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Author and social thinker Jeremy Rifkin asks: can we prevent the next mass extinction of life on Earth?
Mar 20, 2018
The Guardian and the New York Times reported on the winner of the prestigious Abel Prize in mathematics. Robert P. Langlands, a UBC mathematics alumnus, was awarded for his “grand […]
Patrick M. Condon, a professor of urban design at the UBC school of architecture and landscape architecture, wrote an op-ed for Canadian Architect about plans for a subway line along […]
CBC reported on plastics research conducted by UBC marine biology students Kaleigh Davis and Fiona Beaty. “We need to move away from using plastics all together and really focus on […]
UBC engineering researchers created a design for a vaccine cooler, Breakfast Television reported. The invention allows vaccines to be stored at an optimal temperature for up to one week. The […]
Elizabeth Edinger, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, appeared on CKNW’s Jon McComb Show to discuss the constitutional law that governs the pipeline dispute.
The Times U.K. reported on a research project by Lori Brotto, a UBC psychologist and professor. The research involves mindfulness and its connection to a healthy sex life.
Kelowna Capital News reported on city staff’s recommendation regarding a large housing development. Deborah Buszard, UBC deputy vice-chancellor and principal of UBC’s Okanagan campus, commented on the issue.
CBC Radio’s The Current featured an interview with Nicole Barrett, the director of the International Justice and Human Rights Clinic at UBC, about human trafficking. She discussed the misconceptions about […]
Huffington Post reported on comments made by a top U.K. midwife that doctors are “hopeless” at childbirth. The story also cited a study from UBC’s Birth Place Lab and the […]
The New Westminster Record reported that $3,000 from New Westminster city council will fund UBC’s master of engineering leadership research. The collaboration between city council and UBC will focus on […]
Veronica Strong-Boag, a UBC professor emerita, wrote an op-ed about women suffragists for The Conversation. “Today, just as when women won the vote, democracy remains a work in progress, its […]
Various media outlets reported on the UBC Thunderbirds men’s championship-winning volleyball team. Stories appeared on News 1130, in the Vancouver Sun (also in the Montreal Gazette) and Kelowna Now.
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The Financial Post cited a report by Peter Wylie, a professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, in a story about international students.
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