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TSB says derailed CP train that killed three began to move on its own

Garland Chow, a transportation safety expert and professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, gave comments to the Canadian Press about the train derailment near Fields, B.C. The story appeared […]

Feb 6, 2019

The main study site at Kennedy Lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (left) and a threespine stickleback fish (right). Credit: Seth Rudman

Fish chemical cocktail reveals how a single gene may alter an aquatic ecosystem

Variations in a single gene in tiny stickleback fish alter how they interact with their environment and potentially trigger changes across an ecosystem, a new study from the University of British Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania finds.

Feb 6, 2019

Province announces more access to deep brain stimulation treatment for Parkinson’s

CBC quoted Gary Redekop, a UBC professor and head of neurosurgery with Vancouver Coastal Health, in a report about increased access to deep brain stimulation treatment for Parkinson’s. Similar articles appeared […]

Feb 6, 2019

Do breast cancer screenings do more harm than good?

Paula Gordon, a clinical professor at UBC, responded to an article in The Walrus about breast cancer screening.

Feb 6, 2019

Vancouver drug users host community talk about overdose crisis

The Province reported that a talk will be held at UBC Robson Square to raise awareness of drug use and mark the start of a new overdose crisis awareness campaign […]

Feb 6, 2019

Calls for better crypto regulation after millions frozen at B.C. exchange

The Province spoke to Chris Rowell, post-doctoral research and teaching fellow at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, about the consequences of the death of the founder of cryptocurrency exchange platform QuadrigaCX. […]

Feb 6, 2019

Young UBC women’s volleyball team enjoys positive spike in performance

The Province reported on the recent successes of UBC’s women’s volleyball team.

Feb 6, 2019

Gay-straight alliances make schools feel safer for straight kids too, research shows

Star Vancouver spoke to Elizabeth Saewyc, a professor of nursing at UBC, about gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in schools. A study by Saewyc and her colleagues found that GSAs help make schools safer. […]

Feb 6, 2019

Black History should be required learning in school curriculum, B.C. mom says

Annette Henry, and professor and the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education at UBC, spoke to Star Vancouver about the need for Black History in the school curriculum. “For young […]

Feb 6, 2019

Greater Vancouver housing markets dip but so far bring little in the way of affordability

Tsur Somerville, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, spoke to the Georgia Straight about the dip in Vancouver’s housing market.

Feb 6, 2019

Which at-risk species can we afford to save?

Research2Reality mentioned recent research by UBC in an article about conservation funding. The authors, led by forestry professor Tara Martin, the authors showed how limited conservation funds can be transformed […]

Feb 6, 2019

Living well while dying

Castanet published an article about research from UBC’s Okanagan campus which looked at the benefits to those who have hope and family support while living with terminal cancer. “The participants […]

Feb 6, 2019