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How the U.N. should regulate high-seas fishing

The Japan Times mentioned work by Rashid Sumaila, director of the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at UBC, in a story about high-sea fishing regulation. He estimates that closing all the […]

Aug 29, 2018

The Hidden Life of Trees

MonteCristo Magazine published a book excerpt that involves research by Suzanne Simard, a UBC forest ecologist. She discovered that trees warn each other using chemical signals sent through the fungal […]

Aug 29, 2018

Investigators, experts ask questions after ship grounded in Arctic

CBC North interviewed Michael Byers, a professor and Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at UBC, about a ship that grounded in the Arctic. Byers suggested more […]

Aug 29, 2018

One of Canada’s largest cannabis conferences in Vancouver next month

Daily Hive reported on a cannabis conference being held at UBC. The event is a solution summit “rooted in spirituality and legitimized by science.”

Aug 29, 2018

Research on investing in school life to help students develop mental health

Sing Tao Toronto reported on a UBC study that found children who have a sense of belonging at school tend to be more optimistic. Eva Oberle, a professor at UBC’s […]

Aug 29, 2018

27 awesome food events happening September in Vancouver

Vancouver Is Awesome reported on the 24th Annual Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields hosted by the UBC Farm. The events is an annual local food and fundraising celebration.

Aug 29, 2018

Lessons from Clayoquot Sound for the Trans Mountain pipeline protests

The National Post published an op-ed from The Conversation co-written by David Tindall, a UBC sociology professor, about Trans Mountain pipeline protests. “Civil disobedience is thought to be effective because […]

Aug 29, 2018

Widespread mislabelling of seafood reported in cities across Canada

CBC mentioned a recent collaborative study by UBC and Oceana Canada that examined mislabelling rates of seafood. The study found very high mislabelling rates. A similar story appeared in the Georgia […]

Aug 29, 2018

Main Galloway complainant urges university policy change

The Globe and Mail reported that the former student who made allegations of sexual misconduct against former UBC professor Steven Galloway is calling on the university to ban relationships between students […]

Aug 29, 2018