Boiled salad anyone?

Consumers who like their veggies raw may find themselves more and more in the position of “making faith-based purchases.”

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Money may ruin the moment

A new UBC study has found that money – having it, seeing it, thinking about it – can impair our ability to enjoy everyday pleasures.

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Toothless no more: team aims to reduce rejection of implants

Don Brunette may well find himself named the patron saint of toothless hockey players. An oral biologist in the Faculty of Dentistry, Brunette seeks to create a better dental implant by understanding how cells behave around different types of implant surfaces.

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Helping children in pain

Simple explanatory diagrams and soothing words can be powerful tools for health professionals working with a child in pain, according to a new book by clinical psychologist Leora Kuttner.

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In the news

Highlights of UBC media coverage in June 2010. Compiled by Heather Amos

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New centre pulls together autism efforts

Your three-year old boy has just been diagnosed with autism, a neurobiological disorder that affects a person’s communication skills and social abilities.

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Prof launches first Sustainable Road Safety lab

Civil Engineering Professor Gordon Lovegrove is bringing Canada’s first research lab on Sustainable Road Safety (SRS) to UBC's Okanagan campus.

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