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UBC experts are available to comment about the federal government’s plan to legalize marijuana by July 1, 2018.
Mar 27, 2017
New UBC research on bacteria that cause major problems for those with cystic fibrosis reveals clues as to how it proliferates for so long in the lungs and offers new ideas for treatments to explore.
Various media outlets featured work by UBC researchers that found inactivity during teenage years could have an effect on bone development. Lead author and UBC orthopedics PhD candidate Leigh Gabel said […]
Alfred Hermida, the director at the UBC School of Journalism, spoke to CKNW about journalist layoffs at Postmedia. He said although the corporation is having trouble adapting to the changing […]
Metro News highlighted a UBC study that found cows that live inside during the day are very motivated to spend the night outside in pasture. Marina von Keyserlingk, a UBC land […]
Stefan Dollinger, a UBC professor of linguistics, was quoted in a Toronto Star story about the updated Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. Dollinger and colleagues spent a decade working […]
Isabel Grant, a professor at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law, spoke to the Toronto Star for a story about sexual violence. Grant said although public awareness of sexual violence […]
Metro News featured the Amazonia: The Rights of Nature exhibit at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. Nuno Porto, a curator at MOA, said the exhibit highlights legislative changes in Bolivia and Ecuador that make […]
Xinhua featured UBC sociology research that details how China’s “hukou” household registration is contributing to growing inequality. Yue Qian, a UBC professor and lead study author, compared hukou to someone […]
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Michael Seear, a UBC pediatrics clinical professor, wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun about the Vancouver Aquarium. Seear wrote that the aquarium needs to adapt to become a world […]
UBC’s famous Storm the Wall competition was featured on Daily Hive. The event, which required participants to swim, run and bike, takes place Mar. 26 to Mar. 29.
UBC Thunderbird Kieran Lumb will be competing for Canada at the World Cross Country Championships in Uganda, CBC Sports reported. The first-year engineering student qualified after placing sixth at the […]
Psychology Today reported on research involving dynamic virtual reality. Matthew Pan, a UBC mechanical engineering PhD worked to show that the hand-eye coordination required to catch a real ball can […]
Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at UBC, was quoted in a CBC Montreal story about the resignation of Andrew Potter from his position […]
Chek News featured the matchup between UBC and UVic’s rowing teams at the annual Brown Cup. UBC won the reserve and women’s varsity races while the UVic men’s team won their second […]
The Globe and Mail interviewed Thomas Davidoff, a UBC Sauder School of Business economist, about B.C.’s new down payment loan program. Davidoff said a small number of people can be […]
A free online course on the future of cities is being offered by UBC, Canadian Architect reported. Larry Beasley, a professor at UBC’s school of community and regional planning, will co-teach the course […]
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