Strategic Priority Areas: Planetary Health
Salish Sea too noisy for endangered resident orcas to hunt successfully, according to new research
Times Colonist | | Media coverage
A MECH study found that the sound of a shipping freighter’s propeller at close range can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for mammals.
Renewable energy is more popular than politicians realize
| Announcement
Local policymakers routinely underestimate public support for renewable energy infrastructure, according to a UBC study. Dr. Holly Caggiano discusses why US policymakers' attitudes towards renewable energy projects are a problem.
Dr. Mohammad Arjmand named member of Royal Society of Canada College
| Announcement
Dr. Mohammad Arjmand, Assistant Professor with UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, is one of eight UBC faculty members named as Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Free money from e-bike incentives not just great for our wallets: UBC study
Daily Hive | | Media coverage
CIVL Associate Professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that the Saanich e-bike pilot program led to a decrease in car travel and carbon emissions.
Will you be in the carbon capture ‘kill zone’?
National Observer | | Media coverage
MECH Assistant Professor Dr. Alex Tavasoli discussed the safety of carbon dioxide pipeline infrastructure.
UBC engineers may have the solution to 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
National Observer | | Media coverage
CHBE Associate Professor Dr. Johan Foster and his research team have created a method that both catches and destroys PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals."
After wildfires, mudslides come: Fighting the impact of climate change on rural communities
Phys.org | | Media coverage
SOE Professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant's industry-leading expertise on managing debris flows was outlined in detail.
Our tires shed toxins that kill fish. Here's a partial fix
National Observer | | Media coverage
CIVL researchers Drs. Rachel Scholes and Timothy Rodgers are studying how rain gardens can help prevent a toxic tire chemical from entering our waterways.
Politicians don’t get how popular climate action is. That’s a problem
Grist | | Media coverage
SCARP Assistant Professor Dr. Holly Caggiano's research suggests officials tend to underestimate support for renewable energy projects.
Carbon capture: Where is it working?
Yahoo Finance | | Media coverage
CHBE Professor Dr. Naoko Ellis commented on carbon capture, use and storage.