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Peak Performances in the Flight of the Thunderbirds

Mary Campbell (centre) led UBC’s women’s basketball to win the 1930 world championship – photo by Bayne Stanley UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 12 | Dec. 6, 2007 […]

Dec 6, 2007

The Ubyssey School of Journalism

Pierre Burton organized a mock campus kidnapping to get his first scoop – photo courtesy of UBC Archives UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 12 | Dec. 6, 2007 […]

Dec 6, 2007

UBC Library Vault . . . Unlock the Treasures

Photo courtesy of UBC Vault UBC Reports | Vol. 53 | No. 12 | Dec. 6, 2007 By Julie-Ann Backhouse UBC Library’s collection of rare treasures has been largely concealed […]

Dec 6, 2007

Prof Witnessed Century’s Global Conflicts

As a boy, Jan Solecki lived among the 10,000 Poles the Russians had sent to Manchuria to construct a railway – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 53 […]

Dec 6, 2007

UBC Rhodes Scholar Boosts Global Access to University-Patented Medicine

A science student who helped to make UBC-patented medicine more accessible in developing countries has been named the 2008 Rhodes Scholar for British Columbia. The scholarship of nearly $150,000 will […]

Dec 6, 2007

UBC This Week | Dec. 6, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site Faculty of Medicine: www.med.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event highlights. UBC This […]

Dec 6, 2007

UBC Study May Solve Age-old Mystery of Missing Chemicals From Earth’s Mantle

Observations about the early formation of Earth may answer an age-old question about why the planet’s mantle is missing some of the matter that should be present, according to UBC […]

Dec 5, 2007

UBC Pledges Developing World Access to New Technologies

Access to relevant health, environmental and sustainability technologies for the world’s poor is now significantly improved through a new University of British Columbia strategy called global access licensing. UBC is […]

Dec 5, 2007

UBC Astronomers Discover How White Dwarf Stars Get Their “Kicks”

University of British Columbia astronomer Harvey Richer and UBC graduate student Saul Davis have discovered that white dwarf stars are born with a natal kick, explaining why these smoldering embers […]

Dec 4, 2007

UBC Experts Available for Comment on New Language, Immigration and Citizenship Census Data

UBC experts are available for comment on new Census data to be released by Statistics Canada regarding Language, Immigration & Citizenship, Mobility & Migration on December 4. Dr. James White […]

Nov 30, 2007

Pre-school Program Shown to Improve Key Cognitive Functions, Self-control

Program Promises Improvement in Academic Achievement for Children of Poor Families An innovative curriculum for preschoolers may improve academic performance, reduce diagnoses of attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and close […]

Nov 29, 2007

UBC This Week | Nov. 29, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site UBC Library Vault: www.ubcvault.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event highlights. UBC This […]

Nov 29, 2007

UBC This Week | Nov. 22, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site UBC Annual Report: www.ubc.ca/annualreport UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event highlights. UBC This […]

Nov 22, 2007

UBC Graduates 250,000th Student and Confers Honorary Degree on Former B.C. Premier Mike Harcourt at Vancouver Congregation

The number of University of British Columbia graduates will hit the quarter million mark at this year’s Fall Congregation at UBC’s Vancouver campus. This milestone coincides with UBC’s preparations to […]

Nov 20, 2007

Arts Building Renovated: Part of Sustainable Campus Renewal

The University of British Columbia and B.C. Minister of Advanced Education Murray Coell unveiled a revitalized building in its Faculty of Arts Buchanan complex today, the latest to be completed […]

Nov 19, 2007

BC Health Research Community Congratulates Dr. Michael Hayden on Receiving the Prix Galien Canada

The British Columbia health research community congratulates Dr. Michael Hayden on receiving the Prix Galien Canada (Research) 2007. This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a researcher or a research […]

Nov 15, 2007

UBC This Week | Nov. 15, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site UBC Food Services: www.food.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event highlights. UBC This […]

Nov 15, 2007

UBC This Week | Nov. 8, 2007

UBC Feature Web Site Remembrance Day Services: www.ceremonies.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event highlights. UBC This […]

Nov 8, 2007

UBC Researchers Discover “Instruction Manual” That Tells Cancers How to Hide From Immune System

A mechanism that creates an “invisibility cloak” for certain cancer cells and allows them to hide from the immune system has been uncovered by a team of researchers at the […]

Nov 5, 2007

UBC Names New Vice-President, Development and Alumni Engagement

The University of British Columbia Board of Governors has approved the appointment of an accomplished leader from one of North America’s top public universities to direct its newly consolidated fundraising […]

Nov 5, 2007