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Daniel Pauly, a UBC marine biologist and fisheries professor, was quoted in a Washington Post story on endangered Galapagos sharks. Pauly said sharks are essential to the Galapagos: “[They] control […]
Jan 21, 2019
Business Standard cited research conducted by kinesiologists at UBC’s Okanagan campus and McMaster which found that short bursts of exercise can improve fitness in otherwise sedentary people. Similar articles appeared […]
New Atlas reported on research led by Josef Penninger at UBC which has successfully grown human blood vessels in a petri dish. Similar articles appeared in News 1130 and Regina […]
Psych Central reported on research from UBC which found that city residents with higher incomes and better education are more likely to have access to greenery in urban environments. “Vegetation […]
Asha Srinivasan, a research associate at UBC’s department of civil engineering spoke to Pacific Standard about the wasteful sanitation habits that are causing fatbergs. Srinivasan explained that fatbergs are mostly […]
UBC researcher Adam Rysanek is part of a team that has developed energy efficient technology to keep people cool without using air-conditioning, Today Singapore reported. The article also appeared in […]
The Straits Times quoted Hema Nadarajah, a PhD candidate studying international relations at UBC, in an article about the affect of global warming on Singapore. Nadarajah spoke about how changes could […]
Global News spoke to Josephine Chiu-Duke, an associate professor of Chinese intellectual history at UBC’s Centre for Asian Studies, about relations between China and Taiwan.
Yves Tiberghien, a political science professor at UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, spoke to Andrew Nichols on CBC‘s News Network about tensions between Canada and China.
The Canadian Press reported on a study from UBC which has found that a population of northern goshawks in Haida Gwaii are the last of a distinct genetic cluster of […]
The Globe and Mail spoke to Jenna Valleriani, a postdoctoral fellow studying cannabis policy at UBC, in an article about the laws around cannabis compound CBD. “There’s no bite, there’s […]
The Province spoke to Thomas Davidoff, an associate professor at the UBC’s Sauder School of Business, about the government’s approach to the new speculation and vacancy tax.
Huffington Post spoke to Christiana Bratiotis, an assistant professor at UBC and expert on hoarding, in an article about Marie Kondo and the craze for tidying. Bratiotis commented on the […]
Vancouver Sun mentioned Canopy Growth which has funded research project at UBC into the potential therapeutic use of cannabis for opioid users, in an article about the risks of cannabis. […]
Maclean’s quoted part of a statement made by Pam Ratner, UBC’s vice provost and associate vice-president, enrolment and academic facilities, in an article about travelling to China amid current tensions with […]
The Canadian Press mentioned UBC in several articles about a former staff member who is alleged to have embezzled from the university. The CP story appeared on CTV, CHEK, Vancouver Sun, […]
Elizabeth Saewyc, a nursing professor at UBC’s school of nursing and principal investigator of the first nationwide trans youth survey, spoke to the National Post about who should decide when […]
The Conversation published an op-ed co-authored by Rupinder Brar, a clinical assistant professor at UBC, about the disadvantages of private, profit-driven health care.
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