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BCHL partners with concussion-tracking app HeadCheck

UBC researchers created a new app to help detect concussions in hockey players will be used by the British Columbia Hockey League, The Province reported. Harrison Brown, one of the […]

Aug 21, 2017

Home equity lenders say easy approvals ‘fill a need’

The Vancouver Sun quoted Kin Lo, an accounting professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, about easy approvals for home equity loans. Lo said banks’ home equity loans are […]

Aug 21, 2017

City trees turn winds into breezes

The Times U.K. highlighted UBC research into the impact of trees on climate in cities. Marco Giometto, a former postdoctoral fellow in civil engineering, used a detailed simulation of a […]

Aug 21, 2017

Douglas Todd: Ethics of high home prices

The Vancouver Sun quoted Michael McDonald, a UBC ethics professor emeritus, about housing inequity in Vancouver. He suggests people should not be too hard on those making substantial profits on […]

Aug 21, 2017

Maratha community’s reservation demand a political headache

Economic Times India cited a UBC study about the Marathas community in India. The survey that took place between November 2006 and May 2007 found that the Marathas are the […]

Aug 21, 2017

3% of Metro Vancouver men gay or bisexual: Study

Metro News reported on UBC research that found 2.9 per cent of the male population in Metro Vancouver over age 16 have sex with men. Ashleigh Rich, a population and […]

Aug 21, 2017

Doklam: From British to Chinese interests, follow the money

Tsering Shakya, the Canadian Research Chair in Religion and Contemporary Society at UBC, wrote an op-ed for South China Morning Post about the history and political implications of exploring the […]

Aug 21, 2017

Male hair loss: Three ways to reduce risk of going bald

A UBC study was cited in a Express U.K. story about avoiding baldness among men. The study found that using a shampoo with the ingredient ketoconazole lowers testosterone production in […]

Aug 21, 2017

Will B.C.’s $15 minimum wage help or hinder the economy?

Roundhouse Radio interviewed Mark Thompson, a professor emeritus of industrial relations at the UBC Sauder School of Business, about the increased minimum wage in B.C. He discussed how the increase […]

Aug 21, 2017

The crucial opioid interventions Canada needs now

The Globe and Mail published an op-ed by Mark Tyndall, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, and Benedikt Fischer, a psychiatry professor at the University of […]

Aug 21, 2017

Don’t criminalize people on HIV treatment

The Globe and Mail published an op-ed by Julio Montaner, a UBC-Killam professor of medicine and the UBC-St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation chair in AIDS Research, and Kora DeBeck, a professor at […]

Aug 21, 2017

Opinion: UBC erases boundaries between engineering and health

The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed by Dermot Kelleher, dean of UBC’s faculty of medicine, and James Olson, the interim dean of the faculty of applied science, about UBC’s school […]

Aug 21, 2017

From Mars to the Multiverse

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Aug 21, 2017

Building bones at UBCO

Castanet reported on researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus that have found a way to model and create artificial bone grafts that can be printed exactly as needed. Hossein Montazerian, a […]

Aug 21, 2017

How legitimate is the annulment shocker in ‘Game of Thrones?’

Salon quoted Robert Rouse, a UBC professor of medieval English literature, about marriage annulments during the time of the television show Game of Thrones. He said “marriages were formed to […]

Aug 21, 2017

Are counter-protests effective?

Rima Wilkes, a UBC sociology professor, spoke to the Vancouver Courier about the efficacy of counter-protests. She said such protests are effective in sending a message through the media but […]

Aug 21, 2017

UBC experts comment on solar eclipse

A number of UBC experts gave comments to the media about the solar eclipse. In an interview with the Canadian Press, astronomy professor Jaymie Matthews said it was unlikely that […]

Aug 21, 2017

UBC Reports | August 18

UBC Reports | August 18

Aug 18, 2017

Charlottesville: White educators need to fight racism every day

Charlottesville: White educators need to fight racism every day

Charlottesville: White educators need to fight racism every day Michelle Stack, a UBC education professor, wrote an op-ed about the role of education in fighting racism following the terrorist attack […]

Aug 18, 2017

Therapy Dogs Lower Student Stress

New research from UBC Okanagan has found that students who interact with therapy dogs report lower stress levels.

Aug 18, 2017