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UBC This Week 21-Aug-2014

  Recent UBC Media Releases Aug 21 Getting beyond frosh: UBC’s Vancouver campus creates new traditions Aug 21 Salmon forced to ‘sprint’ less likely to survive migration Aug 20 Stop […]

Aug 21, 2014

President’s Installation: September 12, 2014

The formal installation of Professor Arvind Gupta as the 13th President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC will take place on Friday, September 12, 2014. UBC students, faculty, staff, alumni and the […]

Aug 21, 2014

Land and Food Systems PhD student receives 2014 CIFST scholarship award

UBC PhD candidate (Food Science) Isabelle Lacroix has been awarded the 2014 Weston Graduate Award from the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST). Lacroix’s thesis topic is “Dietary […]

Aug 21, 2014

UBC professor receives alumni award from Trent University

UBC adjunct professor Farah Shroff has been awarded “The Spirit of Trent” award for contributions to society and her alma mater, Trent University. Shroff teaches at the Faculty of Medicine’s […]

Aug 21, 2014

UBC research recognized at Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society Conference

A paper titled “Self-assessment of insulin sensitivity” co-authored by UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering researchers won third place prize at the 37th Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society Conference held in […]

Aug 21, 2014

Lessons from the Mount Polley mine disaster

Lessons from the Mount Polley mine disaster

What mining companies and government regulators can learn from the recent catastrophic tailings pond spill.

Aug 21, 2014

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The UBC Thunderbirds mascot accepts the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and encourages others to participate and donate.

Aug 21, 2014

Getting beyond frosh

Getting beyond frosh

A campus community begins the process of building new orientation traditions.

Aug 21, 2014

Salmon forced to ‘sprint’ less likely to survive migration

Salmon forced to ‘sprint’ less likely to survive migration

Sockeye salmon that sprint to spawning grounds through fast-moving waters may be at risk, suggests new research by University of British Columbia scientists.

Aug 21, 2014