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UBC Receives Three of Seven Federal Awards for Successful Research-industry Partnerships

The University of British Columbia will receive three of seven awards — more than any other institution — at an Ottawa federal ceremony to be held today to honour innovation […]

UBC This Week | Oct. 25, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site Organizational Development and Learning: www.hr.ubc.ca/odl UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event highlights. UBC […]

UBC Alumnus Jeff Francis Pitches Colorado Rockies to World Series

UBC Reports Extras | Oct. 19, 2007 Former UBC Thunderbird Jeff Francis, star pitcher for the Colorado Rockies, is the toast of the sports world after helping the Colorado Rockies […]

UBC This Week | Oct. 18, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site Integrated Engineering: www.igen.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 […]

UBC Space Elevator Team Unveils Solar-powered Prototype for $500,000 NASA Competition

UBC Snowstar, a team of UBC engineering physics students, unveiled their latest prototype of their solar-powered space elevator robot, set to compete in the 2007 NASA Beam Power Challenge. Held […]

UBC Students in the Dragons’ Den

UBC Reports Extras | Oct. 17, 2007 Florence Leung and Robert Dunlop graduated from UBC’s Sauder School of Business in May this year, each with a Bachelor of Commerce, and […]

UBC This Week | Oct. 12, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site Civil Engineering: www.civil.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 […]

UBC Student Behind Burma Facebook Group

UBC Reports Extras | Oct. 5, 2007 Alex Bookbinder, a first-year arts student at UBC, has learnt more about international relations, politics and media in the past weeks than many […]

Stop the Presses!

Assist. Prof. Alfred Hermida writes that with a new media culture it is everyday citizens who are writing the first draft of history – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports […]

UBC This Week | Oct. 4, 2007

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

B.C. Entrepreneur and UBC Science Students Create $3.4 M High-tech Campus Centre

All 6,600 science students at the University of British Columbia can now enjoy a $3.4-million high-tech space designed expressly to create a campus home outside the classroom. Note to editors: […]

Scavenger Champion

Jim Little is collaborating with U of T to design a wheelchair that can navigate and remember appointments – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. […]

UBC Reports :: McDonald

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John B. Macdonald

John B. Macdonald, UBC’s fourth president – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 10 | Oct. 4, 2007 John B. Macdonald, UBC’s fourth president, visited […]

Arts Initiative Targets Undergrad Teaching

Catherine Corrigall-Brown has returned home to teach undergraduate students – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 10 | Oct. 4, 2007 Attracts 14 Highly Regarded […]

UBC’s Other United Way Contribution: Research

Household income is a major factor in how much time kids spend alone or watching TV, says Kimberly Schonert-Reichl – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | […]

Bridging Communities

Marisol Petersen created a program that uses local skills to create change in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 10 | […]

Blind to Beauty

UBC researchers are studying brain damage that causes “face blindness” which in severe cases means individuals can’t recognize their own reflection – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. […]

Okanagan Experience May Dispel Aging Time-Bomb Myth

Researcher Mary Ann Murphy is looking at how communities can improve the longevity and healthy lifestyles of an aging population – photo ©iStockphoto/kusma UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. […]

Kudos

UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 10 | Oct. 4, 2007 Quarter Century Club Gets 31 New Members A total of 31 UBC faculty members were recognized at this […]