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UBC Blue & Gold Campaign for Students: Vivian Lam

Vivian Lam completed her PhD in neuroscience at UBC looking at the relationship between brain and behaviour — and she’s bringing scientific research closer to our community through the Public Scholars Initiative.

Jun 29, 2018

How we all suffer when migrant children are harmed

How we all suffer when migrant children are harmed

The Conversation published an op-ed by Ashley P. Miller, a UBC clinical professor of psychiatry, about the separation of migrant children from their families.

Jun 29, 2018

Metro Vancouver’s views of bike lanes

Kay Teschke, a professor emeritus at UBC’s school of population and public health, spoke to CBC about the results of an Angus Reid survey on Vancouver bike lanes. “With separated […]

Jun 29, 2018

Trump’s travel ban

UBC political science graduate student Parmida Esmaeilpour was interviewed on CBC Radio’s Early Edition about the Supreme Court upholding U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Muslim-majority countries. The clip […]

Jun 29, 2018

Ask an Expert: Stroke Awareness Month

Lara Boyd a UBC neuroscientist, spoke to Global for Stroke Awareness Month about measures to prevent strokes as well as signs and symptoms that could help save lives.

Jun 29, 2018

UBC building with daycare evacuated after ‘non-specific threat’: RCMP

Various media outlets reported on an evacuation at a UBC building after a “non-specific” threat.” The article reported the evacuees returned to normal business after a short time. Stories appeared […]

Jun 29, 2018

Top 100 2018: The big get bigger

Jim Brander, an Asia Pacific professor in international business and public policy at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to BC Business for a story about the top 100 […]

Jun 29, 2018

Richmond school board votes to adopt LGBT–inclusive SOGI policy

The Georgia Straight mentioned a UBC study in an article about the Richmond school board voting to adopt a sexual orientation and gender identity policy. UBC researchers found that policies […]

Jun 29, 2018

Former B.C. premier warns against change to proportional representation

The Canadian Press interviewed Maxwell Cameron, a UBC political science professor, for an article about the changing voting system in B.C. He said most established high-income democracies around the world […]

Jun 29, 2018

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Jun 29, 2018

The millionaire homeowner revolt has become embarrassing

Pique Magazine mentioned an editorial by UBC economists Joshua Gottlieb and David Green, about the “school tax”. “The school tax captures returns to pure luck,” they wrote. “Owning land when […]

Jun 29, 2018

More than 1 in 10 homes owned by non-residents in one part of Metro Van: Data

Global interviewed Nathanael Lauster, a UBC sociologist and housing expert about Statistics Canada data on non-resident home owners in Metro Vancouver. “UBC has a lot of international students, it’s not […]

Jun 29, 2018

How we all suffer when migrant children are harmed

The Conversation published an op-ed by Ashley P. Miller, a UBC clinical professor of psychiatry, about the separation of migrant children from their families. “The treatment of migrant children along […]

Jun 29, 2018

UBC studies Falklands penguins

Global reported on UBC researchers who are working to learn more about a type of penguin that isn’t often studied. Sarah Dier-McComb, a master’s candidate with the UBC Institute for […]

Jun 29, 2018

Genetic ancestry test users ‘cherry-pick’ which races to identify with

Genetic ancestry test users ‘cherry-pick’ which races to identify with

Genetic ancestry tests are often advertised as a tool to uncover new connections to diverse cultures and ancestries, but new research from the University of British Columbia has found people tend to pick and choose which races they identify with based on preconceived biases.

Jun 28, 2018

Researcher studies giving donations for migrant family reunification

Elizabeth Dunn, a UBC psychology professor, spoke to Boston NPR about the motivations behind giving as it pertains to donations for migrant family reunifications.

Jun 28, 2018

10 ways to tell if someone is lying to you

Business Insider cited a UBC study for a story about ways to tell if someone is lying. The 2012 study found that slight smiles often betray that a person is […]

Jun 28, 2018

Postpartum anger is the red flag no one is looking for

Today’s Parent highlighted a UBC study that suggests anger is something that should be on our radar when it comes to screening for postpartum mood disorders. “We see anger as […]

Jun 28, 2018

Want to build a mindful company? No app for that.

MSN cited a UBC study in a story about mindfulness at work. Researchers found interpersonal conflict decreased when teams were more mindful at work.

Jun 28, 2018

Twitter isn’t the voice of the people, media shouldn’t say it is

CBC Radio mentioned an essay by Heidi Tworek, who teaches the history of information at UBC. Her essay detailed how dependent journalists have become on Twitter.

Jun 28, 2018