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UBC and the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility (CHHM) will host Dr. Steven Blair, an international physical activity expert and scholar, during the week of August 27. Blair will […]
Aug 22, 2013
The theme of this year’s Electrical and Computer Engineering 375/474, a computer-based instrumental design laboratory, is robotic search and rescue. Instructed by Prof. Paul Lusina, students had to build an […]
Mechanical Engineering doctoral student Matthew Pan is the 2013 recipient of the Motion Metrics/ Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) Graduate Scholarship. The $5,000 annual award is granted […]
Nicolas Dragojlovic, a science communication and policy researcher, has joined the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences as a postdoctoral student to study the impact of moral arguments on societal values for […]
Co-edited by Civil Engineering professor Don Mavinic, the Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science (JEES) will be re-launched this year by The Institution of Civil Engineers. Former director of the […]
Five faculty members from UBC have been awarded grants by the Arthritis Society, B.C. and Yukon Division. Totaling over one million dollars over the next four years, the funding will […]
UBC has released its undergraduate 2014 viewbook for prospective students, You Are UBC. The book offers future students a look into life at both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses through […]
There are fears over the future of some varsity programs at UBC as the athletics and recreation department implement a new competitive sports model. “At this point, it’s not a […]
Breast cancer risk assessment and prevention Thu Aug 22 2013, 12 PM – 1 PM Henry Angus Building, Room 234, 2053 Main Mall Lifestyle counsellor, Bonnie McCoy, leads an interactive […]
Large emergency exercises like the one that took place on UBC’s Vancouver campus on June 18 help first responders develop strategies they’ll hopefully never use
Aug 21, 2013 - by Basil Waugh
UBC clinical instructor Tanya Leung offers advice on what to pack in your child’s lunch.
Aug 21, 2013
From 2013: Darran Fernandez of UBC Enrolment Services on how to manage student finances in the most expensive city in Canada.
[a]drift May 9 – Aug 25 Beaty Biodiversity Museum, 2212 Main Mall [map] Edith Krause presents [a]drift – a visual art exhibition merging the worlds of art and science – showcasing […]
Guarding your turf at the office? It may be better to give up ownership over projects and ideas than risk your reputation, says a forthcoming study from the UBC’s Sauder School of Business.
More newly graduated doctors will be completing their training in communities outside of Vancouver.
Aug 20, 2013 - by Daniel Presnell
Ben Chow won gold in beach volleyball and was named Team B.C.’s flag bearer for the closing ceremonies of the Canada Games.
Aug 20, 2013
A recent critique of B.C.’s carbon tax was rife with errors, says UBC Political Science Professor Kathryn Harrison.
A field course in India taught Joanna Lee the challenges of conservation in the developing world.
Aug 19, 2013
From 2013: Tanya Leung, a dietitian and clinical instructor for UBC’s Food, Health and Nutrition program, offers advice on what foods will best help your child thrive at school.
Anna Hazare, Dr. Sima Samar and Global Witness are finalists for the inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity.
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