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Pregnant women in rural B.C. urged to leave town to deliver

UBC researcher Jude Kornelsen, who has studied access to maternity care in rural B.C., was interviewed for a CBC story highlighting the lack of prenatal care in dozens of rural […]

Feb 20, 2018

Give your memory a workout

Peter Reiner, the co-founder of the National Core for NeuroEthics at UBC, commented on some of the newest techniques for improving memory. In an interview with CBC’s The Current (audio), […]

Feb 20, 2018

Gold medallist giving back to Olympic movement

Christine Nesbitt, the speed skater who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Games, was featured on Breakfast TV. Nesbitt is now a student at UBC’s school of community […]

Feb 20, 2018

How much is too much when it comes to toddlers’ screen time?

Breakfast TV highlighted a UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health study on screen time for kids under two years of age. Study co-author Reda Wilkes said research shows screen time could negatively affect […]

Feb 20, 2018

Experts comment on ride-hailing in B.C.

Two UBC experts commented on the recent report on ride-hailing in B.C. Thomas Ross, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to Roundhouse Radio and said now […]

Feb 20, 2018

For snowboarders, the music matters as much as the gear

UBC researcher Matthew Stork was cited in recent media stories (New York Times, Toronto Star) on how music can affect Olympic athletes’ performance. Stork, a Ph.D. candidate in health and […]

Feb 20, 2018

Electrical implant reduces side effects from man’s spinal cord injury

United Press International reported on an experimental electrical treatment out of UBC that has reduced side effects of a paralyzing spinal cord injury. The treatment addresses the “invisible” effects of […]

Feb 20, 2018

Tokyo to build world’s tallest timber tower

A CNN story on Tokyo’s proposed 1,148-feet-tall timber tower mentioned UBC’s tallwood student residence. UBC’s 18-storey Brock Commons student dorm topped out last year and has been called the world’s […]

Feb 20, 2018

B.C. NDP backs away from $10 daycare pledge ahead of budget

The Globe and Mail highlighted the B.C. NDP’s commitment to $10 daycare ahead of today’s budget announcement. The article cited UBC policy professor Paul Kershaw, who said the program, which […]

Feb 20, 2018

Vancouver mentioned its housing plans in bid for Amazon HQ2

The Globe and Mail interviewed UBC professor Tom Hutton in an article about Vancouver’s bid for Amazon HQ2. Hutton studies the dynamics of Vancouver’s economy and said Vancouver officials probably […]

Feb 20, 2018

UBC architects’ tall wood talk aims high

A Journal of Commerce article cited Angelique Pilon, the director of research at UBC’s sustainability initiative, and Zahra Teshnizi, a research project coordinator. The pair discussed UBC’s 18-storey mass-timber student […]

Feb 20, 2018