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New tool for medical students’ anatomy lessons – a virtual scalpel

New tool for medical students’ anatomy lessons – a virtual scalpel

First-year medical students at UBC will begin using a state-of-the-art touch-screen table that displays detailed images of internal anatomy.

Aug 25, 2016

IV vitamins: Say it isn’t so

Julie Robillard, a UBC neurology professor and Judy Illes, a UBC neurology professor and Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics, criticized the business of intravenous vitamin therapy, in an op-ed for […]

Aug 25, 2016

Novel inspired by scientist’s experience with capuchin monkeys

Metro News featured author and UBC alumnus Andrew Westoll who worked as a scientist before turning to a career in writing. The Jungle South of the Mountain, is “a psychological mystery […]

Aug 25, 2016

Why an outsized number of blondes are leading the U.S.

Huffington Post quoted Jennifer Berdahl, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, for a story on the disproportionate number of blonde women who hold powerful positions in the U.S. […]

Aug 25, 2016

In defence of stoned rats science labelled ‘lazy’

Vice featured UBC research that discovered how THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, makes rats less likely to exert the cognitive effort required for tough tasks. “What’s interesting, however, is […]

Aug 25, 2016

Kelmscott Chaucer bound for UBC

CBC reported on the famous Kelmscott Chaucer book recently purchased by UBC. There are only 48 books with the same style binding like it in the world. The university acquired […]

Aug 25, 2016

Plumbing the secrets of tissue paper

Science Daily featured UBC mechanical engineering research that has made large strides towards perfecting tissue paper. A team working with professors Sheldon Green and Srikanth Phani created what may be […]

Aug 25, 2016

African bird shows signs of evil stepdad behaviour

Science Daily featured research by Martha Nelson-Flower, a postdoctoral fellow at UBC’s faculty of forestry, on favouritism in relationships between an African desert-dwelling male bird and their offspring. Nelson-Flower found that […]

Aug 25, 2016

Seal leaps on boat to escape killer whales

The Toronto Star quoted Andrew Trites, a UBC professor of marine mammalogy, for a story on a seal that survived a whale attack by jumping onto a boat. “It came […]

Aug 25, 2016

UBC Opera Ensemble adds magic to Mozart

The Vancouver Sun featured UBC’s Opera Ensemble, which made its annual showcases at Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach. Soprano Kallie Clayton and Nicole Brooks share the female lead while Spencer […]

Aug 25, 2016

Sailbot hopes to go where none like it have gone before

CBC Newfoundland reported on the launch Wednesday of an autonomous sailboat in St. John’s. The boat is a project by UBC engineering students who are part of a robotics team aiming […]

Aug 25, 2016

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Aug 25, 2016

UBC scientist working to turn crustacean shells into plastics

The Globe and Mail reported on work by Mark MacLachlan, a UBC chemistry professor, who found a way to turn the exoskeletons of lobsters, crabs and shrimp into biodegradable plastics […]

Aug 25, 2016

Former UBC faculty member misused funds for personal gain, university says

The Globe and Mail reported on a lawsuit filed by the federal government against UBC and a former UBC faculty member over alleged misuse of millions of dollars in funds allocated […]

Aug 25, 2016

Nunavut board waives environmental review for cruise ship

Michael Byers, a UBC professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, spoke to CBC about the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s recommendation that the federal government approve a plan […]

Aug 25, 2016

Why bisexual women are more at risk for domestic violence

The Globe and Mail interviewed Elizabeth Saewyc, a professor at UBC’s School of Nursing, for a story on why bisexual women are at a higher risk for domestic violence. For […]

Aug 25, 2016

VPD apprehensions under the Mental Health Act level off

The Georgia Straight featured a study co-authored by Thomas Kerr, a UBC professor in the Department of Medicine, about the Vancouver Police Department’s application of the Mental Health Act. The […]

Aug 25, 2016

Health staff knew inmate who died of overdose took pills

Maclean’s published a Canadian Press article quoting Dr. Evan Wood, a UBC professor in the Faculty of Medicine, after questions were raised about how prison medical staff dealt with a […]

Aug 25, 2016

UBC gamers to mentor high school clubs

24 Hours Vancouver featured the UBC eSports Association as they look to work with young gamers at local high schools to help them expand their clubs and learn various skills. […]

Aug 25, 2016

The murky case for Victoria sewage treatment

The Tyee interviewed Richard Pawlowicz, a UBC professor in the earth, ocean and atmospheric science department, for a story on the need for sewage treatment in different parts of B.C. […]

Aug 25, 2016