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Vancouver looking to cash in on home-field advantage

Business in Vancouver reported on Sport Hosting Vancouver, a partnership including UBC that aims to bring more world-class sporting events to Vancouver. Tourism Vancouver partnered with UBC, the City of […]

Nov 25, 2016

What’s in your pot? Marketplace tests today’s weed

CBC interviewed Jonathan Page, a UBC botany professor, for an article about the average levels of THC present in marijuana at Toronto dispensaries. The pot tested by CBC had strains reaching as high at […]

Nov 25, 2016

Counsellor overbills $360K for care of First Nations patients

CBC mentioned a former UBC dentist for a story on a case of overbilling in Health Canada’s programs for First Nations and Inuit peoples.

Nov 25, 2016

The truth about trichotillomania, the hair pulling disorder

Evelyn Stewart, a UBC professor of psychiatry, was quoted in a CBC story about trichotillomania, a hair pulling disorder. Stewart said the disorder seems to be connected to genetics and […]

Nov 25, 2016

‘We’ve been deceived’: Many clinical trial results never published

UBC was mentioned in a CBC story about clinical trials that do not publish results. TrialsTracker is an online tool that keeps a list of all the trials registered on […]

Nov 25, 2016

Discussing teaching success on iPads

Susan Birch, a UBC psychology professor was interviewed on Pulse FM (Nov. 16) about her research that found teaching children with iPad apps yielded the same result as teaching in […]

Nov 25, 2016

Alberta judge cuts sex predator’s sentence in half after jail beating

Efrat Arbel, a UBC law professor and prison law expert, spoke to the Globe and Mail after a sexual predator who was beaten by fellow inmates and a guard while […]

Nov 25, 2016

Why are some millennials so anxious about saving for retirement?

Paul Kershaw, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, spoke to the Globe and Mail about retirement savings anxiety experienced by millennials. He said the focus on […]

Nov 25, 2016

Russia seeks thawed relations with Canada over North Pole claim

Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, spoke to the Canadian Press after a Russian politician suggested his country maybe willing to work […]

Nov 25, 2016

Toronto mayor wants tolls on major highways into city

Robin Lindsey, a professor at UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to the Canadian Press for an article about a proposed toll highways in Toronto. Lindsey specializes in transportation funding […]

Nov 25, 2016

UBC Dialogues: Why has Vancouver been slow to join sharing economy?

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Nov 25, 2016

Event targets artists interested in UBCO program

Kelowna Daily Courier featured Portfolio Day, hosted by the Visual Arts program at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Prospective applicants to the bachelor of fine arts program and artists in the community will have […]

Nov 25, 2016

Nobel prize winners to be discussed at UBC Okanagan

Six Nobel Prize winners will be the topic of discussion at the fourth annual Nobel Night at UBC’s Okanagan campus, Kelowna Capital News reported. Two of the winners up for […]

Nov 25, 2016

UBCO designed wastewater system will protect aquatic life

Kelowna Now highlighted engineering research from UBC’s Okanagan campus that may better protect aquatic life from suffocating algae blooms. “Phosphorus can cause significant environmental damage and millions of dollars in […]

Nov 25, 2016

Christie Blatchford: UBC prof who denounced U of T colleague in gender debate has skeletons in own classroom

The National Post reported on allegations against Mary Bryson, a UBC professor of education, from a former student in one of Bryson’s women’s studies classes in 1991. Bryson addressed the […]

Nov 25, 2016

Black Friday ads make us all crazy

Global featured UBC Sauder School of Business research that sheds light on why violence often occurs during Black Friday retail sales. Participants in the study were found to be more […]

Nov 24, 2016

An 800-year-old tree will be a story of reconciliation

Huffington Post highlighted a totem pole on UBC campus which will be known as the Reconciliation Pole. Haida artist James Hart, his family and several colleagues are in the last […]

Nov 24, 2016

World-renowned UBC marine lab set to close

Global reported on the potential closure of UBC’s open water research station, a one-of-a-kind facility created with the goal of saving Steller sea lions. Without new funding from the U.S. government, […]

Nov 24, 2016

Metro Vancouver’s first “VR” lounge

Global featured Metro Vancouver’s first virtual reality arcade created by two recent UBC grads, Charlie Shi and Alexander Chua. “You’ve heard that Wayne Gretzky quote about skating to where the puck […]

Nov 24, 2016

B.C. expects more international students under Trump’s America

The Vancouver Sun reported on the expected increase in international students in B.C. as a result of Donald Trump’s election. Damara Klaassen, senior director of UBC’s International Student Initiative, said […]

Nov 24, 2016