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Sweet discovery: New UBC study pushes back the origins of chocolate

As Halloween revelers prepare to feast on chocolate, a new study from an international team of researchers, including the University of British Columbia, is pushing back the origins of the delicious sweet treat.

Oct 29, 2018

NDP MPs renew vow to stop Trans Mountain pipeline at townhall

Adam Pankratz, an adjunct professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to CBC about a townhall event about the TransMountain pipeline expansion project. “The federal government has made quite clear that […]

Oct 29, 2018

At least one year between pregnancies reduces risks for mother and baby

At least one year between pregnancies reduces risks for mother and baby

Twelve to 18 months seems to be the ideal length of time between giving birth and getting pregnant again, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Oct 29, 2018

Refugee forum in Vancouver aims to highlight contributions

CBC highlighted a refugee forum co-hosted by UBC and Mosaic, an organization that supports refugees, temporary workers and new immigrants. The event is called The Unique Lived Experiences of Refugees […]

Oct 29, 2018

Mobile app helps caregivers look after elderly family members

Omni Television featured work by Christina Chiu, a master of health administration student at UBC. Chiu’s venture CareCrew, a seniors care app that she developed to help families and caregivers […]

Oct 29, 2018

No answers, 30 years after UBC student’s disappearance

News 1130 reported that the UBC RCMP is seeking public assistance in a missing-person case from 1988.

Oct 29, 2018

Downtown, Gastown, New West host haunted tours

Sabina Magliocco, a professor of socio-cultural anthropology at UBC, spoke to the Vancouver Sun for an article about haunted tours in Metro Vancouver. “Stories about ghosts offer some type of […]

Oct 29, 2018

Experts abroad weigh B.C. voting systems in referendum

Max Cameron, the director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions at UBC, was quoted in a Star Vancouver article about electoral reform in B.C. “I don’t think […]

Oct 29, 2018

Why a little evil is good, and a lot of empathy is bad

The Boston Globe featured work by Delroy Paulhus, a UBC psychologist, who is the head of a research lab that examines “dark” personality traits. Paulhus was part of a team […]

Oct 29, 2018

Self-drive floor-cleaning robots go on duty in Vancouver

Self-drive floor-cleaning robots equipped with artificial intelligence are starting work on UBC campus, Xinhua reported. The goal is to lessen the workload for cleaning staff. Similar stories appeared on CTV, CBC […]

Oct 29, 2018

Ready for robot co-workers?

Castanet reported that UBC’s Okanagan will host a symposium on the future of work as it related to humans and machines. The conference will involve experts in public policy, higher […]

Oct 29, 2018

UBCO researchers look to create homes to withstand tornadoes

Matiyas Bezabeh, a master’s candidate in engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus, examined the impact of tornado-like winds on structures, Kelowna Capital News reported. “The potential damage of tornadoes is extensive, […]

Oct 29, 2018

Driverless cars will kill cyclists, warns Nature magazine

Forbes reported on a study about autonomous cars co-authored by Azim Shariff, a researcher at UBC. “If cars were always programmed to be slightly closer to the bicycle lane, they may […]

Oct 29, 2018

Petition demanding release of Shahidul Alam signed by intellectuals

Toby Goldbach, a UBC law professor, was one of the academics who signed a letter published in The Wire demanding the release of Bangladeshi photographer Dr. Shahidul Alam who was […]

Oct 29, 2018

How 280 characters can change astronaut psychology

Space interviewed Sara Ahmadian, a psychology researcher at UBC, about her research on how subtle linguistic cues can shed light on how space travel affects astronauts psychologically. Ahmadian and her colleagues examined […]

Oct 29, 2018

UBCO hosts conglanging documentary and panel discussion

Christine Schreyer, an anthropology professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, spoke to Kelowna Capital News about the upcoming screening of the documentary film Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues. “People invent […]

Oct 29, 2018

Halloween at Wesbrook 2018

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Oct 29, 2018

North Saanich: Geoff Orr bringing an engineer’s mind to politics

The Times Colonist profiled Geoff Orr, a UBC alumnus and the mayor-elect of North Saanich. Orr earned a degree in mechanical engineering from UBC.

Oct 29, 2018

The birth of the National Post and ‘impending newspaper war’

Donna Logan, a professor at UBC’s school of journalism, spoke to CBC for a story about the birth of the National Post newspaper. Logan thought the National Post needed to […]

Oct 29, 2018

Scrappy T-Birds now happy T-Birds, second-half rally leads to home playoff game

The UBC Thunderbirds football team will host a Hardy Cup semifinal next weekend following an overtime win, The Province reported. UBC came back from an 18-point halftime deficit to beat […]

Oct 29, 2018