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From obesity to allergies, outdoor play is the best medicine for children

Mariana Brussoni, a UBC professor of pediatrics and population and public health, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about the benefits of outdoor play for children.

Jun 12, 2019

CBD oil as health treatment: We answer 5 questions about cannabidiol products

CBC spoke to UBC cannabis science professor M-J Milloy about current research into CBD.

Jun 12, 2019

The 3,800 Club: Exercising during chemotherapy

Kristin Campbell, director of the clinical exercise physiology lab at UBC’s faculty of medicine, spoke to CTV about the benefits of exercise during chemotherapy.

Jun 12, 2019

City council expected to debate policy preventing legal weed sales in DTES

CTV mentioned research by UBC cannabis science professor M-J Milloy in an article about policies for selling cannabis in the Downtown Eastside.

Jun 12, 2019

Why did Canadian crowd cheer Durant’s injury in NBA Finals game?

News 1130 spoke to Rima Wilkes, a professor of sociology at UBC, about crowd dynamics and why the Canadian crowd cheered an opponent’s injury in the NBA Finals game. “You […]

Jun 12, 2019

Coast Tsimshian protest sale of land to Nisga’a

A Business in Vancouver article about a land dispute mentioned Andrew Martindale, a professor of anthropological archaeology at UBC, who produced a report for the Coast Tsimshian tribe providing evidence […]

Jun 12, 2019

In hot water? Warming oceans may reduce sea life by 17%, study says

The Associated Press quoted William Cheung, a professor at UBC’s institute for the oceans and fisheries, in an article about the loss of marine life if climate change continues at […]

Jun 12, 2019

Conference discusses MMIWG crisis on both sides of the border

APTN quoted Margaret Moss, a UBC professor and the executive director of the First Nations House of Learning, about a conference held at UBC to discuss the murdered and missing […]

Jun 12, 2019

From obesity to allergies, outdoor play is the best medicine for children

Mariana Brussoni, a UBC professor of pediatrics and population and public health, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about the benefits of outdoor play for children.

Jun 12, 2019

UBCO to host sexual orientation and gender identity course

Kelowna Capital News reported that UBCO will host a two-day sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) course next month. It will be co-facilitated by Steve Mulligan, a teacher education coordinator […]

Jun 12, 2019