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Why there might be less sugar and calories in cake than you think

Australia’s Channel Nine highlighted UBC research that explored how much sugar is lost when baked goods are browned. David Kitts, principal investigator and a professor of food science at UBC, […]

Jun 1, 2018

Greening the future of outer space

Aaron Boley, a UBC planetary physicist, spoke to Smithsonian Magazine for a story about greening outer space. Boley and other space scientists, policy experts, and legal scholars from around the […]

Jun 1, 2018

A long search for long wavelengths

Astronomy Magazine interviewed Ingrid Stairs, a UBC astronomy professor, about gravitational waves. Stairs discussed the NANOGrav measurement approach.

Jun 1, 2018

Meet the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame class of 2018

Tom Johnson, the former swim coach of UBC’s varsity team, was named as a 2018 inductee to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame, CBC reported. Johnson won 21 Canadian university […]

Jun 1, 2018

Hitting climate change targets

Two UBC experts weighed in on the keys to meeting climate change targets. CBC interviewed Walter Merida, director of the Clean Energy Research Centre at UBC, who said about 40 […]

Jun 1, 2018

Vote coming on new electoral system

CTV interviewed Maxwell Cameron, a UBC political science professor, about electoral reform in B.C. “Two of the systems they’ve recommended have never been tried before,” Cameron said. The segment starts […]

Jun 1, 2018

Quit smoking: Understanding triggers and dealing with cravings

A story on MSN cited UBC research into effective ways to quit smoking. The UBC study found that nearly half the people who joined a running group for a 10-week […]

Jun 1, 2018

Scientists agree spending on life experiences beats shopping to centre us and change our lives for the better

South China Morning Post cited a UBC study for an article on what brings people lasting satisfaction. UBC researchers found that study participants derived more frequent momentary happiness from material […]

Jun 1, 2018

Report says supply, not taxes, needed to ease Vancouver’s housing crisis

Various media outlets highlighted a report from the UBC Sauder School of Business about how to ease the high cost of housing in Vancouver. James Tansey, a UBC professor, questioned […]

Jun 1, 2018

B.C. government criticized for inadequate funding of test to help detect prostate cancer

Larry Goldenberg, a professor in the department of urologic sciences at UBC, was quoted in a Vancouver Sun story about a lack of funding for a blood test that can […]

Jun 1, 2018

Medicinal cannabis use can help mitigate symptoms of PTSD: Study

Work by Zach Walsh, a UBC clinical psychologist, was featured in a Globe and Mail article about the link between medicinal cannabis and treating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Walsh […]

Jun 1, 2018

Youngest graduate from UBC’s global resource systems program

Breakfast Television highlighted UBC’s youngest graduate ever from its Global Resource Systems program. Iva Jankovic finished five years of high school in 24 months and started university at age 14.

Jun 1, 2018

No national data for trans people: Advocates

Star Vancouver interviewed Elizabeth Saewyc, a professor and director at UBC’s school of nursing, for an article about a lack of representation for transgender and non-binary Canadians in national data. […]

Jun 1, 2018

Dead kokanee fish washed up on shores of B.C. lake

Scott Reid, a professor of biology at UBC’s Okanagan campus, spoke to Star Vancouver after more than 1,000 landlocked sockeye salmon washed up on the shores of Okanagan Lake. Reid […]

Jun 1, 2018

Randomizing name order on city election ballots more fair but potentially confusing: Report

Star Vancouver interviewed Campbell Sharman, an adjunct professor with UBC’s political science department, about Vancouver city council’s upcoming vote on a potential ballot-style change. “This change should have been made […]

Jun 1, 2018

Rio superstar Oleksiak getting used to fame as she juggles school and swimming

The Canadian Press highlighted the 55th Annual Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet at UBC. The event takes place this Friday through Sunday at the UBC Aquatic Centre. The CP […]

Jun 1, 2018

Baloney Meter: Did Liberals break promise on overhauling environmental reviews?

Kathryn Harrison, a UBC professor of political science, spoke to the Canadian Press for a story evaluating the environmental review promises made by the federal government. She said an argument […]

Jun 1, 2018

Federal government’s mission to save Trans Mountain jobs divides B.C. and Alberta

Werner Antweiler, an economist and professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to Star Vancouver about jobs associated with the Trans Mountain pipeline project. Antweiler said the government’s […]

Jun 1, 2018

Infant mortality, suicide rates worse for Indigenous people, says first national study on health equality

A study by Colleen Varcoe, a professor at UBC’s school of nursing, was highlighted in a Star Vancouver article about national health inequalities, especially for Indigenous people. The UBC study […]

Jun 1, 2018

Public money ‘shouldn’t pad profits’: Ontario NDP signals shift away from private-sector delivery of services

The National Post cited UBC research in an article about the Ontario NDP’s election platform including its position on not-for-profit providers of public services. The UBC review found that non-profit […]

Jun 1, 2018