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Various media outlets reported on a study by UBC and McGill University that showed people who live in rural areas are happier than those who live in cities. Researchers said […]
May 22, 2018
CNBC mentioned research from UBC and Stanford University which found that half of startup unicorns are significantly overvalued. The research was conducted by Will Gornall, a professor at the UBC Sauder […]
The Seattle Times reported on fish virus research from UBC and Canada’s department of fisheries and oceans. Researchers reported that a virus often found in Atlantic salmon in B.C. fish […]
CBC interviewed UBC history professor Henry Yu for a story about a book highlighting the accomplishments of B.C. residents of Chinese descent. “Like a picture, you need to understand the framework […]
Edward Slingerland, a professor of Asian studies at UBC, was quoted in a Quartz article about letting go of complete order in our lives. Slingerland explained how Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi […]
CBC interviewed David Boyd, a UBC professor in environmental law, about items that contribute to pollution. “Straws are just one tiny, tiny [piece] of this huge environmental challenge that plastic […]
The Canadian Press interviewed Werner Antweiler, a professor of economics at the UBC Sauder School of Business, about Oregon’s recreational marijuana market. Antweiler said market fluctuations will depend on whether […]
Star Vancouver cited work by two UBC professors in a story about a tax increase for homes worth over $3 million. Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze, started a campaign […]
CBC featured work on Indigenous languages (here and here) by students at UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism. The “More than Words” series is produced in partnership with the Reporting in Indigenous […]
Janet Werker, a UBC psychology professor, was awarded the Killam Prize in social sciences for her research on how babies and toddlers come to understand spoken language, Vancouver Courier reported. […]
Michael Byers, a defence expert and the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at UBC, spoke to CBC for an article about cyberattacks. Byers discussed the crucial […]
Dan Small, a medical anthropologist and adjunct professor at UBC, was interviewed for a Georgia Straight article about a request for a royal commission to investigate Canada’s overdose crisis. Small […]
Researchers from UBC’s Okanagan campus are working to streamline the process of testing marijuana potency, Global reported (here and here). “We have developed a new testing protocol that basically speeds […]
Bruce Larson, a UBC forestry professor, has been appointed to the Forest Practices Board for a two-year term, Business in Vancouver reported. The Forest Practices Board is B.C.’s independent watchdog […]
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David Ley, a UBC geography professor and expert in immigration and housing markets, was quoted in a Globe and Mail article about China and Canada exchanging tax and financial information. […]
Business in Vancouver quoted M-J Milloy, a UBC medicine professor, for a story about restrictions that will prevent snack sales in cannabis retail stores. Milloy said the government may want […]
South China Morning Post reported that the University of Hong Kong awarded an honorary doctorate to physical chemist Tang Ching-wan, a UBC alumnus. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry […]
The National Post published an op-ed on the benefits of biodiversity written by Rashid Sumaila, director of the fisheries economics research unit at UBC. “It’s important to note that many of the world’s […]
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