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The Pacific Division champion UBC Thunderbirds host the Mount Royal Cougars in a Canada West quarter-final showdown on Friday at Thunderbird Stadium.
Oct 26, 2017
Routine mammograms do save lives Paula Gordon, a clinical professor in UBC’s faculty of medicine, co-wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about routine mammograms. Read more.
The Guardian interviewed Philippe Le Billon, a UBC geography professor, after it was revealed that Canadian oil companies made much higher tax payments to developing countries in 2016 than to Canadian, […]
Annalijn Conklin, a UBC professor of pharmaceutical sciences, was quoted in Time Magazine about new research that revealed eating alone may not be good for your health. Conklin who was […]
Jennifer Gardy, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, was quoted in The Atlantic about the possibility of predicting a pandemic. “There are so many variables that […]
Times of India featured research by Zach Walsh, a professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, about the possibility that psychedelic drugs could reduce criminal activity. Researchers explored the connection between the […]
AOL featured work by Stanley Coren, a psychology professor emeritus at UBC, for an article about the smartest dog breeds. In Coren’s book The Intelligence of Dogs he examined the […]
Q-13 Fox mentioned earthquake-resistant concrete developed by researchers at UBC. The ingredients and fibre filaments give the concrete more strength and allow unreinforced masonry and brick walls and foundations to […]
Pacific Standard quoted Michele Koppes, a UBC glacial geomorphologist, about mountain climate change. “We’re behind the eight-ball when it comes to protecting mountain communities from landslides, glacier avalanches, and outburst […]
Erez Aloni, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, was interviewed for CBC News Vancouver about the future of Airbnb. Aloni discussed the topic a few […]
Arkansas Online mentioned the 18-storey student residence hall called Brock Commons on UBC campus. The tower was built using a hybrid of cross-laminated timber methods and concrete and steel.
Wesley Zandberg, a chemistry professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, spoke to Global about research examining the impact of smoke on grapes. “Until now, detecting these smoky compounds in grapes required […]
CBC’s Rick Mercer Report featured a segment on research being done on UBC campus. Mercer visited the Centre for Gambling Research, the UBC Botanical Garden, and the Quantum Matter Institute. […]
Three UBC professors weighed in on the possibility of decongestion charging, or road pricing in Metro Vancouver. In an interview with CTV (11:09 mark), civil engineering professor Alex Bigazzi pointed to […]
Metro News quoted two UBC instructors for an article about the attraction of the Scandinavian lifestyle. Lena Karlström, a lecturer in Swedish and Scandinavian studies at UBC, said, “I think […]
The Canadian Press reported on exercise guidelines for people with spinal cord injuries developed at UBC. Kathleen Martin Ginis, a researcher at UBC’s Okanagan campus, led an international committee that […]
The Vancouver Sun quoted Rima Wilkes, a UBC sociology professor who studies Indigenous and immigration issues, about new Statistics Canada data that showed an increase in B.C.’s Aboriginal population. “I […]
Sian Spacey, a UBC neurologist and president of the Canadian Headache Society, was interviewed for a National Post story about how to manage migraines. “A trauma to the head may […]
UBC’s Okanagan campus is working with elementary school students at Willowstone Academy to explore the meaning of designing a thriving community, Kelowna Capital News reported. Stephen Berg, a UBCO education professor, […]
Wendy Carr, associate dean of teacher education at UBC, was interviewed by French TV Ontario about a report on the state of French second-language education in Canada. Carr, who co-edited […]
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