In the Media
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CBC
Hauling freight trains with electric locomotives is now starting to happen
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Gord Lovegrove said given climate and pollution concerns, rail companies need to electrify "because diesel is going to be regulated out of existence."
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Vancouver Sun
Fire & Flood, Facing Two Extremes: Why B.C. can’t always build its way out of risks
Landscape architecture professor Kees Lokman was quoted in a Vancouver Sun series on disaster planning and adaptation in BC.
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Edmonton Journal
Affordability needs to be built into Edmonton's plans to boost density with infill development: expert
School of architecture and landscape architecture professor Patrick Condon said if Edmonton wants to keep housing prices down it needs to be intentional about building affordability into the way land is regulated and focus on “disciplining the land market.”
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The Conversation
Give the gift of sleep to moms with babies this Mother’s Day
Nursing professor Dr. Wendy Hall co-wrote about giving the gift of sleep to mothers with babies as it can decrease the stressors of motherhood, improve mental health and promote better infant development.
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CBC
Canadians feeling less empathetic, says Canadian Mental Health Association survey
A survey conducted by the CMHA and UBC researchers showed that feelings of empathy have eroded over the course of the pandemic. Nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins was quoted.
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Lake Cowichan Gazette
Gelatin could hold the key to developing electronic ‘smart skins’: UBC study
UBC engineering researchers are working on creating smart skin that mimics the sensing capabilities of natural skin using hydrogels. Professor Dr. John Madden and former graduate student Yuta Dobashi were quoted.
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CityNews
Architects Against Housing Alienation to represent Canada at international architectural exhibition
Architects Against Housing Alienation, co-led by school of architecture and landscape architecture professors Matthew Soules, Dr. Sara Stevens, Dr. Tijana Vujosevic, will represent Canada at next year's Venice Biennale of Architecture, an international architectural exhibition.