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UBC Reports | March 24

UBC Reports | March 24

Mar 24, 2016

Grounds for Change

Learn how to recycle all components of a disposable coffee cup.

Mar 24, 2016

Hastening death not part of palliative-care role

Hastening death not part of palliative-care role

Hastening death not part of palliative-care role Pippa Hawley, head of UBC’s division of palliative care wrote an op-ed responding to claims that palliative-care physicians oppose assisted dying. Read it […]

Mar 24, 2016

Thunderbirds look to snap skid as Oregon Tech visits

Thunderbirds look to snap skid as Oregon Tech visits

The UBC Thunderbirds baseball team will look to snap a five-game losing skid this weekend, as they prepare to take on the Oregon Tech Owls.

Mar 24, 2016

Metro Vancouver allergy sufferers hit early, hit hard this spring

Pollen season started early this year, probably because winter was so mild, says Donald Stark, a clinical associate professor of allergy and immunology at UBC. In a Vancouver Sun article, Stark advised allergy […]

Mar 24, 2016

Vancouver’s VendChat enters crowded field of Craigslist competitors

A new UBC startup aims to take the guesswork and risk out of online buying and selling, reports the Vancouver Sun. Saba Mohebpour’s buy-and-sell app for smartphones is aimed at […]

Mar 24, 2016

UBCO students gearing up for the race track

UBC Okanagan engineering students and their friends are building a race car to enter the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers competition this summer in Lincoln, Nebraska, reports Global News. The […]

Mar 24, 2016

A risky attitude is contagious

A Daily Mail article on gambling cited a UBC study that set up a “rat casino” to study risk-taking behaviours. The UBC study found that the flashing lights and tunes encouraged […]

Mar 24, 2016

Unlocking the mechanics of the urinary tract infection

Urinary tract infections were the focus of a new article in The Atlantic. Most cases are caused by the bacterium E. coli which is often found in the human gut. […]

Mar 24, 2016

Scientists can now watch the brain evaluate risk

A new technique developed at Stanford University makes it possible to visualize the brain as it makes decisions and evaluates risk, according to The Atlantic. UBC’s Catherine Winstanley notes that […]

Mar 24, 2016

These scientists say you’re too wimpy for this kind of workout

Men’s Fitness highlighted new UBC research which suggests average people should think carefully before doing high-intensity sprint workouts. High-intensity interval training is one of the fastest ways of burning fat […]

Mar 24, 2016

Vancouver’s housing market

Vancouver’s overheated housing market was the focus of a new article in VICE. According to a study by UBC geography professor David Ley, up to 200,000 immigrant investors have made […]

Mar 24, 2016

We’re better at spotting manipulators online than in person

UBC researchers have found that it’s easier to avoid manipulators if you only interact with them online, reports Mental Floss. Dealing with them in person makes it much harder to […]

Mar 24, 2016

The docs: How to make sex ed effective

Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show, and Mike Roizen, chief executive of the Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic, called for a well-rounded approach to sex ed. They noted […]

Mar 24, 2016

McGill University to stick with fossil fuel investments

McGill University’s board of governors has rejected calls to divest its $1.4-billion endowment of investments in fossil fuel, report the Globe and Mail, CBC News and other media outlets. The […]

Mar 24, 2016

Whistler luge track not significantly ‘more dangerous’ than others

A UBC study has found that the Whistler track, where a young luger died during a pre-Olympic training run in 2010, is not significantly more dangerous than other ice tracks, […]

Mar 24, 2016

Canadian education a bargain for U.S. students

U.S. business students could be looking north for their education as the Canadian dollar shrinks and if Trump wins the presidency, according to a new Globe and Mail article. Liz […]

Mar 24, 2016

UBC Reads Sustainability Presents Naomi Klein

Mar 24, 2016

UBC’s tall wood building to showcase prefab construction

The Journal of Commerce highlighted UBC’s 18-storey Brock Commons student residence building, which will stand 53 metres tall when completed in 2017. The project will use prefabricated wood components to […]

Mar 24, 2016

UBC expert on Jian Ghomeshi court ruling

A court decision in the Jian Ghomeshi trial is expected today. He faces charges of sexual assault and choking. An expert at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at […]

Mar 24, 2016