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People who focus on pleasure of flavours will have smaller portions

The Daily Mail featured research by UBC Sauder School of Business professor Yann Cornil and INSEAD’s Pierre Chandon that linked portion size and thinking about food. Researchers found that people […]

Oct 24, 2016

Pulitzer winners among Witte Lecture Series speakers

The L.A. Times featured an upcoming lecture by UBC anthropology professor Wade Davis. Davis will discuss various indigenous cultures around the world in a talk titled “The Wayfinders: Why Ancient […]

Oct 24, 2016

Doctor debunks Trump’s ignorance about abortion

MSN published a Metro News story quoting Wendy Norman, a family physician and the chair of family planning public health research at UBC. Norman discussed Donald Trump’s ignorance when he […]

Oct 24, 2016

‘Hidden Life of Trees’ asks us to rethink our relationship to forests

Public Radio International mentioned UBC research on the recently discovered relationships among trees. Work by Suzanne Simard, a UBC forestry professor, is cited in a book called “The Hidden Life […]

Oct 24, 2016

Drone video reveals rarely seen bowhead whales in the Arctic

Yahoo News U.K. featured rare drone footage of bowhead whales capture by UBC researchers. “Much of what we know about their behaviour has come from boat-based or aerial observations from […]

Oct 24, 2016

Theatre troupe enacts murder in UBC’s Botanical Gardens

CBC News highlighted a theatrical performance event being staged inside UBC’s Botanical Gardens. Groups of 13 will be guided through the gardens with flashlights as part of a so-called “murder […]

Oct 24, 2016

Aerobic exercise may ward off memory decline in elderly

Business Standard featured UBC research that showed a regular low impact workout could be associated with slight improvement in memory for seniors who already have memory and thinking problems. “Studies have shown that […]

Oct 24, 2016

Kids are built to get over it

News 1130 featured UBC research that found children are better and faster at healing from injuries than adults give them credit for. Mariana Brussoni, a professor at UBC’s school of […]

Oct 24, 2016

B.C. groups seek hundreds of millions in 2017 federal budget

The Ottawa Citizen included a submission by UBC’s Triumf facility in an article about the groups in B.C. seeking funding in advance of the federal budget. The Triumf facility, which […]

Oct 24, 2016

How mindfulness can help modern conditions

The Ottawa Citizen featured research that examines the benefits of mindfulness. Marlon Danilewitz, who is competing a residency in psychiatry at UBC, said he and his colleagues are combining mindfulness training […]

Oct 24, 2016

School trustee selection process needs review, educator says

CBC quoted Charles Ungerleider, a UBC education professor emeritus, in an article on the need for a review of the school board selection process. Ungerleider said voters should examine what […]

Oct 24, 2016

Williams to be inducted into the B.C. Football Hall of Fame

The Province featured World War II veteran and UBC alumnus Lloyd Williams who will be inducted into the B.C. Football Hall of Fame. Williams played rugby at UBC before going […]

Oct 24, 2016

Ballard’s power play in China’s urban expansion

Yves Tiberghien, director of UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about China’s efforts to make its cities more sustainable as they expand. “You could see that, […]

Oct 24, 2016

Former UBC student begins mediation for human-rights complaint

The Canadian Press reported on the mediation, which begins Monday, between UBC and a former student who filed a human-rights complaint alleging the school discriminated in handling a number of sexual assault […]

Oct 24, 2016

Harvesting Halloween’s annual billion-dollar ball

Business in Vancouver interviewed Katherine White, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, about the ways Halloween is marketed to children. “There’s more and more stuff out there that […]

Oct 24, 2016

Vancouver-area renters pushed away from transit corridors

Paul Kershaw, a UBC professor at the school of population and public health, spoke to the Globe and Mail about the impacts of the affordable housing crisis in Metro Vancouver. Kershaw […]

Oct 24, 2016

Abandon the dream home to be happier

The Tyee featured research by Nathanael Lauster, a UBC sociology professor who studied the decline of the single-family home. “I’m not opposed to the house as part of a set […]

Oct 24, 2016

T-Birds lose to Rams, grid playoffs now in jeopardy

The UBC Thunderbirds football team lost 35-33 to the Regina Rams, The Province reported. After the defeat in Regina, UBC’s playoff fate will now be determined at their regular-season finale […]

Oct 24, 2016

Arthur’s first goal is memorable as Birds win division

The Province reported on the UBC Thunderbirds men’s soccer team, which defeated the UBC Okanagan Heat team 1-0 in extra time. The win means the Thunderbirds have secured home field […]

Oct 24, 2016

A Texas multinational could “walkaround” pipeline safety order

National Observer quoted Jocelyn Stacey, a UBC law professor, for an article about how Kinder Morgan was able to “walk around” a pipeline safety order. Stacey has expertise on regulatory […]

Oct 24, 2016