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The Moaning Yoni

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Mar 16, 2018

Ottawa spends $9.1 million on whale studies

The Canadian Press reported on government funding dedicated to preventing collisions with orcas and to study impacts of noise and food availability. UBC researchers will study how the whales are […]

Mar 16, 2018

Viaducts’ removal paves way for radical remake

Business in Vancouver quoted Patrick Condon, a professor of urban design at UBC’s school of architecture and landscape architecture, for a story about removing Vancouver’s viaducts. He noted the viaducts are […]

Mar 16, 2018

How realistic are Whistler’s union ambitions?

Pique Magazine interviewed Craig Riddell, a UBC professor and labour economics expert, for an article clarifying how the unionization process works in B.C. He said the Whistler Workers Alliance could […]

Mar 16, 2018

Smart-bridge technology could mean cheaper, safer infrastructure

Construction Canada reported that researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus have found memory alloy bridges may experience less earthquake damage than their steel reinforced concrete versions. “More than 100 steel reinforced […]

Mar 16, 2018

Researchers found that total fishing efforts in the area expanded by more than 240 per cent between 1960 and 2010 because of an increase in damaging fishing practices and number of fishers. Credit: Jennifer Selgrath/Project Seahorse

Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices

Some of the fishing methods used in today’s small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs than ever, a new UBC study has found.

Mar 16, 2018

Kim is ‘Little Rocket Man’ no more, but don’t celebrate denuclearization yet

Kim is ‘Little Rocket Man’ no more, but don’t celebrate denuclearization yet

Wenran Jiang, a senior fellow at UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail about the potential meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.

Mar 15, 2018

Discover UBC’s Okanagan campus

Discover UBC’s Okanagan campus

UBC’s Okanagan campus embraces bold new ways of thinking. We welcome and celebrate people with passion.

Mar 15, 2018

Researchers predicted that changes in fish community could be reduced by 30 to 80 per cent with a doubling of reef area. Credit: Katina Rogers/Flickr

Reefs help protect vulnerable Caribbean fish from climate change

New research from UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries suggests that larger reef areas may help protect the Caribbean’s coral reef fish communities from the impacts of ocean warming.

Mar 15, 2018

Therapeutics Initiative should offer retraction

The Province published a letter to the editor written by Derryck Smith, a UBC clinical professor emeritus in the department of psychiatry. Smith weighed in on a column about antipsychotic medication.

Mar 15, 2018

Chan Gunn Pavilion. Credit: HCMA

New home for sports medicine and exercise science opens at UBC

Exploring the benefits of exercise, improving athletic performance and treating sports-related injuries will be the focus of a new building that officially opens today at the University of British Columbia. 

Mar 15, 2018

First-of-its-kind survey reveals major barriers for transgender people seeking surgery

The Toronto Star cited UBC research that found transgender Ontarians waited more than six months longer for pre-surgical assessments than respondents from other Canadian provinces. Elizabeth Saewyc, a UBC nursing professor and […]

Mar 15, 2018

Historical fiction that will absorb you

The Toronto Star featured the debut book written by Ellen Keith, a UBC alumna of the master of fine arts program. The Dutch Wife is set in Nazi Germany, and is […]

Mar 15, 2018

Immigration does not make locals less happy, happiness rankings reveal

Telegraph U.K. reported on the 2018 World Happiness Report, which was co-edited by John Helliwell, a UBC professor emeritus. Finland was named the happiest country in the world. Similar stories […]

Mar 15, 2018

Do you live in one of the 10 happiest cities in America?

Yahoo highlighted psychology research from UBC and Harvard University. Researchers found that purchasing more free time could lead to less stress and greater life satisfaction.

Mar 15, 2018

National Geographic admits past coverage was racist

Global interviewed Rima Wilkes, a UBC sociology professor, after National Geographic reflected back on its history of racist coverage. Wilkes said it’s encouraging that the magazine is showing leadership by […]

Mar 15, 2018

InnoHacks 2018 – Inclusive Innovation Case Competition

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Mar 15, 2018

UBC-designed cooler combats vaccine spoilage in developing world

The Vancouver Courier featured an invention led by Goran Fernlund, a UBC professor of materials engineering, that allows vaccines to be stored at an optimal temperature for up to one […]

Mar 15, 2018

National Geographic photojournalist to visit UBCO

Jo-Anne McArthur, an award-winning Canadian photojournalist and founder of We Animals, will be one of UBC Okanagan’s 2018 Visiting Scholars, Kelowna Capital News reported. McArthur will work with students and […]

Mar 15, 2018

People are worried that the FDA is trying to ban kratom

Vice quoted Zach Walsh, a UBC psychologist, who signed an open letter from researchers about the possible problems that could arise from banning kratom, an herb that many people use for […]

Mar 15, 2018