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Statement regarding results of UBC Faculty Association vote

Statement regarding results of UBC Faculty Association vote

The Faculty Association’s vote reflects the interest that faculty have in the governance of the university and a diversity of opinion that one would expect among faculty in a vibrant academic environment like UBC.

Mar 29, 2016

Safety rests in education and inclusivity, not in fear

Safety rests in education and inclusivity, not in fear

Safety rests in education and inclusivity, not in fear We can seek and share mutual understanding and we can promote, by our actions and innovations, a world that is more […]

Mar 29, 2016

Homeopathy: New labeling laws hope to separate fact from fiction

Homeopathy: New labeling laws hope to separate fact from fiction

Stephen Hoption Cann, clinical associate professor in UBC’s school of population and public health, discusses why homeopathy continues to attract followers, even as it fails to satisfy scientific criteria.

Mar 29, 2016

Rejecting terror

In the wake of recent terrorist attacks in Belgium, Pakistan, and elsewhere, UBC president Martha Piper says education is our best response to rejecting terror. “Our best protection rests not […]

Mar 29, 2016

First Trudeau budget increases age gap in federal spending

The federal budget does little to help younger middle-class families, spending far more on people over the age of 45, says UBC policy professor Paul Kershaw, in an op-ed in […]

Mar 29, 2016

Preterm births linked to air pollution cost billions in the U.S.

The link between air pollution and premature births was the focus of a new TIME article. New research shows that 16,000 premature births in the U.S. each year are linked […]

Mar 29, 2016

High intensity training does more harm than good

The Daily Mail and other media outlets featured new UBC research that shows high-intensity sprint training could actually harm people if they’re not already fit when they take it up. […]

Mar 29, 2016

Tiniest preemies struggle with school and adult life

Two new studies show that although extremely pre-term infants now have much better chances of survival, many of them still face challenges in school and in later life, reports Reuters. […]

Mar 29, 2016

Studying the science of science

Research into the scientific method is explored in a new article in Science Magazine. The article mentions Jeremy Yoder, a UBC postdoctoral fellow in forestry, who studies queer scientists’ experiences.

Mar 29, 2016

Universities seek open-source solution to ‘absurd’ textbook prices

The high cost of university textbooks is examined by CTV Vancouver. UBC’s Alma Mater Society has started the hashtag #textbookbrokeBC on Twitter.

Mar 29, 2016

Vancouver house prices hitting new highs because of short supply

The rate of Vancouver condo sales is vastly outpacing new listings, adding to the city’s housing crisis, CBC Vancouver reported. UBC Sauder School of Business professor Tom Davidoff said the city needs […]

Mar 29, 2016

Royal BC Museum puts colonial correspondence online

Thousands of pages of colonial-era documents housed by the Royal BC Museum are now publicly available online, CBC Vancouver reported. The collection, which includes letters written by a Victoria police sergeant, was […]

Mar 29, 2016

B.C. tattoo artist transforms scars of trauma survivors

The use of tattoos for healing was the focus of a recent Canadian Press article. Vancouver tattoo artist Auberon Wolf paints tattoos around traces of self-abuse, physical violence, injury or […]

Mar 29, 2016

Sexual assault at UBC

The sexual assault on a UBC student last Friday could be related to recent reports of a campus prowler who had been spotted lurking in female shower rooms and residences, […]

Mar 29, 2016

UBC faculty awaiting results of contentious non-confidence motion

More than 40 Sauder School faculty members are urging their colleagues to vote against a motion expressing non-confidence in the UBC board of governors. Two Sauder associate deans were among […]

Mar 29, 2016

UBC release of uncensored personal information an ‘honest mistake’

A review into UBC’s release of uncensored documents related to the resignation of former president Arvind Gupta has determined it was an honest mistake, The Globe and Mail reported. “The […]

Mar 29, 2016

Unionizing Uber

In Seattle, drivers for ride-hailing service Uber have won the right to unionize, a move that could potentially impose local rules on Uber’s relationships with its drivers in other cities. […]

Mar 29, 2016

Students need to dress the part in interviews

Students looking to join the workforce should dress the part in their interviews, UBC Okanagan career advisor Robin Whittall told CBC News. Some of the no-nos: overly short skirts, low […]

Mar 29, 2016

Federal Budget promises better access to safe water on reserves

A Globe and Mail article on the federal budget’s commitment to clean water on reserves highlighted water filtration projects led by UBC engineering professor and Res’eau-WaterNet scientific director Madjid Mohseni. Mohseni […]

Mar 29, 2016

Budget leaves young families, millennials out in the cold

The 2016 federal budget does little to improve the plight of young adults and families, reports Global News. One of the critics is UBC professor Paul Kershaw, who founded the […]

Mar 29, 2016