Media Coverage
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The Globe and Mail (Subscription)Ticketmaster privacy breach raises question of identity monitoring services: Are they worth it?
ECE professor Konstantin Beznosov discussed the usefulness of identity monitoring services.
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Vancouver Is AwesomeUBC researchers run bad smell test on Metro Vancouverites
Engineering researchers have released the first results of their Smell Vancouver app, which highlighted how collecting odour data can inform air quality management policies.
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Vancouver Is Awesome33 plants that will shade you from BC's increasingly hot summers
SALA Professor Susan Herrington co-authored a new BC Shade Lookbook that guides readers on the best trees and shrubs to ward off incoming heat.
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CTV News VancouverEvacuation orders, flood warnings issued after landslide blocks BC's Chilcotin River
Dr. Davide Elmo (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) discussed how to remediate the damage caused by a landslide near BC’s Farwell Canyon.
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CTV News VancouverProvince funds battery research centre at UBC
UBC Okanagan received a $2 million investment from the BC government for the Battery Innovation Centre led by engineering prof Dr. Jian Liu.
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Architecture LabWoodlands Community Garden Shed designed with UBC architecture students
An architectural collaboration between SALA students and the Woodlands Community Garden Club was recently completed.
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Vancouver SunA sinking failure: Outdoor public pools 'not a priority for Vancouver,' say advocates
SCARP professor Dr. Andrew Binet said public pools are an important cooling resource which also provide opportunities for exercise and recreation for all ages.
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The TyeeChanging the face of long-term care
School of Nursing professor Dr. Farinaz Havaei's research on resident and family councils was referenced in a story on their importance.
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UBC Okanagan NewsThe carbon costs of the construction industry
School of Engineering's Dr. Shahria Alam hopes to tackle the building industry’s climate challenge through more sustainable materials.
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The TyeePatrick Condon says this is why housing costs are so high
SALA Professor Patrick Condon answers a Q&A on the housing crisis and his book Broken City.