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University of British Columbia scientists are analyzing proteins to help breed stronger bees.
May 10, 2019
The Province published an op-ed by Steve Morgan, a professor of health policy at UBC, about the prospect of a universal, public pharmacare plan in Canada.
UBC will be hosting Science Rendezvous, a national festival that takes science out of the lab and onto the streets, on Sat. May 11, 2019.
Several media outlets reported on the return of koi to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. UBC’s Nitobe Memorial Garden donated some adult fish to the garden. Articles appeared […]
Global News reported on work by Mohammad Arjmand, an engineering researcher at UBCO, who is working on the development of a new brake pad for vehicles and trains.
The Vancouver Sun quoted David Green, a professor at UBC’s school of economics, in an article about immigration and the economy. The piece also appeared in the Edmonton Journal.
The BBC quoted Gabriel Brooks, a PhD student at UBC, about his research into the link between addictive gambling behaviour and loot boxes.
Inverse spoke to Elizabeth Wolkovich, a professor at UBC’s biodiversity research centre, about her findings that climate change is altering the timing of spring.
The New Zealand Herald mentioned Kai Chan, a professor at UBC’s institute for resources, environment and sustainability, about ways in which human life depends on nature.
Josephine Chiu-Duke, professor of Chinese history at UBC, was quoted in an article in The Tyee about Chinese lion dancers.
New Westminster Record quoted Catherine McLaren, a UBC student and assistant stage manager of a new play which was based on research by UBC’s centre for inclusion and citizenship.
Tom Davidoff spoke to Radio Canada about increasing numbers of homes available for rent in Vancouver.
Yahoo mentioned a 2018 study from UBC which found cigarette butts account for nearly half of all litter collected over three years.
The Star mentioned Sylvia Fuller, a professor of sociology at UBC, in an article about women’s loss of earnings after having children.
Star Vancouver spoke to Werner Antweiler, a resource economist at UBC, about challenges facing the softwood-lumber industry.
Margaret Moss, director of the First Nations House of Learning at UBC and a professor of nursing, wrote an op-ed for The Guardian about challenges experienced by Indigenous people in […]
Kelowna Capital News spoke to Ray Taheri, a senior engineering instructor at UBCO, about a project aiming to make donation bins safer. The story also appeared in Castanet.
The Canadian Press spoke to two UBC psychology professors about the use of “smart drugs.” Stan Floresco is an expert on the effects of drugs on mental disorders and Peter […]
The Province published an op-ed by Steve Morgan, a professor of health policy at UBC, about the prospect of a universal, public pharmacare plan in Canada. The piece also appeared […]
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