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UBC Reports | November 3

UBC Reports | November 3

Nov 3, 2017

Harris named U SPORTS Player of the Year

Harris named U SPORTS Player of the Year

UBC goaltender Rowan Harris was honoured as the U SPORTS women’s field hockey Player of the Year Thursday night.

Nov 3, 2017

Kai Chan – I Support the Report

Rick Mercer of the Rick Mercer Report on CBC immerses himself in cutting edge research — and meets UBC President Santa Ono.

Nov 3, 2017

B.C.’s fall colours were ‘spectacular’

CBC interviewed Miranda Hart, a biology professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, about the bright fall foliage colours in B.C. this season. She said the cooler-than-normal temperatures particularly enhanced the red […]

Nov 3, 2017

An examination of higher education in France

UBC’s Julien Picault wrote about post-secondary education in France in an article for Le Monde (described here). Picault, an economics professor in UBC’s Okanagan campus, argued that there is too […]

Nov 3, 2017

B.C. task force to provide advice on ending MSP premiums

The Canadian Press reported that David Duff, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, was appointed to an expert task force to advise the B.C. […]

Nov 3, 2017

Rheumatoid arthritis linked to risk of COPD

A UBC study on the link between arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, was featured in U.S. News & World Report. “These findings are novel because it has […]

Nov 3, 2017

Researchers create earthquake-proof concrete

India Today featured UBC researchers who developed a concrete coating that can help structures withstand earthquakes. The concrete can withstand 9.1 magnitude earthquakes.

Nov 3, 2017

5 things to do this weekend

Global highlighted an upcoming event at UBC’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Nature Club Family Days takes place on Sunday, Nov 5.

Nov 3, 2017

Medicating women’s sexual desire still highly controversial

Lori A. Brotto, a UBC professor of gynecology, was quoted in a Psychology Today article about factors that influence sexual desire. “There is no clear consensus on the causes of […]

Nov 3, 2017

Student calls for return of Louis Riel’s walking stick to Métis

Susan Rowley, a UBC professor and curator at the Museum of Anthropology, spoke to the Vancouver Sun after an online petition demanded that a walking stick in the Manitoba Museum […]

Nov 3, 2017

Vancouver to apply for heritage site designation for Chinatown

Henry Yu, a UBC history professor, was quoted in the Vancouver Sun about the possibility of the city’s Chinatown becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “There are literally hundreds and […]

Nov 3, 2017

Could a tax on ride-hailing help fund transit in B.C.?

The Vancouver Sun interviewed Patrick Condon, a UBC urban design professor, about the possibility of a tax on ride-hailing services. He said companies like Uber and Lyft take advantage of […]

Nov 3, 2017

Vancouver is home to tallest wooden building for now

Lonely Planet highlighted UBC’s Brock Commons, currently the world’s tallest contemporary wooden tower. The 53-metre-high student residence welcomed its first intake of occupants this fall.

Nov 3, 2017

The end of ownership

Jon Festinger, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC and video-game law expert, spoke to Pacific Standard for a story about the issue of how […]

Nov 3, 2017

BCUC report casts shadow over Site C future

Metro News quoted Werner Antweiler, a UBC economist, in a story about a review ordered by the NDP that finds the Site C dam may cost more than $10 billion […]

Nov 3, 2017

UBC Okanagan hosts talk on using psychedelics to treat PTSD

Kelowna Now highlighted a free talk at UBC’s Okanagan campus about psychedelics. “It will be great for people to come and see and learn about the history of psychedelics in […]

Nov 3, 2017

European legal weed farm is being built in a nuclear bunker

Vice reported on research being done on a legal cannabis farm in Germany to investigate the effects of medicinal weed and to develop quality standards for each strain. The research […]

Nov 3, 2017

B.C. study finds ineffective farm drainage in Lower Mainland

UBC researchers were involved in a study of drainage issues in Delta, Western Producer reported. “The project really came about through the work that the climate action initiative spearheaded,” said […]

Nov 3, 2017

Term limits on Canada Research Chairs Program in diversity bid

The Globe and Mail interviewed Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, after Ottawa annouced changes such as term limits to the Canada Research Chairs program. […]

Nov 3, 2017