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Ottawa must improve research funding or risk losing innovation race

The Globe and Mail published an op-ed co-written by Santa Ono, the president and vice-chancellor of UBC, about the need for research funding in Canada. Ono, Suzanne Fortier of McGill […]

Bedroom rules shut door on affordable housing for families

CBC quoted Nathanael Lauster, a UBC professor of sociology, about housing guidelines that say a boy and girl over age five should not share a bedroom. Lauster said the guideline is […]

Shoshana Seumanutafa’s name is a mouthful, her game is a handful

The Province profiled UBC Thunderbirds rugby player Shoshana Seumanutafa. The UBC freshman scored three tries in the Thunderbirds’ historic win over Alberta. The article also highlighted hockey player Manraj Hayer […]

UBC’s Welcome Home Party attracted over 500 alumni

The Georgia Straight reported on UBC’s celebration of the alumni association’s 100th anniversary. Steve Kennedy, the director of marketing and communication at alumni UBC, said more than 500 guests attended […]

Siri has a new voice but that’s not the most important thing

Molly Babel, a professor in UBC’s department of linguistics, was interviewed for a Popular Science article about the new voice of the digital assistant Siri. Babel said the new voice […]

Microsoft Monday

Forbes reported that UBC is one of eight members of Global Innovation Exchange, a new academic network. The other institutions are École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Hong Kong University of […]

Ethical issues multiply as A.I.spreads into daily life

Mark Schmidt, a professor of computer science at UBC, was quoted in a Vancouver Courier story about artificial intelligence. He explained how machine learning is distinct from artificial intelligence, as […]

FOMO’s in your head but it could be hurting your health

Men’s Health featured a UBC study that found a majority of people think their friends are hanging out without them. Ashley Whillans, who led the study as a PhD candidate at […]

Vancouver, Seattle seek closer ties to cultivate capital

Business in Vancouver reported on Microsoft’s $1 million donation to UBC and the University of Washington. The funds will go towards launching the joint Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative.

Young Canadians who vape more likely to want to try cigarettes

Elizabeth Saewyc, a professor of nursing at UBC who focuses on adolescent health, weighed in for a CBC story on a study that found middle and high school students in […]

Kelowna, UBCO ink deal

Castanet reported on a deal between the city of Kelowna and UBC’s Okanagan campus that involves numerous collaborations. Deborah Buszard, UBCO’s deputy vice-chancellor and principal, said the Okanagan Valley is […]

Know the dirty little secret about taxing the rich? It doesn’t work

Kevin Milligan, a UBC economist, was quoted in a National Post story about the federal government’s drive to tax private corporations. He said “how big the permanent effect is depends […]

Holocaust monument ‘late in the day’ but meaningful: Child survivor

The Ottawa Citizen reported on the life journey of Robert Krell, a UBC psychiatry professor emeritus. Krell, a child survivor of the Holocaust, built a successful psychiatric practice in Vancouver […]

Canada 150: Ben Heppner, the great heroic tenor of our time

The Vancouver Sun named Ben Heppner, a UBC alumnus, to its list of 150 notable British Columbians. Heppner is one of the world’s top opera singers and studied music at […]

Do grades really matter?

A study from researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus delves into the connection between good grades and dream jobs, Castanet reported. Researcher Andis Klegeris said “academic learning and problem-solving may represent […]

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Expanding role of micro, small, and medium enterprises provide opportunities for sustainable development

Gisèle Yasmeen, a senior fellow at UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, wrote an op-ed for the Hill Times about the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Yasmeen wrote that “the organization, which ultimately […]

Limiting cheap offshore labour doesn’t always create domestic jobs

Indo-Canadian Voice reported on UBC research that examined how access to cheap offshore labour due to the 1999 U.S.-China bilateral agreement affected innovation among U.S. companies. Jan Bena and Elena […]

Scrapping standard time would not have been Alberta’s finest hour

The Calgary Herald cited work by Stanley Coren, a UBC psychology professor emeritus, in a story about Mountain Standard Time. Coren found that there is an increase in the number […]