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UBC Blue & Gold Campaign for Students

Aarthi Gobinath came to UBC with a graduate fellowship to understand how how changes to the brain – especially those in post-partum mothers — make some people more vulnerable to mood disorders.

Justin Trudeau’s risky gamble on the Trans Mountain pipeline

Justin Trudeau’s risky gamble on the Trans Mountain pipeline

David Tindall, a UBC sociology professor, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation after the federal government purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline.

UBC president calls on Ottawa to step in after activist graduate arrested in Saudi Arabia

UBC president Santa J. Ono published a letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland asking that Canada work with Saudi Arabia to fight for the safe release of a […]

Researchers say increase in B.C. kids on ADHD drugs ‘concerning’

UBC Therapeutics Initiative researchers discovered that more than four per cent of elementary school children in B.C. are taking stimulant medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, CBC reported.

UBC researchers potential solution for oil spills

CKNW interviewed Bryan Kung, a UBC master’s candidate, who has created new technology that may help with cleaning up oil spills. Kung has developed a low-cost membrane that separates oil […]

Why heart function is reduced at high altitude decoded

Business Standard reported on research from UBC in an article about heart functioning at high altitudes. Researchers from UBC’s Okanagan campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and the Loma Linda University School […]

Men are less concerned about skin cancer than women. But they’re more likely to die from it

Global interviewed Jason Rivers, a clinical professor of dermatology at UBC, about skin cancer. He said while people are aware of sun exposure danger, not enough people protect themselves.

Pipeline purchase betrays climate goals, observers say

Werner Antweiler, a UBC economist, spoke with Star Vancouver about the federal government’s pipeline purchase. He explained that federal and provincial governments are often left to cover the costs of […]

Most women develop diabetes, high blood pressure. But you don’t have to

Susanne Clee, a diabetes researcher and professor in UBC’s department of cellular and physiological sciences, spoke to Global for a story about the likelihood that women will develop health issues […]

B.C. unveils its proposed question for voters in electoral-reform referendum

Maxwell Cameron, a UBC political science professor, spoke to the Globe and Mail about the B.C. electoral-reform referendum this fall. Cameron said he was pleased with the referendum questions and […]

Building systems aim for smarter, greener management

Business in Vancouver mentioned a startup from UBC in an article about cost efficiency in building operations. Sensible Building Solutions is a Wi-Fi sensing system that identifies occupied buildings.

Justin Trudeau’s risky gamble on the Trans Mountain pipeline

David Tindall, a UBC sociology professor, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation after the federal government purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline. “The decision poses real risks to the federal Liberals […]

When ya gotta go…

Castanet reported on a joint study between UBC’s Okanagan campus and Interior Health involving people who have experience urinary incontinence. Darlene Taylor, a UBCO nursing professor, said the medical study […]

The learning has just begun for rookie golf professional Evan Holmes

The Province highlighted former UBC Thunderbird golfer Evan Holmes. Holmes was the 2017 CIS men’s individual champion and recently declared his professional golfer status.

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Canadian Paediatric Society says doctors should offer IUDs as first-line birth control option for young girls

Wendy Norman, a professor and chair of family planning and public health research at UBC, weighed in for a Globe and Mail article about long-acting reversible contraceptives. She said she and […]

UBCO Jr. Heat continue winning ways against elite hoop competition

Kelowna Now highlighted the UBC Okanagan U17 Junior Heat basketball girls team. The team had a winning record at the recent Prairie Elite Basketball League tournament.

Closing the gap between white schools of social work and Indigenous families

The Tyee interviewed Shelley Johnson, a UBC professor of social work and Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing Education, about the gap between white schools of social work and Indigenous families. She […]

Broadzilla attacks! When land assemblies trample shopping streets

The Tyee quoted Scot Hein, an urban design lecturer at UBC, about the benefits of older shopping streets. “With a whole bunch of smaller buildings on a street, you get a […]