Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + Communities
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.
Gender-blind policies ignore the disproportionate effects of water crisis on women
Conversation | | Media coverage
Graduate student Bolormaa Purevjavm from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering argued that women should be included in discussions about water governance solutions.
UBCO researchers create real estate market assessment tool
Castanet | | Media coverage
Engineering professor Dr. Zheng Liu and researcher Junchi Bin, and management professor Dr. Eric Li discussed creating a real estate market assessment tool.
Mining and metals: Sustaining the global economy
Forbes | | Media coverage
A Forbes article on mining mentioned work by Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering researchers Benjamin Cox, Sally Innis, Dr. Nadja Kunz, and Dr. John Steen, which found that 90 per cent of emissions from mining and metals originate from…
Climate change is a symptom of ecological overshoot
Rabble | | Media coverage
Rabble featured School of Community and Regional Planning professor emeritus Dr. William Rees's research on ecological footprint and ecological overshoot.
These simple habits can reduce your risk of developing dementia
Toronto Star | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. Lillian Hung discussed the risk factors of dementia.
As nurses, we oppose BC's new paths to forced hospitalization
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Nursing researchers Trevor Goodyear, and Drs. Emily Jenkins and Elisabeth Bailey discussed their concerns about B.C.'s newly amended Mental Health Act.
Critics call out a lack of measures in the federal budget to push down the high cost of housing
CBC | | Media coverage
Professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein from the School of Community and Regional Planning commented on the federal budget's measures on housing and housing affordability.
BC wants federal clamp on weight and diabetes drug Ozempic being exported to U.S.
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. Bernie Garrett commented on B.C. government's call for Ottawa to clamp down on exporting the diabetes drug Ozempic to the U.S.