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Safe passage for tankers? Emeritus professors Alan Lewis and Stephen Pond say more study needed on oil tankers traffic Read more…
Jun 19, 2013
Any activity that involves going head first with speed. Riding a mountain bike outside of your limits can also be dangerous.
Are thrill seekers hardwired to take risks? PhD candidate Cynthia Thomson studies the role of genetics, psychology and other factors in extreme athletes.
Jun 19, 2013 - by Heather Amos
Cisco Tech Talk: Tales Of Adoption And Agility Through Iteration And Innovation Wed Jun 19, 3 – 4 PM ICCS X836 Computer Sciences Boardroom, 2366 Main Mall This talk will […]
Honorary degree recipient Patrick Lane’s moving convocation address.
Jun 17, 2013
One is that someone who suffers a concussion should be roused from sleep. Q&A with Dr. Shelina Babul.
Three Thunderbirds have been named to the preliminary list of track and field athletes who will represent B.C. at the 2013 Canada Summer Games.
Social media and the 2011 Vancouver riots Sociologist Christopher Schneider shares his research insights. Read more…
With the same technology that carries tunes through the airwaves into your old AM/FM radio, Stavros Avramidis decontaminates wood. It’s a new solution to an old problem.
Jun 17, 2013 - by Heather Amos
Recent UBC Media Releases Jun 13 First major study of suicide motivations to advance prevention Jun 12 New imaging technique holds promise for speeding MS research Jun 11 Retailers […]
Jun 13, 2013
Learn more about how robots and humans can work together from mechanical engineering professor Elizabeth Croft. Date: June 13 Time: 7 p.m. Place: H.R. Macmillan Space Centre Info: http://www.spacecentre.ca/women-in-science
Mechanical engineering masters student Seth Gilchrist received the Dr. Margaret H. Hines Award for Best Poster Presentation at the 9th Annual Injury Biomechanics Symposium (IBS) held at Ohio State University […]
Suzanne Idle, a second-year UBC Master of Health Administration (MHA) student, is one of six of Canada’s top emerging health care professionals who were awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Award […]
Computer Science professor David Poole has received the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes a lifetime of scientific excellence and outstanding contributions to the field of […]
Dr. Brian Cairns from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is one of three recipients of the 2012 Pfizer Canada Pain Research Awards. The awards provide funding grants to outstanding research […]
UBC Reports | June 13, 2013
Deborah Money, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, received the 2013 Woman of Distinction Award in the Technology, Science and Research category from the YWCA Metro Vancouver. […]
Next week on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, the RCMP are conducting a large-scale emergency exercise on our Vancouver campus from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Most of the campus will […]
SONGFIRE Festival: Folk Songs and Romances June 13, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Barnett Hall, UBC School of Music, 6361 Memorial Rd. Singing and piano performances as part of the Vancouver […]
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