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UBC Reports | December 1

UBC Reports | December 1

Dec 1, 2017

Poisonous or not? UBC researcher developing mushroom app

CBC reported on a UBC botany professor who is working on a new tool to help foragers avoid potentially dangerous mushrooms in B.C. Mary Berbee said the idea for the […]

Dec 1, 2017

Slow glaciers can sometimes surge as fast as a speeding train

Science Magazine reported on glacier research by Garry Clarke, a UBC professor emeritus in the department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences. In 1980, Clarke examined glacier instability and aimed […]

Dec 1, 2017

A tale of two killer whales

Smithsonian Magazine reported on work by John Ford, a UBC zoology professor. Ford found that necropsies of dead transient killer whales reveal stomachs filled with whiskers, claws, and other undigested […]

Dec 1, 2017

First-ever study analyzing ‘space culture’ underway

CBC (also on CBC online) reported on UBC research into space culture in the International Space Station. Phyllis Johnson, a UBC sociology professor, and Peter Suedfeld, a UBC psychology professor, […]

Dec 1, 2017

Filipino fishermen hope for Chinese benevolence

Deutsche Welle reported on a UBC study in an article about how territorial disputes in the South China Sea are causing a food shortage in the region. The UBC study […]

Dec 1, 2017

Impact of comforting infants

CBC Radio’s Daybreak South highlighted UBC research that discovered the amount of close and comforting contact infants receive from their caregivers impacts children at the molecular level. Michael Kobor, a […]

Dec 1, 2017

Canada co-hosting international meeting on North Korea

Don Baker, co-director of UBC’s centre for Korean research, spoke to News 1130 about an international meting on North Korea. Baker noted that North Korea hasn’t pushed this hard for […]

Dec 1, 2017

Therapists help sexual-trauma survivors relearn to love sex

Lori Brotto, a psychologist and UBC professor, was quoted in a New York Magazine article about how sexual-trauma survivors relearn to love sex. Brotto said sexual arousal itself can bring […]

Dec 1, 2017

Smartphones undermine enjoyment of social interactions

Ask Men reported on UBC research into the implications of smartphones in our daily lives. Ryan Dwyer, a UBC postdoctoral researcher, said “in the last 10 years, smartphones have revolutionized […]

Dec 1, 2017

Vancouver council approves 10-year housing strategy

The Vancouver Sun interviewed Paul Kershaw, a UBC professor at the school of population and public health, about Vancouver’s new housing strategy. Kershaw questioned whether the plan will actually “rein […]

Dec 1, 2017

French immersion teacher shortage a chronic problem

Wendy Carr, associate dean of teacher education at UBC and a researcher on French education, spoke to CBC about the shortage of French immersion teachers in Canada. She said the […]

Dec 1, 2017

PARTY to stop youth trauma

Castanet reported on a group of nursing students from UBC’s Okanagan campus who are bringing awareness about substance use and risky behaviour that results in trauma in youth. The “PARTY” […]

Dec 1, 2017

Lofty fundraising goal

Castanet reported on on UBC’s Blue & Gold fundraising campaign which is the largest event in the university’s history. The campaign will support student awards such as scholarships, bursaries and […]

Dec 1, 2017

Supreme Court of Canada appointment

Toby Goldbach, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, appeared on CBC’s Power and Politics to discuss the appointment of Sheilah Martin to the Supreme […]

Dec 1, 2017

Delta farmers tackle greenhouse gases

The Delta Optimist reported that the federal government is funding a project with UBC researchers to amend farming practices. Rickey Yada, dean of the faculty of land and food systems […]

Dec 1, 2017

Advocates call on Nova Scotia to inform women of breast density in cancer screening

Metro News quoted Paula Gordon, a UBC professor in the faculty of medicine, about breast cancer screenings. Gordon, the medical advisor for the group Dense Breasts Canada, said it’s difficult […]

Dec 1, 2017

Second Annual Wesbrook Holiday Craft Fair

Event

Dec 1, 2017

Family lawyer whose zealous advocacy missed ‘obvious red flags’

Global quoted Erez Aloni, a UBC law professor, in a story about a high-conflict custody battle. Aloni weighed in on how the Court of Appeal dealt with the mother’s counsel […]

Dec 1, 2017

Women need to play a role in ‘restoring’ Saudi Islam

The Globe and Mail mentioned work by Ayesha Chaudhry, the Canada Research Chair in Religion, Law and Social Justice at UBC, in an op-ed about Saudi Islam. In her book Domestic […]

Dec 1, 2017