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Wood scientist Solace Sam-Brew envisions a future where Canadian homes are furnished with products made from flax and hemp.
Apr 10, 2017
The Independent published a Business Insider story citing UBC research on how man can appear attractive to women. The UBC study found that men displaying pride were found to be […]
Wired quoted Steven Heine, a UBC psychologist, after the FDA approved that a genetic testing company can sell customers information about their susceptibility to certain diseases and other heritable genetic traits. He said […]
Steven Kleinman, a UBC clinical professor, spoke to The Scientist about the practice of American blood donation centres screening samples for Zika virus. He said there is no evidence that […]
The Hindu reported on the Reconciliation Pole installation on UBC campus in a story about the issue of naming and social rights. The article explains the details and creation of the […]
Benjamin Perrin, a professor at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law, spoke to Esquire for a story about Canadian vigilante groups that aim to expose child predators. Perrin said […]
A Vancouver Sun article on the definition of genocide quoted Robert Krell, a UBC professor emeritus of psychiatry. Krell, founder of Vancouver’s Holocaust Education Centre, said the organization teaches thousands […]
Broadway World featured the new exhibition Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia, at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. The multimedia exhibition will show how artists reimagine written words as […]
The Canadian Press quoted Paul Kershaw, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, about the need for a policy shift in Canada. Kershaw said outdated logic presumed […]
M-J Milloy, a professor in UBC’s department of medicine, spoke to the Toronto Star about marijuana research. Milloy said he hopes when marijuana is legalized in Canada many research barriers […]
Metro News highlighted a book by Nathanael Lauster, a UBC sociology professor. The Death and Life of the Single Family House examines how detached homes are becoming less available.
Metro News reported that UBC students voted against their Alma Mater Society “boycotting products and divesting from companies that support Israeli war crimes, illegal occupation and the oppression of Palestinians.” […]
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The Globe and Mail interviewed Michael Law, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health and Canada Research Chair in Access to Medicines, about new pharmaceuticals for rare […]
Richard Price, a UBC political scientist, wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post about the use of chemical weapons after Donald Trump launched a cruise missile strike to punish the […]
Kelowna Capital News reported on Border Free Bees, a province-wide research project that supports space for bees. The project is led by Nancy Holmes, a professor of creative studies at […]
CBC Calgary featured an interview with Stefan Dollinger, a UBC linguistics professor, who led the project to update the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. He said some words in […]
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