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A new University of British Columbia study that asked U.S. conservatives and liberals to rate the most influential historical figures of the 20th Century finds that the two sides of America’s “culture wars” share a surprising level of common moral ground.
Nov 2, 2012
Recent UBC Media Releases Oct. 30 UBC experts comment on Nov. 6 U.S. election Oct. 29 UBC deans take one for the team: First to get flu shots from […]
Nov 1, 2012
Twice-weekly, Asia Pacific Memo publishes short text memos or video interviews on current issues in Asia and across the Pacific: http://www.asiapacificmemo.ca/ Most recent memos: • Asia in the World – Featuring […]
Associate Professor Sheryl Staub-French, Department of Civil Engineering, will give a seminar on research that was conducted in collaboration with computer scientists to study Building Information Modeling (BIM) implementation on […]
Former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan hosts a season of salons every year featuring short presentations by Vancouver’s leaders and thinkers. Each speaker will talk for seven minutes on a subject […]
Mehr Negar Mirvakili, supervised by Prof. Peter Englezos and Prof. Sawas Hatzikiriakos, won first place in the graduate student poster competition during the 62nd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference held in […]
Construction of UBC Library’s multi-service desk on the third floor of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre began on Oct. 30. The project, part of a number of changes underway […]
UBC Civil Engineering professor Jonathan Fannin received the 2012 Geosynthetics Division Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) for his contribution to the application of geosynthetics in civil, geotechnical and […]
Dr. Bruce McManus has been named a 2012 recipient of a Alumni Achievement Award by the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) Alumni Association for his contributions to cardiovascular research […]
Parkinson Society Canada has awarded research grants to two faculty members and two post-doctoral fellows in the Faculty of Medicine. Doris Doudet, professor in the Division of Neurology, received $45,000 […]
UBC Law is hosting an exhibition that tells the story of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry. The inquiry, held in the Northwest Territories in the early ‘70s, has been recognized […]
Mitacs Globalink student Vicky Liu is working with Professor Victor C.M. Leung of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to develop a smartphone application that will display a user’s […]
UBC spin-off company Lionsgate Technologies Inc. is preparing to launch a software application, developed by two UBC professors, that transforms smartphones, tablets and laptops into mobile medical diagnostic tools capable […]
Highlights of UBC media coverage in October 2012
Nov 1, 2012 - by Heather Amos
Ben Pong took a leave of absence to serve in Afghanistan and South Sudan. He shares his thoughts in memory of fallen comrades and civilian victims.
Tbirds got a taste of NHL big time with ‘Bieksa’s Buddies”
Nov 1, 2012 - by Wilson Wong
Four students from UBC’s Okanagan campus are figuring out how to get residents from a Vernon, B.C., neighbourhood to park their cars and get active.
Nov 1, 2012 - by Jody Jacob
Prof. Judith Daniluk is addressing a gap in accurate online fertility information with a new web site: www.myfertilitychoices.com.
UBC researchers have created a video game to help community members prepare for the impacts of climate change.
Nov 1, 2012 - by Basil Waugh
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