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Prof. Thomas Frolicher discusses marine heatwave incidents, with results suggesting that the heatwaves will become more frequent and extreme under global warming.
Jan 18, 2019
The Conversation published an op-ed about payments made by opioid manufacturers to patient advocacy groups and professional societies, co-written by Itai Bavli, a PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies.
Global News spoke to UBC professor Thomas Davidoff in an article about Canadians having wealth tied up in housing. “Generally speaking, we try to have asset holdings that make us […]
CBC spoke to Carey Doberstein, assistant professor of political science at UBC’s Okanagan campus, about a proposed social housing complex in a residential area of Kelowna. “There’s a broad expectation of [residents] being heard, but a […]
A UPI article cited a UBC study which looked at the advantages of green spaces in cities but found those with higher incomes and better education benefit more. “For most cities, […]
The Vancouver Sun quoted Richard Johnston, a professor of political science at UBC, in an article about candidates in next month’s Burnaby South byelection, after Liberal candidate Karen Wang stepped […]
UPI mentioned Josef Penninger, director of UBC’s Life Sciences Institute, who was senior author in a study that has successfully grown blood vessels from stem cells. Researchers hope the development […]
The Inquirer mentioned Peter B. Reiner, a neuroethicist at UBC, in an article about brain stimulation devices and apps. Reiner and a University of Pennsylvania instructor are calling for more […]
The Globe and Mail published an article about the departure of Mark Tyndall from BCCDC. Tyndall will continue his work as a professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, […]
A Vancouver Courier article about clothing donation bins mentioned the school of engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Researchers there have designed a bin that prevents injury to people climbing inside and […]
Castanet published an article about recent research from UBC and Concordia which found wine experts respond differently to wines according to where they are from. Experts from Montreal detected more […]
Peachland View spoke to Paul Winwood, the regional associate dean for UBC’s Northern Medical Program, in an article about attracting and keeping physicians in Northern B.C. “You hear physicians say that […]
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