UBC Reports | July 11, 2013
Against all odds
Two years after surviving a domestic attack that shocked the world, UBC student Rumana Monzur has defended her Master's thesis and been accepted to law school.
LATEST NEWS
Hippo pathway to better cancer treatment?
UBC researchers have discovered a potential new pathway to treat cancer by asking some odd questions about the size of animals.
Entrepreneurship for all
Sauder launches UBC-wide course focused on entrepreneurship and new venture creation.
UBC gears up for 2014 Special Olympics
The Special Olympics Canada Summer Games will take place at UBC Vancouver in 2014. Here are a few facts about the competition.
FEATURE STORIES
Eyes on the prize
Kinesiology grad Raymond Wong helped athletes prepare for the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games, which take place at UBC’s Vancouver campus in July 2014.
Dose of reality
UBC Okanagan nursing student Avneet Khela helped implement the Take Home Naloxone project, which has proven to save the lives of at-risk people.
EXPERT SPOTLIGHT
Q&A on the future of gold prices and the Canadian dollar
UBC Sauder School of Business prof. Werner Antweiler talks about the future of gold prices and the loonie.
Sarika Bose on the royal birth
UBC English professor and royal watcher Sarika Bose is in London as the birth of the future monarch of Britain nears.
Q&A on the UBC Grand Prix and the benefits of cycling
Sports medicine pioneer Dr. Jack Taunton talks about the UBC Grand Prix, which takes place on July 9, and his love of cycling.
OPINIONS
A vision for Canada’s foreign policy
A vision for Canada’s foreign policy Canada is losing its footing on foreign policy, according to a UBC doctoral student Read more…
Putting risks of cycling, walking and driving in context
Putting risks of cycling, walking and driving in context UBC Prof. Kay Teschke co-authors a piece on the risks and rewards of cycling. Read more…
FEATURE VIDEO
Because of occupational therapy
A group of UBC students try to answer the question: "What is occupational therapy?"
ATHLETICS
UBC race walkers give Canada its first medal at the Summer Universiade
UBC race walkers Inaki Gomez, Ben Thorne and Evan Dunfee take home bronze at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
