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UBC Reports | September 29

UBC Reports | September 29

UBC Reports | October 6

UBC Reports | October 6

Beaty Biodiversity Museum

Take a tour of Beaty Biodiversity Museum with education and outreach coordinator Nicole Balsdon.

Students are not fragile flowers, we must care about their mental health

Students are not fragile flowers, we must care about their mental health

Students are not fragile flowers, we must care about their mental health The Globe and Mail published an op-ed about mental health by Santa Ono, the president and vice-chancellor of […]

Thunderbirds’ offence explodes in rout of Vikes

Thunderbirds’ offence explodes in rout of Vikes

It was all UBC Thunderbirds all the time in their 5-0 win over the host UVic Vikes men’s soccer team on Oct. 5 at Centennial Stadium.

UBC researchers develop earthquake-resistant concrete

UBC researchers develop earthquake-resistant concrete

The Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training Melanie Mark and UBC engineers will reveal a new innovation for seismic safety in B.C. schools at an event at UBC on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

Vietnam: Asia’s most aggressive maritime nation after China

Forbes cited UBC research in a story about maritime aggression in Asia. The 2014 UBC study found fish were 10 per cent of Vietnam’s export revenues as of a decade […]

Road pricing best way to reduce vehicle emissions

CBC reported on a UBC study that found there is an opportunity for Vancouver to be a leader in sustainable transportation. Alexander Bigazzi, a UBC transportation expert and civil engineering […]

Crackdown on payday loans could make them harder to get

Mic quoted Jiaying Zhao, a UBC professor of psychology, in a story about payday loans. Zhao, who has studied the scarcity mindset that leads people to take out these kinds […]

Mongolia’s new prime minister is admirer of Putin

Quartz quoted Julian Dierkes, a professor with UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, in a story about Mongolia’s new prime minister. Dierkes said if “the situation [between the U.S. and North Korea] […]

Gun control in the U.S.

CBC’s Early Edition interviewed Paul Quirk, a UBC political science professor, about U.S. gun control. He said he doesn’t expect any major legislative action following the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. […]

Happiness can be created through good emotional habits

Global reported on the UBC Okanagan Distinguished Speaker Series. The event included a talk on happiness by world renowned psychologist Ed Diener.

Put this in your cover letter to stand out from the crowd

Inc interviewed Todd Handy, a UBC cognitive science professor, about the benefits of storytelling in cover letters. Handy said “storytelling taps into the same neural systems we use for recalling […]

Analyzing TransCanada’s move to abandon Energy East

News 1130 interviewed Werner Antweiler, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, after TransCanada opted not to go ahead with the Energy East pipeline. Speaking about the Keystone […]

Inuit say ‘nyet’ to toxic splash from Russian rockets

Radio Canada interviewed Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, for a story about a Russian rocket launch the involves a toxic propellant. Byers […]

‘Goldilocks’ markets are good news for pension funds

The Ottawa Citizen cited a book written by Stanley Hamilton and Robert Heinkel, two finance professors at the UBC Sauder School of Business, for a story about pension funds. The […]

Maruti Suzuki Arena experience: Here’s what it feels like

Financial Express mentioned a UBC study in an article about the relevance of colour in a car showroom. The UBC study noted blue is the colour of clear communication.

Many questions, few answers

Bill McKellin, a UBC medical anthropologist and one of the founders of the Rare Disease Foundation, spoke to the Winnipeg Free Press for an article about children with rare diseases. […]

Students are not fragile flowers, we must care about their mental health

The Globe and Mail published an op-ed about mental health by Santa Ono, the president and vice-chancellor of UBC, and Michael Wilson, the chancellor of the University of Toronto and […]

Must-Sees This Week: October 5 to 11, 2017

Canadian Art highlighted an upcoming event at the Belkin Art Gallery. Anthony Phillips, a UBC psychiatry professor, and Timothy Taylor, a professor in the UBC creative writing Program, will discuss […]