UBC professor, arts philanthropist receive Order of Canada

Medical and philanthropic leaders from the UBC community are among the 57 new appointments to the Order of Canada, one of Canada’s highest civilian honours.

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Engineering a competitive edge

In international competition, the difference between a gold medal and missing the podium is often measured in split seconds. A team of UBC engineers is developing solutions to trim milliseconds from finishing times with the goal of providing a competitive edge for Canadian athletes.

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Torch fires up nursing student's Olympic aspirations

A competitive snowboarder with the First Nations Snowboard Team (FNST), Treanna Delorme will carry the Olympic torch for one kilometre in Lillooet, B.C., on Feb. 6.

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Can sports advance world peace? UBC engages athletes, academics in dialogue

Academics and innovators are joining athletes for a series of Olympic events at the University of British Columbia that will contribute to a forum for national dialogue on issues surrounding the 2010 Winter Games.

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UBC members feel torch relay magic

The Olympic flame has ignited interest within the UBC community to serve as torch-bearers, helping to carry the Olympic Torch on its journey across Canada.

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Fit or frail? UBC Okanagan researchers recommend Olympic approach to aging well

For many older adults, aging with chronic disease, disability and frailty requires a daily Olympian effort just to survive.

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UBC researchers help cyclists avoid Olympic road closures

Worried that getting around the city could be the toughest event of the 2010 Winter Games?

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We asked UBC international students to share their unique perspectives on the 2010 Games

UBC is home to more than 7,000 international students from 155 countries. Read more of their stories at: grad.ubc.ca/international/meetstudents.asp

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How UBC has shaped Canada's role in Olympics

UBC’s rich olympic legacy is on display for those wanting a closer look at the athletes and academics who have helped shape Canada's role in the global sporting event.

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Games inspire new research centre for sport

The interplay of sport and sustainability is being put under the microscope at the UBC, where a new, one-of-a-kind research centre is analyzing the opportunities and effects created by sport and mega sporting events.

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UBC considers Olympic impact

A groundbreaking study that shows the impact of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on its host city has found the 2010 Games have had a marginal impact on Vancouver so far, though researchers say the study’s most important findings may be yet to come

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UBC in the News – Dec. 2009

People hear with their skin Research by UBC’s Bryan Gick and Donald Derrick flips the traditional view of how we perceive the world on its head, news service LiveScience reported […]

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