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B.C. MLAs should recognize ‘benefit corporation’ is an American branding exercise

The Globe and Mail published an op-ed by Carol Liao, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC and a UBC Sauder Distinguished Scholar​. “With the BC […]

Oct 22, 2018

British Columbians get creative to stop food from getting trashed

CBC reported on a new food recovery project that uses food waste from grocery stores to create healthy eating options. Maegan Stuart, a third-year medical student at UBC’s Okanagan campus, […]

Oct 22, 2018

Choosing who to vote for

CBC Radio’s BC Today interviewed Gerald Baier, a UBC political science professor, about the municipal elections. Baier weighed in on what made this election unique. He was also quoted in […]

Oct 22, 2018

Housing experts weigh in on Vancouver election platforms

Star Vancouver interviewed Tom Davidoff, a UBC economist, for an article about the housing election platforms in the municipal election. Davidoff discussed the various housing platforms offered by the candidates.

Oct 22, 2018

Feeding Growth cultivating connections

Business in Vancouver reported on the UBC Feeding Growth workshop, which helps seed success for food-sector startups. The workshop provides a crash course in the nuances of the food business.

Oct 22, 2018

Why India wants to turn its beaches into nuclear fuel

BBC interviewed M. V. Ramana, a professor and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC, for an article about nuclear […]

Oct 22, 2018

What Japan can teach China about the American art of (trade) war

South China Morning Post quoted Yves Tiberghien, an Asia economy expert and director emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research at UBC, in a story about the history of Japan’s […]

Oct 22, 2018

Is Vancouver’s approach to transportation sustainable?

BC Business interviewed Gord Lovegrove, a professor of engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus, for an article about transportation in Vancouver. As UBC’s director of transportation planning in 2003, Lovegrove designed […]

Oct 22, 2018

Aga Khan in Vancouver to receive honorary degrees from UBC, SFU

The Vancouver Courier and Daily Hive reported that UBC and Simon Fraser University awarded His Highness the Aga Khan with honorary doctorate of laws degrees in one joint ceremony.

Oct 22, 2018

Why don’t we sneeze when we’re asleep

Wendy Hall, a professor at UBC’s school of nursing, was interviewed for a CBC Radio Quirks and Quarks article on why we don’t sneeze while sleeping. She said part of […]

Oct 22, 2018

Heat women capture bronze at CCAA championship

The UBC Okanagan Heat women’s golf team won the bronze medal at the CCAA championship, Kelowna Capital News reported. Their four-day score was 41 shots behind the champion Red Deer […]

Oct 22, 2018

‘Doping without drugs’: How para-athletes use harmful ‘boosting’

The National Post cited UBC research in an article about the practice of athletes “boosting” that involves inducing autonomic dysreflexia. Clinical evidence reviewed by researchers at UBC in 2013 showed […]

Oct 22, 2018

It’s time we end mandatory minimum sentences for murder

Debra Parkes, a professor and chair in feminist legal studies at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, wrote an op-ed for Huffington Post about mandatory minimum sentences […]

Oct 22, 2018

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Oct 22, 2018

Swinging for hope

Castanet reported on a charity classic golf tournament organized by medical students at UBC’s Okanagan campus. The goal is to raise $10,000 dollars to help an organization that provides free […]

Oct 22, 2018

Five things for the cannabis-uninitiated to know about bud

CBC Radio Saskatoon interviewed Jon Page, a UBC botany professor and cannabis tester, for a story on cannabis. He gives a crash course on recreational cannabis. The article also appeared […]

Oct 22, 2018

The crisis of truth shakes American life to its core

The Globe and Mail mentioned UBC in an op-ed about falsehoods in news leading up to the American midterm elections. The article reported UBC offers courses on media literacy.

Oct 22, 2018

Student organizers of Ben Shapiro talk say security in place

Daily Hive reported on an upcoming talk at UBC by American right-wing speaker Ben Shapiro. “UBC’s commitment to free speech includes student groups and other invited guest speakers using UBC […]

Oct 22, 2018

New studies suggest female patients have poorer outcomes after experiencing a stroke

The Globe and Mail highlighted research from Thalia Field, a neurologist and professor of medicine at UBC. Field and colleagues found Canadian women were less likely than men to receive the clot-busting […]

Oct 22, 2018