UBC Reports | December 20
Hand-me-down immunity
UBC researchers are studying how pregnant women who have been vaccinated can pass on antibodies to their baby.
LATEST NEWS
Scientific data lost at alarming rate
Eighty per cent of scientific data are lost within two decades, according to a new UBC study that tracks the accessibility of data over time.
Researchers discover possible secret to superconductivity
UBC researchers have discovered a prevalent electronic state that controls the behaviour of high-temperature superconducting copper-oxide ceramics.
Wade Davis, acclaimed anthropologist and author, joins the University of British Columbia
Pioneering Canadian ethnographer Wade Davis has joined UBC to advance global awareness of cultures and ecosystems at risk.
UBC scientists receive $2M boost for genomics research
Seven innovative projects led by UBC researchers have been funded through Genome BC’s Strategic Opportunities Fund.
Self-worth boosts ability to overcome poverty
For people in poverty, remembering better times – such as past success – improves brain functioning and increases their willingness to seek help from crucial aid services.
UBC News launches 7th annual Next Big Thing package: research that will change our world
The UBC Public Affairs office has published the first of 10 story ideas featuring UBC researchers describing advances that are bound to change our world in 2014 and beyond.
FEATURE STORIES
Gut check: more than food required
A simple new probiotic intervention may help babies fight off the harmful effects of malnutrition and preserve millions of lives.
EXPERT SPOTLIGHT
Christmas in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan
As the holidays approach, UBC professor Leonora C. Angeles surveys the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
OPINIONS
Port Metro Vancouver should serve ‘citizens,’ not ‘customers
Port Metro Vancouver should serve ‘citizens,’ not ‘customers Port Metro Vancouver’s new advertising campaign is a waste of money, according to UBC political scientist Kathryn Harrison. Read more…
ATHLETICS
TBirds help Canada advance to semifinals at Winter Universiade
UBC's Tatiana Rafter and Christi Capozzi helped propel the Canadian women's hockey to first place in the round-robin portion of the Winter Universiade.
VIDEO
The Wolf of West Coast
The UBC Sauder School of Business put together a clever parody of Martin Scorsese’s latest The Wolf of Wall Street.