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Toronto Star
Pierre Poilievre did a campaign video about this Vancouver house. Here’s the story of how its price climbed from $265,000 to $4.9 million

UBC professors Patrick Condon (school of architecture and landscape architecture) and Dr. Tsur Somerville (Sauder School of Business) discussed how the price of a Vancouver property climbed from $265,000 to $4.9 million.

April 11, 2022
The Tyee
The Jericho Lands need a human-scaled rethink

UBC professor Patrick Condon and adjunct professor Scot Hein (school of architecture and landscape architecture) wrote about the need to rethink the development of the Jericho Lands.

April 6, 2022
Science News for Students
Engineers borrow a tree’s cellulose to toughen new materials

Professor Dr. Emily Cranston (department of chemical and biological engineering; department of wood science) discussed a new study which used tree cellulose to toughen new materials.

April 4, 2022
Vancouver Sun
The VSB’s failure to plan is a violation of public trust

Professor Dr. Michael Hooper (school of community and regional planning) wrote about Vancouver School Board's long-term development planning.

March 31, 2022
Calgary Sun
Calgary raises flag at city hall for Transgender Day of Visibility

Calgary Sun mentioned a 2017 survey led by UBC nursing that looked at the life experiences and health of trans youth who live in Alberta.

March 31, 2022
Radio Canada
Shawinigan: Difficulties with membrane filtration experienced elsewhere in Quebec

UBC civil engineering professor Dr. Pierre Bérubé discussed using membrane filtration in water treatment facilities.

March 30, 2022
The Conversation
Democracy is a team sport: What the Olympics can teach us about politics

UBCO nursing professors Dr. Sana Shahram and Dr. Katrina Plamondon discussed using the Olympics as an inspiration to build a new kind of Team Canada.

March 28, 2022
The Tyee
Why Is Queen Elizabeth Annex on the Chopping Block Again?

Dr. Michael Hooper, a professor at UBC's school of community and regional planning, gave comments on the potential closure of Queen Elizabeth Annex elementary school.

March 24, 2022
Conversation
Building back equitably: 4 ways to address mental health inequities magnified by the pandemic, and ensure access to care

UBC nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins and medicine post-doctoral fellow Dr. Pierre-julien Coulaud co-wrote about how to equitably address mental health after the pandemic.

March 22, 2022
Conversation
Mining should embrace carbon taxes. Out of self-interest

UBC mining engineering and school of public policy and global affairs researchers wrote about why mining companies would benefit from promoting the transition to less carbon-intensive energy sources.

March 22, 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.