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Recent UBC Media Releases Sep. 16: B.C. researchers gain $3.1M for rare cancer research Terry Fox Foundation Sep. 14: Global Fisheries Research Finds Promise and Peril: UBC research Sep. 13: […]

Sep 16, 2010

UBC student advisor named North America's Special Olympics coach of the year

Nanci Martin, Director of UBC Science’s Student Advising team, has been named 2010’s Coach of the Year by Special Olympics North America. Martin, a Vancouver native with more than 19 […]

Sep 16, 2010

Green College, UBC and Global Civic Society co-host second Public Salon

As part of a continuing collaboration between Green College, UBC, and The Global Civic Society organization directed by former Mayor of Vancouver Sam Sullivan, the College offers UBC students a […]

Sep 16, 2010

Asia Pacific Memo update

The Institute of Asian Research’s Asia Pacific Memo is a new online publication on contemporary Asia.  Current stories featured on the memo include:  The Privatization of Security in Indonesia Violence […]

Sep 16, 2010

Book launch: Legitimacy and Legality in International Law, by Prof. Stephen J. Toope

An event will be held to launch Legitimacy and Legality in International Law, a book written by Prof. Stephen J. Toope, University of British Columbia President and Vice Chancellor.   Comments […]

Sep 16, 2010

UBC Dental Hygiene Degree Program marks four year milestone

September 2010 marks an important milestone for the Dental Hygiene Degree Program at UBC.  For the first time this fall, all four years of the Entry-to-Practice (ETP) option are on […]

Sep 16, 2010

UBC engineering prof evaluates B.C. roads

A study conducted by UBC Civil Engineering’s Prof. Tarek Sayed and Paul Deleur, ICBC transportation safety engineer, shows that ICBC’s investment in road improvements are helping keep B.C. roads safer. […]

Sep 16, 2010

Graduate student wins CIHR award

Daniel Buchman, a doctoral student in the National Core for Neuroethics, has been named a Frederick Banting and Charles Best Graduate Scholar by the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR). The […]

Sep 16, 2010

UBC wins two silver and three Awards of Excellence at design competition

UBC’s Dept. of Public Affairs has received two Silver and three Awards of Excellence at the 40th Annual University and College Designers Association (UCDA) Design Competition. The judges evaluated nearly […]

Sep 16, 2010

Ten recipients announced for UBC Staff Awards

Ten staff members are recognized for their contributions of excellence in categories such as enhancing the UBC experience, leadership and creativity, global citizenship, and customer service as part of the […]

Sep 16, 2010

UBC professors elected Royal Society of Canada Fellows

Six UBC professors were elected as new Fellows by The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for 2010.  The RSC consists of nearly 2,000 Fellows – men and women who are selected […]

Sep 16, 2010

UBC places 30th in THE World University Rankings

The 2010 Times Higher Education world university rankings has been released, and the University of British Columbia is 30th among the top 200. It is second in Canada after the […]

Sep 16, 2010

B.C. researchers gain $3.1M for rare cancer research Terry Fox Foundation

A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute has received a $3.1-million grant from Terry Fox Foundation to study genetic aspects of rare cancers.

Sep 16, 2010

UBC Library presents the Living Library

On Sept. 22, UBC Library will hold with its first-ever “Living Library” event – an occasion that allows participants to meet a collection of figures, including students from Afghanistan and […]

Sep 16, 2010