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UBC prof calls for mandatory seismic assessments

Civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar explained why there needs to be mandatory seismic assessments for buildings in BC.

February 6, 2023
Global News
Domperidone: How the drug works and why it’s being prescribed for breastfeeding

Nursing professor Dr. Suzanne Campbell and Marie Tarrant discussed domperidone, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms that has also been prescribed off-label to improve breast milk supply.

February 3, 2023
CBC News
Filipino language classes to begin at Vancouver secondary school

Dr. Leonora Angeles, associate professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning, commented on the introduction of a Filipino language and culture course for students in grades 10 to 12 at Sir Charles Tupper Secondary.

January 31, 2023
CKNW Jill Bennett Show
Canadian network on aging and cancer

Nursing professor Dr. Kristen Haase discussed leading her research on cancer care experience for seniors. Select Jan 31, 1 pm, 6:20 mark to listen.

January 31, 2023
The Wren
Fact-checking claims about homelessness in Kamloops

UBC School of Community and Regional Planning's report, Pathways to Homelessness, was referenced for its review on the major pathways relevant to three major disproportionately represented groups.

January 31, 2023
Toronto Star
Health Canada conducts safety review on breastfeeding drug amid psychiatric concerns

Janet Currie, a research collaborator with UBC’s school of nursing, discussed concerns regarding breastfeeding women, doctors and midwives who may not have guidance during a Health Canada review for a breastfeeding drug.

January 31, 2023
Building
Owners of the priciest properties in Vancouver pay very little income tax: UBC study

A report co-authored by School of Community and Regional Planning PhD candidate Paul Boniface Akaabre found that owners of the priciest estate in Vancouver pay the very little income tax.

January 30, 2023
Ubyssey
UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception ‘puts a face to name’ as students meet top employers

Engineering students gathered to meet top-employers at the UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception.

January 29, 2023
Kelowna Now
UBCO researchers create system to detect gas leaks

UBCO engineering researchers are investigating a new method to monitor underground gas pipelines with high-tech sensors.

January 28, 2023
Vancouver Sun
Yes, to seniors' housing in my backyard

Dan Levitt, adjunct professor of nursing, discussed the need for more senior housing options that are in established neighbourhoods because they are too often out of reach for older persons.

January 26, 2023

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.