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The Internet of Things a hacker’s dream

UBC Sauder School of Business professor Hasan Cavusoglu discusses the security threats posed by the Internet of Things.

UBC 100: What’s Next at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum

Events

We didn’t bring back our girls

A joint study by UBC and Florida State University was cited in a Boston Globe op-ed focusing on the lack of concrete activism in the current social media-obsessed culture. The […]

Bankruptcy filing worries developers of nanoparticle cancer drugs

Nature reported on the financial issues of a leading biotech firm involved in cancer drug delivery, and includes the work of UBC nano medicine researcher Pieter Cullis. Cullis has been working […]

The world’s most polluted cities

UBC research was cited in a story on MSN Australia about the most polluted cities in the world. According to the research, over 5.5 million people worldwide are dying prematurely […]

Pipeline politics: NEB set to unveil TransMountain report

UBC political scientist George Hoberg was interviewed for a Globe and Mail story about the forthcoming National Energy Board report on the TransMountain pipeline expansion. The government could impose even […]

The advice college grads should be getting

An article on Huffington Post quotes Henry Siu, a UBC economics professor on the topic of ‘job shopping’ for the right career after college. In a 2014 study, Siu co-authored […]

Open letter recognizes significance of Komagata Maru apology

UBC academics were part of the group that signed an open letter published on the National Observer, to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the importance of his apology for the […]

Eight of our favourite Canadian museums

A story on Canadian Geographic lists UBC’s Museum of Anthropology as one of the top eight museums in the country. Anthropology grad and Canadian Geographic senior editor Harry Wilson chose […]

Fish subsidies must come to an end to save ocean stocks

Ussif Rashid Sumaila, director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at UBC, penned an op-ed for Live Science about the need to end fisheries subsidies worldwide. “Our research points to […]

The legacy of the Komagata Maru

In her op-ed for the Globe and Mail, Renisa Mawani, an associate professor of sociology at UBC, said that Prime Minister Trudeau’s apology for turning away the Komagata Maru should […]

Addictions service approved by UBC student society

CBC News reported on a new UBC student service called Vice, aimed at helping students who have problems with alcohol, substance use and technology use. “Maybe you’re not even suffering […]

Website tells Vancouver homeowners to sell below market value

UBC professor Tom Davidoff was interviewed for a CBC News story about the soaring real estate prices in Vancouver. “I think even people who have gotten rich on the housing […]

Campaign highlights Vancouver housing crisis

A story on CTV News reported on the awareness campaign Generation Squeeze which began as a UBC research project. “There’s a common theme of younger Canadians in our 20s, 30s and […]

Listen to William Shatner at UBC’s future-focused event

Vancity Buzz highlighted UBC 100: What’s Next?, an event focusing on the need for exploration in our society. Influential Canadians including Paralympian Rick Hansen, actor William Shatner and environmental activist Tzeporah Berman […]

Accused in UBC Pride flag burning pleads not guilty

The UBC student charged with mischief in connection with a Pride flag burning incident at UBC has pleaded not guilty, reports Daily Xtra.

UBCO offering social anxiety treatment

An article on Kelowna Now highlighted UBC Okanagan`s forthcoming social anxiety clinics, which will open May through December. The clinic will offer the public evidence-based psychological treatment by clinical psychology graduate students, […]

UBC quarterback talks football with Prime Minister Trudeau

The Province reported on the meeting between Prime Minister Trudeau, a UBC alumnus, and UBC Thunderbird quarterback and Vanier Cup champion Michael O’Connor at UBC. “It was definitely an honour to […]