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The Times Colonist highlighted a talk by Wade Davis, a UBC anthropology professor. He will speak about his book Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of […]
May 31, 2018
B.C. will likely hold a referendum in October asking voters if they would like to keep the current first-past-the-post voting system or move to a proportional representation voting system.
May 30, 2018
The New York Times reported on UBC research into high-intensity exercise. Matthew Stork, a PhD candidate at UBC’s Okanagan campus who led the study, said the findings indicate that interval training could […]
Various UBC experts weighed in after the federal government decided to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline. George Hoberg, a professor at UBC’s school of public policy and global affairs, spoke […]
A young Yadira Corbet always wondered what went on in the UBC forestry building where she helped her mother clean floors.
New York Magazine’s The Cut cited happiness research from Elizabeth Dunn, a UBC psychology professor, and Ashley Whillans, a professor at Harvard Business School. They studied how people value time […]
Robin Lindsey, a professor and expert in traffic congestion and road pricing at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about a report detailing options to […]
Jason Rivers, a UBC clinical professor, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about a warning from the FDA and Health Canada that edible sunscreen cannot protect your skin. Rivers said “there’s […]
Star Vancouver interviewed Werner Antweiler, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business about the oil controversy between B.C. and Alberta. He believes that the province’s two governments are […]
The Globe and Mail reported on research from the UBC Therapeutics Initiative that found the number of elementary school children in B.C. taking stimulant medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is […]
The Tyee interviewed Gordon Christie, a UBC Indigenous law professor, for an article about a Site C dam injunction request from two First Nations groups.
Huffington Post highlighted UBC research for an article about being an ally to transgender people. A 2017 UBC survey found that 70 per cent of trans youth aged 14 to […]
Matt Yedlin, a UBC engineering professor, will give technical support for a new education assistant training program, Burnaby Now reported. The Burnaby school district is developing virtual reality software to […]
Wendy Carr, associate dean of teacher education at UBC, spoke to University Affairs for an article about dropping enrolments in teacher education programs in Quebec. “We are not training enough teachers […]
The New York Times cited UBC research in a story about the opioid epidemic. UBC researchers interviewed local drug dealers and abusers to learn the black market value of legal […]
May 29, 2018
The Vancouver Sun highlighted research from the UBC Therapeutics Initiative that found more than four per cent of elementary school children in B.C. are taking stimulant medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity […]
CBC reported that Loujain Al-Hathloul, a UBC alumna, was among 10 activists recently arrested in Saudi Arabia. Al-Hathloul graduated with a degree in Arts from UBC.
Amanda Hu, a laryngologist and a clinical professor of otolaryngology, spoke to the Georgia Straight about the need for teachers to take care of their voices. She discussed the potential that […]
Iva Jankovic deserved a drink as much as anyone. It was the summer of 2017, and Jankovic was taking a break from her internship at a downtown planning firm to join colleagues for a staff party at a nearby pub.
International Business Times mentioned UBC in an article about research into heart functioning at high altitudes. Researchers from UBC’s Okanagan campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and the Loma Linda University School […]
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