In the Media
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Global NewsConcrete toboggan earns UBC Okanagan engineering students top honours in race
A team of 28 UBC Okanagan engineering students won this year's Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race in Newfoundland. Each team designed and built a toboggan with concrete sliding surfaces, a safety roll cage and a mechanical steering and braking system.
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The ProvinceCan you save money driving an electric vehicle? UBC researchers crunched the numbers
A new study led by professor Dr. Amanda Giang (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability; mechanical engineering) and PhD student Bassam Javed (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) explored electric vehicle costs across different provinces and territories.
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UBC Okanagan NewsPeople want to age at home, UBC Okanagan can help them stay healthy
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Amir Ardestani-Jaafari used strategic approaches to research how health-care providers can create robust yet flexible home-care networks to meet future demands.
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The ProvinceNew survey reveals the stark reality for B.C's nonbinary youth. Politics is making it worse
Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc commented on a survey which found that nonbinary youth reported far more bad health outcomes, compared to youth who identify as male or female.
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WIREDWelcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls
Nursing professor Dr. Lillian Hung said a lot of work needs to be done to ensure that social robots have safe and ethical conversations with older people.
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The Globe and MailBC biotech boom: Vancouver looks to join the global big leagues of modern medicine
BC's biotechnology industry is starting to boom and UBC researchers are at the forefront, with support from the university. Multiple spinoffs and researchers, like UBC School of Biomedical Engineering's Dr. Peter Zandstra and Dr. Megan Levings, were quoted.
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The TyeeFirst Nations life expectancy has plummeted. How to change that
Tania Dick, Indigenous nursing lead at UBC’s School of Nursing, said that Indigenous Peoples are still trying to work their way through the trauma of residential schools, but society at large isn’t helping them do that.
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The Globe and Mail (subscription)Realtors criticize Calgary upzoning move
The Housing Needs Assessment Tool developed by researchers from the School of Community and Regional Planning and the Peter A. Allard School of Law estimates Calgary’s deficit of affordable housing at roughly 50,000 units.
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The Hamilton SpectatorIf any issue requires a 'whole-of-society' response, it’s gender-based violence
Nursing professor Dr. Vicky Bungay was quoted in an op-ed about the need for government action against gender-based violence.
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UBC Research + InnovationResearch Excellence Clusters funded in 2024/25
Ten research excellence clusters led by Applied Science researchers will be supported through UBC's Research Excellence Clusters initiative in 2024/25.