UBC Reports | August 29, 2013
UBC welcomes highly accomplished Class of 2017
UBC prepares to welcome 7,927 incoming first-year students it considers to be among the strongest it has enrolled.
LATEST NEWS
Poverty impairs cognitive function
Poverty consumes so much mental energy that those in poor circumstances have little remaining brainpower to concentrate on other areas of life, new research finds.
UBC and China’s Chongqing government sign landmark academic cooperation agreement
UBC has concluded an unprecedented, five-year strategic cooperation agreement with China's Chongqing government.
FEATURE STORIES
Commons sense
The new Ponderosa Commons offers a unique mix of living and academic space that redefines campus residence.
Stopping prejudice in its tracks
A new campaign encourages students to challenge prejudice with one word: Really?
Celebrated Canadian authors join UBC Creative Writing
New faculty members, a minor program, and a partnership to announce the Scotiabank Giller Prize nominations help mark the 50th anniversary of UBC's creative writing program.
Preparing for the worst: Inside UBC’s campus shooter exercise
Large emergency exercises like the one that took place on UBC’s Vancouver campus on June 18 help first responders develop strategies they’ll hopefully never use
EXPERT SPOTLIGHT
How Verizon could shake up Canada’s wireless market
UBC Sauder School of Business Prof. Thomas Ross talks about US telecom Verizon’s interest in moving north and what it could mean to the Canadian industry
How to battle bullying
From 2013: Shelley Hymel, a professor in Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, discusses what can be done to curb school bullying.
OPINIONS
You’re not a helicopter parent just because you care
From 2013: UBC's Jennifer Vadeboncoeur argues that the overprotective behaviour of so-called "helicopter parents" may stem from new economic and social pressures.
You’re not a helicopter parent just because you care
From 2013: UBC's Jennifer Vadeboncoeur argues that the overprotective behaviour of so-called "helicopter parents" may stem from new economic and social pressures.
ATHLETICS
UBC women’s hockey to challenge NCAA’s best on Minnesota tour
The UBC Thunderbirds women's hockey team will embark on a four-game tour of Minnesota next month to prepare for the 2013-14 campaign.
