Authors, What are you reading right now? With Arianna Dagnino

Medium

Arianna Dagnino, a lecturer at UBC's department of French, Hispanic and Italian studies, was interviewed about her latest book which talks about race, love, historical guilt, and the tensions of a society.

Future of summer camp for refugee children uncertain as student founders graduate

CBC

CBC featured a summer camp, founded by two UBC students, that helps newly arrived refugee children. "The whole goal is to give [the children] the confidence and skills they need so that when they start attending schools in Canada they can more easily make friends and do better in class," said Duncan Bernardo, an international economics student at UBC.

Who actually feels satisfied about money?

Atlantic

Elizabeth Dunn, a psychology professor at UBC, gave comments about the correlation between money and happiness.

They tried to start a church without God. For a while, it worked

The Atlantic

Ara Norenzayan, a professor at UBC's department of psychology, was mentioned in an article about secular congregations.

How NASA keeps its astronauts safe and sane in space

Engadget

Phyllis Johnson, a professor at UBC's department of sociology, was interviewed about UBC research on space culture and how astronauts adjust to life in the cosmos.

Horgan’s government exceeding expectations on two-year anniversary: experts

News 1130

Max Cameron, a professor at UBC's department of political science, gave comments about the stability of a minority government.

South Koreans want to avoid Muji, Daiso and Nintendo, but brand confusion could undermine any boycott of Japanese goods

South China Morning Post

Yves Tiberghien, director emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research, gave comments about the intertwined production chains, networks and marketing between Korea and Japan.

Canada’s high school students not getting full picture of climate change: study

News 1130

News 1130 featured a UBC study which looked at teaching materials on climate change for high school students across Canada. Seth Wynes, the lead author and a PhD candidate in department of geography, was quoted.

Mystery box shows up in random places to help people thinking about suicide

Mashable

Seth Abrutyn, a UBC professor who studies adolescent suicide clusters, gave comments about a grassroots movement aimed at suicide prevention and intervention.

Eight Canadian museums you have to visit

Forbes

UBC's Museum of Anthropology was featured in a Forbes article about the best museums in Canada.