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Protecting HIV-exposed babies

Every year, approximately 1.5 million babies are born to HIV-infected mothers around the world. In South Africa, where as many as 30 per cent of women of childbearing age are HIV-positive, an estimated 300,000 HIV-Exposed but Uninfected (HEU) babies are born annually.

Nov 4, 2010 - by By Brian Lin

Diet anxiety can weaken bones

A fresh box of Timbits appear in the office kitchen. selects a chocolate and a honey glazed to go with Her colleague hovers over the treats, fretting and She pulls herself away, but returns later to claim Who enjoys better health?

Nov 4, 2010 - by By Lorraine Chan

Dean of inspiration

Gage Averill, the new dean of
UBC’s Faculty of Arts, can’t help but bring
a little rock-and-roll attitude with him.

Nov 4, 2010 - by By Basil Waugh

A new breed of road engineers

Current standards guiding highway design and planning stem from the 1950s when mobility and standardization rather than safety evaluation were priorities.

Nov 4, 2010

Building safer roads

Close calls on the road can do more than just smarten up bad drivers.

Nov 4, 2010 - by By Lorraine Chan

Let there be light

Naeem Mawji knew that many of his fellow Tanzanians did not have access to electricity. But, it wasn’t until he got to UBC and investigated the matter that he realized the extent of the problem.

Nov 4, 2010 - by By Heather Amos