In the Media
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IndigiNewsMaster’s program empowers Indigenous nurses to utilize their own teachings
UBC is one of six schools taking part in a collaboration to challenge anti-Indigenous racism and better support Indigenous healthcare providers.
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Globe and Mail
B.C. real estate assessments show smaller increases after last summer’s cooling market
Dr. Penny Gurstein, professor emeritus from the School of Community and Regional Planning discussed how assessments have not been a real indicator of a home’s market value but have been of use to municipal governments.
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Today in BC
Wastewater off flights from China to Vancouver will soon be tested for COVID-19
Ryan Ziels, assistant professor of civil engineering, discussed how testing wastewater off flights is a supplemental tool for detecting COVID-19 onboard flights.
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Vancouver Sun
Dan Fumano: Making Vancouver playgrounds a little less safe, for the kids' sake
Susan Herrington, professor of School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, discussed the balance of risk and play in the designs of playgrounds for children.
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The Healthcare Technology Report
The 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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Time Business News
Best MS & Engineering Colleges in 2023
University of British Columbia was named third on the list of Time Business News' Best Engineering Colleges in Canada.
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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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The Ubyssey
Unwreck the Beach: Confronting the climate crisis with compassion at COP 27
Rynn Zhang attended COP27 as an official observer in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. They describe the feelings they had going into the conference, as well as their key takeaways — from the climate change crisis itself to fostering compassion awareness to others around them.
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On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko
The future of nuclear fission
Ben Britton, associate professor of materials engineering at UBC, joins us to discuss the promising future of nuclear fission.