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Wastewater off flights from China to Vancouver will soon be tested for COVID-19
Today in BC | | Media coverage
Ryan Ziels, assistant professor of civil engineering, discussed how testing wastewater off flights is a supplemental tool for detecting COVID-19 onboard flights.
Quantum-circuit cutting fills a gaping hole
Inside Quantum Technology News | | Media coverage
Dr. Olivia Di Matteo, professor of electrical and computer engineering, described the purpose and disadvantages of the quantum circuit-cutting procedure.
The Top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders of Vancouver for 2022
The Healthcare Technology Report | | Media coverage
James Taylor and Andrew Booth, both alumni of the engineering physics program, were named in the Top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders of Vancouver for 2022.
Dan Fumano: Making Vancouver playgrounds a little less safe, for the kids' sake
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Susan Herrington, professor of School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, discussed the balance of risk and play in the designs of playgrounds for children.
Climate change could force snow-clearing rethink
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Gord Lovegrove commented on the costs of adding residential side streets to Vancouver’s snow-clearing plans.
Ottawa urged to act after Taliban shuts women out of higher education
CBC News | | Media coverage
Applied sciences student Habiba Nazari said she fears her sisters in Afghanistan will never be able to attend university after the Taliban's ban on women attending universities.
UBCO engineers dive into local flood recovery, prevention in Central Okanagan
West K News | | Media coverage
Sadia Ishaq, a PhD candidate in UBCO’s school of engineering, discussed creating measures to help mitigate damage from future climate-related disasters.
UBCO engineers dive into local flood recovery, prevention
| Announcement
UBC Okanagan engineers have created measures to help municipalities mitigate damage from future climate-related disasters. They developed recommendations and best practices to improve flood resilience within communities in Canada.
Decades of work remain long after the shaking ends
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang discussed the Vancouver buildings that don't meet high-performance earthquake standards.
B.C. man reunites with the Space Age hovercraft he built in the 1960s
CBC News | | Media coverage
David Scott, 85-year-old mechanical engineering alumnus, was reunited with a hovercraft that he built in the 1960s.