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While Canada’s climate policy is steadily moving in the direction of carbon pricing, policy south of the border is in disarray with the Trump administration taking office this month.
Jan 10, 2017
Edmond Chan, the head of UBC’s pediatric division of allergy and immunology, was interviewed on CBC’s B.C. Almanac about new guidelines for reducing the risk of peanut allergy. Chan said […]
Nikos Harris, a UBC law professor, spoke to the Globe and Mail for an article about upcoming cases that will be heard in the Supreme Court. Harris said an alleged […]
CBC’s B.C. Almanac featured an interview with Michelle Stack, a UBC education professor, about the $50 million deal to hire nearly 1,100 teachers across B.C. Stack said the deal is […]
UBC was named to the list of the top 100 employers for young people, the Globe and Mail reported. Editors of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project chose employers based […]
Various media outlets reported on the reinstatement of John Furlong as a speaker at a UBC fundraising event, including the Globe and Mail (here and here), Canadian Press (reposted by CTV, […]
CKNW interviewed Simon Peacock, UBC’s dean of science, about what we can learn about earthquake preparedness following several recent earthquakes off the coast of Vancouver Island. Peacock said it is […]
The Vancouver Sun profiled Nobel laureate Michael Smith, a former UBC biochemistry professor and director of the biotechnology laboratory. Smith, who has a laboratory at UBC named after him, was named […]
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CBC’s Quirks and Quarks featured self-repairing technology for roads developed by Nemkumar Banthia, a UBC civil engineering professor. Podcast The new type of concrete has a hydrophilic nano-coating, which helps fills in cracks […]
Thomas Davidoff, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, was mentioned in a News 1130 article on an open letter opposing proposed Vancouver zoning bylaws. Opponents say the proposed rules,which […]
University Affairs featured work by Brett Finlay, a UBC microbiologist, for an article on the role of microbes in the human gut. Finlay’s book, co-written with University of Calgary scientist […]
Castanet reported on the annual Denim Day event at UBC’s Okanagan campus. January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day is organized by students to make a statement about […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce a cabinet shuffle on Tuesday. UBC experts are available to comment.
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