Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + Communities
Vancouver parents raise alarm as school board looks to close schools in growing neighbourhoods
The Globe and Mail (subscription) | | Media coverage
SCARP professor Dr. Michael Hooper said the Vancouver School Board’s plan to close schools ignores the massive housing projects planned for Vancouver.
How is the Miami River cleaned? New technologies to eradicate microplastics
NBC Miami | | Media coverage
Media mentioned a device developed by forestry and chemical and biological engineering researchers that uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water.
Relate Your Learning To Something That Matters To You
| Spotlight
Graham's decision to study engineering and his experience.
UBC project looks to bridge the gap between climate worry and action
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Taylor Legere, a sustainability scholar and a master’s student in landscape architecture, has been researching better ways to communicate how climate change is affecting the city of Vancouver.
Vancouver's architecture, by design, was never meant to handle extreme heat
CBC | | Media coverage
Architecture professors Sara Stevens and Patrick Condon said that current construction standards in B.C. are not suitable for extreme heat.
Does the Thompson-Okanagan need light-rail commuter train?
Castanet | | Media coverage
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove pitched a hydrogen powered train that would service the Okanagan.
Communities in B.C.'s Okanagan grapple with highway disruption caused by rock slide
CBC News | | Media coverage
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant said Highway 97 is unlikely to open for the long weekend due to ongoing instability of the nearby slope.
Are self-driving cars safe? A UBC study says British Columbians aren’t too sure
Global News | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi and PhD student Gurdiljot Singh Gill conducted a study which found that more than 40 per cent of British Columbians believe pedestrians will be less safe with self-driving cars on roadways.
B.C. split on safety of self-driving cars – gradual introduction needed to build comfort among all road users
| Announcement
While self-driving vehicles (SDVs) are hailed as a solution for safer, more efficient roads, UBC Engineering research suggests British Columbians are not quite ready to embrace self-driving cars wholeheartedly.
UBC Applied Science research and outreach receive over $12M investment
| Announcement
Forty-seven UBC engineering and nursing projects have received federal and provincial funding to advance innovation and learning, support research that tackles the challenges of human equity and climate change, and promote STEM to B.C. youth.