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Disadvantaged neighbourhoods set children's reading skills on negative course: UBC study

A landmark study from the University of British Columbia finds that the neighbourhoods in which children reside at kindergarten predict their reading comprehension skills seven years later. The study, published […]

Jan 14, 2010

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases Jan. 14: Disadvantaged neighbourhoods set children’s reading skills on negative course: UBC study Jan. 14: UBC Sauder School of Business adds 50,000 sq. ft. in phase […]

Jan 14, 2010

UBC Library gives inaugural award for communicating research

The UBC Library will be inaugurating the UBC Library Innovative Dissemination of Research Award, which will honour students, faculty and staff whose creative use of new tools and technologies are […]

Jan 14, 2010

UBC and BC Hydro partner on a Clean Energy Engineering Master’s Program

UBC is collaborating with BC Hydro Power Smart to deliver a new Master’s of Engineering in Clean Energy Engineering program within the Faculty of Applied Science. BC Hydro will support […]

Jan 14, 2010

Events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual assault and safety on Canadian university campuses are the themes of initiatives organized by students, with the support of UBC’s Faculty of Arts during January, which has been designated […]

Jan 14, 2010

Aid group, banned from athlete village, finds a place near the Games spotlight

Right to Play founder Johann Koss will be a keynote speaker at a symposium at UBC on the contribution of sport to positive social change.

Jan 14, 2010

UBC Sauder School of Business adds 50,000 sq. ft. in phase one of $85M renewal

The Sauder School of Business and the Robert H. Lee Graduate School at UBC have unveiled the completed first phase of an $85 million renewal and expansion on UBC’s Vancouver campus.

Jan 14, 2010