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QS World University Rankings

Influential QS World University Rankings put UBC in top 10 for four subject areas

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

Fish market in Bagan, Myanmar.

Achieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries revenue

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.

Feb 27, 2019

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Bat flight model can inspire smarter, nimbler drones

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.

Feb 27, 2019

Breaches of Ontario man’s charter rights so ‘abhorrent, egregious’ that murder charge stayed, judge rules

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 […]

Feb 27, 2019

Left-leaning Canada opposition leader wins parliamentary seat

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 […]

Feb 27, 2019

Trudeau issues cabinet order to allow Wilson-Raybould to testify publicly about SNC-Lavalin

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. […]

Feb 27, 2019

Are low-priced drugs becoming an endangered species?

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.

Feb 27, 2019

Dementia law report recommends better oversight on health care consent

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.

Feb 27, 2019

Move over oil, Big Data is the new fuel to run the world

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 […]

Feb 27, 2019

Big decline in poverty rate offers good news to a government that desperately needs some

The National Post mentioned Kevin Milligan, a professor of economics at UBC, in an article about the decline in poverty in Canada.

Feb 27, 2019

The NDP’s slow rise, and why the Liberals and Conservatives can’t both survive

A book by Richard Johnston, a political scientist at UBC, featured in an article in The Tyee about Canadian political parties.

Feb 27, 2019

Canada caught in the vortex of US–China techno-nationalism

An op-ed by Paul Evans, a professor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC, appeared on East Asia Forum. Evans writes about Canada’s position in tensions […]

Feb 27, 2019

Why does cannabis make some people anxious?

Regina Leader-Post spoke to Zach Walsh, a psychology professor at UBCO, about what causes cannabis to have differing effects. Walsh explained that the chemical make-up of what is ingested changes a person’s […]

Feb 27, 2019

Doug Ford’s health care ‘super agency’ is a solution in search of a problem

The Star published an op-ed by Carey Doberstein, a professor of political science at UBC, about the government’s plan to consolidate health care administration. The article also appeared on MSN.

Feb 27, 2019

Sun Run training: Myth busting: Running does not wear down the joints

The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed by Jean-Francois Esculier, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of physical therapy at UBC, about wear and tear on runners’ joints. The piece also appeared […]

Feb 27, 2019

Pink Shirt Day 2019

Pink Shirt Day: UBC experts on bullying

Today is Pink Shirt Day in Canada, an annual movement where people are encouraged to wear pink to raise awareness about bullying. UBC experts are available to comment.

Feb 27, 2019