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Engineers develop water filtration system that permanently removes 'forever chemicals'
NBC News | | Media coverage
Research led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discovered a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually take hundreds of years to break down.
UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
UBC student engineering and architectural team Third Quadrant Design’s new carbon-minimal hempcrete building was featured by the media. The team was advised by SALA associate professor Dr. Adam Rysanek.
It's time to make the needs of older adults a top priority
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Nursing adjunct professor Dan Levitt discussed investing in long-term care for older Canadians.
Calgary's long quest to infuse downtown with life enters new phase as election looms
CBC News | | Media coverage
Professor Patrick Condon from the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture discussed converting commercial buildings in downtown Calgary for residential use.
Hydrogen-electric trams pitched to link Kamloops to US border
Castanet | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan engineering Dr. Gord Lovegrove pitched a hydrogen-electric tram service that would connect Kamloops to the U.S. border.
UBC investigates next generation of construction tech
SiteNews | | Media coverage
Civil engineering Dr. Tony Yang is leading a multi-university research project to reset national building standards for mass timber construction.
Concerns raised about safety on Metro Vancouver transit after multiple stabbings
CityNews Everywhere | | Media coverage
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove commented on the recent violence on Metro Vancouver transit.
Magnitude 6 quake off BC coast causes no alarm
Global News | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar commented on the recent earthquake that occurred a few hundred kilometres off Vancouver Island.
UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
James Olsen, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, commented on Third Space Commons, the new institutional space that is made out of hempcrete.
UBC engineering, architecture students redefine sustainable construction
| Announcement
Welcome to UBC Third Space Commons - a near-zero carbon emissions building designed and built by students from UBC Applied Science and other faculties. This new space at UBC Vancouver is the first such building designed by students in Canada.