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Times of India mentioned UBC research in a story about tips to help students do well on exams. Studies at UBC showed that regular aerobic exercise increases the part of […]
Feb 27, 2018
Metro News reported on work by Curtis Perrin, a UBC mechanical engineering alumnus. Perrin is involved with Vancouver’s EatART Foundation, or Energy Awareness Through Art.
Business Standard and Metro News highlighted a UBC study showing that China’s two-child policy could be making gender inequality worse. “When husbands have greater marital power, fertility pressure from the […]
The Vancouver Sun interviewed Cristie Ford, a UBC law professor, for a story about financial crime. Ford, the director of UBC’s Centre for Business Law, said pursuing investment crimes takes […]
Angela Wagner, an education program coordinator in the department of Health Sciences at UBC, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about training for running races. “If you just say I’m just […]
CNet and other media outlets reported on a UBC study that showed the negative impacts associated with having smartphones at the dinner table. “When we use our phones while we […]
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Daily Hive featured the upcoming Coastal First Nations Dance Festival in partnership with the UBC Museum of Anthropology. The festival celebrates stories, songs and dances of the Indigenous peoples of […]
Psychology Today cited a study on risky outdoor play by researchers from UBC and the Child & Family Research Institute at BC Children’s Hospital in Canada. Mariana Brussoni, the lead […]
The Financial Post and Calgary Herald quoted Tom Davidoff, a UBC real estate economist, in a story about industrial real estate. Davidoff discussed how Vancouver must balance the property requirements […]
The Kelowna Daily Courier reported on an upcoming symposium on nuclear North Korea and its implications for Canada at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Six experts will discuss the threat, context, and geopolitical […]
Global interviewed Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, about the sale of B.C. retirement homes to a Chinese company. Byers said although Canada currently has […]
The Kelowna Capital News highlighted the UBC Pre-Medical Diversity Symposium on March 3 at 9:30 p.m. Various speakers will discuss the medical program.
UBC research was featured in a CBC story on the effect of music on athletic performance. A recent study from UBC’s Okaganan campus found that participants who did multiple short, […]
Feb 26, 2018
Dr. Dean Foti, a clinical assistant professor of neurology at UBC, commented on NBC about the wave of interest in self-administered cognitive screening tools after U.S. President Donald Trump got […]
International Business Times highlighted UBC research showing that China’s two-child policy could be making gender inequality worse. Yue Qian, the study’s lead author and a UBC sociology professor, said wives […]
UBC political scientist Max Cameron commented on an exchange between two Vancouver councillors that could set the tone for the election campaign. “What causes things to go toxic is when […]
UBC professor Max Cameron was interviewed for a Globe and Mail story on the federal government’s decision not to monitor or ban sexual relationships between MPs and their staffers. Cameron, […]
Lynda Eccott, a senior instructor in the faculty of pharmaceutical sciences at UBC, was quoted in a Globe and Mail article about six DIY sleep aids that can help people […]
Smartphones might make people feel more connected, but they likely don’t belong at the dinner table, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
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