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The federal government is expected to announce details of its national housing strategy on Wednesday, Nov. 22.
Nov 21, 2017
Reuters quoted Christopher Fordyce, a UBC cardiology professor, in a study that found many U.S. high schools don’t teach CPR though most states require it. “[Schools] not only provide an […]
The Washington Post featured work by Marit Rehavi, a UBC economics professor, that examined the role of race in sentencing criminals. Rehavi and Sonja Starr found that prosecutors “have a […]
Bloomberg interviewed David Green, a UBC economist, in a story about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first term. Green found that Canadian wage growth, driven largely by oil, has helped avoid U.S.-style […]
The Atlantic interviewed Janet Werker, a UBC professor of psychology, about a study that found infants have a deeper understanding of language than previously thought. Werker, who wasn’t involved in […]
The Wire highlighted UBC research in a story about how birds survive at high altitudes. Sabine Lague, a UBC PhD candidate, led a group of researchers and compared how Andean […]
CBC Radio’s B.C. Almanac interviewed John Oliffe, a professor and the founder of the Men’s Health Research program at UBC, about men’s health issues. He discussed the importance of opening […]
CBC highlighted an exhibit at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. The Fabric of our Land: Salish Weaving, features dozens of intricately designed blankets and runs until April 2018.
SBS Australia reported on researchers at UBC who examined health data from pregnant women to determine if pre-pregnancy body mass index, or BMI, was associated with severe maternal morbidity. The […]
The Vancouver Sun mentioned a student-led initiative that provides breakfast for students at the Vancouver Tech school. The decision to provide breakfast came in the wake of a wellness survey […]
William E. Rees, a UBC professor emeritus of human ecology and ecological economics, wrote an op-ed for The Tyee about how accelerating biodiversity loss may turn out to be the […]
The Canadian Press reported that UBC denied mishandling sexual assault reports in documents filed with the province’s human rights tribunal. The CP story appeared on CTV, CBC, in the Globe […]
CBC reported on Canadian projects that won funding from Grand Challenges. UBC won funding for developing a mobile phone app to improve diagnosis of sepsis in infants in Malawi.
The Georgia Straight reported on a UBC project that addresses mental health among the LGBTQ population. The Still Here Project is part of the Men’s Health Research program at the UBC […]
Chatelaine interviewed Lori Brotto, Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health and director of the Sexual Health Lab at UBC, about factors that can contribute contribute to a low sex […]
The Georgia Straight published an op-ed about salting roads by Henry Flanagan, a UBC geography student. “By researching and investing in road-salt reduction now and better preparing for future heavy […]
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The UBC Thunderbirds won the first-ever Canadian national championship in men’s rugby, Daily Hive reported. UBC defeated the University of Victoria to take the title.
The Tyee reported on the French Ameri-Can Climate Talks on Ocean hosted by UBC’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum. William Cheung, a professor at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and Daniel Pauly, the […]
Anne Murphy, a professor at UBC’s department of Asian studies, will be a speaker at a symposium on Sikhism, Indo-Canadian Voice reported. The event will be hosted by Carleton University’s […]
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