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Globe and Mail
Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5-11

UBC nursing professor Dr. Marie Tarrant says vaccinating school-aged children could go a long way to controlling the spread of COVID-19.

November 19, 2021
Crosscut
The dream of high-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest may be on the horizon

Dr. Martino Tran, a professor at the faculty of applied science's school of community and regional planning and director of the Urban Predictive Analytics Lab, gave comments about high-speed electric rail in Cascadia.

November 18, 2021
Indo-Canadian Voice
UBC Engineering’s Vikram Yadav named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40

Dr. Vikram Yadav, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at UBC, has been named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 for his highly interdisciplinary and impactful innovation portfolio.

November 18, 2021
CBC
Could take weeks to begin repairing 'unprecedented' damage to B.C.'s road system, experts say

Dr. Ahmad Rteil, a professor of structural engineering at UBCO, gave comments about repairing the highways washed out by heavy rains and flooding in B.C.

November 18, 2021
National Post
Number of sites, looming winter, complicate 'unprecedented' B.C. highway repairs

Dr. Ahmad Rteil, a professor of structural engineering at UBCO, gave comments about repairing the highways washed out by heavy rains and flooding in B.C.

November 18, 2021
CKNW The Shift (19:05 mark)
How can you be prepared for a natural disaster?

Dr. Ryan Reynolds, a postdoctoral researcher in the faculty of applied science’s school of community and regional planning, discussed his app that aims to help Canadians create disaster preparedness.

November 17, 2021
CityNews
Movember works with UBC researcher to help men build better relationships

Media highlighted the Men Building Better Relationships program, which is based on a study led by Dr. John Oliffe, a nursing professor with UBC's Men's Health Research program.

November 16, 2021
CBC
Devastation continues to mount in rain- and flood-stricken southwestern B.C.

UBC civil engineering professor Dr. Jonathan Fannin was quoted discussing the aftermath of the B.C. storm and the challenges that might lie ahead in rebuilding from the damage.

November 16, 2021
CBC
Naturopath who gave vitamin IVs to mental health patient without doctors' knowledge faces renewed probe

UBC nursing professor Dr. Bernie Garrett gave comments about IV vitamin infusion and the risks associated with it.

November 14, 2021
Independent
‘Hot air in Glasgow means it’s time for radical leadership’: Read full letter signed by more than 200 academics

Dr. William Rees, a professor emeritus at UBC's faculty of applied science's school of community and regional planning, is among the signatories to an open letter urging communities to lead their own emergency response to slash dangerous greenhouse gas emissions.

November 13, 2021

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.