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Global Voices: Prison bars shouldn’t be barrier to maternal bond

Ruth Elwood Martin, director of the Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education at UBC and a former prison physician, was quoted in a Montreal Gazette story about prison childcare. She […]

May 9, 2017

Forest sector losing jobs — but needs more skilled workers

John Innes, UBC’s dean of forestry, spoke to CBC about the loss of jobs in the forest sector. He said the losses signal a transition to more efficient technology that […]

May 9, 2017

Mental health of LGBTQ youth

In an interview on Global BC 1, UBC nursing professor and youth health expert Elizabeth Saewyc talked about how research is showing that the higher rates of mental health challenges […]

May 9, 2017

Self-compassion vital key to dealing with exam stress

Psychology Today highlighted a UBC study that found self-compassion is the key to succeeding in freshman year at university. Researchers found that enhancing factors like autonomy and competence enriches well-being.

May 9, 2017

Foreign students squeezing out domestic applicants: Prof’s paper

The Vancouver Sun reported on a research paper co-written by Peter Wylie, an economics professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus. The story also appeared in The Province.

May 9, 2017

Canada 150: Caleb Chan contributed to Chan Centre at UBC

The Vancouver Sun named Caleb Chan to its list of 150 notable British Columbians. Caleb and his brother Tom, donated $10 million to build the $25-million Chan Centre for the Performing […]

May 9, 2017

Flood threat continues for B.C.’s Thompson and Okanagan

Brett Gilley, an instructor at UBC’s department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences, spoke to Metro News about the flood threat in B.C. He said heavy rain falling on snow […]

May 9, 2017

Brain injury causes impulse control issues in rats: UBC study

Metro News reported on a UBC study that found that mild brain injury can cause impulse control issues in rats. Cole Vonder Haar, lead author of the study and a […]

May 9, 2017

What’s with Vancouver’s weird obsession with Craigslist?

Darrel Dahl, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business and expert in consumer behaviour, spoke to Vancouver Magazine about the popularity of Craigslist in Vancouver. Dahl said it if everyone […]

May 9, 2017

Thermal coal exports could be B.C.’s Trump card

Business in Vancouver interviewed Elizabeth Edinger, a professor at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law, about thermal coal exports. She said B.C. has “legislative jurisdiction to impose direct taxation within the […]

May 9, 2017

Why Canada needs universal pharmacare, how to make it happen

Steve Morgan, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, wrote an op-ed for Ottawa Life about the need for universal pharmacare after Ontario announced the province will […]

May 9, 2017

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May 9, 2017

UBC’s Still Here seeks queer female participants for suicide study

UBC’s Still Here project, associated with the school of nursing, is launching a new study to explore suicide among queer women, Georgia Straight reported. The goal is to improve understanding […]

May 9, 2017

Is your city being sold off to global elites?

Andy Yan, a UBC urban planner, was quoted in a Mother Jones story about Vancouver’s housing market. Yan explained how Vancouver “was on the way to becoming the Detroit of […]

May 9, 2017

HIV nurses at the forefront of care — then and now

Irene Goldstone, a professor at UBC’s school of nursing, was quoted in a Regina Leader-Post story about supervised injection services. She said the sites are “absolutely critical in reaching people […]

May 9, 2017

Op-Ed: British Columbian students are paying more to earn less

Paul Kershaw, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, wrote an op-ed for Daily Hive about how tuition in B.C. compares to other provinces. He wrote that […]

May 9, 2017