UBC In The News

How sunlight on the skin directly affects the gut microbiome

Media highlighted a new study led by UBC gastrointestinal disease researcher Bruce Vallance, which found that skin exposure to UVB light alters the gut microbiome in humans.
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The mystery surrounding flying styles of birds could be solved

Media highlighted a UBC study on birds’ different flight styles, quoting the lead researcher Vikram Baliga, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of zoology.
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The Greta Factor: Why the Swedish teen draws massive crowds across Canada

CBC spoke to Greg Garrard, a professor of environmental humanities at UBCO, about the attention Greta Thunberg is drawing to climate change.
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Squashing the myth that pumpkins are just for lattes and pie

CBC spoke to Shelley Robinson, executive chef at UBCO, about different ways to use pumpkins.
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Minority government could mean big changes for drug, telecom and retail industries

Steve Morgan, a professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, was quoted about the prospects for pharmacare.
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Secret life of spiders explained in time for Halloween

UBCO biology lecturer and spider expert Matt Nelson discussed the role played by spiders in our ecosystem.
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Nuclear dangers of the naval kind

M.V. Ramana, a professor at the school of public policy and global affairs, co-wrote an article about the increased risk of a nuclearised ocean in South Asia.
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A cancer drug’s journey: Hope found, then lost, then found again

The San Diego Union-Tribune featured Catriona Jamieson, a UBC medicine alumna, for her work in blood cancers.
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Untold stories from war veterans lure young B.C. filmmaker all across Canada

Postmedia reported on a documentary by Eric Brunt, an alumnus of UBC’s film studies program and a filmmaker, about Canadian veterans of the Second World War.
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