In the Media
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CBC NewsOttawa urged to act after Taliban shuts women out of higher education
Applied sciences student Habiba Nazari said she fears her sisters in Afghanistan will never be able to attend university after the Taliban's ban on women attending universities.
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West K News
UBCO engineers dive into local flood recovery, prevention in Central Okanagan
Sadia Ishaq, a PhD candidate in UBCO’s school of engineering, discussed creating measures to help mitigate damage from future climate-related disasters.
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Vancouver Sun
Decades of work remain long after the shaking ends
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang discussed the Vancouver buildings that don't meet high-performance earthquake standards.
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CBC News
B.C. man reunites with the Space Age hovercraft he built in the 1960s
David Scott, 85-year-old mechanical engineering alumnus, was reunited with a hovercraft that he built in the 1960s.
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Globe and Mail
Mom and Pop Inc. increases share of Vancouver housing
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon commented on a study which found that corporate ownership of homes in Metro Vancouver increased by 14 per cent.
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Time
Teen marijuana poisonings have skyrocketed. How to keep your child safe
Associate nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins discussed the value of trust in creating a "sense of safety" when parents speak to their children about cannabis.
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Today in BC
‘It was transformative’: Nelson residents reflect on attending COP27
Electrical and computer engineering graduate student Gideon Berry discussed their "transformative" experience at COP27.
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CBC News
Young and old more likely to face severe flu. Here's why doctors think it happens
UBCO nursing professor Dr. Marie Tarrant said she's concerned about the uptick in hospitalizations from flu for patients and health-care systems.
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Journal of Commerce
‘I basically live in a construction site’: UBC scientist leads research on disaster-resilient building
Dr. Lisa Tobber, a civil engineering professor, is the head of a research project that will test new building materials for disaster resilience and try to create the perfect equation for construction optimization.
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CityNews Everywhere
Dealing with a breakup? UBC study looks at healthy ways to cope
A study by nursing professor Dr. John Oliffe, founder of Men's Health Research Program, explained how men can find healthy ways to recover from a partner-initiated breakup.