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PhD employment outcome data should be a must: Professor

24 Hours Toronto mentioned a UBC dataset that collected responses from its PhD graduates between 2005 and 2013 into an outcomes website and document. The data details how many PhD graduates secured tenure-track […]

Apr 24, 2017

Canada 150: Poet was early feminist, international journalist

The Vancouver Sun named UBC alumna and award-winning poet Dorothy Livesay to its list of 150 notable British Columbians. Livesay received a graduate degree in education from UBC.

Apr 24, 2017

Bucket List Festival tackles end of life with good humour

CBC featured The Bucket List Festival, a workshop that gives information to people facing end-of-life issues. Pippa Hawley, the division head of UBC’s department of palliative care, founded the event. […]

Apr 24, 2017

Multiple sclerosis shows signs five years before disease onset

The Hindustan Times reported on UBC research that found people with multiple sclerosis begin to show symptoms five years before the onset of disease. The researchers said the findings are […]

Apr 24, 2017

Boosting recycling and composting rates is as easy as proximity

Global reported on a UBC study that shows recycling and composting rates increase by moving bins closer. Alessandra DiGiacomo, a clinical psychology PhD candidate and lead study author, found that convenience […]

Apr 24, 2017

Protein from malaria parasite can stop bladder cancer growth

Nature World News reported on UBC research that shows a new drug from a malaria protein can stop the growth of chemotherapy-resistant bladder cancer. Mads Daugaard, a UBC urologic science […]

Apr 24, 2017

Will Islam inherit the earth?

Ara Norenzayan, a UBC psychology professor and director of UBC’s Centre for Human Evolution, Cognition, and Culture, was quoted in a Daily Beast article about the increasing number of children […]

Apr 24, 2017

Report card to reduce economic impact of poor workplace health

News 1130 cited a UBC study in an article about an upcoming report card on workplace health. The study, which included researchers from UBC’s school of population and public health, suggests a […]

Apr 24, 2017

New university sexual assault policies a start but fall short: Experts

CBC mentioned UBC’s new sexual misconduct policy in an article about the effectiveness of such policies. In May, B.C. will become the second Canadian province with mandatory sexual assault policies […]

Apr 24, 2017

After son’s suicide, father pushes for assisted dying for mentally ill

Ellen Wiebe, a UBC professor in the faculty of medicine, was quoted in a CBC article about doctor-assisted dying laws following the suicide of a 27-year-old Ontario man. Wiebe said […]

Apr 24, 2017

Canada 150: Canada’s original soccer hero

The Vancouver Sun named soccer player David Binnie Turner to its list of 150 notable British Columbians. Turner, a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Soccer […]

Apr 24, 2017

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Apr 24, 2017

Six free events for youth, families on Earth Day in Vancouver

Metro News featured UBC’s seed lending library launch on Earth Day. The library allows anyone to ‘borrow’ seeds from the UBC Farm, West Coast Seeds, and the BC Eco Seed […]

Apr 24, 2017

B.C. parties divide on Site C, does Alberta still want the power?

The Edmonton Journal mentioned a report by UBC geography professor Karen Bakker. The report found that the project is economically flawed and recommends the provincial government “pause” the project. The story […]

Apr 24, 2017

Scientists stung by funding cuts have own reasons to march

A CBC article on the lack of funding for Canadian research scientists cited a 2016 UBC psychology survey. The survey of more than 400 Canadian health scientists found that 70 […]

Apr 24, 2017

B.C. Libs commission report to undermine NDP balanced budget

Maxwell Cameron, a UBC political scientist, was quoted in a Vancouver Sun article after the B.C. Liberals released a report that undermines the NDP’s balanced-budget position. Cameron said he suspects […]

Apr 24, 2017

Kids can’t vote, but child care a critical election issue

Kevin Milligan, a UBC economist, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about the BC Liberals’ child-care plan. He said the Liberal goal to create 8,700 more child-care spaces before 2020 will […]

Apr 24, 2017

Lowering B.C. bridge tolls is popular politics, but misses big picture

Werner Antweiler, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail about B.C. bridge toll promises by political parties ahead of the […]

Apr 24, 2017

Discussing water treatment system

Radio Canada interviewed Pierre Bérubé, a UBC civil engineering professor and project lead on an invention that uses bacteria and gravity to turn non-potable water into drinking water. Bérubé said membranes in the […]

Apr 24, 2017

Opinion: Can Carrie Lam heal a deeply divided Hong Kong?

Leo K. Shin, a UBC associate professor of history and Asian studies, wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun about the next chief executive of Hong Kong. Shin wrote that Carrie Lam […]

Apr 24, 2017