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Deborah Buszard appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal

UBC’s Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Prof. Deborah Buszard to lead UBC’s Okanagan campus as Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal. She will begin her five-year term on […]

Feb 9, 2012

Safety notice for UBC Vancouver’s campus

The University is committed to maintaining a safe campus environment and providing information in a timely manner. On Feb. 7, 2012, at around 9 p.m. a female walking on University […]

Feb 9, 2012

UBC researchers use Google Earth to verify Mediterranean fish farming data

The Great Wall of China is not the only thing you can see from space. Fish farming cages are clearly visible through Google Earth’s satellite images and University of British Columbia researchers have used them to estimate the amount of fish being cultivated in the Mediterranean.

Feb 8, 2012

UBC, UVIC experts to discuss the medicalization of female sexuality

Increasingly, women are being told they need a medical boost to fully enjoy sex.

Leading researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria will explore issues raised by Orgasm Inc, the hit documentary by Liz Canner about the drive for profits and the medicalization of sex.

Feb 8, 2012

CFI Dialogues at UBC Robson Square sheds light on early child development

Canada Foundation for Innovation Dialogues at UBC Robson Square presents Adele Diamond and Clyde Hertzman – a public lecture on early child development

Feb 7, 2012

New poll shows Canadians want to make family a priority

Canadians want to make family a priority – 85 per cent want to spend more time with their families and 60 per cent want governments to support policy changes that make it easier to raise a family, according to a national poll by McAllister Opinion Research about research led by University of British Columbia professor Paul Kershaw.

Feb 7, 2012

UBC experts available to comment on Dickens’ 200th birthday

One of the giants of English literature, Charles Dickens, was born 200 years ago on February 7, 1812. The author of such beloved works as David Copperfield and Tale of Two Cities, Dickens remains a potent literary touchstone and still speaks to audiences today. Marked by his own experience of child labour, Dickens was a tireless social campaigner. His books exposed the glaring inequalities of the Victorian age while capturing its hurly burly creative force.

Feb 6, 2012

UBC researchers discover key to immune cell’s ‘internal guidance' system; could lead to more efficient vaccines

University of British Columbia researchers have discovered the molecular pathway that enables receptors inside immune cells to find, and flag, fragments of pathogens trying to invade a host.

Feb 5, 2012

Deborah Buszard appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal for UBC’s Okanagan campus

The University of British Columbia Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Professor Deborah Buszard to lead UBC’s Okanagan campus as Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal. She will begin her five-year term on July 1, 2012.

Feb 3, 2012

UBC This Week 02-Feb-2012

  Recent UBC Media Releases Jan. 31 Student invention first to secure seed money from new UBC entrepreneurship fund Jan. 30 UBC releases additional information on animal research     […]

Feb 2, 2012

Rumana Monzur Songs Unsung fundraising concert

On Feb. 9, an evening of song will be held in honour of UBC graduate student Rumana Monzur. Last summer, Monzur was attacked and blinded by her former husband. The […]

Feb 2, 2012

Asia Pacific Memo update – South Korean Immigration / Malaysian Private Tutoring

Short text memos or video interviews on current issues in Asia and across the Pacific are published twice-weekly at http://www.asiapacificmemo.ca/ • Jan 31 – South Korea’s Immigrant Incorporation Strategy, by Nora […]

Feb 2, 2012

Help UBC name the new Learning Management System

UBC’s current Learning Management System (LMS), WebCT Vista has reached the end of its lifecycle. LMS is used for distance or campus-based courses to discuss course topics with other students […]

Feb 2, 2012

Tom Bennett Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser

Friends and family of Tom Bennett, BASc 2007 (1983-2010), will be holding a fundraiser for the scholarship in his memory. A silent auction, door prizes, 50/50 draw and raffle while […]

Feb 2, 2012

2012 Presidents Service Awards for Excellence: invitation for nominations

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to nominate UBC staff for the 2012 Presidents Service Awards for Excellence. The Awards are presented to UBC staff in recognition of excellence in […]

Feb 2, 2012

Aboriginal Oral Histories in the Courtroom: More Than a Matter of Evidence

A panel of experts in anthropology, law, literature, and indigenous studies will discuss critical questions relating to Aboriginal oral narratives as they are used in the courts, and reflect on […]

Feb 2, 2012

UNICEF launches first national Student Challenge

UNICEF Canada is launching the first national Student Challenge, a challenge for college and university students to become water champions by bringing sustainable water sources closer to those who need […]

Feb 2, 2012

E-Week: Feb. 5-11

This coming week, UBC engineers will participate in various activities and demonstrations of ingenuity. The occasional marching band or six-foot rubber ball bounding down the street followed by leagues of […]

Feb 2, 2012

Love! In the Library?

Rare Books and Special Collections is sending a valentine in the form of an exhibition – entitled Love! In the Library? – that examines how lovers speak to each other […]

Feb 2, 2012

Pink Viagra: UBC, UVIC experts to discuss the medicalization of sex

Increasingly women are being told they need a medical boost to fully enjoy sex. Leading researchers at UBC and the University of Victoria will explore issues raised by Orgasm Inc, […]

Feb 2, 2012