In the Media
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The TyeeVancouver’s upzoning push lacks one guarantee. Affordability
Patrick Condon, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture in UBC’s faculty of applied science, wrote an article on the proposal to open up the far reaches of the city for rental housing.
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Vancouver Is Awesome
Disaster app helps B.C. communities plan for climate fallout
Media interviewed Dr. Ryan Reynolds, a postdoctoral researcher in the faculty of applied science’s school of community and regional planning, about his new app that aims to help communities create preparedness, communication, evacuation and on-the-day emergency response plans for local hazards and potential disasters.
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Global News
UBCO study finds vapers trying to quit due to early adverse health effects
A new study led by Dr. Laura Struik, a professor at UBCO’s school of nursing, found that most young people trying to quit vaping are doing so because of early adverse health effects.
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The Walrus
Inside the mental health crisis facing college and university students
UBC nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins says about 70 per cent of mental disorders first arise in adolescence and young adulthood, which coincides with students’ arrival on campus and often their departure from home.
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Surrey Now-Leader
Are you prepared for an earthquake? Great B.C. Shakeout promotes safety tips
UBC’s Earthquake Engineering Research Facility demonstrated how earthquakes impact structures and shared tips on improving earthquake safety at home by offering tours of their facility to the public. Principal investigator and director Dr. Carlos Ventura, a professor in the faculty of applied science, was quoted.
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Business in Vancouver
UBC team spearheads Alberta hydrogen energy project
Hydrogen technology developed at UBC’s faculty of applied science could soon be helping generate clean energy in Alberta. Project members Dr. Walter Mérida, Dr. Omar Herrera and Dr. Amir Sharafian were quoted.
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The Globe and Mail
False Creek South plan accelerates development debate
Patrick Condon, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture at UBC's faculty of applied science, commented on the False Creek South development plan.
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Mashable
8 TikTok accounts to follow if you're tired of COVID misinformation
Mashable mentioned Dr. Anna Blakney, a professor at UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories and school of biomedical engineering, in an article featuring TikTok accounts that share information about COVID-19.
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BC Business
Peter Zandstra Wants to Change the Future of Medicine
BC Business featured UBC's school of biomedical engineering director Dr. Peter Zandstra, who discussed the work the school is doing on medical innovation.
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The Tyee
The City’s False Promises about False Creek South
Patrick Condon, James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Livable Environments at UBC’s school of architecture and landscape architecture, discussed the False Creek South development plan.