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UBC road safety engineer Tarek Sayed uses automated video analysis to prevent collisions. Photo Martin Dee.
July 17, 2014

Hitting the road, safely

As vacationers embark on summer road trips, a UBC prof talks about new ways for making the highways and byways collision free.

LATEST NEWS

 

Atlantic salmon also show capacity to adapt to warmer waters

Populations of Atlantic salmon have a surprisingly good capacity to adjust to warmer temperatures that are being seen with climate change.
 

GPS and cell phones monitor African elephants in real time

A UBC PhD student has built a sophisticated tracking system that collects, analyzes and reports on the activities of nearly 100 African elephants.

EXPERT SPOTLIGHT

 

Budding industry: How legal marijuana trade affects Canada

A UBC expert says legal marijuana shops in nearby Washington state puts pressure on B.C. and Canada to re-think its cannabis laws.
 

Brazil's political football

Could World Cup protests and a devastating semifinal loss affect Brazil's upcoming presidential election?

OPINIONS

 

Where did the 'Gay' in 'Gay Pride' go?

Leaving the 'Gay' out of 'Gay pride' is dangerous, says UBC sociologist Amin Ghaziani in an op-ed for The Advocate.

ATHLETICS

 

TBird will represent Canada at World Junior Championships

Jesse Hooton will compete for Team Canada in the 10,000-metre run at the IAAF World Junior Championships.

EVENTS

 

Welcome to Screenland

On July 19, curator Carolyn Jervis offers a tour of Welcome to Screenland, an exhibit that considers the impact of internet and video games on virtual expressions of identity, connection, memory and love.

VIDEO

 

Choosing Wisely

UBC Prof. James McCormack created a parody of the Pharrell Williams song "Happy" that encourages people to choose wisely when it comes to making health care decisions.
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