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NPR reported on researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus who created a chemical test to detect the level of compounds in grapes. “We feel we have a much better approach to […]
Dec 14, 2017
Margo Seltzer, the new Canada 150 Research Chair in Computer Systems at UBC, was interviewed on CBC Radio’s Early Edition. “We’re seeing an influx of really high tech companies into […]
City Lab quoted Penny Gurstein, a UBC professor of social policy, in an article about the new housing strategy in Canada. “What this strategy is about is really focusing on […]
CBC mentioned the Northern Medical Program associated with UBC’s medical program in an article honouring the late Bert Kelly. Kelly helped create the Northern Medical Program and bring better cancer […]
Hindustan Times featured UBC research that found augmented reality games, such as Pokémon GO, could help introverts. The study is the first to examine how players’ personalities, social competence, and social […]
Yahoo interviewed Michael Curry, a UBC clinical professor of emergency medicine, about identifying symptoms of the flu. “The big way you tell the difference between the flu running its regular […]
Two UBC professors were interviewed on CBC Radio’s B.C. Almanac about the Site C dam project. George Hoberg, a professor of environment and natural resource policy at UBC’s Liu Institute […]
Global featured research by Christina Cheung, a UBC economics and math student, about penny rounding practices at grocery stores. The research by the third-year economics and math student was also featured […]
Kevin Milligan, a UBC economics professor, was quoted in a Maclean’s profile of Michael Wolfson, a retired Statistics Canada data guru. Milligan discussed an economics database spearheaded by Wolfson.
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The Squamish Chief interviewed Robert Falls, a UBC forestry professor, for a story about the future of LNG in B.C. Falls called natural gas a “transition fuel” since it produces […]
Broadway World reported that Tyler Duncan, a UBC alumnus, will perform in the remaining shows of Handel’s Messiah with the New York Philharmonic. Duncan earned a music degree from UBC.
An APTN News article about the hundreds of Indigenous human remains that are housed in universities across Canada mentioned UBC. According to the article, UBC will help with the paperwork […]
Canadian Architect reported on the winner of the Margolese National Design for Living Prize. The award was created by an estate gift to UBC.
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