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James Brander, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to CFAX 1070 about the financial prospects of the Winter Games in PyeongChang.
Feb 15, 2018
BC Business highlighted the work of Jonathan Page, a UBC botany professor. Page co-founded a lab that tests pot for cannabis producers.
CBC Radio’s The Current featured an interview with Wenran Jiang, a senior fellow at the Institute of Asian Research at UBC, about security concerns after a Chinese state-owned company offered […]
The Conversation published an op-ed about school shootings co-written by Sam Rocha, a UBC education professor, Bryan Warnick from The Ohio State University, and Benjamin A. Johnson at Utah Valley […]
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The Ottawa Citizen highlighted an article written by Mandy Len Catron, who teaches English and creative writing at UBC. Catron chronicled her experience using an experiment created by psychologists to […]
The Canadian Press reported on a UBC study that found parents are not enforcing screen time limits for children. Wendy Hall, a nursing professor who led the UBC research team, […]
Kelowna Capital News reported that the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal agreed to hear a complaint about the length of time it took UBC to handle a sexual assault complaint by […]
A new smart garment developed by Pathonix was featured on Discovery’s Daily Planet. The wearable tech can help coaches optimize their players’ playing and training schedule. “What we’re doing is […]
More than half of Vancouver parents surveyed in a new study reported allowing their children to use electronic devices like smartphones and tablets, despite guidelines from the Canadian Pediatric Society recommending against screen time for children aged two and under.
Feb 14, 2018
For the first time in decades, two remote First Nations communities in Lytton, B.C. have access to safe drinking water – thanks to a point-of-entry treatment system designed by UBC engineers in collaboration with the communities, industry and government.
The Vancouver Sun quoted Jocelyn Stacey, a professor in the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, about the B.C. government’s plan to restrict the transport of bitumen. “I think […]
On Thursday, an all-party committee is expected to release a series of recommendations on the future of ride-hailing services in British Columbia.
Various media outlets reported on UBC research that found deadly car crashes are 12 per cent more likely on April 20. Stories appeared on BBC, Xinhua, ABC, CBS, International Business Times, Washington Times, […]
UBC was included on Forbes’ list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2018. The university was ranked 97th on a list of 300 companies. Kelowna Now also reported on the ranking.
The New York Times remembered the late Anne Treisman, a former UBC psychology professor who received the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama. She studied how the brain […]
Various media outlets reported on research from UBC that suggest a ketone supplement drink could ease symptoms in diabetes patients by lowering blood sugar. Researcher Jonathan Little said it offers […]
The Telegraph U.K. mentioned Brock Commons, a student residence on UBC campus. The building currently holds the record for the tallest primarily wooden building in the world. The story also […]
The Canadian Press reported on a UBC study that found Canadians decreased spending on basic necessities like groceries in order to pay for medication. Michael Law, a UBC professor and […]
Werner Antweiler, a professor with the UBC Sauder School of Business who has written about juries, was quoted in a Canadian Press story about the controversial jury decision following the […]
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