UBC’s Humanitarian Engineering course, co-taught by Prof. Jenny Peterson, featured in the Vancouver Sun
UBC has created a course that pairs arts and engineering students to find solutions to both local and global humanitarian crises.
Michael Byers writes about South Africa initiating proceedings against Israel in the International Court of Justice in the Globe and Mail
If the ICJ orders a ceasefire in Gaza, it will face heavy criticism, but not from those who understand its role in international affairs, writes Prof. Byers.
“It just doesn’t seem to add up.” Prof. Max Cameron comments on a proposal to halt ethics investigations during elections in Alberta
“It looks like the premier has got herself into trouble around conflict of interest and the solution is, well, we’re not going to have conflict of interest investigations during an election,” Cameron said.
Prof. Stewart Prest comments on the messy realities of governing for Mayor Ken Sim after a year in power in the Tyee
“I think it’s fair to say that there’s a steep learning curve for this party,” said Prof. Prest on campaigning versus the realities of governing for Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his party.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien on the how the U.S.-China relationship is reshaping the global order
Professor Yves discusses the state of the U.S.-China relationship after the recent APEC and Xi-Biden summits.
Prof. Stewart Prest speaks to Global News about Mayor Ken Sim’s plans to abolish Vancouver’s park board
“To do away with an institution with this amount of history behind it… is not something to be done lightly again.” Prof. Stewart Prest on Vancouver city council’s move to abolish the park board
Prof. Stewart Prest on the police review of West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager’s campaign financing disclosure statement
Professor Stewart Prest says that the decision to forward the campaign financing disclosure statement to the police is rare, only happening “every year or two” across Canada.
Prof. Stewart Prest on Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s first year in office
Professor Stewart Prest says Vancouver City Council’s approach has been mostly incremental as it identifies focus areas for future action.
Prof. Kathryn Harrison on Canada’s progress towards emissions targets
Canada is one of many countries to commit to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Professor Kathryn Harrison says Canada has significantly narrowed its implementation gap but is still not on track to meet this emission target.