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May 7, 2018
New University of British Columbia research finds that the success of weedy and invasive plants like the Jerusalem artichoke lies in their genes.
Rosalin Miles, a UBC kinesiology research associate, spoke to CBC about hurdles that prevent Indigenous youth from participating in organized sports, especially in remote communities. She discussed how one barrier […]
CBC interviewed Rielle Capler, a UBC PhD candidate studying marijuana policy and public health, for a story about the concerns associated with smoking marijuana and driving. Capler doesn’t believe marijuana […]
Public Radio International interviewed David Boyd, a UBC professor of law, policy and sustainability, after the Colombian high court granted personhood to the Amazon rainforest. He said the case is […]
Bernie Garrett, a UBC nursing professor, was quoted in a CBC story about calls for sanctions against a chiropractor’s anti-vaccine video. Garrett commented on the statements made by the chiropractor. […]
MSN reported on research that found stock market returns in countries around the world are “significantly related to the amount of daylight through the fall and winter.” The findings come […]
Patrick Condon, the chair of urban design at UBC’s school of architecture and landscape architecture, spoke to the Vancouver Sun for an article about housing solutions. Condon is a proponent […]
Two UBC profs were quoted in a Vancouver Sun article about the link between wildfires and flooding. Lori Daniels, a UBC forestry professor, explained how trees and other organic material […]
Christa Van Laerhoven, a postdoctoral fellow in UBC’s physics and astronomy department, spoke to CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks about the orbit of the Earth. She explained that most of […]
Global interviewed Paul Evans, a UBC professor of Asian and trans-Pacific affairs, about the situation in North Korea. He said after a historic summit, North Korea and its neighbours have […]
Hannah Wittman, UBC’s academic director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, spoke to Star Vancouver about the expansion of B.C.’s farmer’s market program. She discussed that a lack of […]
Star Vancouver reported on a UBC study that found a treatment using magnetic pulses around the brain is very successful in treating depression. “We see that the mood improves, the […]
Catherine Johnson, a UBC planetary scientist and a co-investigator of the international team measuring seismic activity on Mars, spoke to the Globe and Mail about the project. Johnson explained that […]
Business in Vancouver mentioned Leonid Sigal, a UBC computer science professor, in an article about computer vision. Sigal is assisting with an artificial intelligence lab in Vancouver.
The Globe and Mail interviewed Sarah Munro, a UBC postdoctoral fellow, for a story about pregnant women who have had a cesarean section. She said B.C. has been the province with the highest […]
Ingrid Söchting, a director from the UBC psychology clinic, will take part in the Canadian Mental Health Association’s annual Mental Health Week, Richmond News reported. Söchting’s area of expertise involves […]
The Conversation published an op-ed by Alexa Tanner and Scott McKenzie, UBC PhD candidates at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, about flooding damage. “People’s perception of risk impacts […]
Jeff Curtis, a professor of earth and environmental sciences at UBC’s Okanagan campus, spoke to Castanet for a story about flood threat in Kelowna. He explained how turbidity in Okanagan […]
NBC Sports reported that Dakoda Shepley, a former UBC Thunderbirds football player, was an undrafted signing by the New York Jets football team.
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