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Popular Science quoted Muhammad Morshed, a UBC zoonotic disease expert, for an article about the possibility of disease transmission from dogs to humans. Morshed discussed various factors that can lead to […]
Apr 30, 2018
Inc interviewed Andrea Lloyd, the program manager for Entrepreneurship@UBC, about a project called Alinker that went through the UBC accelerator program. The Alinker is an innovative walking trike.
Men’s Health featured a UBC study that examined perceptions of masculine values among Canadian millennial men. “Young Canadian men seem to be holding masculine values that are distinctly different from […]
Quartz cited work by Steve Morgan, a UBC public health professor, about the opioid crisis. In 2015 Morgan found that higher prescription rates for opiates are linked to higher rates […]
Hindustan Times highlighted a UBC study that found older adults are more likely to stick with a group exercise program if they do it with people of their own age. […]
CBC interviewed Max Cameron, director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions at UBC, about a referendum on electoral system reform. “We don’t even know, at this point, […]
The Epoch Times interviewed Pitman Potter, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, for an article about a House of Commons foreign affairs committee hearing […]
Carolyn Gotay, a UBC public health professor and the Canadian Cancer Society Chair in Cancer Primary Prevention, was quoted in a Star Vancouver story about the Canadian Cancer Society accepting […]
Douglas Harris, a UBC law professor and legal historian, weighed in for a Star Vancouver story about Vancouver city council considering transferring Marpole Midden land back to Musqueam First Nation. […]
CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks interviewed Jonathan Page, a UBC botany professor, about the chemical profile that exists in cannabis. “A lot of the chemistry is genetically determined, but there’s […]
CBC quoted Sarah Hunt, a professor at UBC’s First Nation and Indigenous Studies program, after the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women weighed in on the situation in […]
The Georgia Straight reported on a book discussion with Marina Adshade, a professor at UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics. Adshade explained how humanoid machines could revitalize relationships by making them […]
Kathryn Harrison, a UBC political science professor, spoke to the Canadian Press about legal issues with the Trans Mountain pipeline. She explained why legal battles over environmental authority are rare. […]
A book by Jessica Tracy, a UBC psychology professor, was featured on the show Jeopardy! the Vancouver Courier reported. Her book Take Pride: Why the Deadliest Sin Holds the Secret […]
Ross Hickey, a professor of economics at UBC’s Okanagan campus, has a proposal for dealing with the housing affordability issues, Castanet reported. Hickey suggested Kelowna should start developing on the […]
Castanet reported on upcoming honorary degrees to be conferred by UBC, including one for Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. UBC’s graduation ceremonies run […]
Don Baker, a UBC Asian studies professor, spoke to various media outlets about Korean peace talks and possible Canadian sanctions against North Korea. He spoke to Global, the Globe and Mail […]
An acclaimed anti-corruption activist was denied a visa to visit Canada a few years after he received a major award from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, the Globe and […]
Indo-Canadian Voice reported on Surrey’s Top 25 Under 25 Award Winners, including two UBC students. Beenu Bajwa, a UBC science student, is the co-founder of a non-profit organization called Unified […]
The New York Post and Canadian Press reported that Dakoda Shepley, a former UBC football player, recently joined the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. The CP story […]
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