up disaster resilience technology

Professor of structural engineering Dr. Lisa Tobber leads a research group that is advancing knowledge of how to design and construct disaster-resilient buildings. She is particularly interested in concrete, a durable and versatile material for high-rise buildings.

October 23, 2022
University Affairs
Filling the gaps: where universities stand in addressing the nursing shortage

There is renewed attention on nursing schools and their role in helping to fill critical gaps in Canada's ongoing nursing shortage. UBC's nursing program is one of many programs that is growing as a place for local partnerships and innovation.

October 18, 2022
The Conversation
If cities don’t want homeless encampments they should help people, not punish them

Professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein from the School of Community and Regional Planning wrote about rethinking policy that's meant to help those experiencing homelessness.

October 16, 2022
CBC News
Transportation and climate change take back seat to other municipal issues, B.C. prof says

Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi, UBCO civil engineering professor, discusses the critical role of transportation in a city's sustainability goals.

October 14, 2022
Research2Reality
Behold the evolution of urban development

Dr. Adam Rysanek, assistant professor of environmental systems at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, will lead research project on new energy-efficient residential buildings on campus.

October 14, 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.