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Event: Media availability at UBC’s tall wood building, Brock Commons

Brock Commons is an 18-storey student residence under construction at UBC that will be the world’s tallest wood building at 53 metres (about 174 feet) when completed in Fall 2017.

Sep 14, 2016

Self-driving cars are playing Grand Theft Auto

Researchers with Intel Labs and Darmstadt University have found that self-driving cars learn better by playing in a fictional universe like Grand Theft Auto, reports the Daily Mail. Alizera Shafaei, […]

Sep 14, 2016

Parents may need help getting their kids to exercise more

Parents made aware of their kids’ inactivity are less likely to encourage exercise, finds research from UBC Okanagan, reported by CBC Vancouver. “We need to start helping parents be able […]

Sep 14, 2016

Worried about Alzheimer’s? Be choosy about your online research

UBC research shows that two out of 10 online articles about preventing Alzheimer’s disease are actually marketing ploys designed to sell products such as vitamin supplements, reports the Vancouver Sun. […]

Sep 14, 2016

Comox-Helmcken Greenway well worth the investment

Vancouver Sun reported on a UBC report of the effect of the Comox-Helmcken greenway on residents in the surrounding areas. The study was led by Larry Frank, with the school […]

Sep 14, 2016

Research trial launched into the effects of marijuana on PTSD

A UBC Okanagan-led study will be Canada’s first large-scale clinical trial on marijuana as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Vancouver Sun reported. “A lot of veterans are using cannabis […]

Sep 14, 2016

Misunderstanding a study about trans youth pregnancy

A recent New York magazine article criticised media coverage around a UBC study of transgender pregnancy. The article claimed the study didn’t answer many questions about teen transgender pregnancy.

Sep 14, 2016

Vigilante action snares another law-enforcement officer in B.C.

A Kamloops man has been charged for communicating with an underage girl online after being exposed by the vigilante group Creep Hunters, the Vancouver Sun & The Province reported. “I think […]

Sep 14, 2016

Universities face pressure to address campus sexual assault

Many Canadian universities are revising their sexual assaults policies following high-profile assault cases, according to CBC News. The article mentioned a campaign by UBC’s Alma Mater Society to raise awareness […]

Sep 14, 2016

Post-secondary schools’ sexual assault policies

Janine Benedet and Lucia Lorenzi, members of UBC’s university sexual assault panel, talked about developing sex-assault policies for post-secondary schools in an interview on CBC’s BC Almanac. Benedet, the chair […]

Sep 14, 2016

Ottawa plans to approve pipeline: reports

The likely approval of a major pipeline during Justin Trudeau’s term was the focus of a News 1130 article. The front runner appears to be the Trans Mountain pipeline, according […]

Sep 14, 2016

Tips on getting Canadians engaged in electoral reform

Megan Dias, a master’s student in political science at UBC, believes townhalls and similar methods of engagement aren’t working and that the Liberals need to come up with a better […]

Sep 14, 2016

Julia Feyrer and Tamara Henderson: The Last Waves exhibition

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Sep 14, 2016