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A look at UBC’s little-known relationship with North Korea

CTV reported on the Canada-DPRK Knowledge Partnership Program at UBC. The program brings groups of North Korean professors to Canada for six months at a time and is run by […]

B.C. post-secondary institutions add 2,900 spaces in technology programs

UBC will receive new provincial funding that will create 624 undergraduate spaces for domestic students at its Vancouver campus for biomedical engineering, computer science and manufacturing engineering programs. Other spaces […]

APEC summit outlook clouded by new host’s problems

The Nikkei Asian Review interviewed Yves Tiberghien, a UBC political science professor who specializes in global economic governance, for a story on the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, which […]

The astronomer who is building the largest map of space by volume

Motherboard profiled the work of UBC astronomer Mark Halpern, who is creating biggest map of the universe by volume ever made. Halpern and his team are hoping to analyze how […]

Will North Korea summit talks have an impact?

CBC’s The National (at 12:00 mark) reported on a meeting of foreign ministers and senior officials from 20 nations that took place Tuesday in Vancouver. The story highlighted a panel […]

Mobility pricing commission shortlists two schemes

Robin Lindsey, a transportation and logistics professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, was interviewed on mobility pricing by Metro News and Business in Vancouver. The Mobility Pricing Independent Commission […]

Kenney can rail but won’t beat federal carbon tax, law expert says

CBC reported on plans by Alberta’s Opposition United Conservative Party to challenge a federal carbon tax if it is imposed. David Duff, a law professor at UBC, said he doubts […]

U.S. corporate tax cuts blunt Canada’s competitive edge amid trade worries

A Globe and Mail story on the impact of the big drop in the U.S. corporate tax on Canada quoted UBC economics professor Kevin Milligan. The cuts bring U.S. corporate […]

B.C. firm tackles ethical challenges of artificial intelligence

Business in Vancouver highlighted work by Generation R, an AI consultancy based at UBC and founded by UBC PhD engineering graduate AJung Moon. Gen R develops artificial intelligence ethics guidelines […]

UBC student starts homemade-cosmetics business

Richmond News reported on a UBC arts student who started her own all-natural, vegan, cruelty-free and kosher cosmetics business. A similar story appeared in the Vancouver Courier.