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Engineering grad completes kayaking voyage and raises 17K for clean energy research

Engineering graduate Sean McBeath, along with competitive kayakers Dion Maxwell and Liam Fisher, successfully paddled from Victoria to Vancouver (135km) on July 20 and raised more than $17,000 for clean […]

Aug 8, 2013

UBC recognized at SCUP conference awards

UBC received a special designation by the Society for College and University Planning’s (SCUP) Awards at the SCUP conference in San Diego last week. UBC’s entry UBC Sustainability Initiative was […]

Aug 8, 2013

History prof named McLean Chair in Canadian Studies

UBC history professor Tina Loo is the new 2013-2015 Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies. Development and displacement, the subject of her McLean lectures, is further explored in […]

Aug 8, 2013

The Language of Reconciliation

The Language of Reconciliation

A diverse group of elders gather at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology, located on traditional Musqueam territory, to discuss reconciliation.

Aug 8, 2013

Children’s charade on Point Grey Road finally ends

Children’s charade on Point Grey Road finally ends

Children’s charade on Point Grey Road finally ends UBC’s Henry Yu says the 23 “Children Playing” signs along Vancouver’s Point Grey Road send a powerful message about disparity.

Aug 8, 2013

Q&A on sex work laws

Q&A on sex work laws

Professor Becki Ross says decriminalizing the sex trade could lead to a safer industry governed by the workers themselves.

Aug 8, 2013

Stirring Minds Speaker Series: Joseph Dunne

Stirring Minds Speaker Series: Joseph Dunne Thu Aug 8 2013, 2 PM – 4:30 PM Purcell Residences, Okanagan campus Joseph Dunn, the principal lecturer in education and head of human […]

Aug 8, 2013

Quantum leap

Quantum leap

Prof. George Sawatzky says UBC physicists are helping develop quantum materials that will usher in the next generation of information technology.

Aug 7, 2013 - by Eric Mills

Whac-A-Mole; sci-fi robot edition

Whac-A-Mole; sci-fi robot edition

Autonomous robots designed by UBC engineering students will go head to head in a “whac-a-mole” competition at the 13th Annual UBC Engineering Physics Robot Competition.

Aug 7, 2013

Putting TransLink on the right and fast track will benefit city

Putting TransLink on the right and fast track will benefit city

Sauder School of Business Prof. Michael A Goldberg says TransLink can boost B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s jobs and competitiveness initiative

Aug 6, 2013

Year of Indigenous Education “Finale and Next Steps”

Year of Indigenous Education “Finale and Next Steps” Tue Aug 6 2013, 12 PM – 2:30 PM First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall A distinguished panel on the future of […]

Aug 6, 2013

Marine life outracing land animals toward cooler habitats

Marine life outracing land animals toward cooler habitats

Marine species are migrating toward the poles as much as 12 times faster than land-based species as a result of the warming climate, according to a new study.

Aug 4, 2013

Dosanjh signs pro deal with FC Edmonton

Dosanjh signs pro deal with FC Edmonton

Gagan Dosanjh signed a professional contract with FC Edmonton Thursday and will not be returning to the UBC Thunderbirds.

Aug 2, 2013

Q&A on bug bite protection

Q&A on bug bite protection

Prof. Murray Isman on natural ways to keep the bugs away during the dog days of summer.

Aug 2, 2013

ELI International Night: A Great Gatsby Soiree

ELI International Night: A Great Gatsby Soiree Fri Aug 2, 2013, 7 PM – 12 AM Student Union Building Ballroom Students are invited to International Night; a once-per-session big event […]

Aug 2, 2013

UBC Reports – August 1, 2013

UBC Reports – August 1, 2013

Aug 1, 2013

UBC This Week 01-Aug-2013

  Recent UBC Media Releases Jul 31 One size doesn’t fit all: Ethnic birth weight chart better for infant care Jul 30 Global study ranks world’s most efficient airports  Jul […]

Aug 1, 2013

Why accessible playgrounds matter

Nursing professor Jennifer Baumbusch was recently interviewed by Accessible Media Inc. about accessible playgrounds for children with disabilities. To watch the video, click here.

Aug 1, 2013

elementslab featured in Spacing Vancouver

elementslab, a research group within the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, is providing insight into the urban design and planning process. Magazine blog Spacing Vancouver covers the work […]

Aug 1, 2013

UBC graduate student earns $70,000 grant to study water quality

Nilufar Islam, a PhD candidate who earned her master’s degree in civil engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus in 2010, recently won the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship grant from […]

Aug 1, 2013