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Richmond News
Pandemic and climate change emergencies stressing out British Columbians

A study led by nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins and school of population and public health professor Dr. Anne Gadermann in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association found that two-thirds of British Columbians are worried about the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

March 1, 2022
North Shore News
Blockchain technology improves supply chain performance: UBCO

Dr. Babak Tosarkani, a UBCO engineering professor, discusses new research which show how new technology could improve the sustainability and efficiency of supply chains.

February 27, 2022
Vancouver Is Awesome
'We need to do more to support Indigenous nurses': UBC's first-ever Indigenous nursing lead is on the job

Tania Dick, a member of the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation of Kingcome Inlet and UBC nursing alum, was interviewed about being UBC's first-ever Indigenous nursing lead.

February 24, 2022
Vancouver Sun
UBC introduces first-ever Indigenous nursing lead

Tania Dick, a member of the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation of Kingcome Inlet and UBC nursing alum, is UBC's first-ever Indigenous nursing lead.

February 24, 2022
Business in Vancouver
B.C. emission reduction targets ‘based on a fantasy,’ say energy experts

UBC professors at the department of chemical and biological engineering, Dr. Xiaotao Bi and Dr. Roland Clift, discussed their new report on how prepared B.C. is to meet its emissions reduction target for 2030.

February 24, 2022
North Shore News
Lions Gate Hospital nurses struggling amid staffing shortages, says union

Media featured a recent study led by UBC nursing professor Dr. Farinaz Havaei which outlines the current conditions among B.C. nurses.

February 20, 2022
BC Business
Abbotsford will soon be home to the first supercapacitor manufacturing facility in the country

BC Business mentioned UBCO engineering professor Dr. Jian Liu's involvement with the clean energy startup Atlas Power Technologies. The company makes supercapacitors, a battery alternative that can charge and discharge energy quickly and support a renewable energy grid.

February 18, 2022
Burnaby Now
Pandemic stress felt by nurses impacting patient care, study shows

UBC nursing professor Dr. Farinaz Havaei discussed a recent study that outlines the current conditions among B.C. nurses.

February 17, 2022
CBC
Nurses experiencing burnout, anxiety linked to low quality of patient care, study finds

UBC nursing professor Dr. Farinaz Havaei discussed her new study that shows the link between nurses’ poor mental health and poor quality of care in hospitals, long-term care homes and health centres.

February 16, 2022
US News
Breakup, Then Breakdown: Men Can Crumble Mentally When Romance Ends

Dr. John Oliffe, a nursing professor and lead investigator of UBC’s men’s health research program, discussed his new study that found men are more likely to face mental health problems after a breakup.

February 14, 2022

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.