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Douglas Todd: Moral thinkers defend free speech in UBC clash

A Vancouver Sun article about free speech quoted UBC philosophy professor Paul Russell after a philosophy student provoked a far-reaching clash over free speech. Russell said many faculty are becoming […]

Sep 11, 2017

NDP swerves around no-fault fix for ICBC finances

Business in Vancouver interviewed James Brander, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, about increases to car insurance. He noted that the rate hikes are a fraction of […]

Sep 11, 2017

Money can buy happiness or at least a good story to tell later

The Globe and Mail interviewed Elizabeth Dunn, a UBC social psychologist, about the connection between material objects and happiness. Dunn said people feel more satisfied with the money they spent […]

Sep 11, 2017

NAFTA negotiations a threat to Canada’s push for universal pharmacare

The Province published an op-ed about universal pharmacare co-written by Steve Morgan, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health. Morgan and Ruth Lopert, a professor in the […]

Sep 11, 2017

Salman Rushdie in Conversation with Hal Wake

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Sep 11, 2017

UBC goes to the head of the class in concussion testing

BC Business reported on HeadCheck Health, a company started by UBC kinesiology PhD candidate Harrison Brown and UBC MBA graduate Kerry Costello. The company created sideline concussion testing and management […]

Sep 11, 2017

UBC TBirds bounce back with beatdown of Manitoba Bisons in home-opener

The Province reported on the UBC Thunderbirds football team’s win over the Manitoba Bisons. The TBirds won their home opener 32-18.

Sep 11, 2017