University Of British Columbia
Mechanical engineers at UBC Okanagan working to develop better artificial heart valves
By Kimberly Davidson Anchor/Reporter
UBC Assistant Prof. Hadi Mohammadi is leading a team of researchers who are trying to design better artificial heart valves. Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Good Samaritan who saved woman on UBC campus thankful to have helped
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
The woman told Global News she’s hopeful the university provides its students with the same self-defence and first aid training that saved her. Continue reading
Police investigating after woman found with multiple injuries in basement of UBC building
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
The woman said she was breaking up an assault between a man and a woman, who were last seen fleeing the scene separately. Continue reading
Former B.C. student using neuroscience to predict psychopaths, serial killers
By Jeff Semple Senior Digital Broadcast Journalist
Imagine if we could predict whether someone was going to commit a violent crime years before they ever picked up a weapon. Continue reading
‘Making this up:’ Study says oilsands assessments marred by weak science
Standardized oilsands assessments would be faster, cheaper and more likely to produce a clear picture of what’s happening in northern Alberta, UBC biology professor Adam Ford suggests. Continue reading
U.S.-based platform aims to disrupt B.C.’s real estate market
Redfin is already active in Toronto, and it plans on opening a Vancouver office later this spring. Continue reading
UBC Okanagan to research psychological impacts of life in wildfire, flooding areas
By Erin Ubels News Anchor
The University of British Columbia is asking residents and workers to speak with them in an effort to create a strategy and support plan. Continue reading
Majority support SkyTrain to UBC if school helps to pay for extension: poll
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
Eighty-two per cent of respondents say the Millennium Line SkyTrain should extend beyond Arbutus Street to UBC’s Point Grey campus. Continue reading
Vancouver city council votes to support future SkyTrain extension to UBC
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Vancouver city councillors have voted 8-2 to back an extension of the future Broadway subway all the way to UBC. Continue reading
Projected increase in depression and anxiety in B.C. caused by weakening mental health stigma: experts
By Erin Ubels News Anchor
A recent report could be linked to the decrease in mental health stigma. Continue reading