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How much sleep do teenagers really need?

The National Post published an op-ed by Wendy Hall, a professor at the UBC’s School of Nursing, about teenagers and sleep.

Statement on Mar. 7 incident

Statement on Mar. 7 incident

RCMP are investigating an incident that occurred on campus in the Forestry Sciences building Thursday afternoon.

Sea Around Us – International Women’s Day 2019

Sea Around Us – International Women’s Day 2019

A gender-balanced world is good for science. The Sea Around Us team joins the #BalanceforBetter campaign for International Women’s Day 2019.

Woman injured after intervening in fight at UBC, police say

Several media outlets reported on a fight on UBC’s Point Grey campus which left a woman with injuries. Stories appeared on CBC, Global, CTV, Vancouver Sun, News 1130, Georgia Straight, Indo-Canadian […]

Low-cost skin-cancer detector developed by UBC researcher

CBC reported on new research from a UBC bioengineering student who has developed a low-cost cancer probe. “We set out to develop this technology using inexpensive materials, so the final […]

China’s long surveillance arm thrusts into Canada

The Province quoted a UBC professor, who wished to remain anonymous, about self-censorship among Chinese students. The article also appeared in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix.

Shiny one, you are! Shimmering green beetle discovered on an Indonesian island

A Daily Mail article about the discovery of a new beetle cited research from UBC which found that beetles in B.C. have shrunk in size over the last century.