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Creating national standards for drug education

CTV Vancouver | | Media coverage

Nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins discussed how to best support children and youth when it comes to substance use education and intervention. 

Co-op Chronicles: Thriving in Computer Engineering

| Spotlight

Arya's experience with Computer engineering and her co-op journey.

Canada's first hydrogen train is taking passengers

CBC | | Media coverage

UBCO engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove commented on the functionality of hydrogen trains in Canada.

Mining companies betting on autonomous technology to make dangerous jobs safer

BNN Bloomberg | | Media coverage

Mining engineering professor Dr. Scott Dunbar discussed automation in mining.

The B.C. push to relocate homes rather than demolish them

CBC | | Media coverage

A study by school of architecture and landscape architecture's professor Joseph Dahmen forecasted that 25 per cent of homes in Vancouver could be demolished by 2030 due to a surge in property values.

Representative for children and youth calls for expanded services, protections for gender-diverse kids

CBC | | Media coverage

School of Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc commented on the lack of healthcare and support for two-spirit and gender-diverse children and youth.

These magic mushrooms are in the innovation spotlight

Pivot Magazine | | Media coverage

SALA's associate professor Dr. Joe Dahmen discusses the innovative applications of mushroom-based materials in architecture.

When fire burns a path for flood

The Tyee | | Media coverage

School of architecture and landscape architecture professor Dr. Kees Lokman discussed the connection between wildfires and floods.

B.C. has highest proportion of renters spending more than half their income on rent and utilities

CBC | | Media coverage

SCARP professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, said that B.C. needs “all hands on deck” to deal with the housing crisis.

Vulnerable groups need more support with poor Toronto air quality, say climate experts

CBC | | Media coverage

Mechanical engineering associate professor Dr. Amanda Giang discussed how wildfire smoke affects marginalized people.

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