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Psychologists can make you recall murder you didn’t commit

Business Insider U.K. cited research from Stephen Porter, a UBC psychology professor, and Julia Shaw at UCL. Over several interview sessions by using false accounts purportedly from the participants’ own […]

Feb 16, 2018

Earthquake and tsunami siren testing underway in parts of CRD

CFAX 1070 reported on newly-installed earthquake and tsunami sirens that were tested Thursday across part of the Capital Region District on Vancouver Island. The sirens were designed by researchers at […]

Feb 16, 2018

‘Just another old fart’

Castanet featured the career of Penticton judge and UBC alumnus, Gale Sinclair. Sinclair, who earned a law degree from UBC in 1973, will retire in March.

Feb 16, 2018

Hanson’s T-Birds hoping to dunk curse, grab national title

The Province highlighted the UBC Thunderbirds men’s basketball team and their coach. This year is Coach Kevin Hanson’s 18th with the team.

Feb 16, 2018

Delve deeper into Indigenous art from India

Katherine Hacker, a UBC professor of art history, will speak at a panel discussion about art from India, Indo-Canadian Voice reported. Hacker’s teaching and research focus on South Asian art, […]

Feb 16, 2018

Security measures won’t stop school shootings

United Press International published an op-ed from The Conversation about school shootings co-written by Sam Rocha, a UBC education professor, Bryan Warnick from The Ohio State University, and Benjamin A. […]

Feb 16, 2018

B.C. loans for first-time home buyers saw little pickup: Report

The Globe and Mail quoted Tom Davidoff, a real estate economist and professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, about a report on the first-time home buyers program. Davidoff […]

Feb 16, 2018

Point of entry water system for remote communities

CBC Radio’s Daybreak South interviewed UBC engineering professor Madjid Mohseni about a new water treatment system developed at his lab for two First Nations communities in Lytton, B.C. Soon after […]

Feb 15, 2018

Rock climbing may be ultimate full-body workout

Time Magazine interviewed William Sheel, a UBC professor of kinesiology, about the health benefits of rock climbing. Sheel and colleagues conducted a study on the physiology of rock climbing and found […]

Feb 15, 2018

Personal cost of unavailable, unregulated B.C. child care

CBC interviewed Paul Kershaw, a professor with UBC’s school of population and public health, for a story about the personal costs of child care in B.C. He said the recent […]

Feb 15, 2018

Recommendations on ride-hailing in B.C. will be released Thursday.

Ride-hailing could shift gears for B.C. taxi industry: UBC expert

An all-party committee of Crown corporations is expected to release its recommendations on ride-hailing in B.C. on Thursday.

Feb 15, 2018

Canadians cut food and heating to afford prescription drugs

The Guardian reported on a UBC study which found that more than 900,000 Canadians reduced their spending on food and heat in order to pay for prescription drugs in 2016. […]

Feb 15, 2018

Vancouver Chinatown’s history woven into other Chinatowns

Henry Yu, a UBC history professor, spoke to the Vancouver Sun for an article on the history of Vancouver’s Chinatown. He said there is awareness that Kaiping, in southern China, […]

Feb 15, 2018

Consuming ketone supplement can lower blood sugar levels

Hindustan Times reported on UBC research that found drinking a ketone supplement can lower blood sugar levels. Researchers at UBC and the University of Oxford showed that ketone ester enables […]

Feb 15, 2018

Two B.C. steelhead trout runs at imminent risk of extinction

The Vancouver Sun interviewed Eric Taylor, a UBC zoologist, for an article about B.C. trout at risk of extinction. “When you get down to less than 100 — or less than […]

Feb 15, 2018

Anne Treisman, pathbreaking psychologist, dies at 82

The Washington Post remembered Anne Treisman, a pathbreaking psychologist and former UBC professor. She played a leading role in the interdisciplinary evolution of psychology.

Feb 15, 2018

7 things to do this week in the Lower Mainland

The Province highlighted an upcoming performance by The Jazz Epistles at the Chan Centre on UBC campus. The event features Abdullah Ibrahim with Terence Blanchard.

Feb 15, 2018

World’s tallest wooden skyscraper towers over Tokyo

International Business Times U.K. mentioned UBC’s timber tower Brock Commons in a story about a proposed wood skyscraper in Tokyo. The building in Tokyo would be 70 storeys tall.

Feb 15, 2018

New home loan program gives apartment, townhouse prices boost

Two UBC economics professors spoke to local media outlets about a report on the home loan program. Tom Davidoff, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, told Metro […]

Feb 15, 2018

Meghan Markle was probably not trying to sound British

Stefan Dollinger, a UBC English professor was interviewed for a Yahoo story about Meghan Markle’s pronunciation of the word “scone.” Dollinger said that the Canadian and British pronunciation of the […]

Feb 15, 2018