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UBC Ritsumeikan celebrates 20 years

The UBC Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange Programme, a partnership between UBC and Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and a renewed agreement between the two institutions.   […]

Sep 15, 2011

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases Sep. 15: UBC and Vancouver Coastal Health open new medical research centre Sep. 15: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health researcher discovers new type of spinal cord stem cell […]

Sep 15, 2011

Canadian serial entrepreneur comes to UBC

A select few 2012 engineering and commerce graduates may receive the chance of a lifetime to partner with Canadian serial entrepreneur Sir Terry Matthews and his team in a new […]

Sep 15, 2011

Asia Pacific Memo’s 100th edition: Post 9/11 Pakistan and New Restrictions on Migrants

Twice a week, Asia Pacific Memo publishes short text memos or video interviews in current issues in Asia and across the Pacific: Sept. 13: Ending Islamic Solidarity in Post 9/11 […]

Sep 15, 2011

2011 President’s Town Hall

Each year the President’s Town Hall brings UBC faculty, staff and students together for an interactive dialogue.  This year, Peter Klein, acting director and professor from the Graduate School of […]

Sep 15, 2011

New buildings at UBC's Okanagan campus ready for students

The School of Engineering building (Engineering, Management and Education Complex) and the Purcell residence building both opened with return to classes this week, while the Health Sciences Centre will be […]

Sep 15, 2011

UBC professor and graduate students receive VLDB best paper award

Asst. Prof. Andrew Warfield from the Dept. of Computer Science together with graduate students Shriram Rajagopalan and Brendan Cully won best paper award at the Very Large Database (VLDB) 2011 […]

Sep 15, 2011

Computer science professor receives ACM paper award

Computer science professor Gail Murphy‘s 1995 paper, “Software reflexion models: bridging the gap between source and high-level models” has been selected to receive one of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) […]

Sep 15, 2011

Education professor wins Senior Research Award

Bonny Norton, a professor and Distinguished University Scholar in the Dept. of Language and Literacy Education at UBC’s Faculty of Education, has been named the winner of the first Senior […]

Sep 15, 2011

Funding to kick-start new joint initiatives announced by Sauder School of Business and Copenhagen Business School

The Sauder School of Business and the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) will strengthen their strategic partnership by creating a $400,000 fund to support collaboration. The new money, contributed equally by […]

Sep 15, 2011

$4 million donation for UBC Medical Education Centre at Lions Gate Hospital

The North Vancouver based Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation has donated $4 million to help establish the UBC Medical Education Centre to be housed in The Greta and Robert Ho Centre for […]

Sep 15, 2011

Professor recognized for ovarian cancer research

Dr. David G. Huntsman, professor in the Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, received the inaugural Virginia Greene Leadership Award for his work in the field of ovarian cancer.  Huntsman […]

Sep 15, 2011

New climate change research fellowships across four BC universities

The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) announced eleven new research fellowships awarded to eight PhD and three Masters students. The candidates were chosen from the four PICS collaborating universities, […]

Sep 15, 2011

Eight staff members awarded 2011 UBC President’s Staff Award

Eight UBC staff members have received the 2011 UBC President’s Staff Award in recognition of their personal achievements and contributions to UBC and to the vision and goals of the […]

Sep 15, 2011

UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health researcher discovers new type of spinal cord stem cell

A group led by a University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health scientist has discovered a type of spinal cord cell that could function as a stem cell, with the ability to regenerate portions of the central nervous system in people with spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

Sep 15, 2011

UBC and Vancouver Coastal Health open new medical research centre

A new research facility opened today for scientists at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health, providing the space and equipment to study treatments and possible cures for people with prostate cancer, ovarian cancer and bone and joint problems.

Sep 15, 2011