In the Media
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Business in VancouverNo quick fix in sight for road and rail repair in B.C.
Dr. Gordon Lovegrove, a professor at UBCO’s school of engineering, discussed the need to be more proactive about planning for extreme events and rebuilding an improved system that may benefit Canada in the long run.
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Globe and Mail
Flood-ravaged B.C. braces for more rain amid hope that dike repairs will hold
UBC chemical engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni gave comments about the water supply system in B.C. and how community water supplies could be at risk due to the flooding and mudslides of last week.
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The Tyee
When surging floods meet expanding pipelines
UBC civil engineering professor Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme gave comments about using pipelines to transport fluid over long distances, and the risks that floods pose to pipeline infrastructure.
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USA Today
Native Americans die younger, CDC study shows. They say it's proof of 'ongoing systemic harm.'
Dr. Margaret Moss, a UBC professor of nursing and director of the First Nations House of Learning, was quoted in an article about Indigenous health disparities and the ill effects of assimilation and disinvestment.
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BBC
Could mRNA make us superhuman?
BBC interviewed Dr. Anna Blakney, a professor at UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories and school of biomedical engineering, about mRNA vaccines.
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Salon
mRNA vaccines changed the course of the pandemic. Now, they could cure all kinds of other diseases
Dr. Anna Blakney, a professor at UBC's Michael Smith Laboratories and school of biomedical engineering, was quoted in an article about mRNA vaccines.
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Globe and Mail
Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5-11
UBC nursing professor Dr. Marie Tarrant says vaccinating school-aged children could go a long way to controlling the spread of COVID-19.
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Crosscut
The dream of high-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest may be on the horizon
Dr. Martino Tran, a professor at the faculty of applied science's school of community and regional planning and director of the Urban Predictive Analytics Lab, gave comments about high-speed electric rail in Cascadia.
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Indo-Canadian Voice
UBC Engineering’s Vikram Yadav named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
Dr. Vikram Yadav, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at UBC, has been named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 for his highly interdisciplinary and impactful innovation portfolio.
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CBC
Could take weeks to begin repairing 'unprecedented' damage to B.C.'s road system, experts say
Dr. Ahmad Rteil, a professor of structural engineering at UBCO, gave comments about repairing the highways washed out by heavy rains and flooding in B.C.