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Study: Viruses, bacteria constantly falling from sky

Various media outlets reported on a UBC study that revealed viruses are continuously raining down on the planet from above. “Every day, more than 800 million viruses are deposited per […]

Feb 7, 2018

Abandoned stadium site turning into wooden tower in U.S.

Business Insider U.K. mentioned UBC in a story about a wooden office tower being built in the United States. Currently the world’s tallest wooden building is Brock Commons, an 18-storey […]

Feb 7, 2018

How smart cars could interact with the cities of tomorrow

Omar Herrera, program manager, transportation futures at UBC’s clean energy research centre, was interviewed for a Globe and Mail story on smart cars. “In a few years from now, you’ll […]

Feb 7, 2018

UBC rocket team wants to reach the edge of space

CBC profiled UBC Rocket, a student engineering team that designs and launches its own rockets. One of these rockets earned first place in its class at the Spaceport America Cup last year […]

Feb 7, 2018

Family Day 2018: 60+ things to do around Metro Van

The Province included an event at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology on a list of things to do for Family Day. MOA is hosting The Kids Takeover UBC.

Feb 7, 2018

Should we worry about tsunamis here?

Brett Gilley, a professor in the earth science department at UBC, was quoted in a Squamish Chief article about the risk of tsunamis in Squamish. He said if a tsunami […]

Feb 7, 2018

ICBC is driving itself into the ground

Noriko Ozawa, an economics professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, was quoted in a Kelowna Now article about ICBC’s deficit. Ozawa said running a deficit in a public monopoly is understandable […]

Feb 7, 2018

Legal experts say #MeToo is more than just a movement

Janine Benedet, a professor from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, was quoted in a Global story on the #MeToo phenomenon. “I think women are finding tremendous […]

Feb 7, 2018

World’s Challenge Challenge Finals

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Feb 7, 2018

A few modest amendments to the Constitution

Policy Options published an op-ed by George Elliott Clarke, a former visiting artist-in-residence at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC. Clarke convened a “constitutional assembly,” to share his thinking […]

Feb 7, 2018