Trailblazers 2019

Georgia Straight Wed May 22 2019 By: Craig Takeuchi and Tammy Kwan

Two UBC professors were featured in the Georgia Straight’s Trailblazers 2019 (here and here). Amin Ghaziani, a professor of sociology, researches the importance of queer urban spaces, and Henry Yu, a professor in the department of history, specializes in Asian migration and discrimination.

Haida student wins UBC’s first-ever Lieutenant Governor medal for work supporting peers

CBC Wed May 22 2019 By: Bridgette Watson

Chelsea Gladstone, a Haida student at UBC and the university’s first winner of a Lieutenant Governor medal, was featured on CBC (and Radio-Canada). Gladstone was awarded the prize for her work in helping Indigenous students develop leadership skills.

No windfall for Canada in U.S.-China trade fight: experts

Business in Vancouver Wed May 22 2019 By: Chuck Chiang

Yves Tiberghien, director emeritus at UBC’s institute of Asian research and the executive director of the UBC China Council, spoke to Business in Vancouver about the trade war between Canada and China. 

Dead bodies and bursting lakes: How climate change is changing Mount Everest

Global News Mon May 20 2019 By: Rebecca Joseph

Global News quoted Michele Koppes, a professor at UBC’s department of geography and Canada Research Chair in landscapes of climate change, in an article about the impact of climate change on the Himalayas.

Opposition won’t back May’s Brexit deal

CTV Tue May 21 2019

CTV News interviewed Kurt Huebner, a professor of political science at UBC, about Theresa May’s latest attempt to get her Brexit deal passed.

‘A voice to confront’: One woman’s journey to decolonize archeology

CBC Sat May 18 2019 By: Hilary Leung and Logan Turner

CBC featured the work of Karen Rose Thomas, a masters student of anthropology at UBC, who is addressing the decolonization of archeology. The article also appeared on Yahoo.

‘We’re just like everybody else’: New play tackles misconceptions about disabilities, love and sex

CBC Sat May 18 2019 By: Tamara Baluja

CBC featured a new play which looks at dating with physical disabilities. UBC’s theatre departments and the centre for inclusion and citizenship were involved in the production. The article also appeared on Yahoo.

Huawei CFO house arrest contrasts with Canadians detained in China

Reuters Sun May 19 2019 By: Tyler Choi

Paul Evans, a professor at UBC and expert on China and Canada relations, spoke to Reuters about the detention of Canadians in China and the house arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Whanzhou. “The difference between the terms of detention of Madame Meng and the two Canadians is going to just jump off the page,” he said. The article also appeared on Global News.

Twenty five ways to increase your chances at publication

Inside Higher Ed Wed May 15 2019 By: Laura Moss

Inside Higher Ed published an article by Laura Moss, a professor of English at UBC, about how to get published. Several UBC academics were quoted in the article.

Who burned Notre Dame? Brussels goes after fake news as EU election nears

Reuters Thu May 16 2019 By: Robin Emmott, Alissa de Carbonnel and Conor Humphries

Reuters quoted Heidi Tworek, a expert on information warfare at UBC, in an article about fake news. The article also appeared on The Globe and Mail, Yahoo, The Hindu and Indian Express.