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Fact-checking Jason Kenney: Is B.C.’s pipeline opposition to blame for high gas prices?

Werner Antweiler, a professor of economics at UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to CBC (and Yahoo) about Jason Kenney’s comments about the Trans Mountain pipeline. Antweiler also spoke to […]

May 3, 2019

New online tool helps shine light on food allergy concerns

CTV reported on a new Allergy Check tool which has been developed by UBC and the B.C. Children’s Hospital.

May 3, 2019

‘It’s not a surprise’: Vancouver-based Hootsuite lays off dozens of employees

Bernie Maroney, a professor at UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to CTV about redundancies at Hootsuite.

May 3, 2019

Super Awesome Science Show: For the love of dogs

The Super Awesome Science Show on Global News mentioned Nandini Maharaj, a health research development officer and PhD student at UBC, and John-Tyler Binfet, a professor of education at UBCO. […]

May 3, 2019

B.C. couple recalls being wrongly imprisoned in China: ‘Hopelessness and hope, they battle within you’

Yves Tiberghien, a UBC political science professor and executive director of the UBC China Council, commented to the Vancouver Sun about detentions of Canadians in China. The article also appeared […]

May 3, 2019

Prime Minister called out in B.C.-Alberta gas fight that hit the courts Wednesday

Joel Bakan, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about the gas pipe dispute between B.C. and Alberta. Similar articles […]

May 3, 2019

UBC study links video game loot boxes and gambling

The Vancouver Sun spoke to Gabriel Brooks, a PhD student at UBC’s centre for gambling research, about research into loot boxes and gambling.

May 3, 2019

Parq Vancouver opened in splashier times, but could it be in debt distress?

Kin Lo, an accounting professor at UBC Sauder School of Business, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about Parq Vancouver. The article also appeared in the Edmonton Journal.

May 3, 2019

Some temporary residents not paying debts before leaving Canada

The Vancouver Sun quoted Setty Pendakur, a UBC planning professor emeritus, in an article about non-permanent residents in Canada who leave without paying their debts.

May 3, 2019

Canada warnings about meds should be more consistent with other countries: prof

A Canadian Press story on UBC research about the safety of prescription drugs was published in News 1130. Barbara Mintzes, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, conducted […]

May 3, 2019

Emissions from electric vehicle manufacturing shouldn’t be ignored, engineer says

News 1130 quoted Steve Cockroft, a professor in UBC’s department of materials engineering, in an article about the environmental impact of manufacturing electric vehicles.

May 3, 2019

Dogs have mastered the ‘cocktail party effect,’ too

The Daily Mail quoted Stanley Coren, a professor emeritus of psychology at UBC, in an article about dogs’ ability to hear their name amid background noise.

May 3, 2019

Celebrate bird week: Early morning bird tour at UBC Botanical Garden

The Daily Hive highlighted an introductory bird tour to be held at UBC Botanical Garden to celebrate Bird Week.

May 3, 2019

How the disease attacking sea stars changed Burrard Inlet

The Tyee spoke to Alyssa-Lois Gehman, a disease ecologist and post-doctoral researcher at UBC, about her research into sea star wasting disease.

May 3, 2019

Against ‘sustainability’ and other plastic words

The Tyee quoted Daniel Pauly, a marine biologist at UBC, in an article about the language of sustainability.

May 3, 2019

Cosmos, quantum and consciousness: Is science doomed to leave some questions unanswered?

Scientific American cited an essay co-written by Evan Thompson, a professor at UBC’s department of philosophy, in an article about whether science can solve mysteries of the universe and consciousness.

May 3, 2019

What doctors should consider when advising patients during Ramadan

The Canadian Press interviewed UBC pharmaceutical sciences lecturer Ali Reza Ladak for a story on the needs of mentally ill Muslim patients whose medication regimen could be affected by fasting […]

May 3, 2019

This exhibit explores the deep roots Chinese-Canadians planted in Burnaby

Burnaby Now mentioned Denise Fong, a PhD student at UBC, in an article about an exhibition at Burnaby Village Museum, which Fong helped to curate.

May 3, 2019

Canadian study finds no mental health benefits to eating human placenta

Jehannine Austin, a professor at UBC’s faculty of medicine, spoke to media outlets about her research into whether there are any benefits in consuming placenta. Canadian Press articles appeared on […]

May 3, 2019

‘No act of reconciliation is too small,’ says BC advanced education minister

The National Observer spoke to Margaret Moss, the director of the First Nations House of Learning at UBC, in an article about Indigenous students.

May 3, 2019