In the Media
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Yahoo NewsScientists develop unreal solution to get toxic microplastics out of our drinking water: ‘[They] pose a growing threat’
Dr. Orlando Rojas, Director of UBC’s BioProducts Institute, developed a device that uses wood dust to trap up to 99.9 per cent of microplastics in water with forestry and chemical and biological engineering researchers.
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CBCNo more soft plastics as Yukon recyclers brace for major changes
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Mohammad Arjmand is leading research on how to manipulate the properties of recycled plastics, making them more resistant to heat or corrosion, or conductive to electricity.
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CTV Morning LiveNew Action Guide Empowers People with Dementia
UBC researchers collaborated with a group of people living with dementia to develop an anti-stigma toolkit, offering an action guide to bolster community engagement and bridge healthcare support gaps. Nursing professor Dr. Alison Phinney was interviewed.
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Elko Daily Free PressTackling tailings with microbes
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Vikramaditya Yadav discussed using microbes to clean up tailings water, a by-product of mining.
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Curiocity9 ways to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in and around Vancouver
UBC Applied Science and Land and Food Systems are hosting an intergenerational march on Sep 30 to mark Orange Shirt Day.
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Pulp and Paper CanadaTop 10 under 40: Meet Heather Trajano from University of British Columbia
Chemical and Biological Engineering associate professor Heather Trajano named to Top 10 Under 40 by Pulp & Paper Canada.
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Architectural ReviewIn practice: Architects Against Housing Alienation on building an equitable housing system
SALA faculty Sara Stevens, Matthew Soules and Tijana Vujosevic write about how to decommodify and decolonize housing in Canada.
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HealthingWhat it feels like: 'Don't give up' on life with Alzheimer's disease
Nursing adjunct professor Dr. Heather Cooke commented on the use of drugs Lecanemab and Donanemab to treat dementia in Canada.
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The Globe and MailResearchers simulating wildfire evacuations for five Western Canadian communities
Civil engineering professor Dr. Amy Kim is part of a study that will survey residents in the Alberta communities of Canmore and Whitecourt and the B.C. towns of Quesnel, Salmon Arm and Nelson on evacuations and decisions in disasters.
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The Globe and Mail (subscription)Vancouver parents raise alarm as school board looks to close schools in growing neighbourhoods
SCARP professor Dr. Michael Hooper said the Vancouver School Board’s plan to close schools ignores the massive housing projects planned for Vancouver.