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Vancouver security tightens for Olympics

UBC’s international security specialist, Allen Sens, discusses the cost of security for the Winter Olympics.

Jan 31, 2010

Mother Nature Not Cooperating at Olympics

UBC meterologist Douw Steyn explains why there has been more rain than snow at Cypress Mountain, a venue for the 2010 Winter Games.

Jan 30, 2010

Canada hoping for profitable 2010 Games

UBC researcher Rob VanWynsberghe, who is putting together a report on the economic, environmental and social impacts of the Games for the IOC, discusses how much the Games are costing […]

Jan 29, 2010

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases Jan. 26: UBC clinical teaching facility opens at KGH Jan. 25: No evidence of a post-Olympics boom or bust for host city real estate prices: UBC study […]

Jan 28, 2010

UBC student interns in HIV and AIDS awareness project

UBC graduate Amy Van Ooyen recently embarked on a two-month developmental internship in Hanoi, Vietnam working with Project ASK, an HIV and AIDS awareness development project. Her responsibilities focused on […]

Jan 28, 2010

UBC alumna, former member of Canadian Bobsleigh Team speaks at bobsled competition

Kat Louman-Gardiner, a UBC alumna in mechanical engineering and a former member of the Canadian Bobsleigh team, will share her stories to kick off the Engineering Bobsled Competition.  Prizes will […]

Jan 28, 2010

Sauder School hosts Pacific Northwest Economic Conference

Students from the Sauder School of Business are hosting the 2010 Pacific Northwest Economic Conference (PNEC) on Jan. 30 in downtown Vancouver. PNEC features more than 25 keynotes, panelists and […]

Jan 28, 2010

Green College residents support Haiti

The Green College Dining Society (an independent society run by College residents, whose membership consists of all residents), decided to have “low budget” meals for one week, allowing them to […]

Jan 28, 2010

Creative Writing’s literary magazine celebrates 50 years

PRISM international, Western Canada’s oldest literary magazine published out of UBC’s creative writing department, is celebrating 50 years since its inception in 1959 by Earle Birney.  PRISM has been discovering […]

Jan 28, 2010

Mechanical engineering names scholars

UBC Dept. of Mechanical Engineering designated their first group of Department Scholars at a Celebration of Achievements reception on Jan. 13.  The Department Scholar designation was created to recognize the […]

Jan 28, 2010

New scholarship established for School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Peter Busby, principal at Busby Perkins + Will, and Ray Cole, UBC professor and former director of the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), have joined together to establish […]

Jan 28, 2010

UBC wins 2010 CASE awards

UBC has been honoured with several awards by The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in their District Awards Programs.   CASE is an international association serving educational institutions […]

Jan 28, 2010

Announcement of endMS Transitional Career Development Award Recipients

Dr. Cornelia Laule from the UBC Dept. of Radiology is the recipient of the inaugural endMS Transitional Career Development Awards from the endMS Research and Training Network, a nationwide initiative […]

Jan 28, 2010

Today's glory, tomorrow's legacy

In 1963 Bob Hindmarch and the late Father David Bauer established Canada’s first national hockey team at the UBC Thunderbird Arena – a  hockey venue for the 2010 Games.

Jan 28, 2010

Public talk and workshop on gender violence to promote safety awareness

During the month of January, UBC’s Vancouver campus is hosting events to promote awareness of the serious issue of sexual assault and safety on university campuses. Acclaimed gender violence educator […]

Jan 28, 2010

UBC Vancouver Sustainability Initiative

UBC President Stephen Toope has announced the creation of a new sustainability strategic management initiative that will begin to take shape immediately.

Jan 27, 2010

Olympics have no impact on real estate

UBC real estate Prof. Tsur Somerville finds that cities that win Olympic bids experience neither boom nor bust in real estate prices.

Jan 26, 2010

UBC clinical teaching facility opens at KGH

See release at: http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2010PREM0015-000073.htm

Jan 26, 2010

No evidence of a post-Olympics boom or bust for host city real estate prices: UBC study

Cities that win Olympic bids experience neither boom nor bust in their real estate prices, but gain construction jobs as they prepare for the Games, according to researchers at the Sauder School of Business at the UBC.

Jan 25, 2010

Weight training improves cognitive function in seniors: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health research

Weight-bearing exercises may help minimize cognitive decline and impaired mobility in seniors, according to a new study conducted by the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia.

Jan 25, 2010