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Medical student wins UBC Library’s 2011 Innovative Dissemination of Research Award

Dimas Yusuf, a second-year UBC medical student, is this year’s recipient of UBC Library’s Innovative Dissemination of Research Award. Yusuf’s submission Transcription Factor Encylopedia (TFe), is a wiki-based software system […]

UBC Engineering announces Alumni Achievement Award 2011 winners

The Faculty of Applied Science announces its Alumni Achievement Award 2011 winners. UBC Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award—Eric Newell UBC Engineering Community Service Award—Paul Geyer UBC Engineering Young Alumnus Award—Robin Farnworth […]

Institute of Asian Research announces honorary professor, Earl Drake

The Institute of Asian Research (IAR) announces Prof. Earl Drake as their new honorary professor.  He will be completing a biography of a Javanese princess circa 1274 to 1350 and […]

Engineering faculty receive Year of science Legacy Awards

Ten researchers from UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science recently received funding for their projects through the province’s Natural Resources and Applied Sciences Endowment, which builds research and development, advanced training, […]

SPPH faculty win national population and public health awards

UBC School of Population and Public Health faculty members represented three of the four research milestones that were recently awarded Population and Public Health Research Milestone awards by the Canadian […]

Medicine profs receive Mentored Clinician Scientist Awards

Ka Wai Cheung, clinical assistant professor in the Dept. of Emergency Medicine, and Noah Silverberg, clinical instructor in the Dept. of Medicine, have won Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute’s 2011 Mentored Clinician […]

School of Journalism director appointed Faculty of Arts Associate Dean, Communications and Strategy

UBC Graduate School of Journalism director Mary Lynn Young will take on the portfolio of Associate Dean, Communications and Strategy, in the Faculty of Arts, effective July 1, 2011.  She […]

Students, faculty, alumni from UBC Creative Writing Program make CBC Literary Awards finals

Six students, faculty and alumni from the UBC Creative Writing Program have made the CBC Literary Awards finalists. One of Canada’s most competitive and prestigious awards to writers, the awards […]

UBC United Way campaign receives Quantum Leap Giving Award

The 2010 UBC Community United Way Campaign won the United Way Quantum Leap Giving Award.  This award is presented to an organization and its employees who dramatically increased their giving […]

On rising gas prices

We don’t import oil from the Middle East, Libya in particular, but Canadian producers are going to pursue the same world price of oil they get in other countries.

Asia Pacific Memo update: Comparing Tahrir Square 2010 and Tiananmen Square 1989 / Is China the Next Domino?

The Institute of Asian Research (IAR)’s Asia Pacific Memo features accessible scholarly knowledge about contemporary Asia. They publish short text memos or video interviews every Tuesday and Thursday, at http://www.asiapacificmemo.ca/ […]

Applied Science events at Celebrate Research Week

What does the future with climate change, clean energy and low-carbon neighbourhoods look like?  How can we prevent broken necks in football and hockey? What do women have to do […]

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases Mar. 3: “David and Goliath” viruses shed light on the origin of jumping genes: UBC study Mar. 1: Two UBC researchers receive Killam Research Fellowships Mar. […]

PWIAS public lecture series

The Wall Exchange presents a new public lecture series which will bring prominent writers, researchers, and humanitarians to Vancouver.  It will kick off on May 3 featuring pioneering scientific researcher […]

Annual Distinguished Neuroethics Lecture at UBC

The 2011 Distinguished Lecture at this year’s Brain Awareness Week Neuroethics event at UBC will be delivered by Dr. Remi Quirion, vice dean and professor of psychiatry, McGill University, and […]

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder focus of international UBC conference

The prevalence, costs and prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are the focus of more than 1,000 participants from 14 countries during March 2-5.   Convened by UBC Interprofessional Continuing […]

UBC Law revamps LL.M. (common law) degree for foreign-trained lawyers

UBC Faculty of Law recently revamped its LL.M. Common Law degree to create an opportunity for foreign-trained lawyers to practice law in Canada. This year-long, course-based professional LL.M. program provides […]

UBC launches iPhone app

UBC’s first iPhone app is now available for download.  Students, faculty, staff and prospective students will be able to access up-to-date event information and news from around campus.  The app […]

Researchers awarded Garner Killam Fellowships at UBC

UBC chemist Prof. Chris Orvig and evolutionary biologist Prof. Dolph Schulter have been awarded 2011 Killam Research Fellowships, among Canada’s most distinguished research awards. The funded research will focus on the […]