A guide to the August 21 total solar eclipse
A total solar eclipse over the United States on August 21 has people excited. Here in the Lower Mainland, we’ll see 87 per cent of the sun obscured by the moon.
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UBC experts available to comment on NAFTA negotiations
UBC experts are available to comment on a variety of topics related to NAFTA negotiations that begin Aug. 16, 2017.
Arts and Humanities
First Canadian study examining patients’ use of cannabis dispensaries finds high satisfaction
Patients who use cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP) rate storefront dispensaries highly, but less highly for cost compared to some other cannabis sources, new research has found.
Science, Health and Technology
Algorithms that can sketch, recreate 3D shapes
A University of British Columbia computer scientist has created a new software that can create a design sketch of an everyday object, addressing the challenge of accurately describing shapes.
University News
UBC’s 2016-2017 Annual Report
UBC’s 2016-2017 Annual Report has launched in a new downloadable format, it includes top highlights, high-level performance measures and financial information.
Every person counts in effort to reduce HIV infection
A recent study that reveals the most accurate estimate of the number of Metro Vancouver men who have sex with men (MSM) is providing a better understanding of the scope of HIV among this at-risk population.
UBC Library acquires first known account of British Columbia by an English woman
A handwritten journal that is the earliest known account of British Columbia by an English woman is coming to UBC.
Breakthrough software teaches computer characters to walk, run, even play soccer
Computer characters and eventually robots could learn complex motor skills like walking and running through trial and error, thanks to a milestone algorithm developed by a University of British Columbia researcher.
- CBC ‐ BCHL turns to app to help detect concussions in players
- Business Insider ‐ How rich you feel has little to do with your wealth
- U.S. News ‐ Consider first-year interest groups as international student
- CBC ‐ Vancouver creates challenge to promote ‘passive home’ design
- CTV ‐ Eclipse glass promotion halted after safety concerns
- The Province ‐ UBC’s Marcus Davis looking to catch on with CFL team
- Times Higher Education ‐ ShanghaiRanking of World Universities 2017
- The Conversation ‐ Charlottesville: White educators need to fight racism every day
- Canadian Lawyer ‐ The new disrupted normal
- Castanet ‐ Getting spiked for charity
- Vancouver Sun ‐ Layers of Influence: Unfolding Cloth Across Cultures
- Algorithms that can sketch, recreate 3D shapes
- UBC Library acquires first known account of British Columbia by an English woman
- Breakthrough software teaches computer characters to walk, run, even play soccer
- Hostage situation or harmony? Researchers rethink symbiosis
- UBC research unearths Canadian sapphires fit for a queen
- Trees can make or break city weather
- Using money to buy time linked to increased happiness
- Ga-ga, goo-goo, why a baby likes you
- $6-million donation creates largest ever endowed scholarship at UBC
- Programs that teach emotional intelligence in schools have lasting impact
- Serious pain afflicts a third of nursing home residents in last six months of life
- Ten million tonnes of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks
- Alix Ohlin named new chair of creative writing program
- When the rubber hits the road: Recycled tires create stronger concrete
- Subsidies promote overfishing and hurt small-scale fishers worldwide
- How the popularity of sea cucumbers is threatening coastal communities
- Following in the footsteps of their Métis ancestors
- New West cop learns how to be a stress detective
- Parents’ reasons for not vaccinating children influence public attitudes toward them
- Researchers uncover potential risks of common MS treatment
- Solving one of nature’s great puzzles: what drives the accelerating expansion of the universe?
- Believing a cocktail contains an energy drink makes you feel more drunk
- Brain injury causes impulse control problems in rats: study
- Red light, green light invention prevents work interruptions
- Computer scientists put some skin in the game of visual effects
- New coral bleaching database to help predict fate of global reefs
- Medical history reveals multiple sclerosis begins to impact patients sooner
- Making bins more convenient boosts recycling and composting rates
- Drug created from malaria parasite shows promise as bladder cancer treatment
- UBC researcher sees future for flax and hemp as particleboard alternative
- Parents and kids learn English better together
- UBC invention uses bacteria to purify water
- ‘Whale breath’ reveals bacteria threatening endangered killer whales
- Reconciliation Pole installed on UBC Vancouver campus
- Innovative software converts Wi-Fi data into energy savings
- Researchers identify genes that give cannabis its flavour
- Genetics reveal mysteries of hard-to-treat bacterial infection in cystic fibrosis
- Inactive teens develop lazy bones, study finds
- Dairy farmers should rethink a cow’s curfew, says UBC researchers
- How birthplace and education influence marriage choices in China
- Fish evolve by playing it safe
- FNHA and UBC establish chair to prevent cancer and improve wellbeing
- New flexible sensor holds potential for foldable touch screens
- Scotiabank funds $2-million cybersecurity and financial data initiative at UBC
- Organic is only one ingredient in recipe for sustainable food future
- Tech ventures get boost from UBC innovation programs
- Controversial “liberation therapy” fails to treat multiple sclerosis: study
- Survival instinct, not family bonds, weave massive spider colonies together
- Sharing extra spots could ease West End parking woes
- UBC researchers want to know how people who buy and sell sex communicate with each other
- Universal public coverage of essential medicines would improve access, save billions
- Study sheds light on B.C. youths’ experiences with mental health services
- Universities establish joint centre to use data for social good in Cascadia region
- Gay, lesbian and bisexual teens half as likely to play sports as straight youth
- Vancouver “teardown index” predicts which houses are at risk
- ‘The little MOOC that could’: Online course promotes Indigenous ways of knowing
- UBC study links slot-machine addiction to immersion in the game
- Yeast found in babies’ guts increases risk of asthma
- International students’ concept of “home” shapes post-graduation plans
- Tiny magnetic implant offers new drug delivery method
- Older Canadians skip meds due to cost, putting them at risk for complications
- Don’t be so hard on yourself! UBC study on first-year student stress
- Lung cancer patients with anxiety, depression die sooner: study
- One in five adults secretly access their friends’ Facebook accounts
- Anthropologists search NASA data for migration and land use patterns in the Himalayas
- HIV therapy could be contributing to syphilis outbreak
- UBC reinstates John Furlong as keynote speaker
- Statement on decision regarding John Furlong speaking engagement
- UBC discovery opens up new treatments for problem gamblers
- Global climate target could net additional six million tons of fish annually
- Get better customer service by choosing your words wisely
- High altitudes hamper hummingbirds’ ability to manoeuvre: UBC research
- A traditional Japanese art inspires a futuristic innovation: brain ‘organoids’
- Seafood consumption 15 times higher among Indigenous than non-Indigenous people
- Science for sweet tooths
- Alumni donate $2 million to support UBC startups
- Researchers capture first glimpse of important, abundant ocean microbe
- Ocean acidification study offers warnings for marine life, habitats
- Climate change may prevent volcanoes from cooling the planet
- Marijuana could help treat drug addiction, mental health
- Kindergarten vaccine rates vary widely in Metro Vancouver: UBC study
- iPad apps teach kids just as well as humans: UBC study
- UBC’s Museum of Anthropology receives $10.5 million in Indigenous art and infrastructure funding
- Trump’s political success was a triumph of style over substance: UBC research
- Experts launch online child-sleep improvement tool for parents
- Six Canadian universities partner on groundbreaking health promotion movement
- Understanding mind-wandering could shed light on mental illness: UBC research
- UBC study finds optimal walking and cycling speeds to reduce air pollution inhalation
- One in three B.C. children start kindergarten vulnerable
- Technologies HATCH out of new lab space for UBC ventures
- Friedman Foundation donates $3.3 million for health scholarships
- New smart road technology connects rural communities
- UBC and University of Toronto partner to launch western arm of leading tech venture accelerator
- Researchers develop new weapon for hard-to-treat bacterial infections
- UBC researchers discover how cancer’s ‘invisibility cloak’ works
- Researchers discover key genes for climate adaptation shared between distantly related trees
- COPD epidemic could overwhelm healthcare systems within two decades: UBC study
- Structure of UBC’s tall wood building now complete
- UBC PhD student recycles chopsticks for home décor startup
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Opinions
The Province published an op-ed by Dan Levitt, a UBC nursing professor and a professor of gerontology at Simon Fraser University.
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Expert Spotlight
B.C. announces end to grizzly bear trophy hunting
The British Columbia government has announced it will end grizzly bear trophy hunting throughout the province, effective Nov. 30, 2017.
UBC Athletics
‘Birds score big ‘Victory’ with latest signing
The UBC men’s soccer team has signed a student-athlete who promises to be a dynamic piece of their attack in the 2017 season.
Feature Video
Have you got what it takes to be UBC’s next host?
We are in search of the next stars of the This Week at UBC video series for the new school year.
UBC Events
Summer on the Mall
- August 14-18, 2017 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Martha Piper Plaza (The Fountain)
