In the Media

  • Al Jazeera

    Pandemic or endemic: Where is COVID heading next?

    Dr. Anna Blakney, a professor at UBC's Michael Smith Laboratories and school of biomedical engineering, says if something is a pandemic or an epidemic, we have to take certain precautionary measures against it to limit its spread. Those same measures aren’t needed or required with endemic diseases.  

  • The Tyee

    The ziggurats of Richmond

    Kees Lokman, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture at UBC’s faculty of applied science, discussed the unique challenges of building in Richmond.  

  • Globe and Mail

    B.C. Housing Minister eager to spur supply

    Patrick Condon, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture in UBC's faculty of applied science, commented on the B.C. Attorney-General's approach to building as many homes as possible to tackle escalating housing prices.  

  • The Tyee

    Eby’s wrong turn on housing

    Patrick Condon, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture in UBC’s faculty of applied science, wrote an opinion piece on Housing Minister David Eby's approach to the housing crisis.  

  • Fairchild TV

    Mend the Gap

    UBC researchers are leading the charge on a $24-million project called Mend the Gap, a new approach to spinal cord regeneration. Co-principal investigators Dr. Karen Cheung and Dr. Dena Shahriari in UBC's department of orthopaedics and school of biomedical engineering, were interviewed.  

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