Ottawa urged to sanction Chinese and Hong Kong officials implicated in human-rights abuses
Wenran Jiang, a senior fellow at the Institute of Asian Research at UBC, opposed sanctions on Hong Kong or Chinese officials for human rights abuses.
Globe and Mail (subscription)

Indigenous rights: How Bolivia got ahead of Canada
Sheryl Lightfoot, a political science professor and Canada Research Chair in global Indigenous rights and politics at UBC, spoke about Canada's progressive changes for the global Indigenous rights movement.
National Observer

‘We all should be pained by it’: Survey points to realities of racial discrimination in Canada
Sarah Hunt, Tłaliłila’ogwa, a professor at the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, commented on a recent survey on race relations in Canada.
CBC

Water supply at risk for nearly two billion people around the world: study
Global highlighted a new report co-drafted by Michele Koppes, a professor of geography at UBC, which highlights the importance and vulnerabilities of the world’s water towers.
Global

The gig economy keeps growing, but its workers are fed up
Sylvia Fuller, a sociology professor at UBC, gave comments about the concept of the gig economy work.
Maclean's

Stakes high for Indigenous women still waiting for action after MMIWG inquiry
Sarah Hunt, Tłaliłila’ogwa, a professor at the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the department of geography, commented on the portrayal of Indigenous women.
Global

UBC develops virtual reality conducting tool
Global National featured UBC's new virtual reality tool that simulates the experience of conducting an orchestra and interviewed director of orchestras Jonathan Girard and assistant conductor Zane Kistner, with the UBC school of music.
Global

The science behind giving good gifts
BBC quoted UBC psychology professor Elizabeth Dunn about gifting.
BBC

The world’s supply of fresh water is in trouble as mountain ice vanishes
Media mentioned a new report by Michele Koppes, a professor of geography at UBC, which highlights the importance and vulnerabilities of the world’s water towers.
National Geographic, Radio Canada

Earth’s frozen ‘water towers’ threatened by warming, population growth, report says
CBC interviewed Michele Koppes, a professor of geography at UBC, about a study she co-authored which highlights the importance and vulnerabilities of the world’s water towers.
CBC