In the Media
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The Healthcare Technology ReportThe Top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders of Vancouver for 2022
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.
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Inside Quantum Technology News
Quantum-circuit cutting fills a gaping hole
Dr. Olivia Di Matteo, professor of electrical and computer engineering, described the purpose and disadvantages of the quantum circuit-cutting procedure.
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Vancouver Sun
Climate change could force snow-clearing rethink
Civil engineering professor Dr. Gord Lovegrove commented on the costs of adding residential side streets to Vancouver’s snow-clearing plans.
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CBC News
Ottawa urged to act after Taliban shuts women out of higher education
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.
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West K News
UBCO engineers dive into local flood recovery, prevention in Central Okanagan
Sadia Ishaq, a PhD candidate in UBCO’s school of engineering, discussed creating measures to help mitigate damage from future climate-related disasters.
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Vancouver Sun
Decades of work remain long after the shaking ends
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang discussed the Vancouver buildings that don't meet high-performance earthquake standards.
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CBC News
B.C. man reunites with the Space Age hovercraft he built in the 1960s
David Scott, 85-year-old mechanical engineering alumnus, was reunited with a hovercraft that he built in the 1960s.
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Globe and Mail
Mom and Pop Inc. increases share of Vancouver housing
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon commented on a study which found that corporate ownership of homes in Metro Vancouver increased by 14 per cent.
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Time
Teen marijuana poisonings have skyrocketed. How to keep your child safe
Associate nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins discussed the value of trust in creating a "sense of safety" when parents speak to their children about cannabis.
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Today in BC
‘It was transformative’: Nelson residents reflect on attending COP27
Electrical and computer engineering graduate student Gideon Berry discussed their "transformative" experience at COP27.