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UBC team announces pollution-sniffing lab on wheels

UBC researchers have developed a mobile lab to measure concentrations of air pollutants across the city. Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman was quoted.

August 29, 2022
Scrubs Mag
Vancouver hospital introduces pet therapy to help stressed-out nurses

BC Children's Hospital introduces on-site pet therapy program for staff. Article references survey conducted by UBC School of Nursing professor Farinaz Havaei on how mental health has affected nurses' mental health.

August 26, 2022
TREK
7 new building projects transforming UBC

These new developments are reshaping UBC campuses and beyond. List includes Applied Science-affiliated Gateway Building, School of Biomedical Engineering Building, and the Food and Beverage Innovation Centre.

August 25, 2022
Vancouver Is Awesome
Canada’s largest residential Passive House is at UBC and tenants just moved in

Residents of UBC Vancouver's first residential Passive House, called Evolve, have just moved in. School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Dr. Adam Rysanek will lead the research phase on this project.

August 24, 2022
Forbes (Mexico)
New non-polluting plastics developed in Canada

UBC researchers have come up with two ideas to reduce plastic waste - compostable bioplastics and a self-repairing coating, which prolongs the shelf life of products. Engineering professors Dr. Mark Martinez and Dr. Savvas Hatzikiriakos were quoted.

August 23, 2022
India Education Diary
UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan funding sees student projects get off the ground

Student recipients of the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund can now start implementing their proposed Indigenous-focused, student-led projects with the backing of university funding, including creating professional opportunities for Indigenous UBCO STEM students.

August 22, 2022
CBC
UBC students build autonomous sailboat to cross the Pacific Ocean

UBC engineering students have built an autonomous, solar-powered sailboat which is set to sail for Hawaii this month.

August 21, 2022
CTV
Sustained high heat has B.C. official urging public to 'preserve the ambulances'

Nursing professor Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch gave comments on the need to provide support for those most vulnerable to extreme temperatures.

August 19, 2022
Maclean's
Inside UBC’s Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

Maclean's called the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre building a well-designed and thoughtful structure that also provides respite for survivors and loved ones. The project's lead architect was Alfred Waugh, a UBC School of Architecture alumnus.

August 18, 2022
CBC Cross Country Checkup
Is Canada's health care system in crisis?

Nursing professor and director Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc discussed why Canada has been facing shortages of nurses. (1:00:30 mark)

August 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.