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UBC Reports | September 14
Sep 14, 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 […]
The Province profiled UBC Thunderbirds football linebacker Ben Hladik. The article also highlighted soccer striker Danielle Steer and football linebacker Elliot Graham. The story also appeared in the Vancouver Sun.
NPR reported on a UBC study that found believing you have fewer friends than others is enough to make people feel worse about themselves. Ashley Whillans, a professor at Harvard […]
More than 12,300 visits to B.C. emergency rooms (ER) every year for non-traumatic dental problems could be prevented if people had better access to dental care, according to new UBC research.
Allan Carroll, a UBC forestry professor who studies management of mountain pine beetles in Alberta, was interviewed for a CBC Edmonton story. Carrol said the beetles are “pushing eastward and […]
Wayne Maddison, a UBC professor and Canada Research Chair in biodiversity, spoke to CBC about the prevalence of outdoor spider webs. Maddison said they become more noticeable since the spiders, […]
Hindustan Times and various media outlets reported on a UBC study that found half the people who completed a running program were able to successfully quit smoking. Participants showed improved […]
The Georgia Straight featured a number of upcoming musical performances at UBC. The article highlighted the 20C Remix Concert, Yekwon Sunwoo, and Crosscurrents among others.
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Maxwell Cameron, a UBC political science professor, was quoted in a Tyee story about preparations for the electoral reform referendum. He said he wants to see the electoral system change and […]
Now Toronto discussed the role of Ontario dispensaries in the fight against opioid addiction and mentioned Zachary Walsh, a clinical psychologist and UBC psychology professor. A B.C.-based nonprofit, Eden, has partnered […]
Global interviewed Sarah Otto, a UBC professor of biology, about a report that found half of Canada’s wildlife species are in decline. Otto said relative to countries worldwide Canada’s species […]
Pique Magazine profiled Philip Swift, a UBC alumnus, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Swift founded the Centre for Social Innovation and Impact Investing at the UBC Sauder School of Business and earned […]
Castanet highlighted new UBC research on a bio-ink that could be used to fabricate human tissues and organs more efficiently. Lead researcher Keekyoung Kim, an engineering assistant professor at UBC’s […]
Feel like everyone else has more friends than you do? You’re not alone— but merely believing this is true could affect your happiness.
UBC landscape architecture professor Kees Lokman was quoted in a Journal of Commerce story on how recent hurricanes in the U.S. underscore similar risks faced by B.C. Lokman believes the provincial […]
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