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Dec 7, 2018
Dec 5, 2018
The Washington Post featured work by Felipe Valencia, a UBC economist, that showed how returns from education and vocational training span generations and even centuries. Valencia’s work studied the impact of Jesuit […]
Nov 9, 2018
The Delta Optimist reported that four women softball players from the 2001 Delta Heat have officially committed to continuing their careers with the UBC Thunderbirds. The players are Megan Hendrickson, Hanna Hansen, […]
Gerald Baier, a UBC professor of political science, was interviewed on CBC Radio’s BC Today about the electoral reform referendum ahead of a debate on the topic. Baier discussed the […]
CBC reported on a walk-in mental health clinic on UBC’s Okanagan campus which is the first of its kind in the city. Lesley Lutes, a professor in UBC’s department of psychology and […]
Global reported that Vancouver’s mayor Kennedy Stewart met with UBC president Santa Ono to discuss the planned subway extension. A similar article also appeared in the Vancouver Sun and The Province.
CityNews 1130 featured new psychology research from UBC’s Infant Study Centre. Nicole Sugden, a postdoctoral fellow, said researchers want to learn if having a pet dog at home influences cognitive development […]
Castanet reported on an upcoming forum on fires and floods that includes a panel of professors from UBC’s Okanagan campus. The panel includes professors David Scott, Mathieu Bourbonnais, and adjunct […]
Castanet reported on researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus who developed a low-cost, portable diagnostic device to test water quality. The device, created by research engineer George Luka and others, can […]
Today’s Parent interviewed Wendy Hall, a UBC professor and sleep expert, for an article about sleep deprivation among children. “Things like not having regular household routines, not reinforcing bedtimes and […]
Pique Magazine mentioned a UBC study in an article about decreasing speed limits on some B.C. highways. The study showed that crashes increased in areas of certain B.C. highway after […]
Matija Cuk, a UBC astronomer, spoke to Express U.K. about an asteroid warning. “It is highly unlikely that a regional or global destruction would occur anytime soon – next couple […]
Daniel Pauly, a fisheries researcher with the Sea Around Us Initiative at UBC, was quoted in a United Press International story about overfishing. Pauly discussed how a lack of control […]
David Suzuki, an emeritus professor at UBC, wrote an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun about electoral reform in B.C. “As long as there is respect for others with different ideas […]
The Tyee published work by Wade Davis, a UBC anthropology professor, that was included in a book about the importance of individual and collective memory. The collection of essays, called […]
The Vancouver Sun reported that Thomas Gardner, a UBC Thunderbirds soccer player, was awarded both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year awards. He is the first men’s soccer player […]
Nov 8, 2018
Two UBC political science experts spoke to local media about the results of the American midterm election. Paul Quirk, a UBC professor and the Phil Lind Chair in U.S. Politics […]
CBC interviewed Edward Kruk, a UBC social work professor, after a B.C. small claims tribunal found that referring to children in an inappropriate manner breaches the basic rules of daycare. Kruk […]
CTV interviewed Andrew Trites, a UBC professor and the director of UBC’s Marine Mammal Research Unit, about the possibility of a whale-watching ban. “We don’t ever talk about what’s happened to the food […]
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