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Women’s cross country ranked No. 1 to open NAIA season

The UBC Thunderbirds women’s cross country team, the defending NAIA champions, will open the 2013 season ranked first.

Aug 28, 2013

How Verizon could shake up Canada’s wireless market

UBC Sauder School of Business Prof. Thomas Ross talks about US telecom Verizon’s interest in moving north and what it could mean to the Canadian industry

Aug 28, 2013

Drowning Pakistan: Humanitarian Assistance in a Troubles Space

Drowning Pakistan: Humanitarian Assistance in a Troubles Space June 12 – September 9 Liu Institute for Global Issues, 6476 NW Marine Dr. An installation exhibit set in post-flood Pakistan by […]

Aug 28, 2013

Drowning Pakistan: Humanitarian Assistance in a Troubles Space

Aug 28, 2013

Stopping prejudice in its tracks

A new campaign encourages students to challenge prejudice with one word: Really?

Aug 27, 2013 - by Brian Lin

UBC welcomes highly accomplished Class of 2017

UBC prepares to welcome 7,927 incoming first-year students it considers to be among the strongest it has enrolled.

Aug 27, 2013

Celebrated Canadian authors join UBC Creative Writing

New faculty members, a minor program, and a partnership to announce the Scotiabank Giller Prize nominations help mark the 50th anniversary of UBC’s creative writing program.

Aug 27, 2013

The Giller Prize goes west

In an exciting first, Creative Writing will co-host this year’s announcement of the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist with the Vancouver Writers Fest on Monday, September 16 at 8:00 a.m.

Aug 27, 2013

Why they came to UBC

Timothy Taylor didn’t study creative writing. He studied economics before getting an MBA from Queens. But after 20 years of extensive publication in literary fiction and journalism, he found the […]

Aug 27, 2013

Growing intercultural skills

The UBC Certificate in International Development, part of Continuing Studies, has received the 2013 International Program Excellence Award from UPCEA, The University Professional & Continuing Education Association.

Aug 26, 2013

What’s really needed to raise children: More time, higher incomes

Paul Kershaw, an expert on family policy and generational equity, writes that today’s parents are more squeezed for time, income and services than the predecessors.

Aug 26, 2013

How to battle bullying

From 2013: Shelley Hymel, a professor in Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, discusses what can be done to curb school bullying.

Aug 26, 2013

A home away from home for commuter students

UBC’s first collegium is designed to be a relaxing space where commuter students can spend time and socialize

Aug 26, 2013

Commons sense

The new Ponderosa Commons offers a unique mix of living and academic space that redefines campus residence.

Aug 26, 2013 - by Heather Amos

UBC and China’s Chongqing government sign landmark academic cooperation agreement

UBC has concluded an unprecedented, five-year strategic cooperation agreement with China’s Chongqing government.

Aug 26, 2013

Talk to kids to beat the back-to-school blues

Mindfulness techniques will reduce back-to-school jitters in children, according to a UBC professor. Kimberly Schonert-Reichel, a professor of applied developmental psychology, suggests children focus on the sounds they hear while […]

Aug 26, 2013

UBC Reports – August 22, 2013

Aug 22, 2013

UBC This Week 22-Aug-2013

Recent UBC Media Releases Aug 19 UBC Law names finalists for inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity Aug 21 Territorial behaviour at work can be a mistake Upcoming Event […]

Aug 22, 2013

Full-day drop-in support: Connect, course reserves and copyright

Faculty members and support staff are invited to come to the Connect All-Day Drop-in and talk to specialists from UBC Library and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. Participants can […]

Aug 22, 2013