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Untangling the mysteries of love

The mysteries of love have inspired poetry, songs and countless works of art. But rather than revel in its mystique, UBC philosopher Carrie Jenkins, author of the new book What Love Is, wants us to turn a critical eye on love, to understand its biological and societal origins.

Jan 25, 2017

Babies acquiring language

UBC psychology professor Janet Werker was interviewed on CBC’s On the Coast about infants and language development in advance of a public talk. Werker said researchers have found that babies […]

Jan 25, 2017

Anxiety and depression impact how long cancer patients survive

Global reported on a UBC study that showed anxiety and depression shorten the lives of people diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Researchers found that doctors should also work on intervention […]

Jan 25, 2017

Educators gather in Kelowna to prep for new coding curriculum

Global reported on a coding workshop at UBC’s Okanagan campus that is part of B.C.’s plan to implement a new curriculum. The two-day workshop for teachers was hosted by UBC’s […]

Jan 25, 2017

Reopen Riverview as addiction treatment centre: Coquitlam mayor

Michael Krausz, a psychiatry researcher and addiction expert at UBC, spoke to CTV for a story about calls for the B.C. government to repurpose part of Riverview Hospital for the […]

Jan 25, 2017

Highway of Tears doc and missing Indigenous women panel

Metro News mentioned Sarah Hunt, a UBC First Nations and Indigenous studies professor, who will be on a panel discussing a virtual reality documentary created for CBC’s radio show The […]

Jan 25, 2017

UBC Stars of the Week: Fennema casts himself in script

The Province featured Cam Fennema, a UBC Thunderbirds volleyball player. The third-year outside hitter and philosophy major transferred to UBC from the Camosun College Chargers. Volleyball player Juliana Kaufmanis and […]

Jan 25, 2017

Forest technology building better renewable resources

Digital Journal highlighted a $10.5-million research project led by a UBC researcher that is projected to reduce spruce forest losses due to environmental disturbances. Joerg Bohlmann, a professor at UBC’s […]

Jan 25, 2017

Peter Fricker: Trouble in Canada’s dairy industry is good for cows

The Georgia Straight cited several UBC studies for an article about Canada’s declining dairy industry. One study from UBC’s faculty of land and food systems found that cows prefer to […]

Jan 25, 2017

Is Canada’s national security now for sale?

Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail about the Trudeau government’s decision to re-open the […]

Jan 25, 2017

Lunar New Year Celebration at Wesbrook Village

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Jan 25, 2017

Pros and cons in investment-sector consolidation

Business in Vancouver interviewed Kai Li, a professor of finance at the UBC Sauder School of Business, about investment sector consolidation. Li said the momentum of passive investing means investment […]

Jan 25, 2017

UBCO women’s volleyball holding strong at No. 9 in the country

Castanet highlighted the UBC Okanagan women’s volleyball team which is currently ranked ninth in the country. The team has held a top ten spot for 57 of the 79 top […]

Jan 25, 2017

Plasma tidal wave may tell us if black holes destroy information

New Scientist quoted William Unruh, a UBC professor of physics and astronomy, for a story about the possibility that a laser-driven tidal wave could prove if information inside a black […]

Jan 25, 2017

Dreaming of an affordable home just outside Toronto?

MSN published a Metro News Toronto article about rising homes prices in Toronto suburbs and spoke to Paul Kershaw, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health. Kershaw said rising […]

Jan 25, 2017

New Year spike in price of China’s fake boyfriends, girlfriends

The South China Morning Post interviewed Yue Qian, a UBC sociology professor, about the differing views on marriage between different generations in China. She said older generations tend to value marriage above everything […]

Jan 25, 2017

Leonid Bershidsky: Bad idea from France: Tax job-stealing robots?

The Financial Post mentioned research by Henry Siu, a UBC economics professor, for an op-ed about a France politician’s proposal to tax robots due to their impact on human employment. A study by […]

Jan 25, 2017