Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + Communities
Bulking and foaming bacteria: Improving wastewater pollution removal
Water Canada | | Media coverage
CIVL's Dr. Ryan Ziels discusses research he co-led on activated sludge processes to help Canada's wastewater treatment processes.
What if our housing crisis can't be fixed?
National Post | | Media coverage
SALA Professor Patrick Condon was quoted in an opinion piece on Canada’s housing crisis.
UBC Vancouver School of Nursing doubles nurse practitioner program, becomes largest in Canada
| Announcement
UBC School of Nursing admitted 60 nurses to its Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner degree program this September. Nurse practitioners fill an urgent need for more primary care providers across the province.
Gender-diverse youth feeling more welcome at home, less welcome in public
| Announcement
A new report from nursing researchers at UBC and the McCreary Centre Society compares data from the 2018 and 2023 BC Adolescent Health Surveys.
Two SALA projects awarded SSHRC funds
| Announcement
SALA Assistant Professors Tania Gutierrez-Monroy and Sara Jacobs's respective projects were awarded funding through the SSHRC Insight and Insight Development grants.
Rekindling hope: Kanaka Bar’s climate evacuees
Canadian Geographic | | Media coverage
SCARP Adjunct Professor Dr. Ryan Reynolds co-authored a report on evacuations, outlining how to best connect to residents during an evacuation.
Renewable energy is more popular than politicians realize
| Announcement
Local policymakers routinely underestimate public support for renewable energy infrastructure, according to a UBC study. Dr. Holly Caggiano discusses why US policymakers' attitudes towards renewable energy projects are a problem.
Free money from e-bike incentives not just great for our wallets: UBC study
Daily Hive | | Media coverage
CIVL Associate Professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that the Saanich e-bike pilot program led to a decrease in car travel and carbon emissions.
NSERC-SSHRC award CHBE professor over $2M to develop solutions towards sustainable agriculture
| Announcement
CHBE professor awarded over $2m to develop solutions towards sustainable agriculture.
UBC engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy “forever chemicals”
| Announcement
Researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering have developed a new treatment that traps and treats PFAS substances, known as “forever chemicals,” in a single, integrated system.