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Sex robots may soon be a reality. However, little research has been done on the social, philosophical, moral and legal implications of robots specifically designed for sexual gratification.
Apr 17, 2018
Bloomberg interviewed Janis Sarra, a UBC professor who has co-authored a report on Canada’s climate risk disclosure. “Many other companies are not yet really appreciating the risks and they don’t […]
Stephen Hoption Cann, a professor in UBC’s school of population and public health, spoke to CBC after a B.C. naturopath claimed she treated a child’s behaviour problems with a remedy […]
Three UBC academics signed an open letter urging the Liberal party to decriminalize low-level drug possession to help end the overdose crisis, Huffington Post reported. Emily Jenkins, a UBC nursing […]
Gerry McGeough, UBC’s director of planning and design, spoke to the Globe and Mail about university campuses in the summer. He discussed how students renting in the Ponderosa Commons residences […]
The StarMetro Vancouver quoted Joel Bakan, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, about the feud over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline. He discussed how a […]
Castanet reported on an upcoming brain injury symposium involving Harry Miller, the psychology clinic director at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Miller will present at the event along with authors, medical professionals, […]
North Shore News highlighted the work of Timothy Taylor, a UBC creative writing professor and author. Taylor’s new book is called The Rule of Stephens. The story also appeared in […]
Radio Canada reported on recycling technology developed by UBC researchers that recovers previously unrecoverable fibreglass from cellphones. Maria Holuszko, a mining engineering professor, and PhD candidate Amit Kumar’s work moves […]
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Kelowna Capital News reported that UBC Okanagan Heat soccer teammates Erica Lampert and Andrea Stinson will play this summer with the TSS FC Rovers of the Women’s Premier Soccer League.
The Conversation published an op-ed by Paul van Donkelaar, a professor in UBC’s faculty of health and social development, about brain injury caused by domestic violence. “Staff at women’s shelters […]
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