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UBC-sponsored companies try to snag investments

BC Business reported on an event that allowed UBC-sponsored companies to makes pitches to investors and venture capitalists. Hatch is a new addition to UBC’s entrepreneurship program that incubates technology startups.

Nov 24, 2017

Concerns mounting over plans for closed golf club

Tsur Somerville, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to the Times Colonist about plans for a closed golf club in Victoria. He said that because of […]

Nov 24, 2017

Why Black Friday should be Buy Nothing Day

International Business Times cited UBC psychology research in a story about the benefits of spending money on time-saving services. The research team found that directing our dollars towards services like […]

Nov 24, 2017

Indigenous women suffer greatest risk of injury

The Conversation published an op-ed by Mariana Brussoni, a UBC pediatrics professor, and M. Anne George, a UBC pediatrics professor emerita, about injury risks among Indigenous women. “Being Indigenous in […]

Nov 24, 2017

Heat women persist among Canada’s best

The Kelowna Capital News featured the UBC Okanagan Heat women’s volleyball team. The team, currently fourth in the USports national rankings, will face the University of Regina Cougars.

Nov 24, 2017

Test your DNA at a pharmacy? Now you can

CBC quoted Corey Nislow, a UBC pharmacy professor, about a new DNA test offered at some Canadian pharmacies that will allow pharmacists to determine how patients would respond to medications. Nislow […]

Nov 24, 2017

Black Friday enthusiasm wanes as some shun practice

JoAndrea Hoegg, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to the Canadian Press about Black Friday shopping. She believes the shopping spree is still popular, especially online. […]

Nov 24, 2017

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Nov 24, 2017

Aerospace sector soaring

Castanet mentioned UBC’s Okanagan campus in a story about a report on the Central Okanagan’s aerospace industry. The article noted there are potential partnerships between the industry and UBCO.

Nov 24, 2017

Is Vancouver’s biggest annual event a blast or a fizzle for taxpayers?

The Breaker published an op-ed by a group of UBC economics students about the Honda Celebration of Lights fireworks event. “The Honda Celebration of Light is…a costly event and city […]

Nov 24, 2017

Penticton project sets stage for Okanagan wood construction

The Journal of Commerce mentioned UBC’s Brock Commons in a story about wood construction. The UBC student residence is currently the world’s largest modern timber tower.

Nov 24, 2017

Inuit want free travel over international waters between Canada, Greenland

The Canadian Press interviewed Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, about the possible co-management of Arctic habitat. “As long as two bordering countries […]

Nov 24, 2017

UBC experts on Vancouver housing strategy

UBC experts on Vancouver housing strategy

The city of Vancouver has announced details of its housing strategy.

Nov 23, 2017

Japanese health movement, shinrin-yoku or forest therapy, has inspired decades of scientific study and a new industry in Edmonton

Jiaying Zhao, a UBC psychology professor and the Canada Research Chair in behavioural sustainability, spoke to the Edmonton Examiner about forest therapy. Zhao, who studies how environmental features can impact […]

Nov 23, 2017

Blockchains and Bitcoin 101

Ivan Beschastnikh, a UBC computer science professor, was interviewed on CBC Radio’s BC Almanac about Bitcoin and blockchains. He discussed the basics of cryptocurrency. The segment starts at 27:27.

Nov 23, 2017

Technology, outdoor play can go hand-in-hand

Global reported on UBC research that found children are able to play outdoors and engage with nature, even while holding a mobile device. Maxine Crawford, a psychology PhD candidate at […]

Nov 23, 2017

Even whales have to exfoliate

The New York Times reported on UBC researchers who observed whales rubbing themselves on rocks to exfoliate in Canada’s Arctic. “The whales were just rolling onto their sides, lifting their […]

Nov 23, 2017

Life-saving drug approved for B.C. woman with rare disease

Global quoted Steve Morgan, a professor in UBC’s school of population and public health, in a story about a woman with a rare disease who will receive a life-saving drug. […]

Nov 23, 2017

How to improve your mood and recover from a brain injury

The Daily Mail cited a UBC study in a story about the benefits of exercise. The study found that regular aerobic exercise could increase the size of the hippocampus, the […]

Nov 23, 2017

Rainy weather could pose challenge for self-driving cars

The Vancouver Sun reported on computer vision researchers at UBC who collected training data for self-driving vehicles. Jim Little, a computer vision expert and senior author of a study called Raincouver, said current […]

Nov 23, 2017