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Wendy Norman, a leading researcher in women’s reproductive health at UBC was quoted in a story about a late-term abortion in the Ottawa Citizen. Norman said that abortions after 24 […]
Dec 22, 2016
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Dec 21, 2016
The Vancouver Sun featured a story on two UBC graduate students, Mohit Sodhi and Lindsay Richter, who are helping disadvantaged children in B.C. by providing school items like lice kits, […]
UBC political science PhD candidate David Moscrop spoke to News1130 about Prime Minister Trudeau’s West Coast tour, aimed at convincing people in B.C. that approving the Trans Mountain expansion is […]
UBC president Santa Ono penned an op-ed in Business In Vancouver, reflecting on his arrival in Vancouver and highlighting a number of emerging themes in UBC’s new strategic plan for […]
David Walker, lead author of a UBC Okanagan and UBC Sauder School of Business study, appeared on Roundhouse Radio to talk about how to get better customer service by changing […]
UBC professor Michael Byers was quoted by the Canadian Press about the joint US-Canada announcement banning offshore oil and gas activity in the Arctic. Byers pointed out that the ban is […]
UBC political scientist Chris Erickson appeared on The Early Edition on CBC Radio to discuss the possible impacts of the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey on Russian-Turkish relations, […]
Vancouver Is Awesome featured the UBC Botanical Garden’s Christmas Tree Recycling Fundraiser, which runs from Dec. 26, 2016 to Jan. 8, 2017. Members of the public are encouraged to bring […]
UBC adjunct professor Mark Haden appeared on CBC’s The Current to talk about safe consumption sites in the context of the ongoing opioid overdose crisis. Haden said that while the […]
An op-ed in Nature mentions a fellowship directed by Sally Otto, an evolutionary biologist at UBC, that funds early-career scientists to do applied research on important conservation issues and provides […]
CBC Montreal interviewed Carson Woo, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, for an article about a Florida-based merchant who was the target of an online scam. Woo said many people are not careful […]
Dec 20, 2016
New Scientist interviewed Liisa Galea, a UBC neuroscientist, for an article about changes to the brains of new mothers. Galea said mothers intuitively know they feel different and now the […]
The New Zealand Herald featured UBC research that examined the emotions of livestock. The dairy calf project, a collaboration between the UBC animal welfare program and New Zealand’s AgResearch institute, […]
The Korea Times highlighted UBC research that used puppets to demonstrate that even eight-month-old babies can understand fairness and promoting punishment for misbehaviour. The majority of children who watched one […]
Nathanael Lauster, a UBC sociology professor, spoke to CBC’s Early Edition about B.C.’s new program to give loans to first-time homebuyers to cover their down payment. He said the grant […]
Thomas Davidoff, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, was quoted in a Huffington Post story about Canada’s housing supply crisis. Davidoff said an increase in home prices should be […]
24 Hours Toronto highlighted a study from UBC’s Okanagan campus that found traditional university lectures may not be an effective method to help students acquire problem-solving skills. Heather Hurren, manager […]
The Vancouver Sun interviewed Clark Lim, a UBC transportation engineer, after nearly three-quarters of people who responded to a BCAA survey said traffic is getting worse in Vancouver. Lim said planners […]
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