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UBC political scientists will be available to media in person in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday, May 10, to share their insights about the B.C. election outcome.
May 8, 2017
Canadians across the country are battling flooding especially in Eastern Canada where heavy rain has caused major problems. UBC experts are available to comment on the issue.
Kevin Milligan, a UBC economics professor, was quoted in a CBC story about the cost to replace the Massey Tunnel with a new bridge. He explained the way a financial […]
Paul Kershaw, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, weighed in on the platforms of the BC Green Party and BC NDP in a Metro News story. […]
BBC cited a UBC study about the impact of checking email on stress levels. The 2015 study found that people who only checked their email three times a day had lower stress levels than […]
Reuters quoted Dyhia Belhabib, a fisheries expert at UBC’s Sea Around Us research project, in a story about foreign fishing vessels in West African waters. Belhabib said the number of foreign boats […]
The Province reported on the UBC Thunderbirds men’s rugby team which won the B.C. Rugby Premier League final for the third year in a row. The TBirds defeated Burnaby Lake […]
Various media outlets reported on a desk light invention created by Thomas Fritz, a UBC computer scientist. The “FlowLight,” which switches between green and red based on your keyboard and […]
Thomas Kerr, a UBC professor of medicine, spoke to the Boston Globe about research on supervised drug-injection sites. Kerr said dozens of peer-reviewed studies on the topic have appeared in […]
New research from the University of British Columbia confirms for the first time that even mild brain injury can result in impulse control problems in rats.
Reader’s Digest cited a UBC study in a story about work productivity among people who work in coffee shops. The 2012 study found that a moderate amount of background noise […]
News 1130 reported on UBC research that found patients with multiple sclerosis often display symptoms of a medical issue five years before they are diagnosed. Helen Tremlett, a UBC professor […]
Zach Walsh, a UBC psychology professor and the principal investigator on a clinical trial for using medical cannabis to treat PTSD, spoke to CBC about the trial. He said information […]
Roundhouse Radio interviewed Nathanel Lauster, a UBC sociology professor, about the census results that shows the Canadian population is aging. Lauster discussed the implications of the Statistics Canada findings. He […]
The Globe and Mail quoted UBC Sauder School of Business professors James Brander and Keith Head in a story about the B.C. Green party’s “green economy” platform.
Thomas Davidoff, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, was quoted in a Globe and Mail story about the housing proposals laid out by the B.C. political parties. […]
News 1130 reported on Alex Morrison, a fourth-year UBC Thunderbirds receiver who will be taking part in the New York Giants’ upcoming mini-camp. Morrison won a Vanier Cup championship with UBC in […]
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