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How video gaming is helping boys land better careers – and hurting girls

The Globe and Mail reported on a study by UBC economist Nicole Fortin, suggesting that playing video games can lead to higher math test scores. Fortin analyzed math test scores from […]

Nov 28, 2018

As B.C. moves to electric vehicles, TransLink will need to replace gas tax

A Vancouver Sun story on alternatives to the gas tax quoted UBC economics professor Werner Antweiler. Antweiler believes that the tax could eventually be replaced by municipal development cost charges […]

Nov 28, 2018

Women feel better when they work with other women

An op-ed written by UBC sociology professor Yue Qian appeared in The Conversation. Qian discussed her recent study on gender equality in the labour force, which found that women are […]

Nov 27, 2018

Ancient viruses inspired THC production in marijuana plants

UPI reported on the first-ever cannabis chromosome map, which locates the genetic origins of the plant’s various characteristics and can help growers breed varieties with specific levels of THC and […]

Nov 27, 2018

Now is the time for a global pact for the environment

Vancouver Sun published an op-ed written by Denby McDonnell, a Vision20 fellow in UBC’s master of public policy and global affairs program, and Yves Tiberghien, a UBC professor and founder and chair […]

Nov 27, 2018

Adult stage of the parasitoid Zatypota species wasp (left); Larva of Zatypota wasp attached to the abdomen of an Anelosimus eximius spider.

Newly discovered wasp turns social spiders into zombies

It sounds like the plot of the world’s tiniest horror movie: deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a newly discovered species of wasp transforms a “social” spider into a zombie-like drone that abandons its colony to do the wasp’s bidding.

Nov 27, 2018

Is it too late? What we need to do about climate change today

CBC spoke to UBC student Grace Nosek in an article about effects of climate change. Nosek is a PhD student in environmental law and created the Climate Hub group at […]

Nov 27, 2018

MOA’s seismic move

The Vancouver Sun reported on a new exhibition at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology which coincides with a seismic renewal project at the site. Shake Up: Preserving What We Value will […]

Nov 27, 2018

Vancouver’s Little Mountain: The money and the sad history behind a long-stalled project

Vancouver Sun spoke to Kin Lo, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, about the Little Mountain site in Vancouver which has sat undeveloped for years. Lo explains the […]

Nov 27, 2018

Pollution increases risk of autism, study says

Spectrum News NY1 in New York reported on a study from UBC and SFU that suggests exposure to pollution during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of autism. Researchers found risks […]

Nov 27, 2018

Shopping online this Black Friday? Your habits could be good for the planet — or part of the problem

Star Vancouver mentioned Alex Bigazzi, a professor at UBC’s school of community and regional planning, in an article about the environmental costs of shopping online. Bigazzi said that the environmental benefits […]

Nov 27, 2018

In search of Canada’s first condos, and the woman who paved the way

The Tyee mentioned UBC in an article about Lois Milsom, a former student of architecture who designed the first townhouses on Point Grey Road, but who did not graduate. Sherry […]

Nov 27, 2018

Eight ways to have better sex while taking antidepressants

Buzzfeed spoke to Lori Brotto, a professor of medicine at UBC and the executive director of Women’s Health Research Institute in Vancouver, in an article about how antidepressants can affect […]

Nov 27, 2018

What’s the smartest plant?

Gizmodo spoke to Patrick Keeling, a professor of botany at UBC, in an article about whether plants are smart. Keeling named two algae: one hunts prey, and the other knows […]

Nov 27, 2018

Ignoring atheist United Church ‘pastor’ is the best policy

An op-ed by Jason Byassee, a professor at the Vancouver school of theology at UBC, was published in the Vancouver Sun. Byassee writes about the United Church’s response to atheist […]

Nov 27, 2018

‘Renters are not second-class citizens.’ Push is on to change culture, policy for long-term tenants

Toronto Star mentioned Paul Kershaw, a UBC professor and founder of lobby group Generation Squeeze, in an article about challenges facing young people in the housing market. Generation Squeeze has […]

Nov 27, 2018

Courtenay Wright, University of Chicago physicist, witness to D-Day, dead at 95

The Chicago Sun Times published an article about UBC alumnus Courtenay Wright who has died aged 95. As a radar officer during World War II, Wright decoded a message which […]

Nov 27, 2018

Tree of Hope shines bright

Castanet reported on Kelowna’s Tree of Hope event which donates funds to local charities. This year the donation will go to a new study at UBC Okanagan which will look […]

Nov 27, 2018

Latest uproar at UBC may present an opportunity

The Tyee published an op-ed by a UBC professor regarding the resignation of the director of UBC’s Peter Wall Institute.

Nov 27, 2018

UBC Okanagan researchers host discussion on Okanagan food systems

UBC’s Okanagan campus will host an open discussion about the future of food production in the Okanagan on Dec. 3, reports Kelowna Capital News. The forum is hosted by the […]

Nov 27, 2018