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Women over 70 pay a premium for new cars

The Financial Times reported on a study including UBC researchers that found older consumers paid a clear premium for new cars. Academics from UBC, the University of Toronto and the University of California, […]

Aug 16, 2016

North America realty appeal varies

China Daily quoted UBC business professor Thomas Davidoff for a story on how Chinese interest in Vancouver real estate may dwindle in light of the foreign buyer tax. Davidoff said […]

Aug 16, 2016

Here is your guide to free online courses on urbanism

CityLab featured a UBC geography course in an article highlighting free online courses. Geography professor Karen Bakker teaches the course called “Urban Water: Innovations for Sustainability.” The class covers innovative urban […]

Aug 16, 2016

Arctic cruises could fuel a climate change ‘feedback loop’

Motherboard quoted Michael Byers, a UBC professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, for a story on a contentious cruise ship journey. The luxury cruise ship […]

Aug 16, 2016

Saving Canada’s only desert

Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported on how scientists and indigenous people are working to protect the ecosystem in the Okanagan Desert. Lael Parrott, director of the Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, […]

Aug 16, 2016

4 things to do outside the office to boost creativity

Fast Company featured UBC research for an article on increasing creativity outside of the office. Researchers from the Sauder School of Business created brainstorming experiments in three different environments to measure […]

Aug 16, 2016

One step closer to proving black holes evaporate

Gizmodo highlighted new Israeli research which saw entangled photons or particles of light being emitted by an acoustic black hole. The research brings scientists a step closer to proving that black holes […]

Aug 16, 2016

After bear attack, Coquitlam plans crackdown on garbage

The Vancouver Sun quoted Wayne Goodey, a UBC zoology professor, for a story on a bear attack in Coquitlam. Goodey said this season is problematic because bear cubs are being […]

Aug 16, 2016

Steve Edge and Linda McRae join B.C. hall of fame

The Province featured Steve Edge, a longtime advocate for folk and roots music in Vancouver, who will be inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall Of Fame. Edge began working in […]

Aug 16, 2016

Last fluent Sto:lo speaker’s language ‘lives within her’

A Vancouver Sun article featured the last person who fluently speaks Upriver Halkomelem, the anglicized term, for the Sto:lo language. Elizabeth Phillips is collaborating with linguists, including Strang Burton, a Sto:lo […]

Aug 16, 2016

Cloud services rewriting the business playbook

The Vancouver Sun interviewed Carson Woo, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, for a story on how Vancouver-based tech companies use cloud-based solutions in the business world. Woo […]

Aug 16, 2016

Introduction to “Small-space” Gardening: Balconies, Containers, Patios

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Aug 16, 2016

What no one tells you about having a baby

Metro News quoted Lynn Stothers, a UBC professor of female urology, for a story on the changes that happen to a woman’s body after giving birth. Stothers said pelvic muscle […]

Aug 16, 2016

Business challenges abound for PNE’s annual fair

Business in Vancouver interviewed Darren Dahl, director of UBC’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School, for a story on the business challenges at the PNE. Three years ago the annual summer fair started a five-year […]

Aug 16, 2016

Liberals not necessarily advantaged by ranked ballot system

Kenneth Carty, a UBC political science professor emeritus, discussed the possibility of an electoral system of ranked ballots for a Canadian Press story published on CBC. “My best guess, without doing a close […]

Aug 16, 2016

Ice-cream shops are reinventing soft-serve

The Globe and Mail published a Canadian Press story on new innovations in the soft-serve ice cream market and quoted Ann Stone, a lecturer at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. “Ice cream is […]

Aug 16, 2016

VRCA Silver Awards winners showcase construction excellence

The Journal of Commerce reported on the Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s Silver Awards of Excellence winners. The UBC buildings that won awards include the Student Union Building, the UBC District Energy […]

Aug 16, 2016