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iPhone pedometer is off the mark

The Vancouver Courier reported on UBC research which showed the iPhone’s built-in pedometer could be under-reporting steps taken by users. Study lead author Mark Duncan said that the iPhone is […]

What’s missing from new data about foreign buyers

Tsur Somerville, a UBC professor of real estate finance, was quoted in a Buzzbuzz Home story about the real estate data released recently by Statistics Canada. The StatCan numbers showed […]

Canada’s global trade strategy at critical juncture

Yves Tiberghien, director emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research at UBC, and Stewart Beck, president and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, commented on Canada’s decision in […]

How Canada lost its foremost space company

Michael Byers, the Canada research chair in global politics and international law at UBC, called on the Trudeau government to scrutinize the relocation of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd, Canada’s […]

Universities and colleges: choosing the right fit in Canada

The importance of fit in choosing the right university or college was the focus of a recent Maclean’s story. The article quoted Andrew Arida, director of undergraduate admissions at UBC, […]

Is price fixing a major problem in Canada?

UBC Sauder School of Business professor James Brander weighed in on the issue of price fixing, writing in Maclean’s: “While improvements are possible, Canada’s approach to price fixing works well—and […]

Canada needs course change to build overdue ships

UBC’s Michael Byers weighed in on Canada’s procurement rules for the military and Coast Guard in a Tyee op-ed. Byers, who holds the Canada research chair in global politics and […]

How to get accepted to a Canadian university

A Maclean’s article on how to make your university application stand out mentioned UBC. UBC requires supplemental information from all direct-entry applicants and Andrew Arida, director of undergraduate admissions, said […]