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UBC engineer appointed Distinguished Scholar in Residence

Chemical and Biological Engineering professor James Feng has been appointed a Distinguished Scholar in Residence by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies for 2014-15. Feng holds a Canada Research […]

Jul 25, 2013

John Friedmann Award creation honours UBC planning prof

School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) honorary professor John Friedmann has been honoured by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) with the creation of the John Friedmann […]

Jul 25, 2013

Applied Science and CMC Microsystems open new Adaptive Microsystems Lab

UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science and CMC Microsystems have opened an innovative new microsystems research lab called the Adaptive Microsystems Laboratory, or “AdaMist”. The facility is now part of the […]

Jul 25, 2013

SALA Master of Urban Design degree to start in 2014

The B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education has approved the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture’s (SALA) proposed Master of Urban Design program. This master’s program will be unique in British […]

Jul 25, 2013

CREST.BD Network receives CIHR grant

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

Jul 25, 2013

HELP researchers among team to receive Brain Canada Grant

Human Early Learning Partnership’s (HELP) Michael Kobor, W. Thomas Boyce and the late Clyde Hertzman are among a team of researchers who have received $1.5 million in inaugural funding from […]

Jul 25, 2013

UBC rowers earn fifth-place finishes at the U23 World Championships

UBC rowers earn fifth-place finishes at the U23 World Championships

UBC Thunderbirds competing at the 2013 World Rowing Under 23 Championships earned fifth-place finishes for Canada.

Jul 25, 2013

Stark contrast

Stark contrast

Women in rural areas have less access to abortion services than their urban counterparts, says UBC’s Dr. Wendy Norman.

Jul 25, 2013 - by Brian Lin

Evidence trumps ideology over public health benefits of Insite

Evidence trumps ideology over public health benefits of Insite

Evidence trumps ideology over public health benefits of Insite A large body of evidence demonstrates that Insite and similar programs are effective in reducing harms associated with drug use, say […]

Jul 25, 2013

Left: An oyster covered in green lesions caused by Denman Island disease. Right: A close-up look at the Mikrocytos mackini parasite. (UBC/Department of Fisheries and Oceans)

Captured: Mysterious oyster killers

UBC researchers have apprehended tiny, elusive parasites that have plagued oysters from B.C. to California.

Jul 25, 2013

“Neither/Nor, Both/And” New Works by Clare Yow

“Neither/Nor, Both/And” New Works by Clare Yow July 3 – July 30, All day Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Local artist Clare Yow’s exhibition of photographs and small sculptural works […]

Jul 25, 2013

UBC Okanagan engineers assist Penticton with energy reduction goals

UBC Okanagan engineers assist Penticton with energy reduction goals

The City of Penticton will get a helping hand from UBC’s Okanagan campus to reach its goal of reducing corporate greenhouse gas emissions.

Jul 24, 2013

Three UBC recruits help Vancouver Whitecaps to World Youth Cup championship

Three UBC recruits help Vancouver Whitecaps to World Youth Cup championship

Three UBC recruits helped the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite to the 2013 Gothia World Youth Cup.

Jul 24, 2013

Heppner to host Saturday Afternoon at the Opera

Heppner to host Saturday Afternoon at the Opera

Renowned Canadian tenor and UBC alum Ben Heppner takes his talents to CBC Radio.

Jul 24, 2013

Nutrition Seminar: Antidiabetic effects of Porcine and Fish Skin Gelatin Hydrolysates Evaluated by Animal Experiments

Nutrition Seminar: Antidiabetic effects of Porcine and Fish Skin Gelatin Hydrolysates Evaluated by Animal Experiments Wed Jul 24, 4 PM Room 300, FNH Building Prof. Kuo-Chinag Hsu from Taiwan’s China […]

Jul 24, 2013

Waste Water into Wine: An Idea for Producing More Phosphorus

Don Mavinic, a UBC civil engineering professor, is turning waste water into environmentally-friendly fertilizer, reports National Geographic. Mavinic and his research associate, Fred Koch, have figured out a way to […]

Jul 24, 2013

Q&A on medical ethics

Q&A on medical ethics

Prof. Anita Ho tackles complex ethical matters such as assisted suicide, in vitro fertilization and private healthcare.

Jul 23, 2013

Starving children, withholding information was horrific policy

Starving children, withholding information was horrific policy

Starving children, withholding information was horrific policy Two UBC professors are speaking out on the news that the Canadian government conducted nutrition experiments on residential school children in the 1940s. […]

Jul 23, 2013

Guardian offers reasons to be cheerful about digital

Guardian offers reasons to be cheerful about digital

Guardian offers reasons to be cheerful about digital Alfred Hermida, Associate Professor at UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism, says the  latest annual results from the UK’s Guardian suggest that its digital strategy […]

Jul 22, 2013

Rod McCormick on nutritional experiments at residential schools

Rod McCormick on nutritional experiments at residential schools

Rod McCormick is “not surprised” by recent revelations and thinks the government should make amends by funding Aboriginal health researchers.

Jul 22, 2013