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Best and brightest of UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences recognized at annual Dean's Reception

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC celebrated the achievements of both students and Faculty members at the annual Dean’s Reception on May 31, 2011. Held after Spring Graduation ceremonies, […]

Jun 9, 2011

Alumnus wins the Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Pearl Award

Journalist and photographer Hugo Passarello Luna, a graduate of UBC, was awarded the Daniel Pearl Award from the Wall Street Journal and Sciences Po Paris for his article “In a […]

Jun 9, 2011

UBC Pharmacy grad Charles Au wins Silver Governor General’s Academic Medal

Recent UBC graduate Charles Au, BSc(Pharm)’11, was presented with the Silver Governor General’s Academic Medal at Spring Congregation on May 31, 2011. Governor General’s Academic Medals have been awarded to […]

Jun 9, 2011

Sony licenses television technology developed at UBC

Sony Corporation has licensed High Dynamic Range image technology, a technology developed by a team of UBC researchers led by physicist Lorne Whitehead, for select Sony LCD televisions with LED […]

Jun 9, 2011

UBC engineers inducted as Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellows

UBC professors Thomas Oxland (Mechanical Engineering) and Robert Schober (Electrical & Computer Engineering) have been inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) in recognition of their distinguished […]

Jun 9, 2011

UBC’s University Librarian honoured by University of Ottawa

Ingrid Parent, UBC’s University Librarian, will receive an honorary doctorate on June 11, 2011 from the University of Ottawa as part of its 190th convocation. Parent, who came to UBC […]

Jun 9, 2011

Patti Janssen wins Distinguished Alumni Award

Patti Janssen, an associate professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, won the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Washington’s School of Public Health. The Award […]

Jun 9, 2011

MOA’s Haida House Project receives Award of Honour from Heritage BC

The rehabilitation of the Haida House at the Museum of Anthropology has received an Award of Honour from the Heritage BC Award Program. The award recognizes the Museum of Anthropology, […]

Jun 9, 2011

Helen M. Burt newly appointed UBC Associate Vice President, Research & International

UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Helen M. Burt has recently been appointed to the position of UBC Associate Vice President, Research & International, effective September 1, 2011. She will be assuming this […]

Jun 9, 2011

UBC earns five CCAE Prix d’Excellence awards

UBC was awarded five awards from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) through the Prix d’Excellence program. UBC’s Public Affairs Office won gold in three categories and […]

Jun 9, 2011

UBC takes part in World IPv6 Day with trial run

UBC took part in a trial to adopt Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) on June 8, 2011, World IPv6 Day. UBC was one of a number of universities in British […]

Jun 9, 2011

Wesley Pue is new Provost of UBC's Okanagan campus

Wesley Pue has been appointed Provost and Vice Principal of UBC’s Okanagan campus. The UBC Board of Governors approved Pue’s appointment for a five-year term effective July 1, 2011. Pue […]

Jun 9, 2011

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases June 9: UBC energy conversion saves $4 million a year, cuts GHGs June 3: UBC awarded $4.9-million from NSERC to support young researchers Upcoming Event Highlights […]

Jun 9, 2011

UBC energy conversion saves $4 million a year, cuts GHGs

A new $85-million UBC district energy system will dramatically reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption while advancing clean energy research and development opportunities on campus.

Jun 9, 2011