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UBC researchers are available to comment on the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games, which will take place in PyeongChang, South Korea, from March 9 to 18.
Mar 8, 2018
UBC chemistry researchers have developed a simple, cost-effective technique for making smart windows that could lead the way for wide-scale adoption of this energy-saving technology.
Various media outlets quoted Jason Snyder, a UBC neuroscientist, who weighed in on a study that found the adult human brain doesn’t produce any detectable new neurons in the area […]
Getting enough exercise is crucial to the health of new moms, yet most programs designed to increase postnatal physical activity are only somewhat effective.
USA Today cited work by Greg Martin, a UBC mathematician, in an article about diversifying conferences to include more women. In 2015 Martin devised a statistical probability analysis that concluded it was impossible that […]
CBC reported that UBC acquired a rare first edition of a Harry Potter book. “We’re pretty thrilled to have been able to purchase a copy of this particular book,” said […]
Several media outlets featured research by Helen Tremlett, a UBC Canada Research Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Multiple Sclerosis, suggesting that plenty of sun exposure during childhood could protect against multiple […]
Reader’s Digest Best Health interviewed David Zloty, a UBC clinical professor of dermatology, and Shakeel Bhatti, a clinical instructor at the faculty of pharmaceutical sciences, about how to treat cold […]
Various media reported on Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s visit to UBC, including the Canadian Press (posted on CTV, Ottawa Citizen, MSN, News 1130 and Metro News), iPolitics, The Province and Vancouver Courier.
Werner Antweiler, a professor of economics at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to News 1130 about Canadian trade. He said Canada and the U.S. are members of various […]
Business in Vancouver reported on Generation R Consulting, a consultancy based at UBC. The company was commissioned to develop an artificial intelligence ethics guideline for new software.
Geoscience BC and UBC will monitor 30 wells in the Peace region for the presence of methane and other hydrocarbons, Business in Vancouver reported. The wells will allow scientists to collect […]
Agence France Presse reported on research showing that women are statistically far more likely to donate a kidney to a spouse or other partner than receive one. “Although it is […]
Metro News highlighted the career of Kim Campbell, a UBC alumna and former Canadian prime minister. Campbell studied political science at UBC and became the university’s first female president of […]
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UBC academic Carol Liao wrote an op-ed about women in business, and corporate sustainability, for the Globe and Mail. “Putting businesses on a more sustainable path will require the participation […]
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