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International trial that gave Viagra to pregnant women halted after deaths of Dutch babies

Various media outlets reported that UBC researchers suspended a clinical trial that gave pregnant women an erectile dysfunction drug, after babies born to mothers enrolled in a similar Dutch study […]

Jul 25, 2018

Architect Alan Hodgson painstakingly restored the B.C. Legislature

The Globe and Mail profiled the late Alan Hodgson, a UBC alumnus and architect. He earned a diploma from UBC’s architecture school.

Jul 25, 2018

‘Threads of circumstantial evidence’ convicted man in murder

The Vancouver Sun reported on work by law students at UBC’s Innocence Project. The students worked on the case of a man convicted of murder. The story also appeared in […]

Jul 25, 2018

Vancouver seeks steep permitting fee increases

Tom Davidoff, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to the Vancouver Sun for an article about potentially increasing fees the city of Vancouver charges for rezoning, […]

Jul 25, 2018

‘Usually Vancouver’s ahead of Toronto’ but not on green roofs

Star Vancouver cited a UBC study in an article about green roofs in Toronto and Vancouver. Researchers Daniel Roehr and Yuewei Kong found that green roofs could reduce a roof’s […]

Jul 25, 2018

Vancouver needs more Amazons, Microsofts to improve affordability: Experts

Star Vancouver interviewed Penny Gurstein, director at UBC’s school of community and regional planning, for a story about new data that found Vancouver is the North American city with the […]

Jul 25, 2018

How Singapore legitimizes its presence in the Arctic Council

Hema Nadarajah, a PhD candidate in UBC’s department of political science, wrote an op-ed for Today Singapore about Singapore’s presence in the Arctic Council. “Unlike some other Arctic Council member […]

Jul 25, 2018

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Jul 25, 2018

5 Filipino marine scientists who are saving our seas

CNN Philippines highlighted work by Deng Palomares, a scientist with UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries. Palomares is the manager of the research initiative Sea Around Us.

Jul 25, 2018

TransAlta used university-sanctioned research project to lobby for coal industry

CBC Edmonton mentioned UBC in a story about provincial and federal granting agencies requiring universities to seek matching money from private industry. The article reported UBC figures showed a 9.4 […]

Jul 25, 2018

Are OHIP+ changes the right prescription? No.

Steve Morgan, a UBC public health professor, wrote an op-ed for the Toronto Star about the universal public health plan in Ontario. “The Ford government’s decision to privatize much of […]

Jul 25, 2018

Autistic boy to have the same EA, mom not giving up human rights complaint

Star Vancouver quoted Pat Mirenda, a professor in UBC’s department of education and counselling psychology, in a story about a boy with autism struggling to keep his educational assistant. Mirenda […]

Jul 25, 2018

Higher rates of depression found in those with diabetes: UBCO researcher

Kelowna Capital News reported on research linking diabetes and depression conducted by Lesley Lutes, a clinical health psychologist who directs the PhD program in clinical psychology at UBC’s Okanagan campus. “People with […]

Jul 25, 2018