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When Argentinian artist Marta Minujin wanted to build a replica of the Parthenon out of banned books, UBC professor Florian Gassner was one of the first people she turned to for help.
Jun 11, 2019
UBC forestry professor Lori Daniels was quoted in a Washington Post story on Canada’s wildfire season. The article noted that in Canada, slightly more than half of all wildfires each […]
The University of British Columbia is launching Canada’s first blockchain and distributed ledger technology training path for graduate students.
Fox reported on UBC’s launch of Canada’s first blockchain and distributed ledger technology training path for graduate students. “The initiative will allow students to develop the skills around emerging technologies […]
NBC quoted Elizabeth Dunn, a professor of psychology at UBC, in an article about social interaction.
Sabina Magliocco, a professor at UBC’s department of anthropology, explained to the Los Angeles Times why the interest in magic and witchcraft is on the increase.
CTV spoke to Alyssa Gehman, a postdoctoral researcher at the Hakai Institute and UBC, about the future of sea stars on the West Coast.
The Los Angeles Times mentioned a recent UBC study which found that loot boxes can turn gaming into a form of gambling.
Kai Chan, a professor at UBC’s faculty of science, spoke to News 1130 about local business’s approach to single-use plastics. “It is nowhere near what’s needed when it’s just on […]
Richard Johnston, a UBC political science professor, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about making academic subjects accessible. “A lot of academics are kind of obsessed by their work, and that […]
A Vancouver Sun article about nanotechnology in cannabis quoted Anubhav Pratap Singh, a professor at UBC’s faculty of land and food systems.
The Independent quoted Joy Butler, a professor at UBC’s department of curriculum and pedagogy, about research into dodgeball. “The message is that it’s okay to hurt or dehumanize the ‘other,’” […]
The Canadian Press reported on a conference hosted by UBC’s First Nations House of Learning which will look at the issues of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls on […]
The Vancouver Sun spoke to Elizabeth Saewyc, a professor of nursing at UBC and lead researcher on a new study into drivers of drug use in transgender and non-binary youth.
A Vancouver Courier article about poverty and child protection cited a 2017 study by the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC. The article also mentioned Jacqueline Denison, a […]
Science cited UBC research by Stephen Withers, a chemical biologist, and postdoctoral fellow Peter Rahfeld, which developed a way to convert Type A blood into universal donor blood.
A Globe and Mail article about Vancouver’s empty condos mentioned work by David Ley, a professor of geography at UBC.
Mothers of colour experience less respect and autonomy and more mistreatment than white women during childbirth, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
A Globe and Mail story on honorary degrees noted that this year’s UBC honorary degree recipients showed “gender, regional and ethnic balance from a wide range of fields.” “We want […]
A Yahoo article mentioned Felix Böck, a PhD student in structural bamboo products at UBC and CEO of ChopValue, in an article about Canadian manufacturing.
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