In the Media
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The HubMore rent control on the horizon? Economists say it is a bad idea
Patrick Condon, professor at UBC's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, shared his views on how vacancy controls can support housing affordability in major Canadian cities.
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University Magazine
The best architecture schools in Canada 2022
UBC's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ranked first in the country for best architecture school in 2022.
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CBC Quirks and Quarks
The science of a city's summer smells
Davi de Ferreyro Monticelli, a PhD student working with mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman, discussed driving a mobile air pollution lab around the city as part of UBC's "Smell Vancouver" program.
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Curiocity
10 ways to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Vancouver
Media mentioned the Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day, an initiative begun and led by UBC Faculty of Applied Science, as an event to attend on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Global News
Western University and UBC launch ‘action kit’ to fight substance use stigma
Dr. Colleen Varcoe and Dr. Annette Browne, professors in the UBC School of Nursing, discussed their action kit of resources for health care providers in order to help combat substance use stigma.
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Taiwan Plus News
Analysis: What changed after Taiwan's deadly 1999 earthquake?
Dr. Tony Yang, professor of structural and earthquake engineering in UBC Civil Engineering, discussed changes to the building code and other impacts in the aftermath of Taiwan's deadly 1999 Jiji Earthquake.
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Vancouver Sun
65-plus baby boomers make up almost half of Parksville region population in growing trend: StatCan
Dr. Penny Gurstein, professor emeritus in UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning, discussed the growing number of 65-plus residents in the top 10 BC cities.
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Research2Reality
This is the house that collaboration is building
The School of Biomedical Engineering is UBC's first inter-faculty school, forging a partnership between the Faculty of Applied Science and the Faculty of Medicine. SBME Director Dr. Peter Zandstra how the new, interdisciplinary facility will enable solving new problems.
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The Ubyssey
In Disclosure, healing is not linear — and insensitive medical professionals can disrupt it
School of Nursing Professor Sally Thorne is working with the creator of Disclosure, a performance about a young woman trying to receive help after sexual assault, to develop the show into a training resource for nurses working with trauma patients.
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BC Business
UBC-based nonprofit MEDIC Foundation cuts into the heart of chronic conditions
UBC Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students Anjali Menon and Madhini Vigneswaran discuss their nonprofit, MEDIC Foundation, which aims to make treatment for people diagnosed with chronic conditions more accessible and convenient.