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It’s the economy, democrats, but inequality is not the issue

The New York Times mentioned an economics study co-written by a UBC researcher in an article about income inequality. Economists at UBC, Princeton, and the University of Chicago found that […]

UBC Okanagan students engineer rental app

Kenneth Chau, an engineering professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, and Cailan Libby, a recent UBCO grad, developed a website that addresses renting difficulties, Global reported. The website, called Happipad, is intended […]

Amount of Vancouver office space expected to become dire

The Vancouver Sun interviewed Joshua Gottlieb, a professor at UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics, in a story about commercial real estate. He said Vancouver maintains a disproportionate amount of single-family zoned […]

Editorial: More housing availability options needed here

Business in Vancouver mentioned the UBC Sauder School of Business in an article about housing. The article discussed a Sauder study on investing in affordable housing that found public investment […]

Cheaper meds needed

Derryck Smith, a UBC clinical professor emeritus, wrote a letter in The Province in response to an op-ed by Diane McIntosh, a psychiatrist and clinical professor in UBC’s department of […]

New drug that ‘acts like a ninja’ can tackle, diagnose dementia

Daily Mail reported on a drug for people with dementia that is being developed by UBC researchers. Researchers from UBC designed the drug to bind to toxic proteins and stop […]

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Marijuana, PTSD treatment data is insufficient: Researchers

The Washington Times quoted Zachary Walsh, a UBC psychology professor, about treating post-traumatic stress disorder with marijuana. Walsh is the lead author of a study that reviewed previous medical marijuana research and […]