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Heavy traffic is taking our breath away

Heavy traffic is taking our breath away

If you thought traffic-related air pollution is only a problem in places like Los Angeles or Beijing – and not in Canadian cities – think again, says UBC’s Michael Brauer.

Oct 18, 2013 - by Michael Brauer

Housing First program can help end homelessness

Housing First program can help end homelessness

Housing First program can help end homelessness A UBC contingent is calling for the implementation of a new program designed to help Vancouver’s homeless. Read more…

Oct 4, 2013

Human nature and the moral economy

Human nature and the moral economy

Human nature and the moral economy UBC doctoral student Eric Michael Johnson argues that economics is inextricably tied to moral behaviour, though few economists will say that. Read more…

Sep 24, 2013

No strike, no problem

No strike, no problem In an op-ed for Foreign Affairs, UBC’s Richard Price writes about the difficult decisions U.S. president Barack Obama faces regarding Syria. Read more…

Sep 6, 2013

When women outnumber men on campus: What it means for marriage

When women outnumber men on campus: What it means for marriage

When women outnumber men on campus: What it means for marriage UBC’s Marina Adshade discusses how the growing gender imbalance at Canadian universities may be partially responsible for falling marriage […]

Sep 3, 2013

Whose City Is It, Anyway?

Whose City Is It, Anyway? Patrick Condon of UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture says that in Vancouver and around the world, middle-class citizens rage over planning that favours profit […]

Aug 28, 2013

A vision for Canada’s foreign policy

A vision for Canada’s foreign policy

A vision for Canada’s foreign policy Canada is losing its footing on foreign policy, according to a UBC doctoral student Read more…  

Jul 26, 2013

Truth of the matter

Truth of the matter

Truth of the matter UBC doctoral student Eric Michael Johnson writes that “science is not concerned with truth, it is concerned with doubt.” Read more…  

Jul 15, 2013

Putting risks of cycling, walking and driving in context

Putting risks of cycling, walking and driving in context

Putting risks of cycling, walking and driving in context UBC Prof. Kay Teschke  co-authors a piece on the risks and rewards of cycling. Read more…  

Jul 9, 2013

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