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UBC Reports | December 15

UBC Reports | December 15

Beyond #MeToo and #IWill: Changing Workplace Culture

Beyond #MeToo and #IWill: Changing Workplace Culture

Awareness is important, but how do we move beyond hashtags and words to making substantive change to the workplace experience for women?

Canada must change course on nuclear disarmament

Canada must change course on nuclear disarmament

Canada must change course on nuclear disarmament The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed about nuclear disarmament written by M.V. Ramana and Lauren J. Borja. Read more.

Athlete mental health resource launched

Athlete mental health resource launched

Dr. John Ogrodniczuk and his lab group with the department of psychiatry have championed this project to provide tools and resources for UBC student athletes.

Drink beer to feed fish and help save the planet

NPR reported on UBC research that revealed that most wild fish used as livestock or aquaculture feed is food-grade quality. “It would be much more efficient to eat these sardines […]

Don’t let pollution stop you from exercising

A talk by Michael Koehle, the head of UBC’s Environmental Physiology Lab, was featured on Outside Online. He spoke about exercising in polluted air.

Are we prepared to use gene drive technology?

Western Producer quoted Sally Otto, a UBC zoologist, about gene drive technology. She discussed the technological advancement that allows scientists to reduce and even eradicate certain species.

Courts may strike down provinces’ bans on growing own pot

Margot Young, a UBC law professor, spoke to Global for a story about legal issues involved in growing your own marijuana. She discussed why the courts may strike down provinces’ […]

Feelings of failure affect mental health of immigrants in Vancouver

Global reported on a UBC study that found immigrants who have moved to Canada may have their mental health affected if they feel like they’re failing in their new home. […]

Vancouver housing plan tries to find ‘right supply’ of luxury units

The Globe and Mail interviewed Patrick Condon, a professor of urban design at UBC’s school of architecture and landscape architecture, about Vancouver’s housing plan. “The good news is that this […]

Researchers are using tweets to identify transit snarls

Vice reported on transit research by Saeid Allahdadian, a UBC postdoctoral researcher. Allahdadian is using AI technologies and social media data to map travel routes to identify areas that need […]

Cancel federal shipbuilding program: Report

The Ottawa Citizen reported on a UBC report that warns that the federal government’s efforts to build new ships are years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Michael […]

National Arts Centre’s first managing director of Indigenous theatre

The Ottawa Citizen reported that Lori Marchand, a UBC alumna, was named the National Arts Centre’s first managing director of Indigenous theatre. Marchand served as the executive director of Western […]

The psychology of climate change

Roundhouse Radio interviewed Jiaying Zhao, Canada Research Chair and cognitive science professor at UBC, about the connections between climate change and psychology.

Opinion: Canada must change course on nuclear disarmament

The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed about nuclear disarmament written by M.V. Ramana, a professor and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at UBC’s Liu Institute for Global […]

Digital cats worth thousands

Castanet highlighted a fourth-year UBC computer engineering student who was one of the original developers of a successful online game. Jordan Schalm works part-time at the Vancouver-based company that created […]

The best festivities to get you in the holiday spirit across Canada

Flare highlighted a Christmas music event by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the UBC Opera. This year is the 25th anniversary of the event.

Kamadia: Why I didn’t get a PhD and why you shouldn’t either

A column in the Ottawa Citizen about earning a PhD mentioned a UBC study. The study found that one in three of its doctoral graduates ended up with a traditional […]

Christmas Tree Sale 2017 – Forestry Undergraduate Society

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