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Local blood pressure program reduces hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease

Dr. Janusz Kaczorowski, professor and director, Research Office, UBC Dept. of Family Practice, recently published a study in the British Medical Journal demonstrating how the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP), […]

Feb 10, 2011

University Killam Professor – Prof. Sherrill Grace

The Board of Governors, on the recommendation of the President, has approved conferring the designation University Killam Professor on Prof. Sherrill Grace.  The designation recognizes exceptional members of faculty who […]

Feb 10, 2011

UBC named one of BC’s Top Employers in 2011

UBC has been named one of BC’s Top Employers in 2011, for the fifth consecutive year. “UBC is grateful for the professional and personal achievements of our faculty and staff, […]

Feb 10, 2011

Crisis in Egypt: UBC experts ready to comment

UBC experts are available to comment on the historic uprising in Egypt and its implications for the Middle East and beyond.

Feb 9, 2011

Student housing gets huge boost at UBC’s Vancouver campus

UBC’s Board of Governors this week dramatically increased opportunities for student housing on UBC’s Vancouver campus when it unanimously approved the formation of a Student Housing Financing Endowment.

Feb 8, 2011

On the safety of highrise buildings during an earthquake

What we need to do now is identify which of the privately owned buildings in B.C. are particularly vulnerable to collapse.

Feb 8, 2011 - by Perry Adebar

Single-cell marine predator’s unique survival mechanisms revealed: UBC research

University of British Columbia researchers have uncovered the unique survival mechanisms of a marine organism that may be tiny, but in some ways has surpassed sharks in its predatory efficiency.

Feb 8, 2011

Vol. 57 | No. 2

Feb 4, 2011

Highlights of UBC media coverage in January 2011

UBC Research Shrinking glaciers Glaciers in the European Alps could shrink by 75 per cent by the end of the century, according to new research conducted by scientists from UBC […]

Feb 4, 2011 - by Compiled by Heather Amos

Outtakes

Douglas Scott, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, led one of two Canadian teams in an international collaboration that recently unveiled results from the first detailed survey of the entire sky.

Feb 4, 2011

Student discovers allure of rural practice

“I’ve decided after graduating in June that I want to work in a rural area,” says Hameed. “From a dentistry perspective, the opportunities are amazing.” Currently in his fourth year of dentistry, Hameed hails from Baghdad and has lived most of his life in large cities including Vancouver, Toronto and London. However, last summer opened his eyes to new possibilities.

Feb 4, 2011 - by By Lorraine Chan

Postdoc zeros in on genes linked to psychiatric disorders

Like a detective zeroing in on the Mafia, Hideto Takahashi is piecing together clues to reveal how a family of genes may be the culprit of debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders.

Feb 4, 2011 - by By Brian Lin

The human touch: UBC to study green building inhabitants

If you build it, they will come.
But if you build a green building—one that aims to be environmentally responsible and resource-efficient—but people aren’t comfortable living or working in it, you risk falling short of your green goals.

Feb 4, 2011 - by By Salina Marshall

The value of vitamins

However wonderfully made, our bodies sometimes need extra help to keep healthy and strong.

Feb 4, 2011 - by By Lorraine Chan

Portal profiles UBC’s growing Aboriginal community

The University of British Columbia has launched a web portal with an emphasis on video to showcase the growing number of programs and opportunities for Aboriginal students and scholars at UBC.

Feb 4, 2011 - by By Basil Waugh

Helping teachers motivate kids to move

A new study will target teachers to inspire Canadian adolescents to get active.

Feb 4, 2011 - by By Heather Amos

Mapping the power of sunshine

Researchers find solar savings for North Vancouver home owners British Columbia is known for its rainy weather and dark winter months but that hasn’t stopped researchers in UBC’s Faculty of […]

Feb 4, 2011 - by By Heather Amos

First gene cloned at UBC’s Okanagan campus

Biology professor Soheil Mahmoud and his team of graduate researchers, PhD student Zerihun Demissie and MSc student Lukman Sarker, have cloned the first gene at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Feb 4, 2011 - by By Jody Jacob

UBC and China’s Modern Green Development partner to advance green building research

The University of British Columbia and Modern Green Development Co. Ltd. – one of China’s largest property developers – have entered into a strategic partnership to advance green building research […]

Feb 4, 2011

Arctic fisheries catches 75 times higher than previous reports: UBC research

University of British Columbia researchers estimate that fisheries catches in the Arctic totaled 950,000 tonnes from 1950 to 2006, almost 75 times the amount reported to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) during this period.

Feb 4, 2011