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Former UBC Thunderbird hockey player Rebecca Unrau has signed with a professional Swedish team, Discover Humboldt reports. Unrau racked up 12 goals and 12 assists for the Thunderbird last season and is […]
Jun 14, 2016
CBC News interviewed Leonora Angeles, a professor at UBC’s Institute of Social Justice, for a story on a man who alleges he has been threatened by a “cult-like” Christian church in the Philippines. […]
Using genome sequencing, researchers from UBC and the Imperial College in London, now have the ability to determine when a tuberculosis outbreak is over.
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The Vancouver-born president of the University of Cincinnati has been named to a similar post at UBC, report the Daily Mail and other outlets. Under his leadership, UC saw its […]
UBC economist Tom Davidoff was interviewed for a story in the South China Morning Post about how fixed-term contracts are being abused as a way to increase rents. Davidoff was surprised to discover […]
The Charlotte Observer included research from UBC psychology professor Stanley Coren for a story on the most intelligent dog breeds. Coren writes that the 10 smartest dogs need less than […]
The Globe and Mail featured new sleep guidelines for children recommended by a panel of experts, including UBC sleep specialist and nursing professor Wendy Hall. Teenagers should get at least eight hours of […]
CTV News reported on work by the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation (CMHF) at the start of Men’s Health Week. Provincial funding of $2 million will be going to the Vancouver […]
Global News interviewed UBC sociology professor Amin Ghaziani for a story on LGBTQ pride following the mass shooting at a gay night club in Orlando. “The Orlando massacre may have […]
CTV News reported on a new student residence being built on UBC campus that could change the architecture industry. Brock Commons will be an 18-storey building with 17 floors made with mass timber, and […]
A story in the National Post cited a decades old UBC study on the life expectancy of gay and bisexual men in Vancouver. In 1997, the study reported that their […]
The Toronto Star reported on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s affirmation that Canada will not paying ransoms to terrorists. Arjun Chowdhury, an assistant professor of political science at UBC, weighed in […]
The Men’s Health Research program at UBC is holding a number of events to mark Men’s Health Week in Vancouver, reports the Huffington Post. These initiative include the public art project “Refract.” Tuesday […]
Peach Arch News reported on UBC pitcher Alex Webb, who was selected in the ninth round of the Major League baseball draft. Last year Webb, who stands six-foot-three, was selected […]
Joshua Gottlieb, a UBC professor of economics, was interviewed for a story in the Times Colonist on renters losing homes in Metro Vancouver. Gottlieb said though there are many reasons why properties […]
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