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Experts on the Kinder Morgan, Northern Gateway and Line 3 pipeline decisions

Experts on the Kinder Morgan, Northern Gateway and Line 3 pipeline decisions

UBC experts are available to comment on the federal government’s decision on three pipeline projects.

Nov 29, 2016

15 years later feds still fail to address deadly problem

Forbes quoted Frank Navin, a UBC engineering professor emeritus, in a story about seat-back failures in cars. “There is no reason on God’s green earth that we cannot design against […]

Nov 29, 2016

What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas

The Montreal Gazette quoted Catherine Winstanley, a UBC psychology professor, for a story about the distractions present in casinos and how it compares to how our brains react to smartphone […]

Nov 29, 2016

Science for sweet tooths

Science for sweet tooths

Food scientists at UBC have developed a faster and cheaper way to quantify antioxidant levels in chocolate.

Nov 29, 2016

Canadian literary world divides over sex charges against novelist

The Guardian reported on the division in the Canadian literary community following an open letter from more than 80 Canadian authors defending former UBC creative writing professor Steven Galloway. The main […]

Nov 29, 2016

Heat women get second win, prep for UBC

The Kelowna Capital News reported on the UBCO Heat women’s basketball team which came out of the weekend with one win and one loss. The Heat have a season record of […]

Nov 29, 2016

FortisBC complains as city phases out fossil fuels

The Vancouver Sun quoted Martin Ordonez, a UBC electrical and computer engineering professor and the Canada Research Chair for power converters for renewable energy systems. Vancouver is aiming to phase out the use […]

Nov 29, 2016

Ottawa urged to reject retirement home bid by Chinese group

Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, spoke to the Globe and Mail after a Beijing-based insurer with a questionable ownership structure is […]

Nov 29, 2016

New app crowdsources reports of B.C. environmental abuses

The Globe and Mail reported on an app created by the spatial information for community engagement lab at UBC’s Okanagan campus. The app, which is the result of a collaboration […]

Nov 29, 2016

6.4% rent increase in Metro Vancouver is highest ever recorded

Metro News cited research by Thomas Davidoff, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, after Metro Vancouver’s steepest rent rise in history was tracked by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The survey […]

Nov 29, 2016

Industry watchers question Shaw’s Freedom Mobile strategy

The Financial Post published an article featuring an interview with Marc-David L. Seidel, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor. Seidel said the restricted launch of a new high-speed wireless […]

Nov 29, 2016

Trudeau’s six unanswered questions on Kinder Morgan expansion

The Tyee quoted Kathryn Harrison, a UBC political science professor, in an article about the federal government’s ministerial panel report on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project proposed by Kinder Morgan. […]

Nov 29, 2016

Innovation bootcamps for B.C. contractors set to roll out

The Journal of Commerce quoted Jennifer Sanguinetti, UBC’s director of project services, for a story about leadership training programs for construction associations. At one seminar Sanguinetti will discuss how to […]

Nov 29, 2016

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Nov 29, 2016

Pro-life display at UBCO postponed

The Kelowna Daily Courier reported on the postponement of a pro-life display at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Some students said the graphic images of aborted fetuses were unsettling and would take […]

Nov 29, 2016