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Yukon’s female engineers look to ‘make a few waves’ in gender diversity

A report from the West Coast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology program at UBC was cited in a CBC North story about female engineers. The 2014 report found gender diversity […]

Jan 5, 2017

Students teach students at volunteer-run language program

CBC featured a language learning program that aims to pair up people, many who are immigrants or refugees, as they learn a new language and help them build a sense […]

Jan 5, 2017

Manslaughter charges for fentanyl dealers when customers die?

Isabel Grant, a UBC law professor, spoke to the Vancouver Sun for a story on the possibility of charging fentanyl dealers with manslaughter when a customer dies from taking the […]

Jan 5, 2017

Steele & Drex: What are road salt’s effects on the environment?

Hans Schreier, a UBC professor emeritus in the faculty of land and food systems, spoke to CKNW about the impacts of road salt on the environment. Schrier said when large amount of […]

Jan 5, 2017

The growing urban-rural divide around the world

The Atlantic quoted Kai Ostwald, a UBC political science professor, in an article about the increasing urban-rural divide in elections as political candidates with rural support come to power. Ostwald […]

Jan 5, 2017

Author readings to check out for Jan. 6-13

A book reading by Coll Thrush, a UBC history professor, was featured in the Seattle Times. His new book, “Indigenous London: Native Travellers at the Heart of Empire,” details London’s history […]

Jan 5, 2017

Don’t set unrealistic goal for weight loss

Komo News interviewed Leslie Lutes, a psychology professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, for an article on setting weight loss goals. Lutes said setting small goals such as buying a fitness tracker […]

Jan 5, 2017

Infants should be eating peanuts by six months, allergists say

The Globe and Mail interviewed Edmond Chan, the head of UBC’s pediatric division of allergy and immunology, for an article on new guidelines for reducing the risk of peanut allergy. Chan […]

Jan 5, 2017

Education reform driven by politics: UBCO study

The Kelowna Daily Courier reported on the findings of a UBC Okanagan study which found that politics plays a big role in B.C. classrooms. Catherine Broom, an assistant professor in […]

Jan 5, 2017

What it’s like to be a varsity eSports player

Sports Illustrated mentioned UBC’s eSports team in an article on the phenomenon of eSports at the varsity level. UBC’s team won its second consecutive North American title in 2016.

Jan 5, 2017

B.C. teen makes Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for incredible inventions

UBC student Ann Makosinski made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Energy category for two of her inventions, Yahoo reported. One is a flashlight operated by the heat […]

Jan 5, 2017

UBC hosts animal activist

Castanet reported that Temple Grandin, a well-known author and animal rights activist will be speaking at UBC’s Okanagan campus later this month. Grandin will discuss her experiences working on construction […]

Jan 5, 2017

Arts Week 2017

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Jan 5, 2017

How Nick Kouvalis turns candidates into winners

An op-ed by Eric Merkley, a UBC political science PhD candidate, was featured in a Maclean’s article on a Canadian political campaign manager. Merkley wrote that one Conservative politician is […]

Jan 5, 2017

Broken foot dampens debut of UBC’s dual-sport star Parker Simson

The Province featured three UBC athlete in an article about Thunderbirds freshmen. The article highlighted the progress of basketball players Parker Simson and Gabrielle Laguerta, and volleyball player Nick Mickelberry. The […]

Jan 5, 2017