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Trudeau ends Harper’s tradition of attending Arctic military exercise

Huffington Post published a Canadian Press story about the Prime Minister’s involvement in Arctic issues which features Michael Byers, a UBC professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law.  […]

Mysterious Barricades Concert

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New UBC residence reflects adjusted expectations

The Globe and Mail reported on UBC’s new student residence the Orchard Commons which is open to both domestic and international students and houses Vantage College, a first-year program for international students. Vantage […]

Doubts over catch-and-release sturgeon fishery

The Vancouver Sun featured a study on lucrative catch-and-release sport fishing as it relates to threatened white sturgeon in the lower Fraser River Scott Hinch, a professor in UBC’s department […]

What to expect from Justin Trudeau’s trip to China

Business in Vancouver quoted Yves Tiberghien, director of UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, for a story on a potential partnership with China as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels to the […]

A Chinese dynasty with a 21st-century outlook

Timothy Cheek, co-director of UBC’s Centre for Chinese Research was quoted in a Globe and Mail story on how China is looking for inspiration from its imperial past. For example, […]

QEW toll lanes met with strong demand – will it last?

The Globe and Mail interviewed Ashley Whillans, a UBC PhD candidate in social psychology, for a story on new toll lanes in Toronto. The article questions the ability of pace-for-access […]

UBC crowned 2nd best university in Canada

Kelowna Now reported that UBC has been ranked the second-best university in Canada according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The top spot in the country went to the […]

Economist blames media for high housing prices

News 1130 interviewed Tsur Somerville, director of UBC’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate at the Sauder School of Business, for a story on where to place blame for […]

UBC, SFU rekindle lost rivalry in women’s soccer

The Province reported on the UBC Thunderbirds women’s soccer team after they played Simon Fraser University on Saturday. The Thunderbirds, who are the defending Canadian Interuniversity Sport national champions, came away with a […]

Vanier Cup champs UBC Tbirds crushed in exhibition

The Province reported on the UBC Thunderbirds football team after they lost 50-7 in an exhibition match to the Manitoba Bison. “I told the players that I had never been […]

Border lineups could be shorter with new scheduling

Global featured research from UBC’s Sauder School of Business which found border line-ups could move up to 18 per cent faster if Canada Border Services Agency would schedule shifts to […]

Port in a storm

Michael Byers, a UBC professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, spoke to the National Post for a story on a port closure in Churchill, Manitoba. […]

UBC Reports | August 26

UBC Reports | August 26

THC makes rats lazy

New research from the University of British Columbia suggests there may be some truth to the belief that marijuana use causes laziness.

UBC and Manitoba to make CIS history in VI Thunder Bowl

UBC and Manitoba to make CIS history in VI Thunder Bowl

The exhibition game will make history as the first ever CIS football game played on Vancouver Island.

IV vitamins: Say it isn’t so

IV vitamins: Say it isn’t so

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 […]

Examining banks’ loan exposure backed by residential real estate

MSN published a Vancouver Sun article quoting Thomas Davidoff, a UBC economist, about Canadian banks’ exposure to loans backed by residential real estate. An analyst looked at all six major Canadian banks and found that […]

Female CEOs and senators disproportionately blond

Slate reported on research by Jennifer Berdahl and Natalya Alonso, professors at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. The researchers found that two per cent of the global population and five per […]

THC effects include sluggish behaviour

The International Business Times reported on UBC research that found THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, makes rats less likely to exert the cognitive effort needed for tough tasks. “Perhaps unsurprisingly, […]