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Romper quoted Stanley Coren, a dog behaviourist and emeritus professor of psychology at UBC, about ways to make your dog even more excited on car rides.
Mar 28, 2019
CHEK News reported on the Brown Cup, an annual rowing event between UBC and UVic.
Mar 27, 2019
Christopher Carlsten, a professor and head of UBC’s respiratory medicine division, spoke to CBC about the likelihood of outdoor summer events being cancelled due to wildfire smoke. The story also appeared on MSN.
CBC quoted Adam Pankratz, a professor at UBC Sauder School of Business, in an article on bicycle import tariffs.
Matt Farrer, a professor of medical genetics at UBC, was interviewed on Global about his research on predicting and preventing Parkinson’s disease.
The Vancouver Sun reported on a groundbreaking synthetic heart valve developed by UBCO. Hadi Mohammadi, a professor at the school of engineering’s Heart Valve Performance Laboratory explained that the valve […]
Smithsonian mentioned Edward Slingerland, a professor of Asian studies at UBC, in an article about a new study which looked at the development of religions in early societies. Slingerland, who was not […]
An op-ed by Himanshu Kaul, a postdoctoral fellow at UBC’s school of biomedical engineering, appeared in The Conversation. Kaul writes about a new drug to fight asthma.
Shape magazine mentioned a 2014 study from UBC’s department of physical therapy which found that regular aerobic exercise can increase the size of the hippocampus, and thus help verbal memory […]
Adam Ford, Canada Research Chair in wildlife restoration ecology and a professor at UBCO, spoke to Kelowna Capital News about a new study into cougar sightings in the Okanagan.
The Conversation published an op-ed by UBC’s Vikas Menghwani, a PhD candidate, Hisham Zerriffi, a professor in forest resources management, and Sandeep Pai, a PhD student.
PsychCentral cited research from UBC which found that LGBTQ neighbourhoods in cities are diversifying rather than disappearing. “LGBTQ Americans are an incredibly diverse group of people. Why wouldn’t we expect […]
Psychology Today published an article by postdoctoral research fellow Nicola Anderson and Oliver Jacobs, a graduate student at UBC. They write about the Brain, Attention and Reality lab at UBC, where […]
CTV reported that researchers at UBC’s social health lab are seeking teenage girls to participate in a study on hormones and emotions.
Mar 26, 2019
GQ España quoted Darren Dahl, of the UBC Sauder School of Business, who led a 2014 study examining the dynamics of staff and customers in luxury sales.
Tom Davidoff, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to Global News about the first-time home buyer incentive. A similar story appeared in The Tyee.
Gerald Baier, a professor of political science at UBC, spoke to the Vancouver Sun (also in The Province) about former TV anchor Tamara Taggart’s campaign for a political seat.
The Globe and Mail reported that the main complainant in the Steven Galloway case can no longer be named publicly. The case was mentioned in a separate article in Flare.
The Weather Network interviewed Christopher Carlsten, head of UBC’s respiratory medicine division, for a story on the effect of wildfires on allergy sufferers. “Wood smoke is different from traffic pollution, […]
A new UBC study found a correlation between increased physical activity and living in close proximity to an urban greenway, reports the Daily Hive. The study focused on those who […]
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