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Developer of cancelled condo could face backlash: Lawyer

CBC interviewed Tsur Somerville, a professor at UBC’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, after a condo developer cited significant permit delays from the City of Vancouver as the […]

Sep 15, 2017

Feel like everyone has more friends? You’re not alone

Daily Mail reported on UBC research that found it’s common to overestimate how much others socialize which can make people feel bad about themselves. Ashley Whillans, a professor at Harvard […]

Sep 15, 2017

Hiccups can be sign of deadly, life-threatening condition

Reader’s Digest featured an interview with Anthony Traboulsee, the MS Society of Canada Research Chair and a UBC neurology professor, about a condition called neuromyelitis optica. He said “it’s more aggressive than MS, like […]

Sep 15, 2017

Condos for luxury cars raise eyebrows amid housing crunch

CTV interviewed Paul Kershaw, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health and founder of Generation Squeeze, about housing affordability. He said “we need to build a real estate market […]

Sep 15, 2017

Preventable dental issues land people in the ER: study

News 1130 reported on research into dental care in B.C. by Mario Brondani, director of the dental public health program in the faculty of dentistry and the school of population […]

Sep 15, 2017

U.S. not obliged to defend Canada against missile attack

CBC interviewed Michael Byers, a UBC defence policy expert and the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, about the relationship between U.S. and Canada when it comes […]

Sep 15, 2017

UBC operating and maintenance engineers serve strike notice

The Vancouver Sun reported that the union representing operating and maintenance engineers at UBC say they may go on strike by Monday if they don’t win a new contract.

Sep 15, 2017

Tax avoidance behind disconnect between housing, income

The Province cited work by Dan Hiebert, a UBC geographer, in a story about tax avoidance He discovered a correlation between neighbourhoods with large foreign-born populations and neighbourhoods that appear to […]

Sep 15, 2017

UBCO at bio-research front

Castanet reported on research at UBC’s Okanagan campus that could revolutionize the fabrication of human tissues and organs. Keekyoung Kim, a professor at UBCO’s school of engineering who worked with […]

Sep 15, 2017

Why animals should be given the same legal rights as humans

Maclean’s quoted David Boyd, an environmental lawyer and UBC professor, in a story about environmentalists who arguing for the rights of animals and ecosystems in the courts. He said “in […]

Sep 15, 2017

Curb gambling addiction with drama

Luke Clark, a UBC psychology professor and problem gambling expert, spoke to Richmond News about a group of seniors who perform drama in order to curb addiction to gambling. He […]

Sep 15, 2017

UBCO bus exchange revamped to accommodate growth

The Kelowna Daily Courier reported on the new bus exchange at UBC’s Okanagan campus. There are now four stops where riders can board one of the seven bus routes that […]

Sep 15, 2017

What can we do about social isolation?

Kristine Theurer, a UBC PhD candidate, was quoted in a Vancouver Courier article about social isolation. Theurer notes that in order to overcome the societal ravages of social isolation, we […]

Sep 15, 2017