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Designing learning activities to foster social and emotional development

Miriam Miller, of The University of British Columbia, is one of the Top 25 finalists in the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s 2019 Storytellers challenge.

Apr 12, 2019

Early Childhood Educator

Early childhood educators do more than change your child’s diaper

Esther Arquillano, a master of arts student in early childhood education at UBC, wrote an op-ed for The Star about early childhood educators.

Apr 12, 2019

Why we need to stop subsidizing foreign ownership of Metro Vancouver housing

David Ley, a professor emeritus in UBC’s department of geography, was quoted in a Vancouver Sun article about foreign ownership in Vancouver. The piece also appeared in the Ottawa Citizen.

Apr 12, 2019

Farmhouse Fest back for 2019 with all-inclusive beer and cider pours

Vancouver is Awesome featured Farmhouse Fest, a festival of beer and cider to be held at UBC Farm in July.

Apr 12, 2019

Five ways sexual meditation can help you have better sex

Women’s Health mentioned Lori Brotto, director of the Sexual Health Laboratory at UBC, in an article about sexual meditation.

Apr 12, 2019

Low libido? Here are six ways to increase your sex drive

Shape mentioned a 2008 study from UBC which found mindful meditation to be beneficial to libido.

Apr 12, 2019

UBC Okanagan professor examines flood risk

Kelowna Capital News spoke to David Scott, a professor in earth, environmental, and geographic sciences at UBCO, about the risk of flooding in 2019. The article also appeared in the Vernon Morning […]

Apr 12, 2019

All aboard? Researcher pitches Okanagan Valley zero emission railway

Kelowna Capital News reported on a research project by Gordon Lovegrove, a professor in UBCO’s school of engineering. Lovegrove has been investigating the possibility of a zero-emission train system throughout the […]

Apr 12, 2019

Pro sports leagues slow to allow players to use cannabis

Business in Vancouver quoted Gilles Lépine, senior athletics director at UBC, in an article about the use of cannabis in sports. Lépine said that the university follows Canadian Centre for […]

Apr 12, 2019

Filtered diesel exhaust may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more than unfiltered

Filtered diesel exhaust may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more than unfiltered

Filtered air pollution from diesel engines could make allergy-induced lung impairment worse than exposure to unfiltered diesel exhaust, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.

Apr 12, 2019