In the Media
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Global NewsAre self-driving cars safe? A UBC study says British Columbians aren’t too sure
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi and PhD student Gurdiljot Singh Gill conducted a study which found that more than 40 per cent of British Columbians believe pedestrians will be less safe with self-driving cars on roadways.
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Burnaby NowResidents in these Burnaby buildings are at 'high-risk' during extreme heat
Engineering master’s student Oluwasina Agunbiade developed a toolkit for retrofitting at-risk buildings to better withstand extreme heat.
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Kelowna Capital NewsB.C. wildfires fuelling conspiracy theories
School of community and regional planning PhD student Wes Regan said traumatic events can lead people to conspiracies to try and make sense of what’s happening.
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Space.comI flew weightlessly on a parabolic flight to see incredible student science soar
Members of the UBC Rocket student engineering design team were among a group of Canadian students that took part in science experiments set up by National Research Council Canada.
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Business in VancouverAI adoption may expose businesses to cybersecurity risks
Electrical and computer engineering professor Dr. Karthik Pattabiraman said there’s possibility for attacks in AI-based systems, even more than classic software systems.
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IFL ScienceA big population crash is "inevitable" and it could get messy, scientist predicts
A study by school of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. William Rees claimed that humanity is using up Earth’s resources at an unsustainable rate which could result in civilization collapse.
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Slate MagazineThe man who made the suburbs white
SALA professor Sara Stevens was quoted in an article about American developer J.C. Nichols.
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e-flux ArchitectureRoll down your banners, take down your flags
SALA associate professor Dr. Matthew Soules is one member of a collective campaigning against housing alienation at the Venice Biennale.
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American Society of Mechanical EngineersResearchers develop cheaper way to make carbon fibers from oil sands byproducts
Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin has developed a method to turn asphaltene into carbon fibre.
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CTV NewsUBC students bring Mario Kart to life with robotics competition
UBC engineering students brought Mario Kart to life by creating autonomous robots to race around a track.