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UBC’s summary of animals involved in research at the university in 2016 is now available.
Nov 28, 2017
The New York Daily News reported on UBC research that found the amount of close and comforting contact infants receive from their caregivers impacts children at the molecular level. Michael Kobor, a […]
The Conversation published an op-ed by John Paul Catungal, an instructor in critical race and ethnic studies at UBC’s Social Justice Institute, about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s planned formal apology on behalf […]
Global quoted two UBC law professors in a story about the reversal of a B.C. Supreme Court decision that raised questions about a judge’s ability to do his job. Erez […]
Research by Saeid Allahdadian, a UBC post-doctoral researcher, was featured on CKNW’s Jon McComb show. Allahdadian analyzed public messages posted to Twitter and found they hold enough location data to […]
The Vancouver Sun reported on UBC’s Blue & Gold Campaign for Students, a fundraising campaign that aims to raise $100 million over three years to give promising students access to […]
Various media outlets interviewed Sarika Bose, a UBC lecturer in Victorian literature and an expert on the Royal Family, after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement. Bose spoke […]
Max Cameron, director of the centre for democratic institutions at UBC, was quoted in a Vancouver Sun article about electoral reform. Cameron, one of the academic advisers recruited by the […]
Metro News interviewed Bonnie Henry, a professor in UBC’s school of population of public health, in a story about Canada’s opioid crisis. Henry believes it would be helpful to have […]
Two UBC academics spoke to the local media about the national housing strategy. Penny Gurstein, the director of UBC’s school of community and regional planning, was interviewed on Roundhouse Radio about the […]
Newsweek featured a new technique developed by UBC researchers that can identify unwanted animal products in ground beef. The technology uses a laser-equipped spectrometer that captures energy signals from meat […]
Business in Vancouver mentioned four programs associated with UBC in an article about innovative projects to watch in B.C. The B.C. Aboriginal Doors program is led by the Centre for […]
New York Magazine highlighted UBC researchers who observed whales rubbing themselves on rocks to exfoliate in Canada’s Arctic. “We could clearly see these whales clustered around these boulders taking turns […]
Ann Stone, a UBC Sauder School of Business lecturer, was quoted in a Business in Vancouver article about the new casino in downtown Vancouver. She explained that the first weeks […]
The Kelowna Capital News reported on the latest results from the UBC Okanagan Heat women’s volleyball squad. The UBCO Heat share the conference lead with UBC and Calgary.
The Kelowna Capital News reported on researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus who determined how female grizzly bears keep their cubs safe while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway. Adam Ford, Canada Research […]
Charles Ungerleider, a professor emeritus of educational studies at UBC, wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun about improving education in B.C. “We need teachers who are able to use […]
Larry Frank, a professor of sustainable transport at UBC was interviewed for a Canadian Press story about the upcoming release of census data. Given the country’s shifting demographics, Frank doesn’t […]
The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed on electoral reform co-written by Mark Warren, the Harold and Dorrie Merilees Chair for the Study of Democracy in the department of political science at […]
The Globe and Mail mentioned UBC’s Brock Commons student residence in a story about wooden buildings. “Brock Commons and similar tall wood buildings around the world demonstrate the safe and […]
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