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Social impact an emerging measure of business success

The Globe and Mail mentioned UBC’s Sauder School of Business in an article about global business schools. Sauder is a signatory to the Principles of Responsible Management Education that endorses implementation […]

Jan 25, 2019

Controversial Huawei extradition comments: Ambassador says he ‘misspoke’

The Canadian Press spoke to Paul Evans, a China expert at UBC, for an article about John McCallum’s comments on the Huawei case. Articles appeared on CTV, in Star Vancouver and […]

Jan 25, 2019

Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart calls for UBC subway project to be in service by 2030

Several media outlets published articles about the proposed SkyTrain extension would be the best option to serve UBC. The Globe and Mail reported that Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart has called […]

Jan 25, 2019

We’re working to make donation bins safer as they’re still badly needed

An op-ed in The Province about clothing donation bins mentioned Ray Taheri, professor of engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus, who has been working on a new, safer design.

Jan 25, 2019

Expert who investigated Lac-Mégantic disaster calls for action from CN, province after Saskatoon derailment

CBC Saskatoon spoke to Gord Lovegrove, an engineering professor at UBC’s Okanagan Campus and expert in transportation safety, in an article about the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. Lovegrove commented on possible causes.

Jan 25, 2019

Canada’s homeless population

Michael Krausz, a professor of psychiatry at UBC, was interviewed for CKNW‘s Linda Steele Show. He spoke about mental health, addiction and homelessness in Canada.

Jan 25, 2019

If Plecas report leads to a criminal trial, expect a fierce, costly battle

Regina Leader-Post spoke to Emma Cunliffe, a professor at the Allard School of Law at UBC, about the Plecas report on the legislature clerk and sergeant-at-arms who were suspended with pay pending […]

Jan 25, 2019

‘High stakes’ Nanaimo byelection a reminder of NDP minority’s fragility

UBC political science professor Max Cameron commented in a Star Vancouver article about the Nanaimo byelection. “There’s so much at stake because you take away one (NDP) member and you […]

Jan 25, 2019

How growing cities can support at-home electric vehicle charging

The Conversation published an op-ed about electric vehicles in urban environments by Jerome Mayaud, a UBC postdoctoral fellow in the School of Community and Regional Planning.

Jan 25, 2019

New log rules needed

Gary Bull, head of the faculty of forestry at UBC, wrote a letter to The Province in response to an op-ed about the logging industry.

Jan 25, 2019