SCARP in the media
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How Metro Vancouver teachers are dealing with ChatGPT in the classroom
CBC EARLY EDITION | Sep 14, 2023
Dr. Michael Hooper, SCARP professor, commented on the use of generative AI tools by university students.
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Vancouver parents raise alarm as school board looks to close schools in growing neighbourhoods
THE GLOBE AND MAIL (SUBSCRIPTION) | Sep 8, 2023
SCARP professor Dr. Michael Hooper said the Vancouver School Board’s plan to close schools ignores the massive housing projects planned for Vancouver.
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Educators discuss the challenges and opportunities of AI
CBC EARLY EDITION | Sep 6, 2023
SCARP professor, Dr. Michael Hooper, talks about the challenges and surprising opportunities presented by AI tools like ChatGPT.
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B.C. wildfires fuelling conspiracy theories
KELOWNA CAPITAL NEWS | Aug 25, 2023
School of community and regional planning PhD student Wes Regan said traumatic events can lead people to conspiracies to try and make sense of what’s happening.
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Why action on the climate crisis is simply hot air
MIDDLE EAST EYE | Aug 11, 2023
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. William Rees was quoted in an opinion piece about climate change.
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Vancouver housing protest calls for more community ownership of rentals
CITY NEWS VANCOUVER | Jul 26, 2023
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein commented on the rental housing market in B.C.
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Vancouver's east-west divide: To the east, suites, laneway houses. To the west, detached homes
VANCOUVER SUN | Jul 24, 2023
School of community and regional planning adjunct professor Dr. Nathan Edelson said mid-rise buildings constructed on arterial roads like Granville and Cambie are missing “neighbourhood centres” where people can walk to cafés and stores.
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Vancouver's east-west divide: To the east, suites, laneway houses. To the west, detached homes
VANCOUVER SUN | Jul 24, 2023
School of community and regional planning adjunct professor Dr. Nathan Edelson said mid-rise buildings constructed on arterial roads like Granville and Cambie are missing “neighbourhood centres” where people can walk to cafés and stores.
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How long do Canadians in need have to wait for affordable housing? Depends where they live
CBC | Jul 15, 2023
SCARP professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, said government policy is built around home ownership despite the high number of renters in Canada.
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B.C. has highest proportion of renters spending more than half their income on rent and utilities
CBC | Jun 19, 2023
SCARP professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, said that B.C. needs “all hands on deck” to deal with the housing crisis.