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Happiness rankings are always popular and the latest one, co-authored by UBC’s John F. Helliwell, is no exception, according to a New York Times article. But it’s not the rankings […]
Mar 22, 2016
The Huffington Post highlighted Vancouver Magazine’s article on the best places and worst places to live in Vancouver. UBC ranked high for its amount of green space, new housing options and growing […]
The world was shocked Tuesday to learn the news of attacks in Brussels, Belgium.
UBC economist and occasional Liberal adviser Kevin Milligan believes the Trudeau government’s maiden budget will deliver on promised investment in infrastructure, but with modifications to allow for economic support for […]
A PBS segment focused on the discovery of a genetic variation that could explain why anxiety disorders tend to surge in the teen years. While genetic testing could locate that […]
Global News featured a free opera concert held Monday night to celebrate UBC’s 10th anniversary in Kelowna. About 8,500 students are enrolled for the first semester at UBCO, compared to […]
In an article for The Province, an investigative journalist called for greater openness in B.C.’s FOI (freedom of information) system, noting that many public bodies remain exempt. The article mentioned […]
UBC has acquired a rare “student bible” that is close to 800 years old, and a Book of Hours–a private devotional book that dates to the 15th century, reports 24 […]
UBC and other post-secondary institutions in B.C. will soon be legally responsible for creating new policies to educate students on sexual assault and work to support survivors and prevent new […]
A number of U.S. media outlets including Capital Press, California’s KMJ radio and South Dakota’s WNAX covered a UBC study on so-called ag gag laws. The UBC researchers found that laws […]
UBC Sauder School of Business professor James Tansey is calling for unity amongst UBC faculty as the university searches for a new president. Tansey said the majority of faculty members […]
UBC ranks fifth in the world for geography and ninth for education, according to the U.K.-based QS World University Rankings by Subject, reports CTV News. Three other Canadian universities were […]
Ontario leads other provinces in preparing for the arrival of self-driving vehicles, UBC Okanagan engineering professor Homayoun Najjaran told Canadian Sailings. However, in general Canada is far behind the rest […]
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