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Recent UBC Media Releases June 17: UBC study offers ethical and cost-effective strategy for managing MRI incidental findings June 16: Male desire to be strong and protect family key to […]

Jun 17, 2010

The Reena Virk Trials: An exhibition and a reading at the Learning Centre

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre presents an exhibition of sketches by courtroom artist Heather Spears created during the Reena Virk murder trial.  It will be on display until June […]

Jun 17, 2010

School of Population and Public Health opens its doors at new building

The School of Population and Public Health faculty, staff and students moved into a new renovated space in the former Library Processing Centre at 2206 East Mall this week. The […]

Jun 17, 2010

Anne Condon to head UBC Computer Science

Prof. Anne Condon has been appointed Head of UBC’s Dept. of Computer Science.  Condon is internationally recognized for her research in complexity theory and bioinformatics, and is a leading Canadian […]

Jun 17, 2010

Computer science prof receives lifetime achievement award

Prof. Alan Mackworth from the Dept. of Computer Science at UBC was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association of Canada . Mackworth has been a […]

Jun 17, 2010

UBC Design Centre for Sustainability receives national award of excellence

The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) has given the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability the Award for Planning Excellence  in the Environmental Planning category for its project 100-Year Sustainability Vision: […]

Jun 17, 2010

UBC study offers ethical and cost-effective strategy for managing MRI incidental findings

The increasing number of incidental findings in brain imaging can be managed ethically and cost-effectively by screening study participants based on gender, age and family history, according to University of British Columbia researchers.

Jun 17, 2010