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UBC experts on architect Bing Thom’s legacy

UBC experts on architect Bing Thom’s legacy

Architect and UBC alumnus Bing Thom passed away Tuesday in Hong Kong, leaving a rich legacy of landmarks in Vancouver and beyond. UBC experts are available to comment.

Oct 4, 2016

How childhood trauma can cause premature aging

Time Magazine featured UBC research connecting childhood trauma to early cellular aging. Lead author and UBC kinesiology professor Eli Puterman found that adults who experienced childhood stress seemed to have […]

Oct 4, 2016

Women postdocs less likely than men to get a glowing reference

Nature interviewed Toni Schmader, a UBC psychologist, for a story on the gender differences when it comes to receiving excellent recommendations for postdoctoral positions. Schmader listed three steps that people […]

Oct 4, 2016

How compassion can help you support an addicted loved one

Work by Jessica Tracy and Daniel Randles at UBC’s Emotion and Self Lab was featured in a Psychology Today story on supporting loved ones with addiction. The researchers found a […]

Oct 4, 2016

Childhood sex abuse: The long road to healing

Psychology Today highlighted a UBC study that examined the methods to lower sexual distress among survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The study was led by Lori Brotto, a UBC psychologist […]

Oct 4, 2016

12 signs your coworkers think you’re dumb

Business Insider quoted Sandra Robinson, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, for a story on the signs indicating that your colleagues demean your intelligence. “We’ve been taught […]

Oct 4, 2016

LNG approval shows Trudeau failing Indigenous promises

Sheryl Lightfoot, the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous rights and politics and a UBC professor of First Nations Indigenous studies, spoke to CBC about Ottawa’s recent approval of the Pacific […]

Oct 4, 2016

Pole raising ceremony adds new art to UBC Indigenous farm

A 10-foot-tall yellow cedar sculpture, called Thunder Child, was installed at a pole raising ceremony at UBC’s Indigenous farm, CBC reported. Around 70 different medicinal plants as well as food […]

Oct 4, 2016

Bike and pedestrian-friendly city not friendly to disabled people

CBC quoted Allison Tom, a UBC education professor, for a story on the impact that a lack of parking has on disabled people in Vancouver. “The focus on reducing the […]

Oct 4, 2016

Student with disability first in Canada to drive with Swiss system

CBC featured a UBC student living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who became the first person in Canada to drive using an innovative driving system. Eighteen-year-old Shaan Lail uses a wheelchair […]

Oct 4, 2016

Okanagan campuses see increased enrollment

Global BC reported on the jump in enrolment at post-secondary campuses in the Okanagan. “We’ve seen tremendous growth over the last decade,” said Bud Mortensen, UBC Okanagan’s director of university […]

Oct 4, 2016

Islamophobic ‘feminism’ doesn’t help Muslim women

Sunera Thobani, a professor at UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, was one of 20 prominent Muslim-Canadian women who signed an op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen about […]

Oct 4, 2016

UBCO volleyball team undefeated in weekend tournament

Global BC featured the latest success of UBC Okanagan’s women volleyball team. The team had a perfect 5-0 record at the latest weekend tournament hosted by the University of Ottawa. […]

Oct 4, 2016

Discussing stricter mortgage rules

CBC spoke with Thomas Davidoff, a UBC economics professor, for a story on the recent tax and mortgage rule changes. With the new rules, those who purchase properties that are not […]

Oct 4, 2016

Rewriting history of West End prostitution is ‘concoction’

Work by Becki Ross, a UBC sociology professor, was mentioned in an op-ed about the history of Vancouver sex workers in The Province. Ross and activist Jamie Lee Hamilton have […]

Oct 4, 2016

UBC joins U of T on new tech seed stage program

UBC’s CDL-West, a new accelerator program operated by the Sauder School of Business was featured in Business in Vancouver. The program is Western Canada’s version of the Creative Destruction Lab […]

Oct 4, 2016

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Oct 4, 2016

Major infrastructure investment at UBC

Canadian Business Journal reported on the recent federal-provincial $51.5-million investment in UBC. The funds will support new and renewed state-of-the-art learning facilities for people interested in training for a career in […]

Oct 4, 2016