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Opinion: Relax, B.C., there’s no need to rush into new election

Stewart Prest, an instructor in UBC’s department of political science, wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun about the possibility of another B.C. election. He wrote that “a snap election […]

Reviving a lost language of Canada through film

The New York Times quoted Wade Davis, a UBC anthropology professor, about reviving Indigenous languages. He discussed how the loss of one language is comparable to clear-cutting an “old-growth forest […]

Vancouver allergy sufferers really have had it worse in 2017

Global interviewed Donald Stark, an allergies and immunology specialist in UBC’s department of medicine, about allergy season. He said pollen release is lasting longer “as the weather waxes and wanes.”

Just 30 minutes of exercise makes women feel slimmer

Daily Mail featured a UBC study connecting exercise and body image. The research found that body negativity can be mitigated with 30 minutes of exercise. Kathleen Martin Ginis, a professor […]

Vancouver fulfils promise to hire seismic manager

Carlos Ventura, a UBC civil engineering professor and the director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about the upcoming hiring of a seismic manager by the City […]

UBC Opera Ensemble presents ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’

The Vancouver Sun highlighted the run of Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos opera at UBC. The article reported that Nancy Hermiston’s UBC Opera Ensemble is “a preeminent training program.” The […]

Pro-choice advocates balk at Polak as health minister

David Moscrop, a UBC political scientist, was quoted in a Metro News article about the appointment of Mark Polak as B.C.’s health minister. He said the decision was “political theatre and largely […]

M-E Girard among Canadian winners at Lambda Literary Awards

CBC mentioned a UBC alumna in a story about the writers who were honoured at the 2017 Lambda Literary Awards. Indra Das won the LGBTQ SF/F/Horror category for The Devourers.

Canada 150: Dhaliwal helped bring Indo-Canadians to forefront

The Vancouver Sun named UBC alumnus Herb Dhaliwal to its list of 150 notable British Columbians. Dhaliwal, who studied commerce at UBC, became the first South Asian cabinet minister when […]

Tarah Hogue is Art Gallery’s new senior curatorial fellow

The Georgia Straight reported that the Vancouver Art Gallery appointed Tarah Hogue, a UBC alumna, as its first senior curatorial fellow focusing on indigenous art. Hogue is of Métis/French Canadian […]

Unlearning the Vancouver School

Anton Lee, a UBC PhD candidate, wrote an op-ed for Canadian Art about a new Vancouver photo exhibition “Pictures From Here.” He wrote that the exhibition “challenges the perception of […]

New announcements – June 2017

University Affairs reported that John Kleefeld, a UBC alumnus, will join the University of New Brunswick as dean and professor of law. Kleefeld studied law at UBC.

Esteemed authors featured at local literary festival

Kelowna Daily Courier reported on the 2017 Spoke Festival. Sharon Thesen, a UBC Okanagan professor emeritus and poet, hosts a reading by all workshop writers.