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UBC This Week | May 28, 2009

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

May 28, 2009

Legal loophole exposes Canadians to drug advertising banned in US: UBC research

A legal loophole is counteracting Canada’s ban on direct-to-consumer drug advertising and has exposed Canadians to more than $90 million worth of ads, including those for drugs with life-threatening risks, […]

May 27, 2009

Homework is the best medicine: Patients benefit from stroke research

Stroke researchers at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have developed a rehabilitation program that can dramatically improve recovery of arm function […]

May 25, 2009

UBC scientists key contributors to national research network on aging

Identification of the ‘longevity gene’ and better understanding of the interaction between genes and the environment will be some of the key contributions University of British Columbia researchers and their […]

May 21, 2009

Researchers Catch Nature in the Act of ‘Recycling’ a Star

UBC astronomer Ingrid Stairs is part of the first international team to observe the transformation of an ordinary, slow-rotating pulsar into a superfast millisecond pulsar—a reborn star with an almost […]

May 21, 2009

UBC This Week | May 21, 2009

UBC Feature Web Site Alumni Weekend 2009: http://www.alumni.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event highlights. UBC This […]

May 21, 2009

Philanthropist donates $2.5M to establish UBC professorship in rural teacher education

Dr. Donald Rix and his daughter Laurie have donated $2.5 million to the University of British Columbia to create a first-of-its-kind professorship in rural teacher education. The Eleanor Rix Professorship […]

May 19, 2009

UBC This Week | May 14, 2009

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

May 14, 2009

Brain’s problem-solving function at work when we daydream

A new University of British Columbia study finds that our brains are much more active when we daydream than previously thought. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National […]

May 11, 2009

B.C. universities and colleges mark new Aboriginal business education accord at UBC

Business deans from universities and colleges across B.C. have gathered at the University of British Columbia to mark a new era of cooperation aimed at increasing Aboriginal participation in business […]

May 8, 2009

Dentistry grad committed to service

Michelle Lauwers hopes to team with family members to create a dental mission to Mexico – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. 5 | May […]

May 7, 2009

Couple drops everything to pursue law degrees

Bob Kucheran and Brenda Osmond were looking for a fresh start. “Law was our common ground,” Kucheran says – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. […]

May 7, 2009

UBC Reports :: Homework is the best medicine

By Brian Kladko Jocelyn Harris is the first to admit that the research she undertook for her doctorate is a “no brainer.” Yet it may very well usher in a […]

May 7, 2009

School of Human Kinetics celebrates 60 year

UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. 5 | May 7, 2009 It’s been six decades since UBC’s School of Human Kinetics graduated its first class of 38 students, most […]

May 7, 2009

Studying the past to build a better future

UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. 5 | May 7, 2009 By Jody Jacob Aaron Derickson’s heritage has influenced his passion for historical knowledge, particularly regarding Canadian and Aboriginal […]

May 7, 2009

A brave new media world

Dan Haves produced hard-hitting news stories for PBS Frontline, HDNet’s Dan Rather Reports and CBC – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. 5 | May […]

May 7, 2009

Medicine grad helps others start over

Nailyn Rasool helped start a refugee outreach program while an undergraduate – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. 5 | May 7, 2009 By Daniel […]

May 7, 2009

Exploring nature, music with passion

Marisol Valerio – and her alter ego Violet Sin – is driven by passion in her pursuit of higher education and musical inspirations – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports […]

May 7, 2009

Engineering an Olympic performance

Matthew Tunnicliffe’s Olympic snowboard dreams almost crashed to earth this year – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. 5 | May 7, 2009 By Basil […]

May 7, 2009

In the News

UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. 5 | May 7, 2009 Highlights of UBC Media Coverage in May 2009 Compiled by Sean Sullivan Pot boosts lung disease risk A […]

May 7, 2009