Saturday, September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. UBC experts are available to comment.
Sep 9, 2022
Health Canada has approved a vaccine by Moderna that specifically targets the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. UBC experts are available to comment.
Sep 1, 2022
UBC experts are available to comment on various school- and education-related topics.
Aug 29, 2022
UBC experts are available to comment on the Artemis I mission and future lunar missions.
Aug 25, 2022
UBC experts are available to comment on the health effects of heat waves and extreme weather as B.C. experiences another heat wave.
Aug 17, 2022
Once again, UBC engineering physics students are building robots for an in-person robot showdown to be held on Thursday, August 11.
Aug 10, 2022
UBC experts are available to comment on monkeypox.
Aug 2, 2022
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a case challenging the constitutionality of the province’s health care laws that prohibit private health care clinics. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jul 15, 2022
Health Canada announced today that it has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between six months and five years old, making it the first vaccine approved for that age group in the country. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jul 14, 2022
Recent rains have swollen rivers in many parts of B.C., prompting a flood watch and evacuation advisories. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 30, 2022
This Friday, July 1, marks 25 years since the “Hong Kong handover,” when the People’s Republic of China gained sovereignty over the former British colony. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 29, 2022
B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced he will step down as Premier of British Columbia as soon as the B.C. NDP chooses a new leader. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 28, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 24, 2022
In this Q&A, UBC forestry experts address how families and communities can prepare for more extreme wildfire seasons.
Jun 23, 2022
UBC experts are available to comment on the first warm spell of summer in southwestern B.C.
Jun 22, 2022
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 21, 2022
UBC experts are available to comment on the federal government’s new regulations aimed at eliminating or restricting certain single-use plastics that pose a threat to the environment.
Jun 20, 2022
UBC experts are available to comment on flooding and extreme weather, in light of a state of emergency in Kelowna and other parts of western Canada.
Jun 13, 2022
The Bank of Canada continues to raise its benchmark lending rate to control inflation and now warn mortgage costs could go up by 30 per cent in the next five years. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 10, 2022
The B.C. Coroners Service released a review today of 619 deaths it attributes to last summer’s extreme heat. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 7, 2022
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