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How smartphones are making us miserable

A study on smartphone use co-authored by Elizabeth Dunn, a UBC psychology professor, was highlighted in Times of India. “The survey findings were especially notable because of the negative effects […]

Aug 14, 2018

Why cannabis vape pens and concentrates are illegal

M-J Milloy, a UBC professor, spoke to CBC for an article about why cannabis vape pens and concentrates are illegal. “I think there are concerns, in terms of psychosis, in […]

Aug 14, 2018

Can Mongolian copper power the green revolution?

Financial Times quoted Julian Dierkes, an expert on Mongolian civil society at UBC, for an article about Mongolian copper power. He discussed how the financing of a copper mine called […]

Aug 14, 2018

What should universal pharmacare look like?

CBC interviewed Steven Morgan, a UBC professor of health policy, for an article about universal pharmacare. “We know where we need to get to — a system of universal, equitable […]

Aug 14, 2018

New B.C. HIV centre director spent decades studying the virus

The Vancouver Sun profiled Zabrina Brumme, a UBC alumna and the new director of the HIV/AIDS laboratory program at the B.C. Centre for Excellence. Brumme completed graduate studies at UBC’s […]

Aug 14, 2018

Western University hit harder than expected by Saudi student exodus

The London Free Press mentioned UBC in an article about the impact of Saudi Arabia’s order for students from that country to leave Canada.

Aug 14, 2018

Lightning sets hundreds of new forest fires in B.C. over the weekend

Star Vancouver quoted David Andison, an adjunct professor of forestry management at UBC, for an article about the “new normal” involving forest fires. “The severity and frequency of fires is […]

Aug 14, 2018

The robotics champions team

Sing Tao Vancouver reported on the recent robotics competition among UBC engineering students. The winning team explained how they worked 12-hour days before the competition.

Aug 14, 2018

How math instruction varies widely for teachers-to-be across Canada

The Globe and Mail mentioned UBC in an article about math instruction for teachers during their university training. The article reported UBC requires elementary- and middle-school teacher candidates to enrol in […]

Aug 14, 2018