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Engineering Students Design Safer, Faster Freight Trains

Event: MECH 223 Design Competition Date/ Time: Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: Room 1180 Kaiser Bldg, 2332 Main Mall, UBC Vancouver. For a map and […]

UBC This Week | Jan. 25, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site Office of the Vice President Research: www.research.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event […]

Estrogen Therapy for Hot Flushes Challenged: Progestin as Effective as Risk-laden Estrogen

Women seeking treatment for hot flushes can avoid health risks associated with estrogen by taking medroxyprogesterone, now demonstrated to be equally as effective as estrogen, according to research led by […]

Sauder School of Business at UBC Ranked Tops in Canada for 2006 by International Research Rankings

A ranking of international business schools that made its debut in 2006 has rated the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia as the leader in Canada, […]

UBC Receives $6 Million to Benefit Legal Education and Community Access to Justice

University of British Columbia President Stephen J. Toope today announced a $6 million grant from the Law Foundation of British Columbia to benefit public access to justice and student learning […]

UBC This Week | Jan. 18, 2007

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

"History Making" Research Technology Piloted at Vancouver Coastal Health – First Canadian Site for New Breathing Pacemaker

A team of clinician researchers and surgeons from Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) and the University of British Columbia are piloting life-changing technology that enables mechanically ventilated patients to […]

Multimillion-dollar Boost at UBC to Help B.C. Pulp Industry Cut Energy Costs by 20 Per Cent

Researchers at the University of British Columbia’s Pulp and Paper Centre will help the Canadian pulp industry cut its energy costs by 20 per cent, thanks to a $1.3 million […]

UBC This Week | Jan. 11, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site UBC Information Technology: www.it.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event highlights. UBC This […]

UBC Prof, Alumnus Discover Most Distant Star Clusters: a Billion Light-years Away

UBC Astronomy prof., Harvey Richer, and his former PhD student, Jason Kalirai have uncovered the most distant star clusters ever seen, shedding light on the evolution of galaxies like ours. […]

Viral Videos, or Global Mobilization?

Gisèle Baxter asks whether all our instant communication will lead to greater splintering or more cohesion – or both? – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | […]

New Land Use Restrictions to Protect Water Security

UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 1 | Jan. 4, 2007 By Assoc. Prof. Karen Bakker Dept. of Geography, Faculty of Arts Director, Program on Water Governance, Institute for […]

Vol. 53 | No. 1

Ara Norenzayan, a social psychologist, studies what causes people to commit good or evil in the name of God – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | […]

Segways for Disabled People

Asst. Prof. Bonita Sawatzky shows how a Segway allows a disabled person to stand tall while getting around – photo courtesy of Bonita Sawatzky UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | […]

Grappling with the Moral Dimensions of Advances in Assisted Reproduction

Prof. Judith Daniluk – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 1 | Jan. 4, 2007 By Prof. Judith Daniluk Dept. of Education and Counselling Psychology […]

Alternative Existence in Parallel Worlds

Through their avatars, visitors to Second Life can get down and boogie at their favourite club – © 2006, Linden Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved UBC Reports | Vol. 53 […]

Back to the Future: Substituting Wood for Oil with the “Forest Biorefinery”

Forestry Dean Jack Saddler forecasts a seismic charge in agricultural and forest industries – photo by Darin Dueck UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 1 | Jan. 4, 2007 […]

A New Science of Faith; Busting the Secularization Myth

Ara Norenzayan, a social psychologist, studies what causes people to commit good or evil in the name of God – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | […]

Disease Diagnosis and Therapy Customized to Each Person’s Genetic Make-up

UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 1 | Jan. 4, 2007 By Prof. Ronald Reid Chair, Division of Biomolecular and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Personalized medicine based […]

A Scientific System that Shuts Down New Diseases Fast

The SARS outbreak taught scientists new ways to respond to global health threats – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 1 | Jan. 4, 2007 […]