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Google revives controversial cold-fusion experiments

Nature reported on new research by UBC, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Maryland, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Google into nuclear fusion at room temperature. Curtis […]

May 28, 2019

UBC excited to host Canada’s largest annual gathering of scholars

The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed by Santa Ono, president and vice-chancellor of UBC, about the 88th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, to be held at the university in […]

May 28, 2019

Trend toward gender balance in workforce reflected in housekeeping chores

Trend toward gender balance in workforce reflected in housekeeping chores

Women’s increasing participation in the workforce since the mid-1980s has helped narrow the gap between the amount of housework being done by men and women, new UBC research suggests.

May 28, 2019

At Vancouver’s clean energy summit, nuclear is making a play

The Tyee published an op-ed written by M.V. Ramana, Simons Chair in disarmament, global and human security at UBC’s school of public policy and global affairs, and Tanya Glafenhein, a […]

May 28, 2019

Jody Wilson-Raybould to run as an independent, wants to do politics ‘differently’

CTV quoted Richard Johnston, a professor of political science at UBC, about Jody Wilson-Raybould’s announcement that she will run as an independent. A similar article appeared in the Vancouver Sun […]

May 28, 2019

Vancouver councillor proposes better access to legal weed over hard drugs in DTES

CTV mentioned a recent study by UBC cannabis professor M-J Milloy, in an article about access to drugs in the Downtown Eastside.

May 28, 2019

Adding arrow to cyclists’ vests reduced number of crashes: UBC research

CTV cited a cycle safety study by Gord Lovegrove, a professor of engineering at UBCO.

May 28, 2019

A new approach to deal with student anxiety

Psychology Today mentioned a drop-in therapy program at UBC which used therapy dogs to help students cope with stress. John-Tyler Binfet, a professor of education at UBCO, led research which […]

May 28, 2019

Canadians can mail their narcotics to Vancouver and find out whether they will kill them

Mark Haden, an adjunct professor at UBC’s faculty of medicine, spoke to the National Post about the mailing of drug samples to an advocate in Vancouver to find out their […]

May 28, 2019

Michael Noon Celebration of Life

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May 28, 2019

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Steroids can reduce lung cancer risk in COPD patients

New UBC analysis shows steroid inhalers may also reduce patients’ risk of lung cancer by as much as 30 per cent.

May 28, 2019

Canada’s largest academic conference welcomes scholars and public to UBC

Canada’s largest academic conference welcomes scholars and public to UBC

The 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences will spotlight the role of the arts as a political actor and agent of change, with The University of British Columbia and the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences providing the stage, from June 1-7.

May 28, 2019