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Toronto architecture firm brings high design to rec facilities

The Globe and Mail mentioned UBC’s aquatic centre in an article about the design of recreational facilities. The centre recently won an award from the Architectural Institute of B.C.

Volunteers sought for UBCO weight program study

Kelowna Capital News reported on an upcoming study from UBC’s Okanagan campus about weight programs. Lesley Lutes, director of clinical training in the psychology department, is one of the principle […]

Barbara Kay: UBC had a #MeToo bloodletting. It was a disaster for everyone

The National Post published a column about the dismissal of Steven Galloway, the former head of UBC’s creative writing program. The story also appeared in The Province.

Ontario promotes free use of opioid antidote

The Wall Street Journal highlighted Ontario’s use of naloxone for harm reduction and cited UBC work in the area. The UBC study found that naloxone prevented the deaths of 226 […]

Micro-targeting: How Facebook is selling you to advertisers

Global interviewed Taylor Owen, a UBC expert in digital media and global affairs, about Facebook advertising. “What Facebook offers advertisers is the ability to select very specific criteria and then have Facebook […]

UBC student society reverses decision to cut support services at campus sexual assault centre

CBC reported that UBC’s student-led Alma Mater Society reversed a decision to stop providing support for the campus Sexual Assault Support Centre.

Foreign buyers tax on trial for alleged discrimination

CBC reported that two professors from the UBC Sauder School of Business lent their expertise to opposing sides for a civil trial that tested the legality of the foreign buyers […]

Report urges pension funds to divest from fossil fuels

CBC and Chek News featured a report from academics at UBC and the University of Victoria that shows many pensions for public sector workers in B.C. are dependent on the […]

Convicted murderer’s request for DNA testing punted by judge

CBC mentioned the UBC Innocence Project in a story about a convicted murderer who is requesting DNA evidence in his case. The UBC group began working with the man in […]

Students want UBC administration to cancel controversial event

News 1130 reported that UBC students plan to meet with the university’s administration in September regarding an upcoming talk at UBC by a conservative political commentator.

Kip, Dayna cash in big time at Scotiabank Half-Marathon, 5K

The Vancouver Sun highlighted the annual Run Canada event, hosted by Wesbrook Village at UBC on Canada Day. The story also appeared in The Province.

Carbon cost of replacing single-family homes outweighs benefits

Construction Canada reported on a UBC study that examined the costs of demolishing and replacing homes in Vancouver. Study co-author Joseph Dahmen, a UBC professor of architecture and landscape architecture […]

Opinion: B.C. public pensions fuel climate change crisis

The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed co-written by Jessica Dempsey, a UBC geography professor, about a report she co-authored. “If you have a public pension in B.C., your retirement savings […]

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The surprising reason people change their minds

BBC cited work by Kristin Laurin, a UBC psychology professor, in a story about how people change their minds. Laurin studied attitudes toward plastic water bottles bans before and after […]

Your guide to summer sun protection and sunburn care

CNN interviewed Alexandra Kuritzky, a clinical instructor in UBC’s department of dermatology and skin science, about sun protection. She explained that SPF is basically a calculation of the additional protection […]

20 habits your 80-year-old brain will thank you for doing

Reader’s Digest highlighted UBC cognitive function research. Aging brains often develop small lesions that lead to impaired cognitive function and mobility, and the study found women who strength-trained twice a […]

Cutting support services at UBC sex assault centre concerns community members

CBC reported that UBC’s student-led Alma Mater Society will no longer provide support for a sexual assault support centre. The story also appeared on Yahoo and a similar story appeared […]