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Douglas Todd: How migration impacts Vancouver’s housing prices
Vancouver Sun Fri Dec 7 2018 By: Douglas Todd
Research by UBC geographers Daniel Hiebert and David Ley is mentioned in a Vancouver Sun op-ed about how immigration affects the Vancouver real estate market. Hiebert’s study found most immigrants show a greater desire to purchase real estate in Canada’s three major cities compared to Canadian-born citizens. His study echoes Ley’s earlier research, which found a strong correlation between rapid immigration and expensive housing in Vancouver and Toronto.
‘People are still suffering’: B.C. aid group nears Ukraine frontlines to bring food to victims
CTV Fri Dec 7 2018 By: Nick Wells
CTV quoted Florian Gassner, a professor with UBC’s department of Central, Near Eastern and Northern European Studies, in an article about ongoing poverty and unrest in Ukraine. “There is constant shelling all day, there are military and civilian casualties every day and if anything, the aggression has increased in the past six months,” he said.
Paris Peace Forum no-shows prove liberal global order is in ‘crisis’
iPolitics Fri Dec 7 2018 By: Tommy K.S. Koh and Yves Tiberghien
iPolitics published an op-ed by Tommy K.S. Koh, MPPGA candidate at UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and Yves Tiberghien, a professor of political science at UBC. They wrote about the absence of Donald Trump and Theresa May at the Paris Peace Forum.
Plastic bag fees: Helping the environment or big profit for retailers?
CTV Thu Dec 6 2018
CTV mentioned UBC environmental sociologist Emily Huddart Kennedy in an article about whether plastic bag fees actually help the environment or bring profits for the retailers. Huddart Kennedy said charging for bags puts more of the responsibility on consumers.
After Huawei arrest, China should take a deep breath and wait for the evidence
Globe and Mail Thu Dec 6 2018 By: Wenran Jiang
The Globe and Mail published an op-ed by Wenran Jiang, a senior fellow at UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, about the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. “All sides should take a deep breath right now and tread carefully before things snowball out of control, doing permanent damage to a delicate Canada-China-U.S. relationship,” he said.
UBC experts comment on B.C. climate plan
CBC Thu Dec 6 2018 By: Liam Britten
UBC experts gave comments on B.C.’s climate plan in several media outlets. Geography professor Simon Donner told CBC and Star Vancouver the LNG component of the plan may make it harder to achieve the overall target. George Hoberg praised the plan, saying “It’s actually quite remarkable to have a government that gets it and is doing their best to act on it,” in a Star Vancouver article.
The dark triad and the evolution of jerks
Wall Street Journal Thu Dec 6 2018 By: Glenn Geher
The Wall Street Journal mentioned Delroy Paulhus, a professor of psychology at UBC, and Kevin Williams, a PhD student, in an article about personality traits such as altruism and narcissism. In a 2002 paper, Paulhus and Williams defined a group of negative traits as a “dark triad” consisting of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.
One thing saving California Republicans from annihilation? An earlier wave of misunderstood migrants
Washington Post Tue Dec 4 2018 By: Andrew Van Dam
Washington Post mentioned UBC professor Henry Siu in an article about the origins of farmers in California. In an analysis, Siu and his colleague Jason Long of Wheaton College found that fewer than expected Dust Bowl migrants became farmers.
Women happier at work when there are fewer men, according to UBC research
CBC Sun Dec 2 2018
CBC reported on a UBC study that found women are happier working with other women. Yue Qian, a sociology professor and one of the lead authors of the study, said women in male-dominated occupations face negative stereotypes and higher performance standards than their male co-workers.
Four things to know about the history of NAFTA, as Trump takes another step toward replacing it
Time Fri Nov 30 2018 By: Olivia B. Waxman
Time spoke to Max Cameron, a professor of political science at UBC, in an article about the history of NAFTA. Cameron said that a debt crisis in Mexico led to the free trade agreement between the U.S. and Mexico, and Mexico’s then-president wanted to “legitimize his presidency by announcing that Mexico is essentially joining the First World by signing a free-trade agreement with the U.S.”MEET ARTS
Kiley Hamlin, Associate Professor, Psychology
Prof. Hamlin is a leading expert on the developmental origins of human morality and new member of the Royal Society of Canada.
