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Bad growing season could mean we’re in for a year of stumpy, brown french fries

Rickey Yada, dean of UBC’s faculty of land and food systems commented on the aftermath of a bad potato growing season for Canadian farmers. He told the Financial Post that […]

Jan 2, 2019

The forecast: Sunny with a chance of earthquakes

A Maclean’s article on 2019 climate forecasts quoted Brett Gilley, a senior instructor in UBC’s department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences. Asked about earthquakes, Gilley said a Vancouver-area earthquake […]

Jan 2, 2019

UBCO addressing on-campus student housing needs

Shannon Dunn, director of business operations at UBC’s Okanagan campus commented on on-campus student housing. The school plans to provide an additional 2,250 on-campus beds over the next two decades, […]

Jan 2, 2019

Want citizens to care about climate change? Write them a cheque

Global published an op-ed by Hisham Zerriffi, a professor at UBC’s faculty of forestry, and PhD student Abhishek Kar. They wrote that the best way to get people to act […]

Jan 2, 2019

Instructors explore game-based learning

A University Affairs article on game-based learning highlighted a hologram-based teaching tool used at UBC. The HoloBrain helps in understanding the inner architecture of the human brain. “We’re very excited […]

Jan 2, 2019

Wolf cull could have repercussions in the Okanagan

Kelowna Capital News interviewed UBC researcher Adam Ford for a story about the wolf cull in northern B.C. Ford, an associate professor of biology and Canada research chair in wildlife […]

Jan 2, 2019

What most Canadians don’t know about the Canada Health Act, but should

Navid Karimi, a master’s student in experimental medicine at UBC, commented on the Canada Health Act in an article for the Vancouver Sun. The Act contains “ambiguities that to this […]

Jan 2, 2019

Millennial males cherish good health over traditional masculine traits, study suggests

Postmedia reported on a UBC study led by nursing professor John Oliffe that showed millennial men value good health and helpfulness higher than traditional values like competitiveness. The story appeared […]

Jan 2, 2019