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437 million tonnes of fish, $560 billion wasted due to destructive fishing operations

Industrial fisheries that rely on bottom trawling wasted 437 million tonnes of fish and missed out on $560 billion in revenue over the past 65 years, new UBC research has found.

May 15, 2018

How Elon Musk’s foray into candy could lead him astray

BNN Bloomberg quoted Steven Minns, a faculty member of the strategy and business economics department at the UBC Sauder School of Business, about Elon Musk’s possible foray into the candy industry. […]

May 15, 2018

40ish? Welcome to world of perimenopause, a.k.a. ‘sexy menopause’

Chatelaine interviewed Jerilynn C. Prior, a UBC professor of endocrinology and metabolism and scientific director at the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research. She discussed how she believes there […]

May 15, 2018

Patricia Patkau named one of five international jurors at Venice Biennale

Canadian Architect reported that Patricia Patkau, a UBC professor emerita in the school of architecture and landscape architecture, will be one of the jurors on the International Jury of the […]

May 15, 2018

Canada 150: Creating Learning and Social Spaces at the Beaty

Event

May 15, 2018

Vancouver problems yield success for robo-garden entrepreneur speaking at BC Tech Summit

Star Vancouver highlighted work by Valerie Song, a business graduate from UBC, and one of the speakers at the BC Tech Summit. Song often speaks at youth events to cultivate […]

May 15, 2018

UBC organic farming inspires infinite green fingers

Ming Pao Vancouver featured work being done at the UBC Farm. The article detailed the events and opportunities available at the farm.

May 15, 2018

Flexible work hours help moms close wage gap

Romper featured a UBC study that found increased flexibility allows working mothers to earn more money and close the motherhood wage gap. “Flexibility might not be possible for all jobs, but […]

May 15, 2018

The #BCTECH Summit runs from May 14-16, 2018.

UBC researchers showcase work at #BCTECH Summit

UBC researchers will be available today to discuss their projects on the Research Runway at the #BCTECH Summit.

May 15, 2018