Media Coverage
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Being PatientRethinking Care: How Robots Could Ease the Dementia Journey
UBC Nursing Associate Professor Dr. Lillian Hung discusses how she and her team are developing robots to support people living with dementia–from cognitive stimulation and emotional support to questions surrounding privacy and trust.
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CBCCan Canada build its way out of the housing crisis?
UBC SALA Professor Patrick Condon examines the federal government's big plans for housing and discusses possible housing solutions.
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National ObserverHomeowners question government over PFAS contamination cleanup
Johan Foster, an associate professor at UBC chemical and biological engineering discusses the chemical contamination in communities surrounding airports.
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CBCConstruction trades launch peer-support program to help workers facing mental health challenges
UBC Nursing Professor John Oliffe explains that in an industry where reaching out for help may be seen as a weakness, peer support can be an effective way to normalize conversations about mental health.
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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 NarwhalManaging extreme weather risk in B.C.
UBC SCARP Associate Professor Martino Tran is leading a group of researchers in an effort to help decision-makers in BC and beyond make more informed choices about housing and other infrastructure.
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UBC Research + InnovationUBC Applied Science-affiliated researchers awarded over $4.5 million through CIHR
A total of 7 projects led by UBC Applied Science-affiliated researchers were awarded over $4.5 million in combined funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Spring 2025 competition.
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Driving1999 Harley-Davidson is powered by a Kubota tractor engine
UBC Engineering student Alexandre Jennison built a biodiesel-powered motorcycle and plans on riding it 1,200 miles across the West Coast to prove that clean fuels aren’t just the future. They’re ready right now.
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CIM MagazineThe tailings investigator
Luis Alberto Torres-Cruz, an assistant professor in mining engineering at UBC reflects on his career in spearheading safety in the mining industry and his dedication to educating future engineers on tailings management.
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Broadview MagazineThe future of dementia care
Lillian Hung, Canada Research Chair in Senior Care at the University of British Columbia’s School of Nursing, says her research proves that robots and other innovations can make people with dementia happier and reduce stigma.