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Time Magazine cited a study co-authored by Elizabeth Dunn, a UBC psychology professor. Dunn’s research found people consistently felt happier on days when they interacted with others.
Aug 8, 2017
Timothy Kieffer, a professor at UBC’s diabetes research group, was quoted in a Daily Mail article about a possible alternative treatment to insulin injections for diabetes patients. He said: “I […]
Space interviewed Christa Van Laerhoven, a UBC postdoctoral fellow of astronomy, about the possibility of solar eclipses on other planets. She said since solar eclipses require a moon “this immediately […]
International Business Times interviewed Janet Werker, a UBC professor of psychology, about research that examined how infants differentiate between languages. Werker, who was not involved in the study, said “rather than […]
CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks featured work by geologists at UBC. Lee Groat, a professor in UBC’s department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences, and his colleagues identified the specific […]
John Fleetham, a UBC medicine professor and vice-president of the Canadian Sleep Society, was interviewed for a Global story about getting over jet lag. He discussed how air travel allows […]
Various media outlets reported on the earliest known account of British Columbia by an English woman, which was acquired by UBC Rare Books and Special Collections. Jean Barman, a professor […]
CBC cited a report from UBC’s Centre for Social Innovation and Impact Investing which examines some ways that socially responsible investment funds could create more affordable housing options. James Tansey, […]
The Canadian Press quoted Werner Antweiler, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, about the future implications of marijuana legalization. He said he expects legalization to create few new jobs, […]
Larry Goldenberg, a UBC professor of urologic sciences, spoke to the Globe and Mail about operating room robots. Goldenberg, who has performed nearly 700 robot-assisted prostatectomies at Vancouver General Hospital, […]
Michael Brauer, a UBC professor of public health, spoke to Global about the impacts of the smoky air in B.C. He discussed how some people will face health issues due […]
News 1130 highlighted Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia, at the UBC Museum of Anthropology. The exhibition continues until Oct. 9.
Steve Morgan, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, co-wrote an op-ed for the Toronto Star about how universal pharmacare could be threatened by a “modernized NAFTA.” […]
Davide Elmo, a geotechnical engineer and UBC mining professor, spoke to the National Post about the risks for abandoned mine explorers. He said ventilation problems can create pools of toxic […]
A Vancouver Sun editorial mentioned an economic analysis of the Site C dam that was led by the director of UBC’s Program on Water Governance. The researchers concluded cancelling the […]
James Heilman, a UBC medicine professor and head of emergency medicine at East Kootenay Regional Hospital, was profiled in the Vancouver Sun for his work editing medical information on Wikipedia. He […]
The Vancouver Sun mentioned the UBC Opera Ensemble’s production of Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos. The performances took place in June at UBC. The story also appeared in the Edmonton Journal.
Business in Vancouver interviewed Richard Johnston, a UBC political scientist, about the implications of Christy Clark’s resignation. Johnston said the key to a Liberal party reinvention will be winning back […]
Jan Klimas, a UBC postdoctoral fellow, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about the opioid crisis. He wrote that “better programs should include training in detoxification protocols, inpatient consultation, residential […]
Nathanael Lauster, a UBC sociologist and housing expert, was quoted in The Tyee about affordable housing. Discussing expense-to-income measures he said “it gives us some sense of how many people […]
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