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UBC Reports – December 12, 2013

UBC Reports – December 12, 2013

Dec 12, 2013

The dark side of the universe

The dark side of the universe

Astrophysicist Kris Sigurdson explains dark energy, one of the great mysteries of the universe.

Dec 12, 2013

UBC This Week 12-Dec-2013

  Recent UBC Media Releases Dec 12 Gift giving 101: Happiness expert on the ‘psychology of giving’ Dec 12 Canadian RX atlas maps billions in savings – for now Dec […]

Dec 12, 2013

UBC community United Way campaign – donate before Dec. 15

Contributing to UBC’s United Way fundraising campaign helps prevent childhood poverty, bullying and senior isolation. UBC staff and faculty who make a regular payroll or monthly credit card donation before […]

Dec 12, 2013

UBC Botanical Gardens Christmas tree recycling

Community members are encouraged to drop off Christmas trees for recycling at the UBC Botanical Garden where they will be chipped into mulch and used on garden trails (decorations must […]

Dec 12, 2013

Crossing boundaries between art and technology

Associate Professor Sid Fels of Electrical and Computer Engineering is bringing attention to the emerging popularity of sensor-based instruments. Sensors are attached to musicians’ bodies to produce sounds according to […]

Dec 12, 2013

Forestry professor honoured at University of Helsinki

Forestry professor Cindy Prescott has been invited to become an honorary doctor in the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry at the University of Helsinki. The conferring of the degrees of […]

Dec 12, 2013

UBC assistant professor a role model for visible minorities

Assistant professor of anthropology Hugo De Burgos has been named one of Canada’s 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians. De Burgos came to Canada from El Salvador as a teenager and […]

Dec 12, 2013

Year of Teacher Education Event: Out in Schools (Anti-bullying & Anti-homophobia)

Year of Teacher Education Event: Out in Schools (Anti-bullying & Anti-homophobia) Thu Dec 12 2013, 11 AM – 3 PM Neville Scarfe Building This engaging program, for pre-service teachers, will […]

Dec 12, 2013

Year of Teacher Education Event: Out in Schools (Anti-bullying & Anti-homophobia)

Dec 12, 2013

Canadian Rx atlas maps billions in savings – for now

Canadian Rx atlas maps billions in savings – for now

Canadians are spending less on prescription drugs, according to the latest edition of the Canadian Rx Atlas, but UBC health economists predict the break will be short-lived.

Dec 12, 2013