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A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday, resulting in fatalities, injuries and serious damage to buildings.
Sep 19, 2017
University Affairs published an op-ed co-written by Bart De Baere, a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences at UBC, about the need for a harmonized […]
Vancouver International Music Competition Gala Concert Sunday October 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Chan Centre Be a witness to history at the gala concert for the inaugural 2017 Vancouver International […]
Daily Mail reported on UBC research that connected free oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere to changes in the planet’s crust. Matthijs Smit, a geologist at UBC and study co-author, said “oxygenation was […]
Michael Byers, a UBC political scientist, was quoted in a Canadian Business story published on MSN, about trade between Canada and China. Byers said “the Trudeau government is only just […]
Science News mentioned the Unruh effect, named after a UBC physicist who was one of the people who discovered the effect. William Unruh’s theory hinges on the fact that in […]
Robert Woollard, a family practitioner and professor in UBC’s faculty of medicine, spoke to CBC about Ottawa’s proposed tax changes for small business owners. Woollard is one of 280 doctors […]
Business Insider U.K. featured UBC research that found believing you have fewer friends than others is enough to make people feel worse about themselves. The paper, led by Ashley Whillans, […]
Marc-David Seidel, a professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to Vancouver Magazine for an article about how Vancouver retail companies are thriving. He […]
Arch Daily reported on UBC’s Brock Commons timber tower and interviewed John Metras, the managing director of infrastructure development at UBC. He said “we found that working with wood, we […]
The Straits Times featured UBC research that linked happiness to spending money on time-saving ventures. The study found that adults in the United States, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands all […]
Kelowna Capital News reported on research by Rhiannon Wallace, a PhD candidate at UBC Okanagan’s campus, that found a way to control apple rot. Wallace worked with Louise Nelson, a […]
Jennifer Berdahl, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to Business in Vancouver about the daycare dilemma for mothers who want to get back into the workforce. […]
Scott Dunbar, a mining engineering professor at UBC, spoke to Business in Vancouver about the decrease in the Canadian Mining Eye index. He said “with copper, there seems to be […]
Allen Sens, a UBC political science professor, was quoted in a CTV story about the possibility of a nuclear strike from North Korea on Canada. He said the Americans would […]
Ross Hickey, an economics professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, spoke to Kelowna Now about the minimum wage increase in B.C. Hickey said the minimum wage is not the best instrument […]
John Innes, UBC’s dean of forestry, spoke to the Squamish Chief about the role of climate change in wildfires. He also explained how there are three conditions necessary for wildfires […]
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The Canadian Press reported on two UBC students who hitchhiked across Canada and only spent $10. Philippe Roberge and Ori Nevares hitchhiked from Whitehorse to St. John’s this summer to […]
Kelowna Capital News highlighted the UBC Okanagan golf team. The Heat men won the team title at the PACWEST opener at Kelowna’s Okanagan Golf Club.
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