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Running group helps half its graduates quit smoking

Joining a running group can help you quit smoking. That’s the conclusion of a new UBC study that found that half the people who completed a 10-week program were able to successfully quit smoking.

Sep 12, 2017

To feel better, spend money on saving time

A Wall Street Journal article cited a UBC psychology study that found people feel happier when they pay to save time compared to when they buy something nice for themselves. […]

Sep 12, 2017

Number of Hongkongers migrating to Canada hits 20-year high

Yan Miu-chung, director of UBC’s school of social work, was quoted in a South China Morning Post about the rising number of people from Hong Kong migrating to Canada. Yan […]

Sep 12, 2017

Mayor apologizes for calling Syrian refugees potential ‘terrorists’

CBC cited a UBC study in an article about a B.C. mayor who called Syrian refugees potential terrorists. The 2014 study found that immigration reduces the overall crime rate in […]

Sep 12, 2017

Students take part in Reconciliation Studies program

The Globe and Mail reported on a reconciliation studies course accredited by UBC. The course is offered by the Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society and is the first of its […]

Sep 12, 2017

South China Sea succumbing to pollution due to political impasse

The Voice of America cited a UBC study in an article about worsening environmental degradation in the South China Sea. The 2015 study found demand for fish and the technical level […]

Sep 12, 2017

FarmAde 2017

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Sep 12, 2017

The dirtiest spots: What’s hiding in your hotel room?

Negin Rahanjam and Bob Hancock, two UBC microbiologists, were featured in a CTV story about finding bacteria in hotel rooms. The microbiologists took swabs from a hotel room and analyzed […]

Sep 12, 2017

China used research mission to test trade route in Canada

Michael Byers, a professor of international law at UBC, spoke to the Globe and Mail after China used a research mission to test a trade route in Canada’s Northwest Passage. […]

Sep 12, 2017

Two UBC Okanagan buildings to tender in 2018

John Metras, managing director of UBC’s infrastructure development, spoke to the Journal of Commerce about the numerous building projects at UBC including two student residences at UBC’s Okanagan campus. He […]

Sep 12, 2017

Unions happy but mixed reviews for first NDP budget

Tsur Somerville, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business and an expert on real estate development, spoke to News 1130 about the NDP provincial budget. He said this […]

Sep 12, 2017

UBC students find workarounds to counter massive housing waitlist

The Vancouver Courier interviewed Andrew Parr, UBC’s managing director of student housing and hospitality services, for a story about the student housing waitlists at UBC. He said “every time we […]

Sep 12, 2017