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UBC This Week | Jun. 29, 2006

UBC Feature Web Site Faculty of Land and Food Systems: www.landfood.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event […]

UBC This Week | Jun. 23, 2006

UBC Feature Web Site UBC’s e-Strategy: www.e-strategy.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event hightlights. UBC This Week […]

Canada and California Forge a Strategic Innovation Partnership

Officials from the University of British Columbia and the University of California have announced that a growing partnership between California and Canadian research leaders has resulted in the completion of […]

UBC Gains $7 Million in Social Sciences and Humanities Funding

Researchers at the University of British Columbia gained $7 million in federal research support for 79 social, economic and cultural research projects, earning them second place among Canadian universities this […]

UBC and Brazil to Reduce Poverty and Improve Urban Planning

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has made a $2.3 million contribution to a project team lead by the University of British Columbia and Brazil’s Ministry of Cities to reduce […]

UBC Engineers Create Vehicle that Travels from Vancouver to Halifax on a Gallon of Gas

A team of engineering students from The University of British Columbia has built a vehicle so efficient that it could travel from Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon of gasoline. […]

UBC This Week | Jun. 15, 2006

UBC Feature Web Site World Urban Forum June 19-23: www.wuf3.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event hightlights. […]

Largest Retrofit in Canada’s History Saves UBC $2.6 Million In Annual Energy Costs

The University of British Columbia has saved $3.8 million in energy costs over the last three years by completing the largest energy retrofit in Canadian history. From now on, because […]

UBC Trio Wins Trudeau Scholarships

Three UBC graduate students have been named 2006 Trudeau Scholars, Canada’s premier social sciences and humanities doctoral award. Of the 15 Trudeau Scholars announced this week, UBC garnered the largest […]

UBC This Week | Jun. 8, 2006

UBC Feature Web Site UBC Centre for Health and Environment Research: www.cher.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming […]

UBC Researchers Find Stroke Death Channel

New therapies for stroke patients may soon be possible, thanks to a discovery made by a team of University of British Columbia neuroscience researchers who have found a new stroke […]

UBC Study Gives Insights Into How First-time Mothers May Experience Enhanced Learning and Memory

A researcher at the University of British Columbia has discovered in her studies with rats, that first-time mothers experience enhanced learning abilities and memory performance. Her findings suggest that hormonal […]

UBC’s Museum of Anthropology to Grow by 50 Per Cent in $52-million Expansion

The University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology (MOA) announced today that it will grow by 50 per cent in an expansion that is part of a $52-million project. The […]

Vol. 52 | No. 6

Dr. Martha C. Piper – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 6 | Jun. 1, 2006 Martha Piper: Random Thoughts on a Retiring President There […]

UBC This Week | Jun. 1, 2006

UBC Feature Web Site Museum of Anthropology: www.moa.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event hightlights. UBC This […]

The Martha Piper Years 1997-2006

UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 6 | Jun. 1, 2006 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 2006 May UBC receives $4 million from Hong […]

UBC Reports :: Letters to the Editor

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Martha Piper: Random Thoughts on a Retiring President

UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 6 | Jun. 1, 2006 Interviews by Richard Littlemore Brad Bennett, Chair, UBC Board of Governors Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail Columnist Don […]

Letter to Editor

UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 6 | Jun. 1, 2006 The following is a summary of a response to a previous article. Piqued by Peak Oil In a […]

In the News

UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 6 | Jun. 1, 2006 Highlights of UBC Media Coverage in May 2006 Compiled by Basil Waugh UBC Students Decode Essence of Cool […]