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Aug 17, 2016

July was ‘absolutely’ Earth’s hottest month ever recorded

The Washington Post interviewed Simon Donner, a UBC climatology professor, after July 2016 became the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. NASA data showed Earth’s temperature reached its highest point since record-keeping […]

Aug 17, 2016

New study supports Stephen Hawking’s theory

The Washington Post quoted William Unruh, a UBC physicist, after new Israeli research saw entangled photons or particles of light being emitted by an acoustic black hole. The Israeli research […]

Aug 17, 2016

Cruise ship sails for the Arctic, thanks to climate change

The Washington Post quoted Michael Byers, a UBC professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, for a story on a luxury cruise ship voyage that has […]

Aug 17, 2016

Six mistakes to avoid for a good first impression

UBC psychology research was highlighted in a Psychology Today article on the art of making a good first impression. Researchers Katherine Rogers and Jeremy Biesanz found that people bring their […]

Aug 17, 2016

I don’t need to Purell to hold my grandchild

Brett Finlay, a UBC microbiologist and Marie-Claire Arrieta, a UBC micro biome researcher and post-doctoral fellow were featured in the Boston Herald. The researchers maintain that bacteria and other microbes, often […]

Aug 17, 2016

Foreigner in China

China Central Television 4 broadcast a documentary on Yves Tiberghien, the director of UBC’s Institute of Asian Research. “I’m very optimistic about China’s future,” Tiberghien says in the documentary. “China […]

Aug 17, 2016

TBirds football team tackling concussion threat head-on

CBC reported on kinesiology research involving the UBC Thunderbirds football team. “We know there is issues with head impacts,” said PhD candidate Harrison Brown, one of the researchers studying concussions. […]

Aug 17, 2016

B.C.’s failed experiment in primary-care reform

The Globe and Mail published an op-ed co-authored by Kimberlyn McGrail, a professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health. McGrail and Ruth Lavergne of Simon Fraser University note that […]

Aug 17, 2016

Will UBC’s student housing complex be ready by September?

Vancouver Sun columnist Douglas Todd highlighted a new 18-storey UBC student housing complex that is scheduled to be completed in September. About half of the 1,047 beds in Orchard Commons will be […]

Aug 17, 2016

The more things change, the more they stay the same

The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed by Charles Ungerleider, a UBC professor emeritus of educational studies, on the latest B.C. public school curriculum. “Like a fresh coat of paint, the […]

Aug 17, 2016

How soft serve ice cream companies can survive winter

Ottawa Business Journal published a Canadian Press story on the soft-serve ice cream market makeover. Ann Stone, a lecturer at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, weighed in on the nostalgia […]

Aug 17, 2016

Rough ride knocks Canadian swimmer into middle of pack

The National Post interviewed UBC swim coach Steve Price for a story on the Olympic men’s marathon swim. Price weighed in on the 17th place finish of Richard Weinberger of […]

Aug 17, 2016

Vancouver rents on track to jump 20% in 2016

Metro News highlighted research by Thomas Davidoff, a UBC economics professor, that shows Vancouver rents are on track to increase 20 per cent this year. Davidoff tracked Craigslist online rental […]

Aug 17, 2016

Marijuana to be fed to lab mice

UBC pharmacology research on the effects of cannabis was featured in 24 Hours Vancouver. Researchers want to see if cannabis will be more effective than regular medication for treating cancer-related […]

Aug 17, 2016

Richmond businesses negatively impacted by high housing prices

Daily Hive interviewed Tsur Somerville, a professor at UBC’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, for a story on how housing costs are preventing companies from hiring and keeping employees in Richmond. […]

Aug 17, 2016

New condos may be vulnerable to seismic shocks

Perry Adebar, head of the civil engineering department at UBC, spoke to Roundhouse Radio about how new condos may be uninhabitable after a major earthquake. “The most serious threat after […]

Aug 17, 2016