Media Coverage
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The Globe and MailRetaliation against U.S. should include non-tariff measures, Eby says
B.C. Premier suggested walking away from buying American fighter jets, hampering shipping of Montana’s thermal coal
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KNAU Arizona Public RadioWhy are there so many mining companies in the Southwest with Canadian ties?
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Vancouver SunB.C. government may have no choice but to spend more to settle with nurses, experts say
UBC Nursing professor Farinaz Havaei speaks on the long-term stability of the healthcare workforce and ultimately the sustainability of the health system.
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Business in VancouverWhy a magnet metals project in B.C. is so attractive
UBC Mining Professor John Steen comments on B.C.'s first rare earths mine project that will begin a two-year provincial environmental review process and could be in production by 2030.
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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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CIM MagazineCanada’s mining crossroads
UBC Mining professor John Steen shares how having major companies based in Vancouver would help generate more research and development in the critical minerals space.
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Toronto StarHow lessons can be learned from B.C.‘s Red Chris mine to help future rescues
Dwayne Tannant, a professor of geotechnical engineering at UBC Okanagan, comments on the culture of the mining industry as it expands beyond BC and the demand for critical minerals rises.
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The Globe and MailCanadian companies advance digital twin technology, despite lagging adoption at home
UBC Civil Engineering Professor Sheryl Staub-French urges Canada to adopt a more advanced national strategy for building information modelling to help Canadian engineering industries to evolve.
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CIM MagazineBeyond blaming red tape
UBC professor Davide Elmo argues that the mining industry needs a fundamental transformation in order to streamline the permitting process and meet today’s environmental and societal expectations.
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Canadian Healthcare TechnologyTele-ultrasounds bring expert care to rural communities
A pilot study led by Dr. Tim Salcudean, professor of electrical and biomedical engineering at UBC, is the first to record the ability of non-expert volunteers to follow the virtual guidance of specialists to complete tasks using an ultrasound-like device.