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Finding your community

It took time for third-year chemical engineering student Emma-Claire to adjust to life at UBC after she made the move to Canada from Cameroon.

Wish you were in an open relationship? So do many Canadians

Wish you were in an open relationship? So do many Canadians

Wish you were in an open relationship? So do many Canadians, writes UBC Psychiatry Asst. Prof. Nichole Fairbrother in The Conversation.

B.C. premier pushes back against Alberta’s threat to turn off taps

Joel Bakan, a law professor and constitutional expert at UBC, spoke to CBC about Jason Kenney’s proposal to use a new provincial law to cut off gas to B.C.

Ketamine as pain relief

CBC’s On the Coast spoke to Gary Andolfatto, a clinical professor at UBC’s department of emergency medicine, who is calling for ketamine to be made available for paramedics to use […]

Advocating for Muslim prayer space at UBC

Breakfast Television interviewed Tuqa Al-Shakarchi, a UBC student and president of the AMS Thaqalayn Muslim Association, about the need for a permanent prayer space on campus.

Rats are everywhere, but rarely studied. One Canadian project that is filling the gap has made disturbing discoveries

The Globe and Mail quoted Kaylee Byers, a PhD candidate at UBC’s department of zoology, in an article about urban rats. “One of the challenges is that rats are very […]

Preventing bird deaths at UBC

News 1130 spoke to Penny Martyn, UBC’s green building manager, about work to prevent birds dying from flying into windows.

Drug safety risk study

Fairchild reported on a study into drug safety risk by Barbara Mintzes, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health.

Dr. Faisal Khosa of UBC presented the 2019 Canadian Association of Radiologists Award

The Indo-Canadian Voice reported that Faisal Khosa, a professor in radiology at UBC, has received the 2019 Canadian Association of Radiologists Award.

UBC Okanagan scientist digs into soil additives

Kelowna Capital News featured Miranda Hart, a professor of biology at UBCO, and her research into soil additives.

Jason Kenney’s economic experiment in Alberta is underway — so what can the province expect?

The National Post quoted Kevin Milligan, a professor of economics at UBC, in an article about political changes in Alberta. The article also appeared in the Ottawa Citizen and the […]

Wish you were in an open relationship? So do many Canadians

The National Post published an op-ed by Nichole Fairbrother, a professor of psychiatry at UBC, about her research into open relationships. The piece originally appeared in The Conversation.

New funding for cannabis research offers MS patients hope for the future

Helen Tremlett, Canada Research Chair in neuroepidemiology and multiple sclerosis and a professor in UBC’s faculty of medicine, spoke to the Regina Leader-Post about investment in cannabis research. “I think […]

Geography teacher of the month: Sean Nugent

Canadian Geographic featured Sean Nugent, a UBC alumnus who now teaches geography at the faculty of education.