Unprecedented field work leads to new book about how to stop youth suicide from spreading
UBC sociologist Dr. Seth Abrutyn shared insights on how to prevent youth suicide in a new book, Life Under Pressure. Dr. Abrutyn and research partner Dr. Anna Mueller of Indiana University based their findings on years of field work in a small U.S. community.
Where the wild bees are—and aren’t—impacts food supply
Dr. Matthew Mitchell, a landscape ecologist in the faculties of forestry and land and food systems, co-authored a study which found that increasing wild pollinator habitat could boost crop yields enough to feed nearly 30 million Canadians, while increasing farmer income by about $3 billion.
As the skies become crowded with satellites and space junk, will it affect viewing the solar eclipse?
Physics and astronomy professor Dr. Aaron Boley co-wrote that eclipse viewers may see brief, bright glints caused by sunlight reflecting off the surfaces of satellites and abandoned rocket bodies in orbit.
On April 7, experience the charismatic voice of Grammy and UNESCO Award-winning vocalist Oumou Sangaré, hailed as “one of the great queens of Malian music” by Rolling Stone.
