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UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases July 13: Foreign homestay students exposed to major health risks; need better safety net: UBC study July 9: UBC president applauds appointment of David Johnston as […]

Jul 15, 2010

GEERing Up! summer camp kicks off

GEERing Up! UBC Engineering and Science for Kids is about to kick off its 15th year of summer camps. Young boys and girls will be exposed to fun and exciting […]

Jul 15, 2010

Oral health and oral cancer in Vietnam: UBC alumna receives top award for research

Dental hygienist and UBC alumna Sherry Priebe (MSc ‘09, BDSc ‘03) was awarded the World Dental Hygienist Award in the research category by the International Federation of Dental Hygienists for […]

Jul 15, 2010

Engineering students receive EUS scholarships

The recipients of the 2010 Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) Scholarships are Frank Liu (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Alim Jiwa (Mechanical Engineering), Laz Milovanovic (Engineering Physics) and Sean Heisler (Integrated Engineering). […]

Jul 15, 2010

UBC undergraduate students win awards for international research

UBC student Andrew Hughes was awarded Best Oral Presentation at the Universitas 21 Undergraduate Research Conference for his research on the role of brain hemispheres in processing emotion.   Undergraduate student […]

Jul 15, 2010

UBC dental team returns from Penelakut First Nation

Dental and dental hygiene students, alumni, and faculty of UBC Dentistry, as well as community dentists and other volunteers, donated their time and professional skills last weekend to the people […]

Jul 15, 2010

UBC begins Land Use Plan consultations

The public is invited to participate in UBC’s Land Use Plan amendment consultations, which will begin with an open house on July 15 and online consultations from July 19-30.

Jul 14, 2010

On contaminated salad

If your salad leaves are contaminated by a pathogen, there is no remedy

Jul 14, 2010 - by Kevin Allen

Foreign homestay students exposed to major health risks; need better safety net: UBC study

Foreign homestay students who come to Canada to attend high school without their parents are exposed to major health risks such as smoking, drug use and early sexual intercourse, according to University of British Columbia research.

Jul 13, 2010

UBC president applauds appointment of David Johnston as Governor General

Prof. Stephen Toope, president and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia, warmly welcomed today the announcement of the appointment of David Johnston as the next Governor General of Canada.

Jul 9, 2010

On Canada’s new Governor General

It’s a good choice because the job is getting harder

Jul 9, 2010 - by Richard Johnston

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases July 8: UBC welcomes $3.3 million from two federal research programs Upcoming Event Highlights July 9: Phenomenal Physics Summer Camps July 10: Jamelie Hassan: At the […]

Jul 8, 2010

UBC students receive funding from Shell Canada

UBC engineering students will be receiving $400,000 over the next three academic years from the Shell Canada Student Development fund. This has been made possible by the renewal of the […]

Jul 8, 2010

UBC hosts international conference

UBC is hosting VUVX2010, the 37th International Conference on Vacuum Ultraviolet and X-ray Physics, bringing together scientists from all over the world working in the field of developing synchrotron, laser […]

Jul 8, 2010

UBC welcomes $3.3 million from two federal research programs

Multidisciplinary research in the fields of prostate surgery, scar tissue reduction, drug monitoring and vascular disease monitoring at the University of British Columbia received a $1.7-million boost today from the Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) program, and young researchers at UBC were awarded a further $1.6 million from the Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program to help upgrade their skills for a successful transition to the workplace.

Jul 8, 2010

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases June 30: Top Canadian diplomat joins UBC to advance teaching, research of Asian-Canada relations June 30: Psychological research conducted in WEIRD nations may not apply to […]

Jul 2, 2010

Recruiting participants for parent and adolescent health and physical activity project

UBC’s School of Human Kinetics is looking to recruit participants for a study on the role of parenting in promoting adolescent health and physical activity. Researchers are looking for parents […]

Jul 2, 2010

PhD candidate receives top scholarship

UBC PhD candidate and research assistant Babak Shadgan was awarded the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) D.J. Lovell Scholarship, the Society’s most prestigious scholarship. More than 360 graduate students […]

Jul 2, 2010

Wesbrook Place receives Gold Nugget awards

Wesbrook Place, the family housing initiative at UBC’s South campus, received two Gold Nugget  awards at a ceremony held in San Francisco on June 10.  It was awarded “Best Community […]

Jul 2, 2010

Saint Mark’s College gains membership status in ATS

The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in the United States and Canada has voted to admit Saint Mark’s College at UBC to Associate Membership status. The vote took place during […]

Jul 2, 2010