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Public Lecture: Bilingual Babies with Dr. Janet Werker

Apr 20, 2016

UBC and contractor charged with Fisheries Act violations

UBC and a contractor are facing charges relating to the alleged discharge of ammonia into a storm sewer which fed a fish-bearing creek, reports CBC News. UBC manager of public […]

Apr 20, 2016

B.C. wildfire season starts early

Wildfire season has started in B.C., reports CBC News, with dozens of fires already burning in the Interior. “We’re coming off of an El Nino winter where there was not […]

Apr 20, 2016

Two pregnant women test positive for Zika virus

Two pregnant women in B.C. have tested positive for the Zika virus and they are among seven people in the province who have been affected. It has been confirmed that […]

Apr 20, 2016

Starting at college a smart move for B.C. students

A Vancouver Sun article on the advantages of starting at college for transfer students mentioned UBC. “If you do a year of transfer and you choose your courses correctly, you […]

Apr 20, 2016

Former tennis pro Rebecca Marino competes as UBC rower

Yahoo Sports and other media outlets featured UBC rower Rebecca Marino, a former tennis pro who left the tennis circuit in 2013 due to depression. The story also appeared in the Globe […]

Apr 20, 2016

Mushroom furniture is turning out to be a real growth industry

A new UBC project shows that seating grown from mushrooms could be the future of building materials, reports The Province. Just outside the UBC bookstore, UBC architecture professor Joe Dahmen […]

Apr 20, 2016

Overzealous forecasts by financial analysts drag down stock markets

Overzealous forecasts by financial analysts drag down stock markets

Financial analysts are provoking unwarranted volatility in the financial markets with forecasts that are out of line with reality, according to a new study by UBC Sauder accounting professors Russell Lundholm and Rafael Rogo.

Apr 20, 2016

One Belt, One Road raise hopes

China Daily discussed a talk on China’s One Belt One Road initiative and China-US relations held in Washington on Monday. “I see the One Belt One Road as low hanging […]

Apr 20, 2016

Ministers, parliamentarians at Taiwan event anger China

Canadian parliamentarians and cabinet ministers are under fire from the Chinese embassy for attending a Taiwanese dinner reception and for calling Taiwan a country, reports Hill Times. “As the Conservative […]

Apr 20, 2016

An uber-sized shift in the sharing economy

Mark Thompson, a professor emeritus at the UBC Sauder School of Business, was quoted in a Hill Times article on Uber’s economic impact. “Uber gets a big edge in their […]

Apr 20, 2016

Home abortion pill has already garnered criticism

Health Canada’s tight controls over a new home abortion pill that will soon be available in the market are overly restrictive, critics told the National Post. Wendy Norman, a sexual […]

Apr 20, 2016

UBC develops marijuana breathalyzer

UBC develops marijuana breathalyzer

The smell of your breath is the science behind a new device that will determine if you’re too stoned to be behind the wheel.

Apr 20, 2016