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Vitamins won’t prevent a heart attack or make you live longer: study

James McCormack, a professor in UBC’s faculty of pharmaceutical sciences commented for a Global article about a study that found multivitamins showed no health benefits. “It shows what we’ve known […]

May 29, 2018

Rumours of royal honeymoon to Jasper, Alta., for Harry and Meghan boon for tourism

The Globe and Mail quoted Sarika Bose, a sessional lecturer in UBC’s English department, about the potential of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spending their honeymoon in Canada. She […]

May 29, 2018

Canada well-positioned for move to knowledge-based economy says MP

Kelowna Capital News mentioned UBC’s Okanagan campus in a story about a shift to a knowledge-based economy in Canada. UBCO is a partner in Canada’s new Digital Technology Supercluster.

May 29, 2018

Happy How-To: From Happiness Research to Happier Cities

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May 29, 2018

UBC experts on purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline

UBC experts on purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline

UBC experts are available to comment on news that the federal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan.

May 29, 2018

Onyinye Ofulue leads a small student team—the UBC chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World, or ESW—in collecting waste cooking oil from UBC Food Services and converting it into a fatty acid-based fuel known as biodiesel. Credit: Clare Kiernan

Why grease can be great: Chemical engineering graduate helps put waste oil to good use

Whether it’s French fries on the menu or an entire deep-fried turkey, disposing of used cooking oil can be a headache.

May 28, 2018

B.C. marine mammal expert says moving killer whale from Miami a death sentence

CBC interviewed Andrew Trites, the director of UBC’s Marine Mammal Research Unit, about the possibility of moving a captive orca into West Coast waters where it was born. “I think this […]

May 28, 2018

More than 2 years into public health emergency, officials in B.C. still struggle to slow deaths

Bonnie Henry, a UBC professor and B.C.’s provincial health officer, was interviewed for a CBC article about the overdose crisis. Henry explained that Naloxone has revived thousands of people who overdosed.

May 28, 2018

Will we be prepared for ‘Disease X’ – the next pandemic?

The Globe and Mail published an op-ed by Tom Koch, a professor of medical geography at UBC, about a previously unknown pathogen that is likely to cause the next pandemic. “The […]

May 28, 2018

Did you attend a college commencement? What the speaker should have said

The Washington Post interviewed Henry Siu, a UBC economics professor, for an article about advice for recent college graduates. He encouraged people in their 20s to explore the job market […]

May 28, 2018

Low-cost membrane can help clean up oil spills

India Today highlighted UBC research on a new method to assist with oil spill clean up. “This technology offers an effective and eco-friendly way to reduce the negative impacts of oily […]

May 28, 2018

Hong Kong History Project’s Vivian Kong on uncovering the city’s history

The Hong Kong Free Press reported on the Hong Kong Studies Initiative at UBC. The program examines the city’s history, culture and language.

May 28, 2018

The best remedies for excessive sweating

Reader’s Digest Best Health interviewed Jason Rivers, a clinical professor in UBC’s department of dermatology and skin science, about excessive sweating. “It’s our body’s built-in air conditioning system, but it […]

May 28, 2018

Educational toy aims to help trans youth with gender identity

CTV cited a UBC study in an article about an educational toy used to help with gender identity among trans youth. The 2015 study found that more than 33 per […]

May 28, 2018

Trans Mountain pipeline fight: Can we ever be friends again?

Two UBC experts spoke to various media outlets about the Trans Mountain pipeline controversy. Bradley Miller, a UBC history professor, told CBC “these things always go to the core of […]

May 28, 2018

Small communities the happiest places in Canada: Study

CTV mentioned happiness research from UBC and McGill University that found rural Canadians are more satisfied with life than those living in cities. The happiest Canadian community is in Neebing, […]

May 28, 2018

B.C. researchers say hearing loss contributes to seniors’ isolation, loneliness

Hearing loss should be accounted for in community programs according to UBC researchers, CBC reported. Charlotte Jones, a professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, and her colleagues found many seniors weren’t […]

May 28, 2018

Med school grads face problems obtaining required residency positions

Roger Wong, executive associate dean at the UBC faculty of medicine, spoke to the Globe and Mail for an article about residency positions for Canadian medical school graduates. He said […]

May 28, 2018

B.C. student wins prestigious scholarship, hopes to study brother’s illness

CBC profiled Ella Chan, a Grade 12 student and scholarship winner who hopes to study pharmacology at UBC to learn more about her brother’s illness. Chan received a $40,000 entrance […]

May 28, 2018

Could forest fire control be hurting B.C. deer? Study aims to find out

Wildfire control efforts in B.C. may be creating a drop in the mule deer population, CBC reported. Adam T. Ford, a professor and Canada Research Chair in wildlife restoration ecology […]

May 28, 2018