Morgan’s wonky ankle remains worrisome to T-Birds
The Province featured UBC Thunderbirds basketball player Conor Morgan ahead of the Canada West men’s basketball quarterfinals. Morgan was the second leading scorer in the country with an average of […]
Forecasting tool predicts teardowns
A number of media outlets featured a forecasting tool developed by UBC architecture professor Joe Dahmen and mathematician Jens von Bergmann that predicts the probability of detached homes being torn […]
MGM Resorts adopts B.C. program
The Canadian Business Journal reported that MGM Resorts has adopted B.C.’s GameSense program for responsible gambling. MGM will spend $1 million dollars over five years on addiction research by the […]
UBC and UW to announce research partnership funded by Microsoft
On Thursday, Feb. 23, at 12:15 p.m. PST, University of British Columbia President Santa J. Ono, University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce, and Microsoft President Brad Smith will hold a media conference call to discuss the Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative, a data science partnership funded by a significant donation from Microsoft.
UBC experts on NASA discovery of potentially Earth-like planets
Today, NASA announced that scientists have found seven potentially Earth-like planets orbiting a star about 40 light years away. UBC experts are available to comment.
Hogan’s Alley advocates push for black cultural centre in place of viaducts
Metro News featured an interview with UBC alumnus Lama Mugabo, a Hogan’s Alley advocate and urban planner. Mugabo, who has a master’s degree in urban planning from UBC, said there is […]
Don’t let seniors’ care become a private equity money maker
The Toronto Star published an op-ed by Margaret McGregor, a professor and director of community geriatrics with the UBC department of family practice and Lisa Ronald, a postdoctoral fellow with the faculty of […]
Wooden ‘plyscrapers’ challenge concrete and steel
Reuters mentioned UBC’s Brock Commons student residence building in a story about timber towers around the world. John Metras, managing director for infrastructure development at UBC, said the tower’s construction site […]
Gay, lesbian and bisexual teens half as likely to play sports as straight youth
While participation in sports has been declining among high school students in B.C. overall, even fewer gay, lesbian and bisexual teens are involved in sports than 15 years ago, says a new UBC study.
Property transfer tax threshold adjusted for first-time home buyers
Thomas Davidoff, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, spoke to CKNW about an adjustment to B.C.’s first-time home buyers program that allows buyers to save as much as $8,000 […]
Slot machines lull gambling addicts into a trance, researchers find
The Daily Mail featured UBC research that found gamblers who feel as though they enter a ‘trance’ while playing slot machines are more likely to have gambling problems. Spencer Murch, […]
Here are the health benefits of Pilates
Marie-Louise Bird, a postdoctoral research fellow in the UBC’s physical therapy department, was quoted in a Time Magazine article about Pilates. Bird’s research shows that the small movements involved in […]
Workouts that take minutes attract fans and critics
Mary Jung, a professor of health and exercise sciences at UBC’s Okanagan campus, spoke to USA Today for an article about high-intensity interval training. Jung said changes in tempo keep […]
Why can whale nerves stretch and turn like bungee cords?
Popular Science reported on a UBC study that examines how whale nerves stretch without causing permanent damage. Margo Lillie, a zoology researcher, said that the stretch is possible because of two […]
Tiny house? McMansion? How much space a person really needs
Elizabeth Dunn, a UBC psychology professor, was quoted in the Boston Globe about the link between happiness and space. She said studies show that having more space per person seems […]
Antarctic’s melting glaciers: More than warmer temperatures?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation quoted Christian Schoof, a UBC professor of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences, about melting Antarctic glaciers. Schoof is the Antarctic project leader that will be surveying the Sorsdal Glacier […]
Drug addiction ‘could be genetic’, researchers say
A UBC study of genetically engineered mice that were able to resist cocaine addiction due to manipulation of brain proteins, was featured on Yahoo U.K. Shernaz Bamji, a professor in […]
After 4 years, student paper has scoop on UBC entrance exam
After four years of information requests, the UBC student paper received information on what is believed to be the rubric for grading entrance exams to the school, CBC reported. UBC […]
When the messenger attacks
The Baltimore Sun mentioned work by Delroy Paulhus, a UBC psychology professor, in a story about the role of Twitter in politics. Paulhus found that Hillary Clinton’s tweets centred on […]