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The mass wood structure and façade has been completed for UBC’s Brock Commons student residence four months ahead of schedule, showcasing the advantages of building with wood.
Sep 15, 2016
A research interest in bamboo and a love for sushi has inspired a UBC student to launch a line of home décor products made from recycled chopsticks.
CNN interviewed Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, a UBC professor in the School of Population and Public Health, for a story on Health Canada’s amended regulations that will allow doctors to prescribe heroin to treat people who are severely […]
The Atlantic interviewed Henry Siu, a UBC economics professor, for a story on how college students can ensure their career paths lead to success. “Rapid advances in machine learning mean we will […]
Fox News reported on UBC research that found the hormone receptors in mouse cells that could stimulate the growth of fibrosis, the thickening and scarring of tissue that can damage the intestines […]
Global News reported on UBC’s new on-campus sexual assault testing policy. The university is now the only school in B.C. to provide rape kits and forensic exams on the campus. […]
CBC reported on the uncertainty that glucose-lowering drugs help ward off long-term complications associated with Type 2 diabetes. The UBC Therapeutics Initiative is asking Health Canada to demand better evidence that the drugs improve long-term […]
The Globe and Mail spoke to Tsur Somerville, a UBC business professor, for a story on the proposed empty home tax in Vancouver. “I don’t know how successful they’ll be at getting […]
Paul Evans, a professor at UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, was quoted in the Globe and Mail for a Canadian Press story on Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s upcoming visit to Canada. Evans […]
Maclean’s quoted Emma Cunliffe, a UBC law professor, for a story on the training of Canadian judges in light of Justice Robin Camp’s mishandling of a rape case in 2014. […]
CBC featured a video game designed at UBC that is based on the premise that the government ignored climate change and led to a dystopian wasteland in Delta, B.C. Alicia […]
Business in Vancouver highlighted UBC’s Brock Commons student residence and interviewed John Metras, managing director of infrastructure development at UBC. Metras said UBC is using mass timber technology because it fits […]
Castanet reported on the completion of the Bulman Road UBC Connector trail for people cycling to UBC’s Okanagan campus. The four-metre wide trail will pass under the highway connecting the […]
Daily Hive featured an upcoming event that aims to create a conversation about mental illness and features talks by two UBC professors. Dr. Erin Michalak, a UBC psychiatry professor and Steven […]
The Georgia Straight featured UBC alumna Molly MacKinnon, who studied violin performance at UBC. She recalled the influence of her university studies on her musical career. “I was originally introduced to Eckhardt-Gramatté […]
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The Walrus quoted Mark Haden, a professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, for a story on how a compound in magic mushrooms was shown to reduce symptoms of treatment-resistant depression. […]
The Walrus published a story about the dismissal of Steven Galloway, the former head of the UBC creative writing head department. The article examines UBC’s handling of the departure and includes comments from […]
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