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Immigrant and refugee families improve their English language skills and maintain their first language when parents and kids learn together, according to UBC researchers.
Apr 5, 2017
Quartz quoted Dirk Zeller, a UBC researcher and lead author on a paper that found a discrepancy between China’s reported statistics on its global marine catch and the actual numbers. He said the country must maintain […]
Live Science featured UBC scientists who captured the first video of a single-celled predator that hunts with biological projectiles. Nematodinium and Polykrikos are hunters that eat other dinoflagellates.
Live Science highlighted UBC research on microbes exhaled by orcas off B.C.’s coast. Stephen Raverty, a professor at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and lead study author, said […]
CTV highlighted UBC research that aims to replace the missing tissue and restore lost vision by way of a medication. Kevin Gregory-Evans, a professor in UBC’s department of ophthalmology and […]
CTV reported on UBC researchers who have created a system that uses bacteria and gravity to turn grey water into drinking water. Pierre Bérubé, a UBC civil engineering professor, who […]
The Vancouver Sun interviewed Benjamin Perrin, a professor at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law, after the president of vigilante group Surrey Creep Catchers was arrested. Perrin said vigilante […]
CBC Toronto interviewed Paul Kershaw, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health and founder of Generation Squeeze, after the advocacy group released a report that found Ontario has […]
Metro News quoted Penny Gurstein, a UBC professor in the school of community and regional planning, in an article about the hiring of a Chief Resilience Officer to improve Vancouver’s preparation […]
UBC president Santa Ono discussed his mental health struggles throughout his youth and young adult life at the Healthy Minds: Healthy Campuses Summit, Metro News reported. Ono was the keynote speaker […]
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Metro Edmonton featured the updated version of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. The researchers who worked on the project were led by UBC linguistics professor Stefan Dollinger.
Roundhouse Radio interviewed Stefan Storey, a UBC graduate who developed software that uses Wi-Fi to save energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions in buildings. The segment starts at 1:50. A […]
Canadian Art profiled Haida master carver James Hart, who created the Reconciliation Pole recently installed on UBC campus. Hart said he hopes the pole brings heightened awareness about Canada’s past […]
The Globe and Mail quoted UBC alumnus Michael Merlingen, a professor of international relations at Central European University, after the school said new Hungarian legislative amendments will force it to […]
Roundhouse Radio interviewed Yves Tiberghien, a UBC political science professor. Tiberghien discussed the latest Brexit developments and the recent meeting between the presidents of the U.S. and China.
The Tyee published an op-ed co-written by Jon Beasley-Murray, a UBC professor of Hispanic studies, about the impact of Canada’s 2015 Anti-Terrorism Act. The government banned Antonio Negri, a well-known philosopher from entering the country.
Lori Brotto, a professor at UBC’s sexual health lab, was quoted in a National Post article about a study that found some women’s sex drive benefits from testosterone therapy. Brotto said […]
University Affairs mentioned work by Arthur Gill Green, a UBC geography professor, in a story about online textbooks. Green is collaborating on two open geography textbooks and has developed a […]
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