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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

Behind the scenes at UBC’s graduation ceremonies

Behind the scenes at UBC’s graduation ceremonies

It’s an event that dates back more than 100 years, has involved hundreds of thousands of people, is rife with symbolism, and takes years to plan. Those lucky enough to participate carry the memory with them through their lives. It’s meaningful, it’s joyous, it’s satisfying.

May 27, 2019

More than 500 join annual MS walk in Vancouver

UBC multiple sclerosis clinic director Tony Traboulsee was interviewed for CTV story on the MS walk in Vancouver. “We haven’t cured MS yet, but we’re getting closer and closer with […]

May 27, 2019

Looking for someone to play tennis with? New app aims to help

Shimi Kang, an assistant professor at UBC who specializes in child and youth mental health, was interviewed for a CBC story on a tennis playing app. Kang discussed the importance […]

May 27, 2019

Man with severe asthma says new police powers unfair for people unable to do breath test

CBC interviewed Christopher Carlsten, division head of respiratory medicine at UBC and director of the occupational lung disease clinic at Vancouver General Hospital in a story about the impact of […]

May 27, 2019

Haida Gwaii village aims to eliminate diesel by turning to renewable energy

Martin Ordonez, a professor at UBC’s department of electrical and computer engineering, spoke to CBC about plans for a Haida Gwaii village to replace diesel with renewable energy. “From a […]

May 27, 2019

A calorimeter designed by UBC researchers that is capable of detecting anomalous heat at high temperatures and high pressures. Photo credit: Phil Schauer

Scientists revisit the cold case of cold fusion

Scientists from the University of British Columbia, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Maryland, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Google are conducting a multi-year investigation into cold fusion, a type of benign nuclear reaction hypothesized to occur in benchtop apparatus at room temperature.

May 27, 2019

Canadian medical schools commit to increasing Indigenous student admissions

CBC mentioned UBC in an article about increasing numbers of Indigenous students at medical schools.

May 27, 2019

Do Canadians have the Constitution to tackle climate change?

CBC spoke to Jocelyn Stacey, a professor of environmental law at UBC, for an article about politics and climate change. The article also appeared on MSN.

May 27, 2019

Congress 2019: UBC throws open its doors to academics, and the public

The Vancouver Sun reported on Congress 2019 at UBC. “Anybody can come and have extraordinary access to contemporary research and a whole bunch of events, plays and films, along with […]

May 27, 2019

Serial rapist released back into community where he committed crimes

The Vancouver Sun interviewed Isabel Grant, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC for a story on the release of a dangerous sex offender into […]

May 27, 2019

The Canada-China crisis is a game of chess, and Ottawa needs to stop playing it with checker pieces

Yves Tiberghien, a professor of political science and director emeritus of the institute of Asian research at UBC, wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail about relations between Canada […]

May 27, 2019