In the Media
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CIM MagazineUBC mining students three-peat at 2026 Canadian Mining Games
The UBC’s Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering team faced off against nine other universities across 27 events to once again bring home first place at this year’s games.
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CTV NewsPermanent daylight time will cause sleep problems, BC expert says
Wendy Hall, professor emeritus in nursing at UBC, concerns about BC’s decision to remain on daylight time year-round.
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Vancouver SunB.C.'s booming mine industry is scrambling to recruit more workers
UBC Mining Engineering Professor Tonia Welch discusses how Canada’s push to develop critical minerals is driving new momentum across the sector.
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Maple Ridge NewsRe-imagining Maple Ridge as an age-inclusive city
A group of UBC SCARP master's students along with local seniors and the city’s community planning team are exploring how the City of Maple Ridge can become an age-inclusive and socially connected neighbourhood.
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The Edge MalaysiaCleantech: Building blocks of the hydrogen economy
UBC Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Walter Mérida and his research team collaborate with industry leaders on a three-year project exploring whether The UBC Campus Energy Centre (CEC) could one day run entirely on hydrogen, a zero-carbon-emission fuel.
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CBC NewsBlack Excellence in STEM speaker and SBME alum Coralie Tcheune talks rule-breaking and building bold futures
UBC is spotlighting Black History Month with its Black Excellence in STEM series. The CBC’s Stephen Quinn spoke with the first session speaker, UBC medical school student and SBME alum Coralie Tcheune, about her talk “How to Build Cool Things, Break the Rules, and Stay Audacious.”
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The Cool DownResearchers make breakthrough in fight against hazard lurking in US waterways: 'Silent threats'
UBCO Engineering professor Sumi Siddiqua and her team of researchers developed a two-layer membrane that can significantly prevent landfill plastic from leaking into local waterways.
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The GuardianGoogle DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease
UBC Biomedical Engineering Professor Carl de Boer comments on Google DeepMind's latest AI tool which claims to help scientists identify the genetic drivers of disease and ultimately pave the way for new treatments.
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Vancouver SunRichmond-based pilot using Fraser River sediment to protect communities from flooding
The pilot — led by Ducks Unlimited Canada and UBC engineers — aims to rebuild eroding tidal marshes that once protected the shoreline.