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UBC opens official IELTS test centre

UBC is now an official test centre for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS test is used as an assessment of the English language competence of students […]

Dec 13, 2012

UBC Opens Official IELTS Test Centre

The University of British Columbia is now an official test centre for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The Centre is conveniently located at the Continuing Studies Building on 2121 West Mall, UBC Point Grey campus.

Dec 13, 2012

UBC This Week 13-Dec-2012

  This is the last issue of UBC This Week for 2012. The next issue will come out on January 3. Happy Holidays! Recent UBC Media Releases Dec. 12 UBC […]

Dec 13, 2012

First-year engineers help not-for-profit organizations

First-year students from the School of Engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus spent the past semester creating fundraising ideas and project proposals for local not-for-profit organizations to support their engineering and […]

Dec 13, 2012

UBC Engineering student attends Global Youth Summit in London

UBC Engineering student Armin Rezaiean-Asel was one of 60 students selected from over 4,400 applicants worldwide who attended the Global Youth Summit in London on November 25 – December 1. […]

Dec 13, 2012

Collaborative research in prostate cancer technology

Mehdi Moradi, a specialist in imaging technologies, is working with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Urologic Sciences, and Vancouver Prostate Centre to develop a method […]

Dec 13, 2012

UBC prof named ACM fellow

Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) has named UBC’S Gregor Kiczales ACM Fellow for his contributions to aspect-oriented programming language design and implementation. For more info, click here.

Dec 13, 2012

UBC music alumna Diane Loomer remembered

Diane Loomer, a national and international figure in the music world and an alumnus of UBC School of Music, has passed away. Loomer was a UBC faculty member and received […]

Dec 13, 2012

UBC leads national study on HPV vaccine

Clinician-scientists in the Faculty of Medicine are leading a new study that seeks to determine whether two or three doses of the vaccine Gardasil provide similar protection against human papillomavirus […]

Dec 13, 2012

UBC filmmakers make Canada's Top Ten, Best Canadian Feature

UBC Master of Fine Arts alumna Bahar Noorizadeh’s film Lingo made Canada’s Top Ten list of Canadian short films for 2012. Noorizadeh wrote and directed Lingo as part of a […]

Dec 13, 2012

UBC members receive Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals

Marvin Westwood, a professor in the Department of Education has received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Westwood is one of the founders of the Veterans Transition Program, a […]

Dec 13, 2012

Hubert Lai appointed Queen’s counsel

UBC University Counsel Hubert Lai has been appointed the honorary title of Queen’s counsel, an honour conferred annually on members of the legal profession to recognize exceptional merit and contribution. […]

Dec 13, 2012

UBC experts comment on North Korea’s rocket launch

UBC experts on North Korea are available to comment on its launch of a rocket into space.

Dec 12, 2012

Violence in Mali threatening survival of endangered elephants

University of British Columbia and Oxford University researchers have revealed the secrets of survival of an endangered population of African elephant in the unforgiving Sahara desert. These animals have the biggest migration among elephants, the study finds, but recent violence in Mali may now be putting them at risk.

Dec 12, 2012

Single spill could wipe out economic gains from Northern Gateway

UBC researchers estimate losses of $300-million, cleanup costs of up to $9.6-billion.

Dec 11, 2012

Mussel goo inspires blood vessel glue

A University of British Columbia researcher has helped create a gel – based on the mussel’s knack for clinging to rocks, piers and boat hulls – that can be painted onto the walls of blood vessels and stay put, forming a protective barrier with potentially life-saving implications.

Dec 11, 2012

UBC experts available to comment on Enbridge, Keystone and Kinder Morgan pipeline debates

UBC researchers can provide expert commentary on three proposed pipeline projects that would carry Alberta bitumen to U.S. and foreign markets. Next week the Joint Review Panel of the National Energy Board re-opens hearings for the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.

Dec 7, 2012

UBC This Week 06-Dec-2012

Recent UBC Media Releases Dec. 6 UBC experts on all things holiday-related Dec. 5 UBC’s new Vancouver School of Economics to educate global economic policy leaders Dec. 4 Examiners tend […]

Dec 6, 2012

Asia Pacific Memo update: China’s Liberalizing Impact on Global Commodity Markets; Digital Generation in Papua New Guinea Emerges

Short text memos or video interviews on current issues in Asia and across the Pacific are published twice-weekly in the Asia Pacific Memo series. • China’s Liberalizing Impact on Global Commodity […]

Dec 6, 2012

Swirls Christmas Bakeshop available until December 20

The Swirls Christmas Bakeshop is now available until December 20, 2012. Orders for rum balls, gingerbread, mincemeat tarts, traditional Scottish shortbread, gluten free options and more can be placed here.

Dec 6, 2012