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Vancouver mayor eyes locals-first condo initiative

Thomas Davidoff, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, was interviewed for a Globe in a Mail story about Mayor Gregor Robertson’s plan to give locals the first […]

Rupi Kaur: Style meets verse to inspire a generation

The Toronto Star quoted Dina Del Bucchia, an instructor in UBC’s creative writing department, in an article about Canadian poet Rupi Kaur. Del Bucchia said the internet has dramatically widened […]

A ‘Global Innovation Exchange’

Inside Higher Education 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 […]

Former cabinet minister, environmentalist, author Rafe Mair dies

The Georgia Straight profiled the late Rafe Mair, a UBC alumnus. Mair, who studied law at UBC, was elected as a Social Credit MLA in Kamloops. Similar stories appeared in […]

Providing seniors customer service, can we do better?

Dan Levitt, an adjunct UBC professor in the school of nursing, wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun about customer service for seniors. He wrote that “seniors must use their […]

Morneau faces a backlash about tax breaks, not hurt feelings

Maclean’s quoted David Duff, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, in a story about the federal government’s proposed small-business tax reforms. Duff said upping […]

Pampered Pets list

Stanley Coren, a psychology professor emeritus at UBC, was interviewed on Roundhouse Radio about how pampering your dog is more welcomed in Vancouver. He explained the contradiction that Vancouver is […]

Revamped citizenship system

Roundhouse Radio interviewed Roxanne Jessome, who teaches immigration law at UBC. She discussed shorter residency requirements and new age requirements for the language and knowledge tests.

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Tsunami debris in B.C.

Roundhouse Radio interviewed Nora Brown, a researcher in UBC’s department of zoology, about debris from a Japanese tsunami. Brown discussed how the debris could affect the B.C. ecosystem.

McCaw, Heat men post 6th straight shutout

The Kelowna Capital News reported on the latest results from the UBC Okanagan Heat men’s soccer team. The Heat played two games to 0-0 draws over the weekend. A similar […]

Airbnb-style car-sharing platform to hit Richmond

Richmond News reported on a car-sharing platform coming to Richmond and quoted David Hardisty, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business. He said “the interest parties whose businesses […]

UBC researcher creates cheap, compact, convenient microscope

Castanet featured a microscope created by Keekyoung Kim, a professor of engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus. The high-performance microscope is compact, portable and enables wireless real-time imaging.

Okanagan grape growers downplay smoke impact

Kelowna Capital News mentioned grape growing research at UBC’s Okanagan campus. The studies at UBC and the Summerland agriculture research station are helping equip Okanagan grape growers with the knowledge […]

Students taste free meals courtesy of International Langar Week

Indo-Canadian Voice reported on an awareness campaign for International Langar Week. The international initiative encourages people to use the free food service in all Sikh temples.

Trial opens for diabetes patients

North Shore News reported on a joint venture involving UBC and 13 Pharmasave outlets. The clinical trial aims to treat diabetes sufferers “just using food.”