UBC Reports | October 10

Definitive imaging study finds no link between venous narrowing and multiple sclerosis

A UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health study calls into question a controversial theory that MS is associated with a disorder proponents call chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

LATEST NEWS

UBC archeologists help discover mystery Stone Age tribe

UBC archeologists have helped to uncover the last known group of hunter-gatherers in Central Europe.

Genes predispose some people to focus on the negative

A new study finds that some people are genetically predisposed to see the world darkly.

Crowdsourcing Seahorses: New smartphone app offers hope for seahorse science and conservation

New iSeahorse app harnesses the power of ‘citizen scientists’ to protect seahorses from overfishing and other threats.

FEATURE STORIES

A garden in exile

A group of Mayan refugees manage a traditional garden on the UBC Farm called the Maya in Exile Garden.

Give a little – gain a whole lot more

By contributing to UBC’s United Way fundraising campaign, staff and faculty help prevent childhood poverty, bullying and senior isolation

EXPERT SPOTLIGHT

The bear truth about hibernation

Bill Milsom explains the urge to sleep through the winter as hibernation season sets in for bears and other animals.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month leaves LGBT community out of the conversation

Mary Bryson on how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities experience breast and gynecological cancers.

OPINIONS

What doctor shortage?

What doctor shortage? UBC professors Morris Barer and Robert Evans say Canada needs to give doctors the training, expertise and resources so they can find work where they are most […]