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Could a DIY ultrasound be in your future? UBC breakthrough opens door to $100 ultrasound machine

Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of ultrasound scanners to as little as $100. Their patent-pending innovation—no bigger than a Band-Aid—is portable, wearable and can be powered by a smartphone.

Sep 11, 2018

J16 making rainbows while surfacing, near Saturna Island's East Point. Credit: Miles Ritter/Flickr

Climate change fuels accumulation of pollutants in Chinook salmon, killer whales

University of British Columbia researchers studying the marine food web of the Northeast Pacific Ocean have found that the exposure and accumulation of chemical pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organic mercury, will be exacerbated under climate change.

Sep 11, 2018

From Trump to trade, financial crisis still resonates 10 years later

The New York Times cited work by Francesco Trebbi, a UBC economist, in a story about the financial crisis. Trebbi, Amir Sufi, and Atif Mian analyzed 60 countries and found that financial […]

Sep 11, 2018

Quarter of women in 30s check phone 200 times a day: Survey

The Independent U.K. cited a UBC study for an article about a Marie Claire Magazine survey detailing how often women check their phones. Researchers at UBC concluded that people who […]

Sep 11, 2018

Making blood available to all in one hour

France 24 reported on UBC scientists who discovered a way of transforming all types of blood into Type O, which is the universal donor blood type. Lead researcher Stephen Withers, a […]

Sep 11, 2018

What Vancouver mayoral candidates are promising voters

A Global article on the Vancouver mayoral election mentioned candidates whose platform includes promising a Broadway subway line extension to UBC.

Sep 11, 2018

Global warming pushing alpine animals to extinction

Star Vancouver interviewed Ben Freeman, a UBC postdoctoral fellow, about his research on the impacts of climate change on alpine animals. He explained when there are so few individuals left in a […]

Sep 11, 2018

Trans Mountain in limbo, will more people divest from fossil fuels?

Star Vancouver quoted Christie Stephenson, executive director of the Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics at UBC, for a story about fossil fuel divestment. Stephenson, who previously worked at impact […]

Sep 11, 2018

Playing computer games helps improve boys’ math scores

The Georgia Straight reported on a study from UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics that suggests playing multiplayer online games helps increase math test scores for teenagers. “Playing games intensively likely […]

Sep 11, 2018

VR, sideline brain scans could help diagnose concussions

Smithsonian Magazine interviewed Sandy Wright, a concussion researcher at UBC, for an article about concussion diagnoses. Wright said each person can be differently affected by a concussion.

Sep 11, 2018

Insects were not what my girlfriends wanted to study, until we ‘met’ Dana Scully

Jessica Ware, a UBC alumna and a biology professor at Rutgers University Newark, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about the influence of the character Scully from the television show […]

Sep 11, 2018

These are nine of B.C.’s top emerging artists

Burnaby Now mentioned UBC in a story about the finalists for this year’s Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize. The nine finalists represent UBC, SFU, the University of Victoria and […]

Sep 11, 2018

Facebook photos shame the homeless

Erin Buckels, a psychology researcher and postdoctorate graduate from UBC, spoke to CBC Kitchener-Waterloo for an article about online shaming. She said online trolling behaviour can fall into “everyday sadism” […]

Sep 11, 2018

Tense trade relations between China and United States

Radio Canada interviewed Yves Tiberghien, director emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research at UBC, about Asia’s place in current international issues. He discussed climate change in Japan, trade war between China and […]

Sep 11, 2018

Beer bellies in demand

Castanet reported that UBC’s Okanagan campus is recruiting participants for the Hat Trick program, named for the three goals represented in the program. The program emphasizes physical activity, healthy eating and […]

Sep 11, 2018

Concert plays across Canada for suicide prevention

Kelowna Capital News reported on a concert at UBC’s Okanagan campus dedicated to suicide prevention. The performers will play Les Barricades Mystérieuses.

Sep 11, 2018

How a new curator at UBC is revitalizing familiar spaces on campus

University Affairs profiled Barbara Cole, UBC’s outdoor art curator. She discussed the unique opportunities available with outdoor art in public spaces.

Sep 11, 2018