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Charitable giving by corporations is also about getting: New study

The New York Times reported on an economic analysis about how corporate America is spreading its philanthropic wealth. UBC academics Matilde Bombardini and Francesco Trebbi worked with other researchers to examine […]

Apr 4, 2018

Technical Safety BC adopts AI software to predict risky business

Journal of Commerce mentioned Generation R, a UBC consultancy, for an article about a provincial regulator of companies that use, install and maintain technical equipment in B.C. The consultancy specializes in […]

Apr 4, 2018

How MBA students can get more international experience

U.S. News & World Report reported on M2M, a new initiative involving the UBC Sauder School of Business, HKUST Business School in Hong Kong, HEC Paris, and Brazil’s FGV Escola […]

Apr 4, 2018

Fighting over chores is common cause of divorce

Business Insider U.K. highlighted a working paper from researchers at UBC and Harvard Business School. According to the paper, “in one nationally representative study of new divorcees in the US, […]

Apr 4, 2018

Why some African birds choose not to fly the nest

The Ecologist reported on UBC research that examined why some animal species are slow to fly the nest. Martha Nelson-Flower, a UBC postdoctoral fellow, used 11 years of data to investigate […]

Apr 4, 2018

Fake news, partisan news, mainstream media

Stephen J. A. Ward, a UBC journalism lecturer, spoke to Salon for an article about different types of journalism. “We need a much more sophisticated way of thinking about types of […]

Apr 4, 2018

UBC re-examines role of academic institutions in opioid crisis

CBC Radio’s The Early Edition interviewed Gurdeep Parhar, executive associate dean, clinical partnerships and professionalism with UBC’s faculty of medicine, about a roundtable discussion on the opioid overdose epidemic. They […]

Apr 4, 2018

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Apr 4, 2018

The NDA government’s Ujjwala scheme is not a failure

Abhishek Kar, a UBC PhD candidate, co-wrote an op-ed for Hindustan Times about liquefied petroleum gas cylinders (LPGs) among poor households. “There are seasonal disincentives to using LPGs, such as […]

Apr 4, 2018

How natural beauty and cultural exchange shaped a region

Metropolis Magazine mentioned UBC in an article about the connection between history and design in the Pacific Northwest. The article featured UBC’s Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre.

Apr 4, 2018

Yale Rep presents KISS by Guillermo Calderón

Wladimiro A. Woyno R, a UBC alumnus, is involved in a production of KISS at Yale Repertory Theatre, Broadway World reported. He holds a BFA in theatre design and production […]

Apr 4, 2018

Bilingual Musqueam signs point to UBC lands’ history

The Vancouver Courier reported that UBC will unveil bilingual street signs for nine major streets around campus. The signs were conceived and designed in partnership with the Musqueam community.

Apr 4, 2018

Low-income families getting bad financial advice online

MSN mentioned UBC research that found when people are suffering in poverty, they have a harder time making rational decisions. The paper was written by researchers at UBC, Princeton University, […]

Apr 4, 2018

A cheap, simple way to end Alzheimer’s?

The Tyee mentioned work by Patrick McGeer, a former UBC neuroscientist, in an article about Alzheimer’s. McGeer has been studying the causes of Alzheimer’s for decades and says a simple test can identify […]

Apr 4, 2018