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Hunter Lowden

Hunter Lowden Science Alumnus West Vancouver, B.C. Sailing 49er, Jul 30 – Aug 3 and Aug 5 – 6 Website: www.sail49er.ca Twitter: @HunterLowden

Jul 25, 2012

$1.4 M study on using plants to recover rare metals from mine waste: UBC research

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and an international team have received $1.4 million to explore the use of plants to recover precious metals from mine tailings around the […]

Jul 24, 2012

Sorry ladies, the IOC is above the law

Jul 23, 2012

UBC fosters academic exchange with scholars from North Korea

The University of British Columbia is hosting six North Korean professors for six months starting in July 2012 as part of the Canada-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Knowledge Partnership Program.

Jul 23, 2012

18 arrested for murder in Brazil following UBC journalism investigation

Days after a reporting project by University of British Columbia journalism students ran in The New York Times, Brazilian authorities began arresting suspects in the murder of Guarani tribal chief Nisio Gomes.

Jul 20, 2012

Severe flu increases risk of Parkinson’s: UBC research

Severe influenza doubles the odds that a person will develop Parkinson’s disease later in life, according to University of British Columbia researchers.

Jul 20, 2012

Asia Pacific Memo update: Global Security – the Shifting Axis

Those interested in current issues in Asia and across the Pacific can subscribe to the Asia Pacific Memo series. Twice-weekly, APM publishes short text memos or video interviews at http://www.asiapacificmemo.ca/. […]

Jul 19, 2012

UTown@UBC Community grant recipients

The UTown@UBC Community Grants Program has announced over $5,400 in funding awarded to seven community projects that focus on building an active, social and vibrant UTown@UBC community. The program is […]

Jul 19, 2012

Statistics student wins Charles C. Shepard Science Award

UBC PhD student Liangliang Wang from the Department of Statistics received the Charles C. Shepard Science Award for Data Methods and Study Design by the Centers for Disease Control and […]

Jul 19, 2012

Chemical and Biological Engineering postdoc receives Young Scientist Award

Farnaz Sotoodeh, postdoctoral fellow in Chemical and Biological Engineering Prof. Kevin J. Smith’s group won the “Young Scientist Award” at the 15th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC), held in Munich, […]

Jul 19, 2012

UBC Blueberry Fest: July 25 – 28

Highlights of the Blueberry Fest: July 23, 8:20 a.m.: Chef Steve Golob will be featured live on Global Morning News serving up B.C. Blueberries Daily pancake breakfast July 25: 11:30 a.m. […]

Jul 19, 2012

The New Green: Making Things Better, Not Just Less Bad

This summer, high school students from around the world will be gathering at UBC to attend a five-day conference ‘The New Green: Making Things Better, Not Just Less Bad’, organized […]

Jul 19, 2012

Special honorary degree ceremony for Prof. Elie Wiesel

Nobel Laureate and Boston University Prof. Elie Wiesel will be receiving a special honorary degree from UBC on September 10. The ceremony will honour Wiesel whose personal experience of the […]

Jul 19, 2012

UBC This Week 19-Jul-2012

  Recent UBC Media Releases Jul 18 Single-cell parasites co-opt “ready-made” genes from host: UBC research Jul 17 Widely prescribed MS treatment may not slow progression of disease: Vancouver Coastal […]

Jul 19, 2012

Nikola Girke

Nikola Girke  Kinesiology alumnus West Vancouver, BC Windsurfing Jul 31 – Aug 2 Aug 4 – Aug 5 Story: Riding the waves to success Twitter: @NikGoing4Gold Downloadable media resources

Jul 18, 2012

Single-cell parasites co-opt “ready-made” genes from host: UBC research

Two species of single-cell parasites have co-opted “ready-made” genes from their hosts that in turn help them exploit their hosts, according to a new study by University of British Columbia and University of Ottawa researchers.

Jul 18, 2012

Widely prescribed MS treatment may not slow progression of disease: Vancouver Coastal Health and UBC Research

Researchers with the UBC Hospital MS Clinic and Brain Research Centre at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia have published important data in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) about the impact of a common drug therapy on the progression of multiple sclerosis for people with the relapse-remitting form of the disease.

Jul 17, 2012

Tera Van Beilen challenging in Olympic 100m and 200m breaststroke

Jul 17, 2012

Busy travel day for 2012 London Games

Busy travel day for 2012 London Games

Jul 16, 2012

London 2012: Swimmer Martha McCabe has 'Team Fleabag' in her corner

London 2012: Swimmer Martha McCabe has ‘Team Fleabag’ in her corner

Jul 16, 2012