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Salmon smolts find safety in numbers

Using tags surgically implanted into thousands of juvenile salmon, UBC researchers have discovered that many fish die within the first few days of migration from their birthplace to the ocean.

May 9, 2016

Nepal’s rule-of-law politics demand global attention

Nepal’s rule-of-law politics demand global attention

Nepal’s rule-of-law politics demand global attention Sara Shneiderman is assistant professor in Anthropology and the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia. Read it here.

May 9, 2016

Gilles Lepine appointed Senior Athletics Director of UBC Athletics

Gilles Lepine appointed Senior Athletics Director of UBC Athletics

UBC Athletics has announced that Gilles Lepine will take the helm as the Senior Athletics Director for the UBC Thunderbirds.

May 9, 2016

New UBC athletic director ready to harness football’s big-ticket potential

Gilles Lepine, 61, was introduced Friday as UBC’s new athletic director, Vancouver Sun reports. Lepine is credited for increasing the popularity of Laval University’s football program, which has won eight […]

May 9, 2016

Are we running out of space to measure?

A new paper suggests we might soon hit a wall in our understanding of the universe, reports the Daily Mail. The paper was written by Yin-Zhe Ma from the University […]

May 9, 2016

Vancouver housing crisis fuelled by foreign buyers

A new SFU study says Canadian and British Columbia governments have added to Vancouver’s housing crisis, reports the Canadian Press. The article mentions the B.C. Affordability Housing Fund, proposed by […]

May 9, 2016

Canada needs a new immigration policy, says UBC law dean

The traditional Canadian story depicts Canada as a nation of people from around the world who want to come and start a better life. Nowadays however, most Canadian immigrants are […]

May 9, 2016

Canadian universities fail to meet diversity hiring targets

The Canada Research Chairs program, designed to attract and retain top academic talent in Canada, has fallen short of its diversity hiring targets, the Globe and Mail reports. The targets […]

May 9, 2016

Why Canada can’t have the North Pole

Efforts to map the Central Arctic Ocean in order to put together a scientific case for Canada’s claim to the North Pole are a huge waste of tax dollars, UBC […]

May 9, 2016

Maclean’s on the Hill: Full coverage of the Fort McMurray fire

The Fort McMurray fire was the focus of Maclean’s weekly politics podcast. UBC forestry expert John Innes, dean of the faculty of forestry at UBC, believes municipalities at risk for […]

May 9, 2016

Beat the bloat with these tips from experts

For people looking to get fitter in time for summer, UBC food nutrition and health lecturer Gail Hammond offers a number of options for protein powder supplements. “Vegans will be […]

May 9, 2016

The voice that launched 1,000 homers

Broadcaster Dan Shulman will lend his voice to the Blue Jays for at least 30 games on Sportsnet this season, reports Toronto Star. Shulman’s popularity stems from his distinctive baritone, […]

May 9, 2016

Nepal’s rule-of-law politics demand global attention

Recent arrests in Nepal are raising serious concern about freedom of expression and rule of law, according to UBC anthropology professor Sara Shneiderman. One of those arrested and deported was […]

May 9, 2016

High-risk sex offender charged in attack on elderly woman

A high-risk sex offender arrested on UBC campus has been charged with break-and-enter and assault causing bodily harm on an elderly woman in Vancouver’s Oakridge neighbourhood, reports CTV News. Jason […]

May 9, 2016

Buying your home, from your computer?

BLVD Marketing Group, a Vancouver marketing company, reported their first online real estate transaction. The new technology allows buyers to buy a home no matter they are. “I think increasingly […]

May 9, 2016

When great-grandparents outnumber kids

The Vancouver Sun highlighted a Tuesday evening event at UBC that will discuss Canada’s looming intergenerational issues as baby boomers age. The event is part of a weeklong think-tank hosted […]

May 9, 2016

North Shore real estate: The new gold rush

North Shore News highlighted the gold rush on real estate on the North Shore. According to David Ley, a UBC geography professor who has studied immigration flows between Asia and […]

May 9, 2016

Psychopathic politicians can be exposed

UBC experts were quoted in a Georgia Straight article on advances in neuroscience that shed light on the nature of psychopathy. UBC professor emeritus Robert Hare, one of the leading […]

May 9, 2016

It’s time to move beyond the sewage-treatment debate

A Times Colonist op-ed called for greater urgency in implementing an effective sewage treatment for Vancouver Island’s Capital Regional District. Don Mavinic, a B.C. wastewater-treatment expert and UBC civil engineering […]

May 9, 2016

Research shows exercise can slow deterioration of brain

Kelowna Daily Courier highlighted UBC research showing that exercise can slow disease progression in the brain. A study by a UBC professor of physical therapy, Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, found that […]

May 9, 2016