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The B.C. NDP government is unveiling its second provincial budget this afternoon. UBC experts are available for comment.
Feb 19, 2019
Work by UBC zoologist Philip G.D. Matthews was highlighted in the New York Times. Matthews’s new study analyzed the frothy blobs on garden plants that protect spittlebugs as they grow.
Time magazine spoke to Severn Cullis-Suzuki, an environmentalist and researcher at UBC, for an article about strike action by British schoolchildren in protest at climate change. “We need to listen to […]
CBC mentioned UBC in a report about an international project to research salmon in Alaska. Data collected will be used by researchers at UBC. The expedition’s chief scientist, Evgeny Pakhomov, […]
The Chicago Tribune mentioned research by a group of academics including Yue Qian, a sociology professor at UBC, about the number of female high earners.
Virtual reality can often make a user feel isolated from the world, with only computer-generated characters for company. But researchers at the University of British Columbia and University of Saskatchewan think they may have found a way to encourage a more sociable virtual reality.
The Independent spoke to Ingrid Stairs, an astrophysicist at UBC, about the findings of the CHIME telescope. The article also appeared on MSN.
Several media outlets reported that Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council has voted in favour of the SkyTrain extension to UBC. Stories appeared on CBC, CTV, Global, Vancouver Sun, Georgia Straight, Ming Pao and Daily Hive.
An op-ed by Antje Ellermann, a professor of political science at UBC, and Agustin Goenaga of Lund University, appeared in Salon. The authors write about discriminatory immigration policies in liberal […]
CBC quoted Brett Finlay, a microbiome researcher at UBC, in an article about the potential of fecal medicine.
Global News mentioned research by UBC professor Richard Carpiano in an article about measles. Carpiano studied vaccination rates and found low immunization coverage was found in “both more affluent locations as […]
Global News spoke to John Metras, associate vice president of facilities at UBC, about Brock Commons, the 18-storey building on campus that is made almost entirely of wood.
The Canadian Press reported on research from UBC which found the science behind environmental impact studies of oilsands is rarely checked. Adam Ford, a professor of biology at UBCO, looked […]
Hakai magazine cited research by Rokzanna Basi from UBC, and the University of Victoria, which looked into why some sea snails have extra frilly shells.
The National Post quoted a tweet by Emma Cunliffe, a UBC law professor, in an article about the legalities around use of drones. The article also appeared in the Ottawa […]
The Vancouver Sun mentioned UBC professor Pitman Potter in an article about the risks academics face in speaking out against China. The article also appeared in The Province.
Huffington Post published an article about research from UBCO which investigated the use of sexually suggestive emojis in communication. The study was led by Jocelyn Wentland, a professor of psychology.
Kelowna Capital News reported on research from UBCO’s School of Engineering which is developing a handheld biosensor that can test for cryptosporidium contamination in drinking water. George Luka, a PhD student […]
The National Post reported on Saturday’s win for the UBC Thunderbirds which will now see them take on Alberta for a best-of-three semifinal. The article also appeared in The Province.
Castanet interviewed Jocelyn Wentland, a psychology professor at UBCO, about her research into online dating.
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