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Deck the (lecture) halls

UBC Vancouver usually feels like a small metropolis, as its 65,000 students and 16,000 faculty and staff keep campus thoroughfares and walkways bustling with activity. But over the winter break, the campus population thins out dramatically.

Dec 17, 2018

Healthy sleep habits for kids pay off

Wendy Hall, a sleep expert and professor at UBC’s school of nursing, spoke to U.S. News about her research into the importance of bedtime routines for children. “Good sleep hygiene gives […]

Dec 17, 2018

Some hyperactive kids may actually have sleep apnea, not ADHD

Yahoo Style spoke to David Wensley, an investigator at B.C. Children’s Hospital and a clinical professor at UBC, about sleep apnea being the cause of behavioural issues in children rather […]

Dec 17, 2018

8 health goals you can actually stick to in 2019

Real Simple mentioned a recent study from UBC which found that diners are more likely to enjoy the dining experience if they put their phones away.

Dec 17, 2018

Rethinking the corny history of maize

Michael Blake, an anthropologist at UBC, commented in the Smithsonian on a new study  about the evolution of maize. “We haven’t yet had very many good contexts [in South America] […]

Dec 17, 2018

A tendency to leak: staff at MOA ensure safety of artifacts amid heavy rains

CBC published an article about the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. The building leaks water after heavy rain and staff have strategies to protect artifacts.

Dec 17, 2018

Can the design of a running shoe help prevent injury? A B.C. researcher says he has the answer

CBC spoke to Chris Napier, a UBC physiotherapist, about whether the design of a running shoe can prevent injury. Napier suggests that design makes no difference.

Dec 17, 2018

After 14 years, Middle River celebrates official end to boil water advisory

CBC mentioned UBC’s RES’EAU-WaterNET team who, with the local community and Indigenous Services Canada, developed a water treatment plant to bring safe drinking water to northern B.C. residents.

Dec 17, 2018

To feed the world amid climate change, we need a better way to grow rice

CBC spoke to Laura Vang Rasmussen, who studies crop intensification strategies at UBC, in an article about growing rice. Agricultural intensification “should free up space and reduce deforestation, but it […]

Dec 17, 2018

Cognitive abilities vary among humans, is the same true of other species?

CBC‘s Quirks and Quarks spoke to Stanley Coren, a professor emeritus of psychology at UBC, in an article about cognitive abilities in animals. Coren explains that dogs can have a […]

Dec 17, 2018

B.C. municipalities take cover after prodding petroleum producers for payout

The Vancouver Sun spoke to Kathryn Harrison, a political science professor at UBC, about tensions between B.C. and Alberta and the fossil fuel debate.

Dec 17, 2018

Canada is stuck holding Huawei CFO for a ransom that could be soybeans

Globe and Mail spoke to Paul Evans, a UBC professor and expert on Asian affairs, in an article about the situation between Canada, China and the U.S.

Dec 17, 2018

Ottawa to let cities, local groups apply directly to Health Canada for supervised drug consumption sites

Globe and Mail spoke to Thomas Kerr,  a professor in the department of medicine at UBC, about supervised drug consumption sites. Kerr called the federal decision a necessary step to ensure […]

Dec 17, 2018

Before applying envy as a tactic, marketers might want to consider their consumers’ self-esteem

Adweek published an op-ed about marketing tactics by Darren Dahl, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business.

Dec 17, 2018

Is video game addiction real? Former players, statistics say yes

A number of media outlets mentioned Justin Mackey, a computer science student at UBC and a member of the UBC eSports Association, in an article about addiction to eSports. The article appeared in the […]

Dec 17, 2018

Can the Big Bash League’s backyard cricket bat flip truly be fair?

An article in The Conversation mentioned a 2009 study from UBC which looked at how random the outcome of coin tossing is.

Dec 17, 2018

A wiser government would have warned Meng Wanzhou to stay away

Michael Byers, the Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at UBC, wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail about the arrest of Meng Wanzhou.

Dec 17, 2018

A community near Ottawa is making Canada safer for kids

The Ottawa Sun spoke to Ian Pike, a pediatrics professor at UBC and director of the B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit, in an article about a project he is co-leading […]

Dec 17, 2018

UBCO time capsule secrets

Castanet reported on a time capsule which was opened this week after 25 years, at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Deborah Buszard, deputy vice-chancellor of UBC Okanagan, and College president Jim Hamilton […]

Dec 17, 2018

Doug Ford cuts to midwives’ funding unacceptable

National Observer cited a UBC study which found mothers and babies are likely to have better outcomes in areas where nurse-midwives are able to attend.

Dec 17, 2018