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Pride has gotten a bad rap. Here’s how it can help kids develop grit and resilience.

The Washington Post quoted Jessica Tracy, a UBC professor of psychology, for a story about how pride can help children. She said pride acts as a “barometer of achievement.”

May 17, 2018

UBC prof calls for a further tax on $1 million homes

Paul Kershaw, a policy professor at UBC’s school of population and public health and founder of the non-profit organization Generation Squeeze, spoke to News 1130 about a tax overhaul. Kershaw […]

May 17, 2018

Billions in revenue lost globally for bottom trawling fisheries: Study

Star Vancouver reported on a UBC study that found fisheries relying on bottom trawling have wasted $560 billion in revenue over the past 65 years globally. “Industrial fisheries…threw out more […]

May 17, 2018

Cambie plan increases residential, affordability remains elusive

Tsur Somerville, director of UBC’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, weighed in for a Business in Vancouver article about the third phase of the Cambie corridor redevelopment plan. […]

May 17, 2018

High-tech homeless cart

Castanet highlighted a group of students from UBC’s Okanagan campus who built the first-ever personal belongings carrier designed for homeless people. The idea came from a partnership between UBCO’s school […]

May 17, 2018

The Non-Academic Job Search for Graduate Students and Postdocs

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May 17, 2018

Seal, sea lion cull called for at Nanaimo workshop

Andrew Trites, the director of UBC’s marine mammal research unit, spoke to Chek News after the increase in the sea lion and seal populations on B.C. coasts has some people […]

May 17, 2018

How to improve memory fast: Tips to train your brain and increase concentration

Mirror U.K. mentioned UBC research that connected colour to brain function in a story about ways to improve memory. “If you’re talking about wanting enhanced memory for something like proofreading […]

May 17, 2018

B.C. universities see disparity in sex-assault supports one year after provincial bill

The Canadian Press mentioned UBC in a story about sex assault supports available at B.C. universities. The CP story appeared in the Globe and Mail and Times Colonist.

May 17, 2018