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Graham Riches, a professor emeritus at UBC’s School of Social Work, was one of the signatories in an open letter to The Guardian about the failures of food banks.
Mar 25, 2019
Sitting on a bench outside Totem Park student residence, Kirsten Tarasoff remembers feeling an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.
UBC’s Social Health Lab has launched a new study to explore how sex hormones shape teens’ emotions over time.
Rita McCracken, a physician and professor at UBC’s faculty of medicine, spoke to CBC about how to address the crisis in family health care. “A lot of new graduates have […]
BBC Future spoke to Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla, a native Hawaiian and associate professor at UBC, in an article about resurrecting lost languages. “It’s a humbling pride. It’s about accessing documents, newspapers […]
The Sunday Times reported on research from UBC which has found that honey from urban hives indicates the levels of pollution in the area. In Singapore Today, Dominique Weis, a professor […]
CBC reported on new research from UBC which found that people living closer to an urban greenway are more active. “We show the effects of the results are really only […]
Global News quoted two UBC professors in an article about how air pollution affects the heart. Christopher Carsten, of the faculty of medicine and director of UBC’s air pollution exposure lab, […]
Jiaying Zhao, a UBC psychologist who studies scarcity, spoke to The Cut about how the feeling of not having enough money affects cognitive abilities.
Global News spoke to Tae Hoon Oum, an aviation professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business for an article about the grounding of the Boeing Max 8. “Air travel costs […]
Ryan Reynolds, a postdoctoral researcher at UBC’s school of community and regional planning, spoke to CKNW’s Jill Bennett Show about lessons learnt in a recent evacuation exercise in Port Alberni. […]
The Canadian Press spoke to Tom Davidoff, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, about online real estate auctions. Articles appeared in BNN Bloomberg, the Financial Post, CTV, The […]
Multiple media outlets reported on a new device developed by researchers at UBC which eases pain in premature babies. Liisa Holsti, a professor in the department of occupational science and occupational […]
The Vancouver Sun quoted Murray Isman, an entomologist at UBC’s faculty of land and food systems, about an unusually large migration of painted-lady butterflies. The article also appeared in The […]
Business in Vancouver spoke to Kevin Milligan, a professor of economics at UBC, about the slowing economy. The article also appeared in Richmond News.
Vancouver Courier reported that UBC Library has acquired the archives of Viennese socialite, Nazi survivor and fitness pioneer, Hanne Wassermann Walker. The story also appeared in the North Shore News.
CTV interviewed Kurt Huebner, a political science professor at the Institute for European Studies at UBC, about the possibility of an extension to Brexit.
Vancouver is Awesome spoke to Joanne Yeung, an expert on allergies and a clinical instructor in the department of pediatrics at UBC, about how to survive the allergy season.
Kelowna Capital News reported on a competition at UBCO which is inviting students to practice their pitch skills and create ideas to improve Kelowna in areas such as affordability and access […]
The Narwhal quoted David Silver, the chair in business and professional ethics at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, in an article about a contract awarded to a numbered company for […]
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