Media Coverage
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Journal Of CommerceIs mass timber worth the risk? ‘It’s a birch of a problem’
Adam Rysanek, an associate professor at SALA debates that the risks of using mass timber – cost, supply chain, trades, maintenance – outweigh the benefits.
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Canada's National ObserverYukon First Nation calls for accountability over mine disaster
Nadja Kunz, Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and Stewardship and associate professor at the University of British Columbia, shares her concerns about how quickly new mining projects are being approved in Yukon and whether Indigenous communities are being properly consulted.
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Global NewsMen’s Health Report calls for systematic solutions and health literacy
UBC Nursing Professor John Oliffe shares insights from his co-authored report on the state of men's health in Canada.
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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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Journal Of CommerceWill the City of Vancouver’s recent changes spur new housing construction?
UBC SALA professor Patrick Condon comments on the potential positive outcomes of the recently approved initiatives that will support development and help housing projects in Vancouver.
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AP NewsIn rural Alaska, collecting driftwood saves time, money and brings jobs
Enda Murphy, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of British Columbia references his research on coastal driftwood to understand its dual role in ecosystems, and questions it's potential harm to sensitive environments.
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The Star‘Randomness and chaos’: The invisible, unpredictable forces behind fatal rockfall
Davide Elmo, a mining engineering professor at the University of British Columbia shares his thoughts on the deadly rockslide in Banff National Park, and the overall unpredictable nature of natural disasters.
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UBC School of Biomedical EngineeringNine SBME Research Projects Receive Major Funding from the Stem Cell Network
9 research projects led by investigators from the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) have been awarded funding from the Stem Cell Network (SCN) to advance cutting-edge research in stem cell and regenerative medicine.
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Quantum ZeitgeistQuantum simulation maps lattice gauge theory to scalable digital circuits
UBC Engineering Assistant Professor Olivia Di Matteo and her team have found a more efficient way to run complex physics simulations on quantum computers by using qutrits—quantum systems with three states—instead of regular two-state qubits, helping pave the way for better quantum hardware in the future.