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Pine beetles from Jasper National Park infesting commercial forest

The Canadian Press interviewed Allan Carroll, who studies pines beetles and directs UBC’s forest science program, in a story about a pine beetle infestation in Jasper National Park. Carroll weighed […]

Nov 17, 2017

Thinning the forests could change wildfire patterns

Ken Day, the manager of the UBC research forest near Williams Lake, spoke to CBC about forest thinning. “If thinning becomes a component of our regular harvest practices, we could […]

Nov 17, 2017

3 mumps cases confirmed among Sauder students

Global reported that Vancouver Coastal Health is urging vaccination after three cases of mumps were confirmed among student population at the UBC Sauder School of Business.

Nov 17, 2017

Canadian university degrees ranked highly by employers worldwide

Radio Canada reported that five Canadian universities including UBC are in the Top 100 list of this year’s Times Higher Education Global University Employability Ranking table. UBC was ranked in […]

Nov 17, 2017

Opinion: B.C. should pay more attention to South Korea

The Vancouver Sun mentioned UBC in a story about education in South Korea. The article reported the UBC Sauder School of Business was represented at Invest Korea 2017, an annual […]

Nov 17, 2017

Flaw of Vancouver’s short-term rental rules is enforcement

Erez Aloni, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about upcoming enforcement of short-term rental rules in Vancouver. Aloni said […]

Nov 17, 2017

79 things to do in Vancouver on November 17

The Georgia Straight highlighted UBC events and exhibits on its list of things to do in Vancouver on Friday. The article mentioned the UBC Chamber Strings performance at the Chan […]

Nov 17, 2017

Business schools reach out to Indigenous students

The Globe and Mail reported the UBC Sauder School of Business has been working with First Nations students, through its Ch’nook Indigenous Business Education Centre. “It makes good sense to […]

Nov 17, 2017

Compassion is the key to solving our problems

Chris Erickson, a UBC political science professor, was interviewed for an article in The Tyee. In his book The Poetics of Fear, he examines fear as a political tool.

Nov 17, 2017

Two university majors for the price of one

Maclean’s mentioned UBC in a story about double majors at universities. At UBC the number of students taking combined degrees has almost tripled to 1,200 undergraduates in 2016 compared to […]

Nov 17, 2017

Why Canada should declare a national opioid emergency too

Pauline Voon, a PhD candidate at UBC’s school of population and public health, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about the need for Canada to declare a national opioid emergency. […]

Nov 17, 2017