In the Media
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Vancouver SunSecond time lucky? Input sought for controversial Beedie proposal for lot in Vancouver's Chinatown
SCARP PhD candidate Louisa-May Khoo discussed housing for seniors in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
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CBCIs the future of mining electric? As mines transition equipment, new risks emerge
Dr. Ali Madiseh (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) discussed how electrification can reduce the mining industry's carbon emissions.
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NBC NewsEngineers develop water filtration system that permanently removes 'forever chemicals'
Research led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discovered a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually take hundreds of years to break down.
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BNN Bloomberg
What the battle for Teck says about mining, ESG and the clean energy transition
Dr. John Steen from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering commented on the mining industry and clean energy.
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CBC NewsCalgary's long quest to infuse downtown with life enters new phase as election looms
Professor Patrick Condon from the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture discussed converting commercial buildings in downtown Calgary for residential use.
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Vancouver SunIt's time to make the needs of older adults a top priority
Nursing adjunct professor Dan Levitt discussed investing in long-term care for older Canadians.
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The Globe and MailUBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
UBC student engineering and architectural team Third Quadrant Design’s new carbon-minimal hempcrete building was featured by the media. The team was advised by SALA associate professor Dr. Adam Rysanek.
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CastanetHydrogen-electric trams pitched to link Kamloops to US border
UBC Okanagan engineering Dr. Gord Lovegrove pitched a hydrogen-electric tram service that would connect Kamloops to the U.S. border.
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SiteNewsUBC investigates next generation of construction tech
Civil engineering Dr. Tony Yang is leading a multi-university research project to reset national building standards for mass timber construction.
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Washington Post
New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water
Research led by chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discovered a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually take hundreds of years to break down.