Media Coverage
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Ha-Shilth-SaNew technology at Hupacasath’s water treatment plant garners award for NTC Capital Program
Hupacasath has always had issues with clean drinking water at the Klehkoot reserve and have looked at many options over the years. The nation has worked with UBC and NTC to pilot a successful clean drinking water project.
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Vancity LookoutAI data centres are coming to Vancouver. Here's what experts want you to know
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Mohammad Shahrad sheds light on the nuances of the construction of two large AI data centres in Vancouver on the horizon.
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Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining EngineeringProfessor Bern Klein Receives MetSoc Research Excellence Award
UBC Mining Engineering Professor Bern Klein has been named the 2026 recipient of the MetSoc Research Excellence Award, one of the most prestigious honours in the field of metallurgy and materials science in Canada.
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techcouverOne World Lithium Taps UBC Team to Advance Local Cleantech Innovation
One World Lithium is collaborating with UBC Mechanical Engineering's Alex Tavasoli to accelerate research and development of the firm’s single-step Direct Lithium Carbonation Extraction Technology.
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Pique News MagazineThird rockslide this year comes down from Whistler Peak
UBC Mining Engineering Professor Davide Elmo explains the workings behind the unusual activity at Whistler Peak resulting in a series of small rockslides.
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Water CanadaAfter the flames, wildfires pollute drinking water for years
UBC Civil Engineering Professor Loretta Li challenges the common perception of wildfires and claims that, for many communities, the most important damage begins after the fire has passed.
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Vancouver SunOpinion: From exception to entitlement: What Vancouver’s tower review is really about
UBC SCARP Professor Erick Villagomez claims that Vancouver’s current policy is additional height should be limited and tied to public benefit. Will that policy be transformed?
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CityNewsEbola: How it spreads, the treatments available and why this outbreak is so devastating
UBC Nursing Professor Meaghan Thumath speaks on the rare strain of Ebola virus that continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
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CTV NewsCould how well you sleep be linked to diseases like dementia?
UBC Nursing Professor Emeritus Wendy Hall says a new peer-reviewed publication on quality of sleep is a step forward due to the limited understanding surrounding the link between protein buildup in the brain and dementia.
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CBC NewsWant an EV for under $5,000? How about this option?
Alex Bigazzi, a civil engineering associate professor at UBC who has been studying BC e-bike trends, expects "robust growth" in e-bike adoption over the next five to 10 years, but there are some potential barriers.