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UBC Harvest Feastival: Feed your appetite for food, friends and culture

Sep 21, 2016

Empty homes tax to include units used for Airbnb

CBC published a Canadian Press story quoting Tsur Somerville, a UBC business professor, after new details emerged about Vancouver’s proposed empty homes tax. The tax would include secondary properties booked on Airbnb, and the maximum […]

Sep 21, 2016

Colleges whose graduates say they make the world better

Time quoted John Helliwell, a UBC professor emeritus of economics and co-editor of the World Happiness Report, for a story on the value of jobs where the goal is helping […]

Sep 21, 2016

Universities use digital tools to recruit international students

U.S. News & World Report featured UBC in a story on how schools offer virtual tours, online chats and webinars to connect with students. Graeme Menzies, UBC’s director of recruitment marketing and […]

Sep 21, 2016

Migratory birds may be programmed with genetic maps

Smithsonian featured UBC research on the genetic programming that influences bird migration patterns. A team of researchers including Darren Irwin, a UBC ornithologist, and PhD candidate Kira Delmore found evidence […]

Sep 21, 2016

IMF easing debt terms encourages other states to borrow

Sputnik News interviewed Maurice Levi, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, for an article on how the International Monetary Fund’s decision to release financial aid to Ukraine will […]

Sep 21, 2016

Assertiveness controls your actions

Lifehacker highlighted work by Randy J. Peterson, a UBC psychology and psychiatry professor, for a story on how we can be more assertive. Petersen maintains that if you’re trying to […]

Sep 21, 2016

Outrageousness is Trump’s trump card

USA Today published an op-ed by Jessica Tracy, a UBC psychology professor, detailing why the absurd actions of presidential candidate Donald Trump have contributed to his success in the political […]

Sep 21, 2016

Divorce rates coming down despite Jolie vs. Pitt split

Marina Adshade, a lecturer at UBC’s School of Economics who studies marriage, divorce and love in middle age, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce. “Given […]

Sep 21, 2016

UBC’s Brock Commons rises to the top

The Journal of Commerce featured UBC’s Brock Commons, currently the tallest wood building in the world. The 18-storey building is expected to house more than 400 students next September. “This […]

Sep 21, 2016

Bill Gates champions Vancouver’s potential as innovation hub

A partnership between UBC and Microsoft was suggested by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the Emerging Cascadia Innovation Conference in Vancouver, reports the Canadian Press. Business leaders and government officials including Microsoft […]

Sep 21, 2016

Therapy dogs help UBC students cope

The Vancouver Sun featured a dog therapy session at UBC. A group of therapy dogs are visiting students at the university to help them deal with the stress of starting a new […]

Sep 21, 2016

Canada’s criminal justice system needs urgent reform

A report co-authored by UBC law professor Benjamin Perrin was featured on CBC. The report, released by a public policy think tank assessed the criminal justice systems of every province and territory […]

Sep 21, 2016

New Chinese school focuses on Cantonese conversations

Metro News featured a new type of Cantonese language classes with Zoe Lam, a UBC linguistics researcher that will focus on basic language for tasks such as buying groceries and […]

Sep 21, 2016

Extradition treaty with China would be an affront to human rights

The Globe and Mail published an op-ed by Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, on Canada’s extradition treaty with China. “Prime Minister […]

Sep 21, 2016

Help at hand for anxiety

Castanet reported  on the social anxiety group treatment program offered by UBC Okanagan’s Interprofessional Clinic. The group treatment is for people who feel intense anxiety in social situations, have difficulty interacting with […]

Sep 21, 2016

M.B.A. and E.M.B.A. tuition costs in Canada

Maclean’s published a list of Canadian business school tuition costs. UBC’s Sauder School of Business was listed at the seventh-most expensive business program in Canada, costing $44,760. The most expensive […]

Sep 21, 2016

UBC will be first B.C. university to offer rape kits on campus

Vice reported that UBC will be the first university in the province to have sexual assault evidence collection kits, or rape kits, located on campus. Students who have been sexually […]

Sep 21, 2016