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Jan 30, 2017
The Georgia Straight reported on a staging of Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information, put on by UBC’s department of theatre and film production. Lauren Taylor, a master’s candidate, directs the […]
The Globe and Mail highlighted the work of UBC alumnus and painter Andrew Salgado. Salgado is the youngest person to have a solo exhibition at The Canada Gallery at the […]
The Province highlighted the latest results from the UBC men’s basketball team. The TBirds now have a record of 15 wins and one loss with four more Canada West conference games […]
The Province published an op-ed about the crisis of doctor-prescribed opioids being increasingly used on a long-term basis. Kate Smolina, a graduate of UBC’s school of population and public health, […]
Stressed out university students, take note: self-compassion may be the key to making it through your first year, according to new research from UBC.
The University of British Columbia is deeply concerned about a new executive order signed by President Trump on Friday preventing individuals from seven countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days.
Jan 29, 2017
Is Canada’s national security now for sale? The Trudeau government is not listening to the advice of Canada’s security agencies, argues Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and […]
Jan 27, 2017
Grand Rounds: More Than Just Numbers Friday, March 3, 2017 9:00 a.m. – 10 a.m. Michael Smith Laboratories, Room 102 ‘More than just numbers: hearing from the real experts in […]
In her new book, UBC philosopher Carrie Jenkins explores the biological and societal origins of that most human of emotions: Love.
This weekend will be instrumental to Canada West playoff positioning, as the 13-3 UBC Thunderbirds visit the 13-3 Calgary Dinos on Friday & Saturday.
Researchers Jiayun Yao and Hind Sbihi were intrigued by a population health concern they were hearing about anecdotally: that immigrants had fewer allergies upon arriving in Canada, but that their allergy rates increased over time in Canada.
Biochemical reactions that cause Alzheimer’s disease could begin in the womb or just after birth if the fetus or newborn does not get enough vitamin A, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
CBC highlighted an app developed at UBC that will help with health research. “Walk 10 Blocks” encourages adults to walk about a kilometre per day. When users register on the […]
CBC quoted UBCO biology masters student TJ Gooliaff after multiple bobcat and cougar sightings in the Okanagan Valley in the past few weeks. Gooliaff, who studies bobcats, said residents of […]
CBC interviewed UBC astrophysicist Jaymie Matthews about the concept of time travel. He said travelling through a wormhole includes the possibility of connecting to other dimensions in space and times […]
Marvin Krank, a psychology professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, spoke to Global about a program that teaches kids how to manage personality traits that could put them at a higher […]
Global cited an interview with Wendy Hall, a UBC nursing professor, for a story about a new British study that found one in 10 women always experience pain during sex. Hall […]
The Daily Mail featured UBC research that found a link between vitamin A deficiency early in childhood development and Alzheimer’s later in life. Weihong Song, the Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer’s disease at […]
UBC engineering student Ryan Hirakida won a STEM Spotlight Award, the Vancouver Sun reported. Hirakida took the top spot in the transportation category by envisioning a region-wide intelligent transportation system […]
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