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Feb 28, 2020

Sizes of the 17 new planet candidates, compared to Mars, Earth, and Neptune. The planet in green is KIC-7340288 b, a rare rocky planet in the Habitable Zone. Credit: Michelle Kunimoto

UBC student discovers 17 new planets, including potentially habitable, Earth-sized world

UBC astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA’s Kepler mission.

Feb 28, 2020

UBC researcher helping with global response to coronavirus

UBC researcher helping with global response to coronavirus

Earlier this month, experts from around the world convened at the World Health Organization’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to strategize how to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Feb 28, 2020

UBC In The News

Feb 27, 2020

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Consumers value products more on sunny and snowy days but not when it rains

A new UBC Sauder School of Business study reveals that sunny and snowy conditions trigger consumers to mentally visualize using products associated with the respective weather, which leads to consumers placing a higher value on them.

Feb 27, 2020

Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least

Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least

More than eight million to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly every year, costing the legitimate market between $9 billion and $17 billion in trade each year, according to new UBC research.

Feb 26, 2020

UBC In The News

Feb 26, 2020

UBC In The News

Feb 25, 2020

When a virus is the cause, racism is often the symptom

When a virus is the cause, racism is often the symptom

A virus is a virus, but humans have a long history of turning their fear of disease into unwarranted panic about people and places.

Feb 25, 2020

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Pilot clinical trial in China to test UBC researcher’s findings as a targeted therapy for COVID-19 

A University of British Columbia researcher is part of an international team working with a biotechnology company on a pilot clinical trial of a potential new treatment for patients with severe coronavirus infections in China.

Feb 25, 2020

UBC In The News

Feb 24, 2020

Sources of magnetism detected by magnetic sensor aboard the Mars InSight Lander. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. [Click to enlarge]

Magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected

New data gleaned from the magnetic sensor aboard NASA’s InSight spacecraft is offering an unprecedented close-up of magnetic fields on Mars.

Feb 24, 2020

UBC In The News

Feb 21, 2020

Contraception Pill

Why B.C. should introduce universal contraception coverage in this year’s budget

Morgan Haines and Janice Mok, third-year medical students at UBC and members of the UBC Medicine Political Advocacy Committee, wrote about universal access to contraception.

Feb 20, 2020

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Thinking While Black with Ta-Nehisi Coates

Enjoy the moderated discussion and Q&A session with National Book Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates, second speaker of the 2020 Phil Lind Initiative Speaker Series Thinking While Black.

Feb 20, 2020

Dr. Robert H. Lee

Statement on passing of Robert H. Lee

It is with deep sadness and a great sense of loss that we learned of the passing of Dr. Robert (Bob) H. Lee, CM, OBC, former Chancellor of UBC and Chairman of UBC Properties Trust on February 19, 2020. I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to Bob’s family on behalf of the entire UBC community; he will be deeply missed.

Feb 20, 2020

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UBC experts on 2030 Olympic Games bid

John Furlong, former CEO of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games organizing committee, said today in a speech to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade that the city should consider a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

Feb 20, 2020

UBC In The News

Feb 20, 2020

UBC developing new program to assist veterans in career transition

UBC developing new program to assist veterans in career transition

As part of UBC’s commitment to become one of Canada’s first veteran-friendly campuses this year, the university is developing a certificate program in international development and human security, tailored to veterans.

Feb 20, 2020

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Paying attention to complaints can protect nurses from violence

Complaints from patients and their family members could signal future violence against nurses and should not be ignored, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia.

Feb 20, 2020