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In the Media

Weather Network
Parts of B.C., Quebec could be underwater if the planet keeps warming

Kees Lokman, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture in UBC's faculty of applied science, gave comments about the sea level rise projections in B.C.

November 12, 2021
CBC
When will steel go green? How B.C. coal fuels one of the highest emitting industries in the world

Dr. John Steen, a professor of mining engineering at UBC’s faculty of applied science, gave comments about clean hydrogen.

November 12, 2021
CTV Morning Live
Adjusting to the end of daylight savings time

UBC nursing professor emeritus Dr. Wendy Hall spoke about the health effects of the end of daylight savings time.

November 12, 2021
CBC The World at Six (23:30 mark)
Iceberg homes

Matthew Soules, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture at UBC’s faculty of applied science, gave comments about how "iceberg homes" can pose risks to nearby foundations.

November 11, 2021
CBC The National (1:25 mark)
Environmental concerns raised as ‘iceberg homes’ become more popular

Matthew Soules, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture at UBC's faculty of applied science, discussed iceberg homes being a cause of environmental concern.

November 10, 2021
Business in Vancouver
Urban British Columbians 'overconfident' they can deal with storm fallout: BC Hydro

Dr. Ryan Reynolds, a postdoctoral researcher in the faculty of applied science’s school of community and regional planning, discussed emergency preparedness.

November 9, 2021
Capital Daily
Danbrook One structural engineer 'not qualified' for such a building: investigative committee

UBC civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar commented on work done at an 11-storey concrete apartment building in Langford, B.C.

November 9, 2021
Global News
‘Social jetlag’: How daylight saving time can impact our health

UBC nursing professor emeritus Dr. Wendy Hall spoke about the impact of daylight saving time on our health.

November 7, 2021
Business Examiner
UBCO researchers divert waste from landfills to create electromagnetic shields

Business Examiner highlighted works by UBCO engineering researchers Dr. Mohammad Arjmand, Dr. Jian Liu and Amir Ahmadian on developing an innovative use for non-recyclable plastic and rubber waste.

November 4, 2021
Global News Hour at 6
COP 26: Why B.C. should be paying attention to climate summit

Dr. Walter Mérida, a UBC professor of mechanical engineering, shared why the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference is the most crucial and why B.C. should be paying attention.

November 2, 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.