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Recent media reports suggest the Canadian government may be preparing for the U.S. to pull out of NAFTA.
Jan 11, 2018
Taylor Owen, a UBC professor of digital media and global affairs, co-authored a Globe and Mail op-ed on the future of liberal democracy. “A key requirement to ensure the reform […]
New Scientist reported on work by Alison McAfee, a UBC researcher who studies honeybees. “The honeybees work together to fight off disease,” McAfee said.
Bustle highlighted new UBC research that shows most sex education does not provide lesbian and bisexual girls with the information they need to practice safe sex, or protect themselves from […]
CBC quoted Marc-David Seidel, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, in an article about cryptocurrency. He said he’s wary about the companies that help trade this currency.
Huffington Post reported on a study from UBC’s Okanagan campus that found post-secondary students exercise less once they start school. UBC researchers worked with first-year students for a three-month study […]
News 1130 interviewed Paul Evans, a UBC expert on global affairs, about an upcoming conference on North Korea happening in Vancouver. “China is very reluctant to attend meetings about North […]
An Indigenous music collection at the Royal B.C. Museum was recently nominated for a United Nations world memory program designation, the Canadian Press reported. The collection was put together by […]
The Globe and Mail reported on research by Gene Moo Lee, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business. Lee and a team of researchers studied fake news in the […]
The Vancouver Sun interviewed Cristie Ford, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, about cryptocurrency as a commodity in Vancouver. Ford said, to her recollection, […]
The Province reported on various events at UBC campus this week. The Opera Tea Series featuring the UBC Opera Ensemble and an exhibit at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art […]
The Globe and Mail mentioned UBC in an article about allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the creative writing program at Concordia University.
CTV Vancouver Island reported on UBC research that suggests you can lower stress by smelling your partner’s shirt. “The main finding, which we were very excited about, was that women […]
David Green, a UBC professor of economics, was quoted in a Maclean’s article about the minimum wage hike in Ontario. “We’re moving into uncharted territory,” Green said.
Tom Davidoff, a UBC economist was interviewed for a Business in Vancouver podcast about real estate in Metro Vancouver. He discussed global and local trends affecting housing affordability.
Sumeet Gulati, a UBC economics professor, was quoted in Metro News about the impact of rideshare companies. Gulati said the companies lead to more vehicle miles travelled in a region.
Maclean’s interviewed Andrew Arida, director of undergraduate admissions at UBC, for a story about university admissions in Canada. Arida discussed the benefits of doing well in school as well as […]
The Vancouver Courier interviewed Zachary Hyde, a UBC sociology PhD candidate, about gentrification in Vancouver. Hyde discussed his work on gentrification and urban development.
John Millar, a UBC professor emeritus, was quoted in a National Observer story about inequality in B.C. He said growing inequality is a health issue, an economic issue and a […]
Construction Dive mentioned UBC research in a story about seismic code change. The researchers created concrete reinforced by polymer-based fibers that can resist seismic activity.
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