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Immigrants own some of Canada’s highest-priced homes: StatsCan

Yahoo quoted Paul Kershaw, a professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, in an article about real estate owned by immigrants in Vancouver.

Jan 30, 2019

How to ace your MBA admissions

Maclean’s mentioned UBC’s Sauder School of Business in an article about MBA programs. In a related article, University Affairs wrote that the Master of Management program at Sauder was one of the […]

Jan 30, 2019

B.C. forests contribute ‘hidden’ carbon emissions that dwarf official numbers, report says

CBC quoted Stephen Sheppard, a professor at UBC’s faculty of forestry, about carbon emissions from B.C.’s forests. Sheppard said that industry and government both have to reduce the impact of forest fires […]

Jan 30, 2019

UBC addressing Okanagan doctor shortage by training physicians in rural communities

Global reported on work by the Okanagan South UBC family practice residency program which aims to address the doctor shortage in rural communities.

Jan 30, 2019

An Oregon horse is suing his former owner

The CKNW Charles Adler Show interviewed Victoria Shroff, an expert in animal law and UBC professor, about a horse in Oregon who, with his new owner, is suing his former owner […]

Jan 30, 2019

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

Roger Wong, executive associate dean of UBC’s faculty of medicine, was interviewed on CKNW‘s Simi Sara Show about Alzheimer’s. In a second episode Wong talks about research, and a third […]

Jan 30, 2019

Lunar New Year 2019: Where to celebrate in Metro Vancouver

Vancouver Sun mentioned UBC’s forthcoming Lunar New Year Celebration to be held at Wesbrook Village on Feb. 9th.

Jan 30, 2019

How growing cities can support at-home electric vehicle charging

The National Post published an op-ed by Jerome Mayaud, a postdoctoral fellow at UBC, about electric vehicles and urban planning. The piece previously appeared in The Conversation.

Jan 30, 2019

Vitamin D supplements aren’t living up to their hype

Science News cited research from UBC in an article about vitamin D supplements.  The study looked at the risk of multiple sclerosis across a lifetime of sun exposure.

Jan 30, 2019

UBC Connects is one way Santa Ono is shaking up the status quo and linking the university to the community

Georgia Straight published an article about UBC president Santa Ono and the speaker series UBC Connects. “A lot of people said it really has helped to connect the university to […]

Jan 30, 2019

Downtown Eastside academics work alongside first responders to reduce B.C. overdose deaths

Georgia Straight reported on work by researchers and first responders in the Downtown Eastside to improve services for overdose prevention and response. “In practice, this has meant our on-the-ground social-science […]

Jan 30, 2019