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A UBC professor is available to speak about today’s announcement that a team of scientists detected gravitational waves. The discovery supports some of the unproven parts of Einstein’s Theory of […]
Feb 11, 2016
CEOs of publicly traded companies are fired too quickly, putting firms at a long-term disadvantage, shows a forthcoming UBC Sauder School of Business study.
In an op-ed, the deans of 19 faculties at UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses said they support UBC’s current leadership and the search for new president. The deans agreed that […]
The Telegraph and other media outlets highlighted a new UBC-Oxford study that shows belief in all-powerful gods was crucial for the development of civilization. Scholars have long held that it […]
The Globe and Mail Scout List featured two UBC events: the UBC Reads sustainability talk by sustainable food activist Raj Patel on Feb. 11, and Bake a Cake for Darwin, […]
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One of 27 men arrested in a Sydney prostitution sting accuses police of violating his charter rights, reports CBC Nova Scotia. Commenting on the case, UBC law professor Janine Benedet […]
Nineteen deans from UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses expressed support for the university’s current leadership in an op-ed that will appear in local papers Thursday, reports the Globe and Mail. […]
UBC mathematics professor Nassif Ghoussoub reflected on UBC’s leadership transition in an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun. Ghoussoub recalled conversations and encounters with former UBC President Arvind Gupta over the course of Gupta’s […]
CBC News highlighted questions being raised about an expert witness at a major B.C. child abuse case. Commenting on the case, UBC law professor Emma Cunliffe said “expert witnesses” should […]
UBC scientist Amanda Vincent is one of six finalists for the 2016 Indianapolis Prize for conservation, report the Vancouver Sun and The Province. Vincent was cited for her research and […]
A UBC seniors’ fitness program offered at several YMCAs over the last two years was featured in the Vancouver Sun and The Province.
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