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Turkey’s journalists under siege, help them like you helped us

Turkey’s journalists under siege, help them like you helped us Mohamed Fahmy, a UBC professor of journalism, co-wrote an op-ed for Huffington Post U.K. about the need to support imprisoned […]

May 12, 2017

UBC to host 2018 U SPORTS Men’s Soccer Championship

UBC to host 2018 U SPORTS Men’s Soccer Championship

The UBC Thunderbirds were awarded the hosting rights to the 2018 U SPORTS Men’s Soccer Championship. It will mark the sixth time UBC will welcome the nation’s best.

May 12, 2017

Justice has a new name: Peter A. Allard School of Law

Allard Law is committed to being one of the world’s great centres for legal education and research.

May 12, 2017

Why university rankings cause too much anxiety

Michelle Stack, a UBC education professor, wrote an op-ed for The Tyee about the pressure caused by university rankings. She wrote that rankings are a business product and do not measure […]

May 12, 2017

Mainstream 3D bio-printing

Vikramaditya Yadav, a UBC chemical and biological engineering professor, was interviewed on CKNW about 3-D bio-printing. He said there could be clinical implications for tissue bio-printing and it could one […]

May 12, 2017

Is an open marriage a happier marriage?

Work by Carrie Jenkins, a UBC professor of philosophy, was featured in the New York Times. In her book, What Love Is, Jenkins questions the likelihood that humans were built […]

May 12, 2017

Knowing energy drinks in cocktail makes one feels more drunk

Various media outlets reported on research from the UBC Sauder School of Business that shows the effect of marketing labels on perceived intoxication and risky behaviours. Lead author Yann Cornil […]

May 12, 2017

Scientists find link between endometriosis and disease

The Daily Mail featured UBC researchers who worked with experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine to learn that cancer-causing gene mutations were found in the pelvic lesions of women with the […]

May 12, 2017

Active teens build strong bones for life

Science News for Students featured research by Leigh Gabel, a UBC PhD candidate in orthopaedics, that found inactive teens had weaker bones. Gabel’s team measured the physical activity among a […]

May 12, 2017

Living in age of narcissism means no better time for liars

The Toronto Sun quoted Delroy Paulhus, a UBC psychology professor, about narcissism in today’s society. Paulhus said someone with a very narcissistic personality aims to be the centre of attention and […]

May 12, 2017

B.C. PTSD researcher seeks funding for ecstasy research

The Vancouver Sun reported on fundraising by independent local researchers for the third phase of a study that uses the drug MDMA to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Lead […]

May 12, 2017

Spirit Alive Gala Choir Concert

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May 12, 2017

Discussing the B.C. election outcome

Various media outlets interviewed UBC professors about the results of the B.C. election. UBC political scientists Richard Johnston and Gerald Baier spoke to CBC’s The National (at 10:09). Johnston also spoke […]

May 12, 2017

Students compete for scholarships at college e-sports tournament

CBC reported on a major eSports competition featuring a team from UBC. Teams will take part in the top competitive video games such as League of Legends and Defense of the Ancients (Dota 2). […]

May 12, 2017