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UBC This Week 18-Jul-2013

  Recent UBC Media Releases Jul 18 Tree detectives unravel the mystery of B.C.’s forests Jul 17 Sex and BC East Asian teenagers Upcoming Event Highlights  Jul 19 Blueberry Fest […]

Jul 18, 2013

Rehabilitation Sciences student named “Rising Star” by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Bita Imam, a PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences, has received the 2013 Rising Star Award from Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. The award recognizes her research achievements and volunteer work. […]

Jul 18, 2013

Family Practice resident wins breast cancer fellowship

Olivia Tseng, a PhD student with UBC’s Interdisciplinary Oncology Program, has been awarded a Telus-Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Fellowship to investigate how interactions with family physicians can improve care for […]

Jul 18, 2013

Computer team wins Paper Award

Computer Science professor Nando de Freitas, graduate students Ziyu Wang, Masrour Zoghi, David Matheson and postdoc Frank Hutter received the 2013 IJCAI Distinguished Paper Award for their work on ‘Bayesian […]

Jul 18, 2013

Pharmaceutical Sciences members share research findings

Dr. Mary De Vera was recently invited by the B.C. Medical Journal to blog about medication non-adherence. To read more, click here. Dr. Corey Nislow was interviewed about his work […]

Jul 18, 2013

Nursing professor's new book looks at science in nursing

School of Nursing associate professor Bernie Garrett‘s new book Science and Modern Thought in Nursing: Pragmatism & Praxis for Evidence-based Practice presents a pragmatic approach to the philosophy of nursing […]

Jul 18, 2013

Mechanical engineer receives 2013 NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement

Mechanical Engineering professor James Olson, Director of the Pulp and Paper Centre, is among 125 applicants to receive an NSERC Discover Accelerator Supplement to support his research program “Towards an […]

Jul 18, 2013

Crest.BD group receives CIHR grant

The Crest.BD network has secured a Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Knowledge to Action grant for $200,000. Titled “Like a ship that’s always righting itself: Self-management of bipolar disorder, […]

Jul 18, 2013

Architecture bursary honours alumnus Ronald B. Howard

Local architect Ronald B. Howard contributed to the architectural design of Vancouver during the second half of the twentieth century through his work on the Kitsilano Pool, the Langara College […]

Jul 18, 2013

Engineering professors assist Penticton with energy reduction goals

UBC Okanagan engineering professors Rehan Sadiq and Kasun Hewage are working with the City of Penticton to help the municipality make city-owned buildings more energy-efficient. Life-cycle analysis by the two […]

Jul 18, 2013

UBC professor named IEEE Signal Processing Society president-elect

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Rabab Ward will serve as 2014-2015 Signal Processing Society (SPS) president-elect. She succeeds Alex Acero of Microsoft who will become president in 2014. SPS is […]

Jul 18, 2013

2013 Summer Universiade comes to a close

2013 Summer Universiade comes to a close

Canada took home 16 medals from the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, finishing 15th overall.

Jul 18, 2013

Star light, star bright

Star light, star bright

UBC astronomers have used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to discover new insights into the formation of the Milky Way.

Jul 18, 2013

Card sharks

Card sharks

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum has produced a professionally printed deck of its popular open-source Phylo card game.

Jul 18, 2013