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UBC international student builds school, fosters hope in African hometown
September 11, 2015

UBC international student builds school, fosters hope in African hometown

Joash Gambarage didn’t put on his first pair of shoes until his Grade 7 graduation ceremony.

LATEST NEWS

 

“Go for it”, says UBC’s oldest student

Like many new first-year UBC students Bernadette Chong commutes to campus by bus, is worried about making it to classes on time and is nervous about exams.
   

DTES residents dying at more than eight times the national average

Marginalized residents of Vancouver’s DTES are dying at more than eight times the national average, and treatable conditions are the greatest risk factors for mortality, researchers at UBC have found.

Metal-eating microbes in African lake could solve mystery of iron deposits

An isolated, iron-rich bay in the heart of East Africa is offering scientists a rare glimpse back into Earth’s primitive marine environment.

OPINIONS

 

Sharing-economy businesses must share responsibilities

Mark Thompson, a professor emeritus in UBC’s Sauder School of Business, strikes a cautionary note regarding the sharing economy represented by the likes of Uber and Airbnb.

ATHLETICS

 

UBC and Regina to square off at Saturday’s UBC Homecoming

Saturday's UBC Homecoming game against the Regina Rams will be nearly nine months in the making for head coach Blake Nill and the No. 10-ranked UBC Thunderbirds football team.

EVENTS

 

Slippery Terms

Slippery Terms showcases recent works by studio faculty and adjuncts at the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory.

VIDEO

 

Imagine Day 2015

Samia and Liam were out talking to students at the Main Event to get their impressions of Imagine Day 2015.
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