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Canadian officials urged to reconsider Anbang deal

Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at UBC, was cited in a Globe and Mail story on the sale of Retirement Concepts, one of […]

Webcraft and the global liberal order

A Globe and Mail article authored by U.S. academic and foreign policy analyst Anne-Marie Slaughter focused on the role of web networks in tackling global problems. The article is part […]

Growing labour shortages, higher wages a pressing concern

Craig Riddell, a professor at UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics, was interviewed for a Globe and Mail story on recent wage growth in Canada and its effects on labour supply. […]

Is there an Okanagan accent?

Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus are studying what characteristics separate an Okanagan accent from others across the province, CBC News reported. The researchers launched a website that asks people from […]

City capitalizes on exposure in Chinese pop culture

CedarBough Saeji, a Korea Foundation postdoctoral fellow in Korean studies at UBC, was interviewed for a Business in Vancouver report on how Vancouver is increasingly using Asian pop-culture icons to […]

66 Canada-India partnerships announced by Trudeau

The Georgia Straight reported on the 66 Indian-Canadian partnerships announced during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to India. The partnerships include research exchanges between UBC, SFU and two other Canadian […]

Distracted by interruptions? Science offers tips for focusing

UBC psychology professor Elizabeth Dunn was cited in a recent CBC Spark episode on how to manage workplace interruptions. “When we’re constantly being buzzed by our phones and reminded of […]

The politics of citation

Sarah Hunt, an assistant professor of First Nations and Indigenous studies at UBC, was interviewed on CBC’s Unreserved about the difficulties Indigenous academics face in publishing their work. Hunt said […]

New maps show the utterly massive imprint of fishing on the world’s oceans

UBC professor and global fisheries expert Daniel Pauly commented on new research showing that industrial fishing occupies a third of the planet. The research used data from Global Fishing Watch, […]

Free LPG not always used, says researcher

The Hindu, a leading India daily, mentioned UBC research on cooking stoves used by rural Indian households. The study is led by Hisham Zerriffi, associate professor in forest resources management […]

It’s time to move on from single-family homes, says UBC sociologist

UBC sociology professor Nathan Lauster discussed the future of single-family homes in Metro Vancouver. More housing is the solution to tackling the affordability crisis, Lauster told CBC. He said around […]

Medical cannabis coverage granted to UBC Okanagan students

Students at UBC’s Okanagan campus will have their medical cannabis covered by their student health insurance plan, reported CBC and Global. The pilot project to test the coverage of medical […]

B.C. housing taxes could put recent buyers underwater on mortgages

UBC real estate expert Tom Davidoff commented on the impact of housing taxes on recent buyers. “The most worrisome is the people who bought in the last year,” he told […]

Chinese students seek entrepreneurship path to immigration

Business in Vancouver reported on a UBC seminar in January that aimed at connecting Chinese-speaking students at UBC with Vancouver entrepreneurs. The seminar was organized by Wang Guangyu, associate dean […]

Does a larger role for midwives mean better care?

NPR reported on a new UBC study that shows empowering midwives can help promote maternal and infant health. “We have been able to establish that midwifery care is strongly associated […]

B.C. monitoring, may expand locations where new housing speculation tax applied

UBC real estate expert Tom Davidoff was interviewed for a Globe and Mail story about the possible extension of B.C.’s speculation tax beyond the initial five areas. Davidoff said there […]

UBC Aquatic Centre

Architect magazine highlighted the UBC Aquatic Centre in a recent story and noted that “the new facility is fully accessible and inclusive, provides ideal acoustics for coaching communication and training, […]

Here’s how to protect Canadian democracy in 2018

Here’s how to protect Canadian democracy in 2018

Stewart Prest, a UBC political science professor and Chris Tenove, a UBC postdoctoral research fellow, are calling on all Canadians to “resolve to be bolder and braver this year.”