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Recent UBC Media Releases Feb. 11: UBC study shows increased risk of infectious disease in children of residential school survivors Feb. 8: Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer’s treatment: UBC-Vancouver Coastal […]

UBC Botanical Garden offers new programs during Winter Games

The UBC Botanical Garden will be featuring new programming during the Winter Games.   From Feb. 12 – 28 and March 12 – 21, the Garden will offer: • daily drop-in tours […]

UBC Botanical and Nitobe gardens featured on US Olympic website

An article on the US Olympic team website highlights the UBC Nitobe Gardens and the Green Heart Canopy Walkway at the Botanical Garden as part of the must-see spots in […]

University Singers at David Lam Park for final Olympic Torch Relay ceremony

The University Singers, UBC’s premiere chamber choir, will perform tonight at the ceremony for the Olympic Torch Relay’s official arrival in Vancouver, which takes place at David Lam Park at […]

Computer science students place in Battle of the Brains

UBC computer science student team of Cedric Lin, Simon Suyadi and Robert Tseng placed 14th at the international ‘Battle of the Brains’ software competition at the 2010 ACM International Collegiate […]

UBC engineering team win first place in Enterprize National Business Plan Competition

Dragonfly Instruments, co-founded by UBC engineering students Lin Watt and Tagg Jefferson, has won first place—$15,000 in cash and professional services—in the Enterprize Canada National Business Plan Competition held Feb. […]

CIHR awards Faculty of Science

Five projects from UBC’s Faculty of Science have been awarded $3.2 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), including a project led by Prof. Michael Murphy […]

B.C. to seek and treat most vulnerable HIV patients

A unique pilot program based on an innovative approach developed by UBC Prof. Julio Montaner will get underway shortly in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and Prince George to seek and treat […]

UBC study shows increased risk of infectious disease in children of residential school survivors

For the first time ever, research has revealed a statistical connection between residential schools and infectious disease rates.

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