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Ten million tonnes of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks
June 30, 2017

Ten million tonnes of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks

Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every year, according to new research.

LATEST NEWS

 

How to stay sane when your child can’t sleep

Your child’s sleep problems may be making you depressed and unsure of your parenting skills, says a new paper by UBC sleep expert and nursing professor Wendy Hall.

Why everyone loses at the workplace blame game

A new UBC Sauder School of Business study finds the demoralizing effects of what researchers call “swift blame” not only hurts employees, but also the bottom line.

Serious pain afflicts a third of nursing home residents in last six months of life

Many nursing home residents have a fairly pain-free experience until the end of life, but at least a third suffer persistent, significant pain during their last six months.

OPINIONS

 

Ocean conservation needs a Hippocratic oath –do no harm

The Guardian published an op-ed about the need for a code of conduct for marine conservation co-written by Nathan Bennett, a postdoctoral fellow at UBC.

ATHLETICS

 

Up to ten thousand campers will descend on UBC this summer

Some of the thousands of students on UBC's Point Grey campus are being replaced with nearly 10-thousand school age campers this summer.

ARTS AND CULTURE

 

UBC Arts & Culture Calendar

Find out what’s happening today at UBC’s must-see cultural spaces on the UBC Arts & Culture Calendar.


VIDEO

 

Attention international researchers – Canada is hiring

The Canada 150 Research Chairs Program invests $117.6 million to enhance Canada’s reputation as a global centre for science, research and innovation excellence.
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