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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
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Maintaining healthy fisheries makes good economic sense, while overfishing is clearly bad business
Sep 15, 2010 - by Rashid Sumaila
Prof. Stephen J. Toope, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia, will address the Vancouver Board of Trade on the topic of helping B.C. companies enter the global market.
Sep 14, 2010
Children who report having more support in their community are also more likely to have high self-esteem, optimism, overall health, happiness and less sadness, says a study conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Global fisheries, a vital source of food and revenue throughout the world, contribute between US$225-$240 billion per year to the worldwide economy, according to four new studies released today. Researchers also concluded that healthier fisheries could have prevented malnourishment in nearly 20 million people in poorer countries.
A study led by researchers at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) at St. Paul’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia has found that supervised injection facilities such as Vancouver’s Insite connect clients with addiction treatment, which in turn resulted in greater likelihood of stopping injection drug use for at least six months.
Sep 13, 2010
Highlights of UBC media coverage in August 2010
Sep 10, 2010 - by Compiled by Heather Amos
A child running through grass or mixing mud pies is doing a lot more learning than first meets the eye, according to UBC researcher Susan Herrington.
Sep 10, 2010 - by By Lorraine Chan
No one living in the Pozo household expected Natalie, Joe and Lindsey, 18-year-old triplets from Portland, Oregon, to stick together once they graduated from high school.
Sep 10, 2010 - by By Heather Amos
UBC Reports asked four first-year students a few questions about their choice of university, their interests and their use of technology.
Sep 10, 2010
The tacos at Taco Bell don’t taste exactly like the ones back home in the San Francisco Bay Area. But Brendan Pickering isn’t going to quibble when everything else about living in B.C. and studying at UBC’s Okanagan campus is “fantastic.”
UBC prof seeks corporate accountability.
Sep 10, 2010 - by By Simmi Puri, Faculty of Law
Students research how to make Vancouver a leader in sustainability.
Sep 10, 2010 - by By Ann Campbell and Madelen Ortega, UBC Sustainability Initiative
On June 1, members of the Association of Canadian Deans of Education (ACDE) signed an Accord on Indigenous Education. This accord was developed to create a respectful and inclusive education curriculum that reflects the needs of Aboriginal people.
Faculty and staff at UBC’s Okanagan campus have designed a new foundational mathematics course that uses an Aboriginal perspective in the application of basic math concepts.
Sep 10, 2010 - by By Jody Jacob
Asst. Prof. Eric Lagally and PhD students Tony Yang and Eric Ouellet have created a fun way to teach younger students and the general public about microfluidics using Jell-O®
Partners such as the Terrace Economic Development Agency and the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce helped broker relationships in their respective regions.
Sep 10, 2010 - by By Glenn Drexage, UBC Library
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