In the Media
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CBCVancouver's architecture, by design, was never meant to handle extreme heat
Architecture professors Sara Stevens and Patrick Condon said that current construction standards in B.C. are not suitable for extreme heat.
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CastanetDoes the Thompson-Okanagan need light-rail commuter train?
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove pitched a hydrogen powered train that would service the Okanagan.
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CBC NewsCommunities in B.C.'s Okanagan grapple with highway disruption caused by rock slide
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant said Highway 97 is unlikely to open for the long weekend due to ongoing instability of the nearby slope.
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Global NewsAre self-driving cars safe? A UBC study says British Columbians aren’t too sure
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi and PhD student Gurdiljot Singh Gill conducted a study which found that more than 40 per cent of British Columbians believe pedestrians will be less safe with self-driving cars on roadways.
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Burnaby NowResidents in these Burnaby buildings are at 'high-risk' during extreme heat
Engineering master’s student Oluwasina Agunbiade developed a toolkit for retrofitting at-risk buildings to better withstand extreme heat.
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Kelowna Capital NewsB.C. wildfires fuelling conspiracy theories
School of community and regional planning PhD student Wes Regan said traumatic events can lead people to conspiracies to try and make sense of what’s happening.
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Space.comI flew weightlessly on a parabolic flight to see incredible student science soar
Members of the UBC Rocket student engineering design team were among a group of Canadian students that took part in science experiments set up by National Research Council Canada.
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Business in VancouverAI adoption may expose businesses to cybersecurity risks
Electrical and computer engineering professor Dr. Karthik Pattabiraman said there’s possibility for attacks in AI-based systems, even more than classic software systems.
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IFL ScienceA big population crash is "inevitable" and it could get messy, scientist predicts
A study by school of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. William Rees claimed that humanity is using up Earth’s resources at an unsustainable rate which could result in civilization collapse.
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Slate MagazineThe man who made the suburbs white
SALA professor Sara Stevens was quoted in an article about American developer J.C. Nichols.