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UBC prof receives 2012 Significant Body of Work award by the Queer Studies Special Interest Group

Prof. Mary Bryson, Language and Literacy Education, has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Significant Body of Work award by the Queer Studies Special Interest Group (SIG) of […]

Mar 14, 2013

UBC Science professor wins research support from Canadian Safety and Security Program

Roland Stull, a professor in the UBC Dept. of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS), has won research support from the Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP), announced March 12, […]

Mar 14, 2013

Clyde Hertzman Celebration of Life

The family of Clyde Hertzmann and the UBC Human Early Learning Partnership invites the community to a memorial to celebrate Hertzmann’s life. Family and colleagues of Hertzmann have established the […]

Mar 14, 2013

Largest number of medical residents to be trained in British Columbia

A record number of medical school graduates from across Canada will soon commence their residency training at teaching hospitals and clinics around the province through University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine’s postgraduate medical education program.

Mar 14, 2013

$30M partnership of Canadian, Indian institutions officially launched at UBC

Media are invited to attend the official launch of the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability (IC-IMPACTS), a $30-million partnership among three Canadian universities and 11 leading institutions and state and industry partners in India to tackle urgent issues in both countries.

Mar 12, 2013

Friend or foe: Babies choose sides early

Babies have a dark side under their cute exteriors, according to UBC study that finds infants as young as nine months embrace those who pick on individuals who are different from them.

Mar 12, 2013

Ready. Set. Go. The Three Minute thesis is back

UBC holds the Three Minute Thesis competition, where graduate students condense their thesis into a three-minute talk.

Mar 11, 2013

UBC This Week 07-Mar-2013

  Recent UBC Media Releases Mar. 6 Drugs targeting blood vessels may be candidates for treating Alzheimer’s Mar. 5 UBC members recognized in Life Sciences BC awards Upcoming Event Highlights […]

Mar 7, 2013

Wyman Lecture and Killam Conversation 2013: Rethinking Relationships between Teaching, Learning and Art

At the Wyman Lecture and Killam Conversation for 2013 titled Rethinking Relationships between Teaching, Learning and Art, Professor Rita L. Irwin and Associate Professor Donal O’Donoghue of Art Education will […]

Mar 7, 2013

Robson Reading Series: Andrew Kaufman, Barry Webster and Camille Martin

The Robson Reading Series presents three writers at its upcoming event featuring novelists Andrew Kaufman and Barry Webster, and poet Camille Martin. These authors will read from their latest works […]

Mar 7, 2013

UBC’s Three-Minute Thesis Competition, Semi-Final and Final Rounds

UBC’s third annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition has kicked off with more than 80 graduate students competing in faculty and department organized heats over four weeks of competition. Next […]

Mar 7, 2013

Refurbished Learning Centre space opens

The expanded Learning Commons is now open on the third floor of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre with pavilions for learning support programs including the Writing Centre, AMS Tutoring […]

Mar 7, 2013

Know Your Birth Control Rights video premieres at Pharmaceutical Sciences Celebrate Research event

On March 4, 2013, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences debuted Know Your Birth Control Rights, a video project led by Dr. Judith Soon, assistant professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Jean Shoveller, […]

Mar 7, 2013

UBC researcher receives national innovation award

UBC Mechanical Engineering professor Yusuf Altintas and industry partner Pratt & Whitney Canada have won a Synergy Award for Innovation from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada […]

Mar 7, 2013

UBC engineers honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada

UBC Materials Engineering professor and associate dean of research and graduate studies Akram Alfantazi and Civil Engineering professor Jonathan Fannin will be inducted as Fellows of the Engineering Institute of […]

Mar 7, 2013

Davis Cup tennis tickets on sale

Tickets to the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarter-finals between Canada and Italy are on sale now. This is the first time Team Canada will play in the quarter-finals of […]

Mar 7, 2013

UBC members recognized in Life Sciences BC awards

Members of the UBC community are recognized in the 2013 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards. LifeSciences B.C. is a not-for-profit industry association that supports and represents the greater life sciences community […]

Mar 7, 2013

UBC 31st in global reputation rankings

UBC ranks 31st among the world’s top universities in the 2013 Times Higher Education Reputation Rankings, one of only three Canadian institutions to make the top 100 list. This is […]

Mar 7, 2013

Drugs targeting blood vessels may be candidates for treating Alzheimer’s

University of British Columbia researchers have successfully normalized the production of blood vessels in the brain of mice with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by immunizing them with amyloid beta, a protein widely associated with the disease.

Mar 6, 2013

Vol. 59 | No. 3

Mar 6, 2013