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Vancouver Sun
The VSB’s failure to plan is a violation of public trust

Professor Dr. Michael Hooper (school of community and regional planning) wrote about Vancouver School Board's long-term development planning.

March 31, 2022
Calgary Sun
Calgary raises flag at city hall for Transgender Day of Visibility

Calgary Sun mentioned a 2017 survey led by UBC nursing that looked at the life experiences and health of trans youth who live in Alberta.

March 31, 2022
Radio Canada
Shawinigan: Difficulties with membrane filtration experienced elsewhere in Quebec

UBC civil engineering professor Dr. Pierre Bérubé discussed using membrane filtration in water treatment facilities.

March 30, 2022
The Conversation
Democracy is a team sport: What the Olympics can teach us about politics

UBCO nursing professors Dr. Sana Shahram and Dr. Katrina Plamondon discussed using the Olympics as an inspiration to build a new kind of Team Canada.

March 28, 2022
The Tyee
Why Is Queen Elizabeth Annex on the Chopping Block Again?

Dr. Michael Hooper, a professor at UBC's school of community and regional planning, gave comments on the potential closure of Queen Elizabeth Annex elementary school.

March 24, 2022
Conversation
Building back equitably: 4 ways to address mental health inequities magnified by the pandemic, and ensure access to care

UBC nursing professor Dr. Emily Jenkins and medicine post-doctoral fellow Dr. Pierre-julien Coulaud co-wrote about how to equitably address mental health after the pandemic.

March 22, 2022
Conversation
Mining should embrace carbon taxes. Out of self-interest

UBC mining engineering and school of public policy and global affairs researchers wrote about why mining companies would benefit from promoting the transition to less carbon-intensive energy sources.

March 22, 2022
BNN Bloomberg
A kind of new plastic

Dr. Emily Cranston, a UBC professor of wood science and chemical and biological engineering, discussed new research that uses leftover organic waste to develop bioplastics that can break down in the natural environment.

March 21, 2022
CityNews
Lack of booster shots in B.C’s young people has some experts concerned

UBC nursing professors Dr. Sabrina Wong and Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc were interviewed about why the majority of people under the age of 40 living in B.C haven't gotten their booster shot.

March 21, 2022
North Shore News
Horgan's push for permanent daylight saving time ignores health concerns, says sleep expert

UBC nursing professor emeritus Dr. Wendy Hall and UBC psychology professor emeritus Dr. Stanley Coren discussed the benefits and challenges of having permanent daylight saving time.

March 17, 2022

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.