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What you need to know about B.C.’s 2017 assessment values

UBC economics professor Tom Davidoff was interviewed for a CBC story on the release of B.C. property assessments. Appealing an assessment can be tough for people who live in high-density […]

Jan 3, 2018

UBC takes lead in rethinking doctoral education

Susan Porter, dean and vice-provost for graduate and postdoctoral studies at UBC, and president of the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies, responded to a recent critique of doctoral education. In […]

Jan 3, 2018

Improving B.C.’s Mental Health Act is about respecting rights

Mark Iyengar, a J.D. candidate at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, commented on the backlash against a recent report on B.C.’s mental health laws. The report […]

Jan 3, 2018

Oak Bay deaths can be ‘life-changing event’ for social workers

The death of two young girls in Oak Bay can have a huge effect on the social workers and court workers who dealt with the family, but it’s not the […]

Jan 3, 2018

Alberta’s mountain pine beetles likely survived cold snap

Alberta’s mountain pine beetle population probably survived the recent extreme cold snap, UBC forestry professor Allan Carroll told CBC Edmonton. “At the moment, the mountain pine beetle is mostly going […]

Jan 3, 2018

More fathers are protesting unequal treatment at work

UBC professor Jennifer Berdahl was interviewed for a Boston Globe story on the discrimination some fathers deal with at work. “Domestic roles are changing much more quickly than workplace norms. […]

Jan 3, 2018

Picking out sick people just by looking at their faces

Stat News reported on a new study out of Sweden that suggests humans can detect whether someone is sick by looking at their faces. UBC psychology professor Mark Schaller, who […]

Jan 3, 2018

Trains, ships, automobiles: The autonomous evolution continues

Garland Chow, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business was interviewed for a Globe and Mail story on growing use of autonomous trains by mining and other resource companies. […]

Jan 3, 2018

Big increases for many condo and townhouse owners

Tsur Somerville, professor and director of UBC’s centre for urban economics and real estate, was quoted in a Vancouver Sun story about the latest property assessment data. Somerville said the […]

Jan 3, 2018

Should meat join the ranks of taxable sins?

The Province reported on a proposal by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to impose a “sin tax” on meat to promote healthier diets and reduce the environmental […]

Jan 3, 2018

Can new boss put Westport on road to profitability?

Business in Vancouver highlighted Westport Fuel Systems Inc., a UBC spinoff, in a recent story. The company’s technology allows heavy-duty trucks to run on natural gas with performance comparable to […]

Jan 3, 2018

B.C. joins the ranks of provinces offering abortion drug Mifegymiso

B.C. will make Mifegymiso accessible for all women who want it, at no cost, beginning Jan. 15, reports the Globe and Mail. The story quoted Wendy Norman, a family doctor […]

Jan 3, 2018