Lung cancer patients with anxiety, depression die sooner: study
Patients who experience anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer are more likely to die sooner, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Agency.
Angela Merkel and the fight to maintain liberal order during Trump’s presidency
Less than a week before Donald Trump takes office, Germany chancellor Angela Merkel is being hailed by many as the new leader of the free world.
Anthropologists search NASA data for migration and land use patterns in the Himalayas
Mark Turin and Sara Shneiderman know what it’s like to have a home reduced to rubble.
UBC experts on Trump’s inauguration
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. UBC experts are available to comment on a variety of issues related to the Trump administration.
UBC Expert: Some B.C. kids at risk of falling behind in digital literacy
With smartphones in their pockets and tablets in their backpacks, students growing up in the digital era are the most connected generation yet.
UBC discovery opens up new treatments for problem gamblers
After looking at images of slot machines and roulette, problem gamblers experience increased activity in the same part of the brain that lights up when drug addicts have cravings, according to a new UBC psychology study.
UBC experts on Berlin attack, assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey
UBC experts are available to talk about various aspects of terrorism in the wake of the incidents.
UBC experts on first ministers meeting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with premiers and Indigenous leaders today to discuss a plan to combat climate change. Trudeau and the premiers also plan to discuss health care.
Marijuana could help treat drug addiction, mental health
Using marijuana could help some alcoholics and people addicted to opioids kick their habits, a UBC study has found.
UBC expert says Trump’s election raises difficult questions about race and religion in America
As America takes a hard swing to the extreme right, UBC Islamic and gender studies expert Ayesha S. Chaudhry says it’s time to confront the ugly truth about racial and religious tensions.
iPad apps teach kids just as well as humans: UBC study
Young children learn just as well from interactive media as from face-to-face instruction, a new University of British Columbia study has found.
UBC’s Museum of Anthropology receives $10.5 million in Indigenous art and infrastructure funding
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC will be home to a significant collection of historical and contemporary Indigenous artworks and a new Gallery of Northwest Coast Masterworks.
UBC experts available on U.S. election
UBC experts are available to comment on the U.S. election, including campaign rhetoric, public opinion polling and voter behaviour, and the evolution of the U.S. party system.
Trump’s political success was a triumph of style over substance: UBC research
Style, not substance, accounts for Donald Trump’s U.S. Republican presidential nomination, according to a psychological analysis from the University of British Columbia.
Understanding mind-wandering could shed light on mental illness: UBC research
If you think the mind grinds to a halt when you’re doing nothing, think again.
Despite more education, women still tend to choose husbands with higher incomes
More women earn university degrees than men today. But a new UBC study looking at heterosexual marriage patterns shows that women, especially when marrying less educated men, still tend to choose husbands who have higher incomes than themselves.
Single-family houses ‘a dying breed’ in Vancouver: UBC expert
Vancouver is seen as one of the most livable cities in the world. UBC sociology professor Nathanael Lauster believes that’s because more people live in condos and townhouses than single-family homes in this city.
‘Creepy clowns’ aren’t a new phenomenon: UBC experts
Reports of pranksters dressing up as creepy clowns are sweeping the U.S., Canada and now Europe.
Implicit race bias and the U.S. election: UBC expert
The term “implicit bias” was recently thrust into the U.S. presidential race, when Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton stated that “implicit bias is a problem for everyone, not just police” when asked about racial discrimination during the first debate.
UBC expert on RCMP sexual harassment settlement
The RCMP has issued an apology to hundreds of female officers and employees who were subjected to sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination in the force.