Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + Communities
‘We are still not prepared’: B.C. care home advocates call for action amid recommendations
Abby News | | Media coverage
CIHR Project Grants awarded to UBC Applied Science research on cancer therapy and heart disease
| Announcement
$1.86 million has been awarded to two UBC Applied Science-affiliated projects through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Thriving Cities + Communities
| Landing page
Cities are drivers of the global economy and face some of the world’s greatest challenges across health, climate, social well-being and prosperity.
UBC student team aims to build a net-zero student space on campus
| Announcement
UBC’s award-winning Third Quadrant Design– a team of more than 60 students in engineering, architecture, business, and arts – is about to start construction of a new student space on campus that redefines sustainable design.
Rethinking our relationship with water
| Announcement
Humans love to settle near coastlines and river valleys, lured by the flat, fertile land and opportunities for trade but water floods fields, swallows ships, and stirs up hurricanes that wipe out entire settlements in an instant.
Turning skyscrapers into trees
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After years of research, a wood scientist, a mechanical engineer, and a chemical engineer have invented a new way to protect cities from climate change: turning buildings into giant trees.
Experts caution against becoming ‘air-conditioned society’ as heat waves get hotter
The Star | | Media coverage
Indigenous-led supportive housing can be transformative
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In any urban centre in Canada, First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) peoples disproportionately experiencing homelessness.