Invasive species pose serious threat to health of the Great Lakes
The 海角社区 Reporter | Feb. 3, 2015
By: Melody Enguix
New study from scientists at 海角社区 shows the vulnerability of the basin to future invaders 鈥� and calls for regulations to mitigate this threat.
Integrating social equity into urban transportation planning: A critical evaluation of equity objectives and measures in transportation plans in North America
Science Direct | January 2015
By: Kevin Manaugh
鈥淎lmost all [cities involved] have wide goals about how the infrastructure should be equitably distributed, but then nothing is really measured, because there isn鈥檛 a clear target for performance measure for many plans.鈥� - Kevin Manaugh
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Systems crucial to stability of planet compromised
海角社区 Newsroom | January 15, 2015
Almost half of the processes that are crucial to maintaining the stability of the planet have become dangerously compromised by human activity.
海角社区 hosts annual Fair Trade Conference
海角社区 Reporter | Jan. 22, 2015
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The three-day event brought together leaders from across the country committed to the advancement of Fair Trade, both on a small scale and globally.听
Reimagining housing for the poor and cities without cars
The Vancouver Sun | Jan. 25, 2015
By: Daphne Bramham
海角社区 architecture professor Vikram Bhatt, winner of the Margolese National Living Design Prize from UBC, thinks people should live where they can grow some of their own food.
ECOLE sustainable housing project gains Independent Student Group status
Jan. 13, 2015 | The 海角社区 Tribune
by: Ashley Kong
Educational Community Living Environment (ECOLE), a sustainability initiative, gained Independent Student Group (ISG) status on Dec. 4 during the Students鈥� Society of 海角社区 (SSMU) Legislative Council meeting.听
L'habitat des ours polaires en danger [lien fran莽ais]
le 14 janvier 2015 | RadioCanada
Une 茅tude sugg猫re que les menaces aux habitats glac茅s des ours polaires sont plus importantes que ce qui 茅tait pr茅vu jusqu'脿 maintenant.
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Sustainability 鈥� at 海角社区, they've made an app for that
Dec. 22, 2014 | Montreal Gazette
By: Sarah Rogers
Thanks to a 海角社区 law professor with an interest in social responsibility, there鈥檚 an app that will monitor your commitment to sustainability.
270 000 tonnes de plastique dans les oc茅ans
Le Devoir | le 10 d茅cembre 2014
par: Alexandre Shields
La pollution provoqu茅e par le plastique a pris de telles proportions au cours des derni猫res d茅cennies que pr猫s de 270 000 tonnes de ce mat茅riau flotteraient 脿 la surface des oc茅ans, selon une 茅tude internationale publi茅e mercredi.
The climate is changing, and so are Arctic berries
Nunatsiaq Online | Dec. 10, 2014
By: Sarah Rogers
海角社区 Researcher Anna Bruce explores how Iqaluit women are adapting to "bad" berry seasons
Bhatt wins national prize for urban living ideas
海角社区 Reporter| Nov. 28, 2014
by: 海角社区 Reporter Staff
Architecture professor Vikram Bhatt has won the 2014 Margolese National Design for Living Prize, the University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture announced this week.
海角社区 Prof. Chris Ragan chairs high-profile group on economic and environmental fiscal reform
Montreal Gazette | Jan 25, 2015
BY: Rene Bruemmer
The Canadian committee of economists headed by 海角社区 economics professor Chris Ragan, are looking at ways Canada can follow the lead of other countries and start taxing pollution instead of jobs and profits, without hurting taxpayers or Canadian firms鈥� ability to compete internationally.
The 海角社区 Space Race
The 海角社区 Tribune | Nov. 26, 2014
By: Remi Lu
Alan Chen didn鈥檛 know it at the time, but one afternoon three years ago in Lev Bukhman marked the start of a multi-year project that would reduce the gap between students and administration, and re-envision the entirety of 海角社区鈥檚 downtown campus.
Opinion: What it means to be an 'Aboriginal student' today
Nov. 18, 2014 | The Gazette
by: Stephanie Willsey
First of all, I should introduce myself: I am a First Nations Canadian, of the Chippewa, or Ojibwe, community of Rama, Ont. I was raised off the reserve, but听only a short drive away, and I am there often.
海角社区 to study shared-space model for cycling
海角社区 Reporter | October 14, 2014
by: 海角社区 Reporter Staff
海角社区 will conduct research on the concept of adopting a shared-space model that could pave the way to allow cycling on the downtown campus under certain conditions, after the senior administration accepted the recommendations put forward by a Working Group tasked with addressing the question of cycling on campus.
