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Sixty things to do in Vancouver on March 17

The Georgia Straight highlighted several UBC events on its list of things to do on Friday. The article featured the UBC Opera Ball Fundraiser, the UBC Chamber Strings, UBC Theatre’s […]

UBC hockey team angry TV coverage dropped by Sportsnet

The Canadian university women’s hockey finals featuring the UBC TBirds will not be broadcast on TV, CBC reported. In recent years Sportsnet has broadcast both the semi-finals and championship games of […]

How American democracy could slowly fade away

David Moscrop, a UBC political science PhD candidate, wrote an op-ed for Maclean’s about the slipping away of democracy in America. He wrote that Trump’s election is the effect of […]

Canada’s mission through tense South China Sea concerning: Expert

Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at UBC and a political science professor, spoke to The Tyee about a Canadian mission through the South […]

UBCO professor shortlisted for space exploration

Richard Federley, a chemistry professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, is competing to become Canada’s next astronaut, Kelowna Capital News reported. He is one of 32 candidates competing for two spots […]

For seniors, treatment for one eye disease may cause another

Research by Brennan D. Eadie, a resident in UBC’s ophthamology program, was featured on U.S. News & World Report. Eadie found that patients who had age-related macular degeneration and received […]

Opinion: Business should create more STEM roles for women

Elizabeth Croft, associate dean at UBC’s faculty of applied science and a mechanical engineering professor, co-wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun about the need for women in science, technology, […]