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UBC neuroscience professor Jane Roskams was quoted in a New York Times story on citizen science projects. Roskams co-developed Mozak, a video game that crowdsources the creation of 3-D models […]
Apr 25, 2017
The Daily Mail reported on UBC research that examines how chlamydia interacts with the immune system. UBC scientists and genetic researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, England, found that ‘switching off’ two key […]
Gisèle Yasmeen, a senior fellow with UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, was quoted in a Quartz article about Bangkok street food. Yasmeen, who published a study on Bangkok’s informal food […]
C.W. Marshall, a professor in UBC’s department of classical, Near Eastern and religious studies, was quoted in a Smithsonian Magazine article about comedy among the Romans. Marshall said men, citizen […]
The Canadian Press interviewed Steve Morgan, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, about a pharmacare plan from the Ontario New Democrats. Morgan said establishing a universal […]
The Province reported on the latest results from the UBC Thunderbirds baseball team. The TBirds lost to the Oregon Tech Hustlin’ Owls. It was also confirmed that UBC will host […]
Thomas Lemieux, director of UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics, was quoted in a BC Business story about the business of major junior hockey in Canada. Lemieux said it is difficult […]
Business in Vancouver spoke to Winty Cheung, the executive director of UBC’s Asia Pacific regional office, and Adel El Zaim, executive director of the university’s international office program and head […]
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Journal of Commerce highlighted a report co-authored by Karen Bakker, the Canada Research Chair in political ecology and director of UBC’s program on water governance, on the Site C dam […]
Yahoo published a Canadian Press story quoting Harry Nelson, a professor in UBC’s faculty of forestry, on the upcoming US import tariffs on softwood lumber. Nelson said the biggest forestry […]
Kelowna Now reported on an exhibition showcasing the work of graduating artists from UBC’s Okanagan campus. The Do Not Erase exhibition hosted the art of 19 students from the visual […]
A professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus will not become Canada’s next astronaut, Kelowna Now reported. Richard Federley made it as far as the list of 32 finalists after 3,772 Canadians applied […]
Sven Butenschon will officially be the full-time head coach of the UBC men’s hockey team, Daily Hive reported. The former Vancouver Canucks defenceman led the Thunderbirds to a Canada West playoff […]
Benjamin Perrin, a professor at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law, spoke to CBC about the case of an accused drug trafficker who argued his charter rights were violated when […]
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