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‘Opportunity to take action’: Climate change may bring 17% loss of sea life by 2100

Sputnik quoted William Cheung, a professor at UBC’s institute for the oceans and fisheries, in an article about the effect of climate change on the oceans. Similar articles appeared in […]

Jun 14, 2019

World’s heaviest ‘sea monster’ fossil uncovered in Antarctica

The Weather Channel reported on the discovery of the heaviest skeleton ever found of elasmosaurs, an ancient giant marine reptile. The story mentioned UBC’s Pacific Museum of Earth, which has […]

Jun 14, 2019

Repeat photography reveals how glaciers change over time

A Discover article about changing glaciers mentioned Jeanine Rhemtulla, now a professor at UBC’s faculty of forestry, As a graduate student, Rhemtulla worked on a project comparing current views of […]

Jun 14, 2019

Skin-care tips that won’t break a sweat this summer

Katie Beleznay, a dermatologist and a clinical instructor at UBC, spoke to CBC about summer skin care.

Jun 14, 2019

Are Canada’s pot-impaired driving penalties too strict? New study suggests yes

The Canadian Press and other outlets reported on a new study from UBC which suggests Canada’s penalties for driving while under the influence of cannabis may be too strict. Jeffrey […]

Jun 14, 2019

It’s an ’employment seeker’s market’ for young workers in B.C.

The Vancouver Sun spoke to Abraham Asrat, an adviser at UBC’s employment centre, about the youth employment market. The article also appeared in The Province.

Jun 14, 2019

Chrétien proposes cancelling Meng’s extradition case to unfreeze relations with China

The Globe and Mail mentioned Wenran Jiang, senior fellow at the institute of Asian research at UBC, in an article about the extradition case of Meng Wanzhou.

Jun 14, 2019

How Indigenous leadership is protecting communities from climate disasters

Jocelyn Stacey, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about the response of Indigenous leaders to climate change and wildfires.

Jun 14, 2019

‘Cold, dark and dangerous’ but the Arctic and space bring out the best in humanity: study

Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at UBC, was interviewed by Radio Canada about his research into how countries would respond to existential threat. “What […]

Jun 14, 2019

Moving more and sitting less is good for the mind as well as the bod

An article in The Conversation about the benefits of physical activity mentioned research by Darren Warburton of UBC’s school of kinesiology.

Jun 14, 2019

Profs took aim at dodgeball. Now the head of Dodgeball Canada is fighting back

A CBC Radio article about dodgeball mentioned research by Joy Butler, a professor at UBC’s department of curriculum and pedagogy.

Jun 14, 2019