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Andrew Trites, the director of UBC’s Marine Mammal Research Unit, was quoted by various media outlets after a sea lion dragged a girl into the water in Richmond. He said […]
May 23, 2017
The Daily Mail reported on a study involving UBC researchers that proves diesel fumes cause coughing and shortness of breath. Researchers from Imperial College London and UBC discovered diesel fumes […]
Time Magazine featured UBC research that examined the benefits of exercise in dealing with Alzheimer’s. Kathleen Martin Ginis, a professor of health and exercise sciences, found that physical activity is […]
Forbes cited UBC research on narcissism in a story about hiring the best employees. The 2014 psychology study examines why narcissists tend to outperform other candidates in job interviews.
Research on mapping the complete DNA of humble sunflower by Loren Rieseberg, a UBC botanist, was featured in a Mirror (U.K.) story. He said unraveling genomes of the sunflower has […]
Nathan Bennett, a postdoctoral fellow in UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, spoke to CBC about the need for a Hippocratic Oath for marine conservation. He said marine conservationists […]
The Canadian Press mentioned analysis by Richard Johnston, a UBC political scientist, about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. He has said interprovincial pipelines fall under federal jurisdiction, so there isn’t […]
Max Cameron, a UBC political scientist, spoke to CBC about B.C.’s lieutenant governor Judith Guichon. Cameron said the assumption is Guichon will act in the public interest and not in the […]
William E. Rees, a UBC planning professor emeritus, wrote an op-ed for The Guardian about sustainability policies for the future. He wrote that “effective sustainability policy must be consistent with […]
A CTV story on a sex offender who was seen on UBC campus quoted Susan Danard, UBC’s managing director of public affairs. Danard said staff at the school did “everything […]
A Globe and Mail article about seniors leaving Vancouver quoted two UBC professors. Nathanael Lauster, a sociology professor, analyzed population changes and found baby boomers are the only age group that […]
M-J Milloy and M. Eugenia Socias, researchers in UBC’s department of medicine, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about the possibility of using cannabis to reduce crack use. They found […]
The Vancouver Sun reported on UBC research into how vaccines work. Tobias Kollmann, the interim head of the division of infectious diseases in UBC’s department of paediatrics, and Manish Sadarangani, […]
Sylvia Struck, a UBC alumna, is one of 80 women chosen to join the world’s largest all-female expedition to Antarctica, the Vancouver Sun reported. Struck earned a master’s degrees from UBC.
Steve Morgan, a UBC health economist, spoke to the Globe and Mail about drug prices in Canada. He said we should not rely on international price comparisons. A Vancouver Sun article […]
Alys Granados, a PhD candidate in zoology at UBC, wrote an op-ed for the Georgia Straight about the need to protect rainforests of all types. Granados wrote that increasing the […]
Julio Montaner, a UBC professor of medicine and director of the Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, was interviewed on Radio Canada. Montaner addressed the development of new treatments to fight […]
Wendy Carr, the assistant dean of the UBC education program, spoke to Radio Canada about a decrease in French immersion opportunities for Vancouver students.
Metro News quoted Kay Teschke, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, about the need to improve cities for cyclists. Teschke said cycling can become a safer […]
Stefan Labbe and Sophie Woodrooffe, students in UBC’s school of journalism, wrote an op-ed for The Tyee about ‘foreign’ reporting. UBC’s International Reporting Program worked with programs in other countries […]
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