Media Advisories
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Event: Catch and identify local bees on a bee walk
Media are invited to attend a bee walk to learn about the importance of local pollinators as part of UBC Botanical Garden's annual Biodiversity Days event.
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UBC experts on Alice Munro
Canadian literary icon Alice Munro has died at the age of 92.
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UBC experts on wildfires and disaster preparedness
UBC experts are available to comment on wildfires, disaster preparedness and related topics.
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UBC experts on cybersecurity and carbon capture
UBC experts are available to comment on the London Drugs security incident and the cancellation of a proposed $2.4-billion carbon capture and storage project in Alberta.
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UBC experts on 2024 federal budget
The federal government is to present its 2024 budget on Tuesday. UBC experts are available to comment on related topics.
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Event: Tech spaces get a boost at UBC thanks to new funding
Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation will visit the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus on Friday to announce new student spaces in expanded technology-related programs.
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UBC experts on latest snowpack report
UBC experts are available to comment on the BC River Forecast Centre’s latest snowpack report, released today, April 10.
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Event: How to view the solar eclipse in B.C.
Media are invited to UBC department of physics and astronomy researchers' public solar eclipse viewing event on April 8.
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Event: 700+ high school students contend for honours at UBC Physics Olympics
More than 700 high school students and teachers from across B.C. will meet at UBC Saturday for the 46th annual UBC Physics Olympics, where they will show off their physics expertise and experimental design skills.