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How to pick the right sunscreen—and use it properly

How to pick the right sunscreen—and use it properly

When it comes to sunscreen, the average consumer could be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed by the array of choices and information available.

Jun 7, 2016

Rogue fishing vessels still able to secure insurance

The Jakarta Globe reported on a UBC study that found many fishing vessels flagged for illegal activity are still able to get insurance. “Restricting access to insurance could play a major […]

Jun 7, 2016

Save music in Vancouver’s elementary schools

Jonathan Girard, director of orchestras and assistant professor of conducting and ensembles at the UBC School of Music, wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun about saving music in elementary schools. […]

Jun 7, 2016

Why we should use less water in Metro Vancouver

A story on CBC News on Vancouver water use quotes Hans Schreier, a UBC professor in water resources management. Metro Vancouver hopes citizens will use less water by following the rules as Stage […]

Jun 7, 2016

China’s banking/debt situation a volatile mix

A story in the Vancouver Sun features an interview with professor Kai Li, W.M. Young chair in finance at UBC’s Sauder school of business. She singled out China’s stock market and banking […]

Jun 7, 2016

Robertson-Trudeau rapport at risk due to pipeline lobbying

A story in the Vancouver Sun focused on Gregor Robertson’s trip to Ottawa to lobby against the Kinder Morgan pipeline project. UBC political scientist Richard Johnston said Kinder Morgan and […]

Jun 7, 2016

UBC researching mushrooms as building material

An article on Journal of Commerce highlighted UBC research on using mushrooms as building material. Joe Dahmen, assistant professor at the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, is one […]

Jun 7, 2016

Do snobbish sales associates lead you to buy more?

The Daily Times reported on shopping-related research from UBC’s Sauder school of business. The study, titled “Should the Devil Sell Prada?” found that people who are snubbed by a sales […]

Jun 7, 2016

Success by degrees at UBCO

Castanet reported on the group of students who will graduate from UBCO in the university’s centennial year. “This spring, in rounding out the celebrations marking 100 years of the University […]

Jun 7, 2016

University Neighbourhoods Association Community Yard Sale

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Jun 7, 2016

Women’s period seen as barrier to medical research

CBC News interviewed Dr. Jerilynn Prior, a UBC professor of endocrinology, about the consequences when women are underrepresented as participants in medical research. Women are seen to be more complex because of […]

Jun 7, 2016

Vancouver’s top Airbnb earners are commercial hosts

A Globe and Mail story about Vancouver’s Airbnb market focuses on research by a UBC School of Community and Regional Planning student. Iain Marjoribanks found that 53 per cent of […]

Jun 7, 2016

Summer program trains indigenous artists in wood carving

A story in University Affairs highlights a training program for indigenous wood carvers co-created by UBC forestry professor Chris Gaston. The Opening Doors program includes computer numerical control technology that quickly reproduces […]

Jun 7, 2016