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Chinese edition of Vancouver-area newspaper sparks resentment on social media

Star Vancouver interviewed Rima Wilkes and Yue Qian, two UBC sociology professors, about a new Chinese-language version of a Vancouver-area newspaper. Wilkes discussed how language is about power and Qian explained […]

Jul 10, 2018

Caw-cawll to action lets crows gang up on bigger ravens

Vancouver Courier featured research by Benjamin Freeman, a UBC postdoctoral fellow, about the dynamics between crows and ravens. Freeman found that the social behaviour of crows allows them gang up on ravens. Similar […]

Jul 10, 2018

35 per cent of fish caught for food is never eaten

Newsweek quoted Daniel Pauly, with the Sea Around Us research initiative at UBC, in an article about a report on waste from fishing operations by the Food and Agriculture Organization. […]

Jul 10, 2018

Implant can warn if you’re about to have a heart attack

Daily Mail reported on an implant that can warn of a heart attack created by scientists at UBC. The smart stent includes a sensor designed to monitor blood pressure in […]

Jul 10, 2018

Overlooked symptom of postpartum depression

Women’s Health featured UBC research that found anger was a common occurrence among sufferers of maternal postnatal depression. “We know that mothers can be depressed and anxious in the postpartum period, but […]

Jul 10, 2018

Is having sex with robots healthy for you?

Men’s Health mentioned work by Marina Adshade, a UBC professor, after U.K. doctors found that there is no evidence that having sex with robots is healthy for you. Adshade discussed […]

Jul 10, 2018

Researchers find ally in quest to make solar panels work on cloudy days: E. coli

Global reported on UBC researchers who developed a method of building a solar cell using bacteria that can effectively harvest energy on cloudy days. “On a day like today in Vancouver, where […]

Jul 10, 2018

Politics at play, shipbuilding contract could land in Quebec

CTV Montreal interviewed Michael Byers, a UBC professor, for a story about the possibility of a major shipbuilding contract coming to Quebec. He said the government can’t deny the benefits […]

Jul 10, 2018

Starbucks, citing ocean threat, to ditch plastic straws

The Canadian Press interviewed David Boyd, a UBC professor and environmental lawyer, after Starbucks announced it will eliminate plastic straws from all its stores by 2020. He said there has […]

Jul 10, 2018

Blueberry Festival

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Jul 10, 2018

UBC hosts pollinator picnic in Kelowna

Kelowna Capital News quoted Nancy Holmes, a professor who teaches in the faculty of creative and critical studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus, about Kelowna’s bee ambassador program. “These amazing citizens, […]

Jul 10, 2018

Breakthrough discovery will change treatment for COPD patients

Breakthrough discovery will change treatment for COPD patients

Permanent lung damage caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) starts much earlier than previously thought, even before patients are showing symptoms.

Jul 10, 2018