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Standing up to bullies

Standing up to bullies

UBC’s Shelley Hymel, a professor in the faculty of education, explains why the effects of bullying can last a lifetime.

Feb 23, 2016

Friends matter: Babies use group size to determine social dominance

Friends matter: Babies use group size to determine social dominance

A new study finds that infants as young as six months figure out that a person with more friends will be more dominant than someone with fewer companions.

Feb 23, 2016

UBC Media Coverage Summary – 02/23/2016

The Media Coverage Summary is compiled from media clips Monday to Friday by UBC Public Affairs. Sign up for other Public Affairs e-mail services at http://news.ubc.ca/media-resources/digital-subscriptions/. International/National Bloomberg: Trudeau drops […]

Feb 23, 2016

Humans speeding up evolution by causing extinction of ‘younger’ species

Humans speeding up evolution by causing extinction of ‘younger’ species

Just three years after crayfish were introduced to a B.C. lake, two species of fish that had existed in the lake for thousands of years were suddenly extinct. But it’s what took their place that has scientists fascinated.

Feb 23, 2016