In the Media
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Business in VancouverEviction rate raises concerns over Lower Mainland economy
UBC Balanced Supply of Housing Research Cluster’s research co-ordinator Craig Jones discussed a new report he worked on in collaboration with UBC researchers Silas Xuereb and Dr. Andrea Craig which found that Metro Vancouver has the highest residential rental eviction rates in Canada, and almost double that of the second highest city (Toronto).
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Energy Global
University of British Columbia opens bioenergy research facility
Energy Global featured the opening of the Biorefining Research and Innovation Centre at UBC. Director and professor of chemical and biological engineering Dr. Xiaotao Bi discussed the Centre's potential to transform organic materials such as B.C. forest waste into low-carbon, high-value fuels and other bioproducts.
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The Tyee
None of the parties are willing to drive down home costs
Patrick Condon, a professor at UBC’s school of architecture and landscape architecture, compared the Liberal, Conservative and NDP platforms on housing in the upcoming federal election.
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The Globe and Mail
Nursing schools can’t accommodate increase in demand at time when profession faces shortage
UBC nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc commented on limited availability of clinical practice sites and the number of faculty and instructors available to teach them and says that nursing programs also need to adapt to students with differing backgrounds.
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Castanet
UBC researchers test new affordable housing assessment tool in Kelowna
The Housing Research Collaborative at UBC’s school of community and regional planning developed new tools to help assess how much affordable housing is needed in a city.
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CBC
Province testing discoloured substance spotted at gold mine tailings pond
Dr. Scott Dunbar, a professor and the head of UBC's department of mining engineering, gave comments about the effect of sulfide minerals.
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CTV
How much affordable housing does a city actually require? Made-in-B.C. system aims to assess needs
Dr. Penny Gurstein, head of the Housing Research Collaborative at UBC’s school of community and regional planning, and her team developed new tools to help assess how much affordable housing is needed in a city.
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Globe and Mail
New housing data show a sluggish turnover rate
Scot Hein, an adjunct professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture at UBC, suggests that the city council shifts from rezoning to changing existing zoning to allow more density in exchange for social amenity contributions, such as affordable rentals.
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Best Health
Trying to drink less? 6 non-alcoholic beers you need on your radar
Best Health mentioned UBC nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins for her research on the connection between mental health and substance use during the pandemic.
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The Vancouver Sun
Cash for renters? NDP's tenant assistance pledge sets off debate
Dr. Penny Gurstein, a professor at UBC’s school of community and regional planning, commented on the NDP's housing platform.