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Two surveys taken 11 years apart show a 13-per-cent decrease in the amount of fruit and vegetables being consumed by Canadians, new UBC research has found.
Feb 28, 2019
The BBC mentioned UBC in an article about the QS World University Rankings. UBC is rated first in the world in library and information management degrees. A similar article appeared […]
Reuters cited a study by UBC that looked at the impact of global warming on the fishing industry. “[Global warming] can turn into a massive crisis as it could cause forced […]
The Daily Mail quoted Laura Duggan, an anesthesiologist at UBC, who treated a gunshot victim whose underwired bra caused more damage than the shotgun pellets. Similar articles appeared in the New Zealand Herald and on […]
Salon quoted Michael Law, a pharmaceutical policy expert and professor at UBC’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, in an article about Florida importing prescription drugs from Canada.
Mariana Brussoni, a developmental child psychologist and professor at UBC, spoke to CBC’s The Current about children’s physicality during play. She said that a fear of liability has led schools to […]
The National Post spoke to Elizabeth Saewyc, a nursing professor at UBC and principal investigator of the first nationwide trans youth survey, about the rights of transgender teens. The story also appeared […]
The Surrey Now-Leader cited research by UBC professors Alison Phinney, of the School of Nursing, and Deborah O’Connor, of the School of Social Work. Their study aims to find ways to support […]
Ming Pao quoted Richard Johnston, a political science professor at UBC, in an article about political parties and byelections.
The University of British Columbia is among a handful of elite institutions to rank in the top 50 in 41 of 48 subjects tracked, according to the QS University Rankings.
Feb 27, 2019
Achieving the Paris Agreement global warming target could protect millions of tonnes in annual worldwide fisheries catch, as well as billions of dollars of annual revenues for fishers, workers’ income and household seafood expenditures, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
When the University of British Columbia rents out a venue for appearances by external speakers that some members of the community believe express controversial or inflammatory views, some students, faculty and staff in the UBC community are left scratching their heads and asking why.
Engineers at UBC have captured the full complexity of bat flight in a three-dimensional computer model for the first time, potentially inspiring the future design of better drones and other aerial vehicles.
CBC spoke to Michael Jackson, a professor emeritus at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, and an expert in correctional law, about the failure of Ontario’s corrections system […]
Richard Johnston, a political science professor at UBC, spoke to Reuters about NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s win in the Burnaby South byelection. “This staves off all the talk that Singh would […]
The Canadian Press quoted Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, about the order by Trudeau to allow Jody Wilson-Raybould to testify. […]
CBC’s Second Opinion spoke to Steve Morgan, a health economist at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, about the increased use of patented drugs.
The Vancouver Sun quoted Krista James, national director of Canadian Centre for Elder Law at UBC, in an article about a report on the rights of people with dementia.
The National Post spoke to Gail Murphy, UBC’s vice-president of research and innovation, for an article about Canada’s “supercluster” initiative, in which companies, academia and the non-profit sector will collaborate […]
The National Post mentioned Kevin Milligan, a professor of economics at UBC, in an article about the decline in poverty in Canada.
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