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UBC Reports | January 20

UBC Reports | January 20

Jan 20, 2017

Santa Ono and his vision for UBC

In Conversations That Matter, veteran interviewer Stuart McNish discusses the issues that shape our world with thought leaders.

Jan 20, 2017

T-Birds battle for playoff berth against Huskies

T-Birds battle for playoff berth against Huskies

With points in four of their last six games, the UBC Thunderbirds face a big test hosting the Canada West leading Saskatchewan Huskies Friday and Saturday.

Jan 20, 2017

When a hostess refused to take my ‘difficult’ name, I worried about the Canada I love

When a hostess refused to take my ‘difficult’ name, I worried about the Canada I love

When a hostess refused to take my ‘difficult’ name, I worried about the Canada I love Boluwaji Ogunyemi, the chief resident of dermatology at UBC, wrote an op-ed about the […]

Jan 20, 2017

One in 5 adults access others’ social media without permission

Various media outlets featured UBC research that found one in five adults have snooped through their friend’s, romantic partner’s or family member’s social media account using the person’s own device. […]

Jan 20, 2017

‘Toxic handler’: Struggles of the friend who’s always there for you

CNN quoted Sandra Robinson, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, for a story about toxic handlers, or people who help others deal with everyday stresses and emotional situations. Robinson […]

Jan 20, 2017

Meditation popular with Hugh Jackman could make you smarter

The Daily Mirror featured research by Lori Brotto, a psychologist and UBC professor of gynecology, for an article on the benefits of practising mindfulness. Brotto’s work has shown that mindfulness helped “sexually […]

Jan 20, 2017

Why we expect the Girl Scouts to be progressive

Pacific Standard cited an essay by Barbara Arneil, a UBC political scientist, for a story about how the history of the Girl Scouts has influenced their behaviour, including the decision for 75 scouts […]

Jan 20, 2017

Tim Hortons, Burger King plan app in push towards automation

David Hardisty, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, spoke to the Canadian Press after it was announced that Tim Hortons and Burger King plan to launch an app for pre-order […]

Jan 20, 2017

Vancouver to host 2018 Canadian figure skating championships

Next year’s Canadian figure skating championships will be held at UBC’s Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, the Canadian Press reported. The event will determine the Canadian team for the Pyeongchang […]

Jan 20, 2017

Kevin O’Leary’s TV work isn’t illegal, but it could prove problematic

Daniel Moscrop, a UBC political science PhD candidate, spoke to Yahoo about the implications of Kevin O’Leary’s television work since he entered the race for leadership of the federal Conservative […]

Jan 20, 2017

Palm trees survive cold snap

CBC interviewed Douglas Justice, the associate director of horticulture at UBC Botanical Garden, about how palm trees in Vancouver survive the cold weather. Justice said the palm tree species in […]

Jan 20, 2017

Who knew Neil Young had position on electoral reform?

Wade Davis, a UBC anthropology professor and BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk, was one of the signatories of a letter calling for electoral reform, the Ottawa […]

Jan 20, 2017

Canada’s top party schools 2017

Maclean’s released the results of a student survey that ranked Canada’s top “party schools.” The schools were ranked by average hours spent partying a week, calculated from self-reported data. St. […]

Jan 20, 2017

Election builds momentum for inquiry into aboriginal women

Deena Rymhs, a UBC English professor who teaches indigenous literature, spoke to the Montreal Gazette about the creation of a parliamentary inquiry into the high rates of violence against indigenous women. Rymhs said the victims of […]

Jan 20, 2017

UBC’s new $39M aquatic facility to open Monday

UBC’s new aquatic centre will open on Monday, CKNW reported. Kavie Toor, UBC’s senior director of facilities, recreation and sport, said the centre will foster a sense of community and […]

Jan 20, 2017

B.C. must prove state of emergency needed on overdose crisis

Kerry Jang, a UBC psychiatry professor and Vancouver city councilor, spoke to the Vancouver Sun after Health Minister Jane Philpott said the onus is on B.C. to prove the federal […]

Jan 20, 2017

Stressed? Park it — public health experts will thank you

Metro News highlighted a report co-authored by Matilda van den Bosch, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, that found a connection between our health and access […]

Jan 20, 2017

Local youth has prime minister’s ear

Castanet featured a UBC student who earned a coveted spot on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Youth Council. Mac Tebbutt, a third-year engineering student at UBC’s Okanagan campus and the only […]

Jan 20, 2017

Workshops planned for prospective visual arts students

UBC’s Okanagan campus is hosting a series of workshops for prospective visual arts students, the Kelowna Daily Courier reported. The first workshop, screen printing t-shirts, takes place on Jan. 21, […]

Jan 20, 2017