UBC Reports | November 14

Onward to victory

UBC renews its vision for sport and commitment to excellence.

LATEST NEWS

International Reporting Program takes home three COPAs

Two classes of UBC Graduate School of Journalism students won big at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards, the country’s highest award in online journalism.

Social networks make us smarter

The secret to why some cultures thrive and others disappear may lie in our social networks and our ability to imitate, rather than our individual smarts, according to a new University of British Columbia study.

Don’t hold the anchovies: Study shows Peruvian fish worth more as food than as feed

The true potential of Peruvian anchovy lies not in fishmeal but as food for people and as part of the ocean food web, according to Canadian and Peruvian researchers.

News media reinforce sexual exploitation stereotypes

News stories about sexually exploited youth in Canada perpetuate unhelpful stereotypes, says new UBC research.

Slacktivism: ‘Liking’ on Facebook may mean less giving

Would-be donors skip giving when offered the chance to show public support for charities in social media, a new study from UBC's Sauder School of Business finds.

FEATURE STORIES

Four ways to fix mass transit in Metro Vancouver

UBC's Lawrence Frank with an op-ed on how to improve a maxed-out transit system and promote sustainable development.

EXPERT SPOTLIGHT

Grading environmental watchdogs

Are current environmental assessment processes protecting Canadians? UBC's Kevin Hanna says B.C.'s system gets would get a "D" in his report card.

OPINIONS

Punish Companies That Pillage

Punish Companies That Pillage In a New York Times op-ed, James G. Stewart, assistant professor in UBC’s Faculty of Law, argues that corporations that pillage natural resources in war zones […]