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Vol. 58 | No. 2

Feb 1, 2012

Outtakes

The AAAS comes to Vancouver. Insights on the makings of the world’s largest gathering of scientists.

Feb 1, 2012 - by Ginger Pinholster, Director, Office of Public Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science

In the news

Highlights of UBC media coverage in January 2012

Feb 1, 2012 - by Heather Amos

Do advertising bans work?

A new UBC study by Sauder marketing expert Tirtha Dhar shows how one advertising ban has reduced fast food consumption.

Feb 1, 2012 - by Lorraine Chan

Toxic gold rush

Residents of Colombia’s mining towns are breathing in dangerous levels of mercury as a result of artisanal gold mining, says UBC Mining Engineering Prof. Marcello Veiga.

Feb 1, 2012 - by Lorraine Chan

Six things science tells us about happiness

UBC economist John Helliwell has been asked to help the United Nations measure and improve global happiness. He is working with colleagues on a “World Happiness Report.”

Feb 1, 2012 - by Basil Waugh

China 2012 The year of living dangerously

Tensions are rising between the US and China. The world economy is sputtering. UBC Institute of Asian Research experts Paul Evans and Timothy Cheek explain major issues for 2012.

Feb 1, 2012 - by Basil Waugh

Animals in research

Like all leading universities, UBC engages in animal research to address challenging issues. And, like all research, it presents ethical questions. Four UBC professors offer their perspectives.

Feb 1, 2012 - by John Hepburn

Seeking precious minutes of focused attention

What does it take to give your science class a makeover? Brett Gilley is helping Prof. James Scoates morph his class from a “stand and deliver” model to something much more interactive.

Feb 1, 2012 - by Brian Lin

The Olympic jolt

London and Rio have a unique opportunity. Mega-events can be a force for social change, says UBC researcher Rob Van Wynsberghe, who leads a study measuring the impact of the 2010 Games.

Feb 1, 2012 - by Heather Amos

Building a net-positive future: Dialogues at UBC Robson Square examines regenerative sustainability

John Robinson, Executive Director of the UBC Sustainability Initiative, thinks much of the green movement misses the point. The traditional thinking on sustainability focuses on the need to reduce human activity in order to save the environment from ruin. But what if human activity could actually heal the environment? What if the commercial and residential buildings popping up around the world could improve the well-being of their inhabitants while making positive contributions to the environment?

Robinson and collaborator, UBC architecture professor Raymond Cole, will share their unique vision in regenerative sustainability Feb. 1 at the Canada Foundation for Innovation Dialogues at UBC Robson Square lecture series.

Feb 1, 2012