UBC Reports | October 24
Catching your breath
UBC researchers head to Croatia to study how elite free-divers stay underwater for 10 minutes at a time.
LATEST NEWS
Better transit, more facilities: Locals enjoy 2010 Winter Games benefits
Vancouver and Whistler residents enjoyed the biggest return after hosting the 2010 Winter Games but Canadians across the country also benefitted from a boost in pride and nationalism.
UBC Sauder School of Business to ramp up ethics and diversity initiatives
The UBC Sauder School of Business announced a series of measures today to help students better understand Aboriginal peoples and issues.
UBC welcomes the resumption of B.C. support for the Therapeutics Initiative
The University of British Columbia welcomes the decision by the B.C. Ministry of Health to resume its support for the Therapeutics Initiative, a project managed by members of the Faculty of Medicine.
Delayed gratification hurts climate change cooperation
Time is a huge impediment when it comes to working together to halt the effects of climate change, new research suggests.
EXPERT SPOTLIGHT
Keep your head in the game
Jane Roskams on what can be done to prevent head injuries in youth hockey.
OPINIONS
Universities must give up control
Universities must give up control UBC President Stephen Toope gives advice to other university leaders in a new Globe and Mail op-ed. Read more…
University gives students critical thinking, research skills
University leaders in B.C., including UBC president Stephen Toope, respond to a Vancouver Sun op-ed that argued students are graduating from school unequipped for the current job market.
We want children, but can’t afford daycare
We want children, but can’t afford daycare In today’s economy, raising children is a luxury, says UBC Prof. Marina Adshade. Read more …
ATHLETICS
UBC soccer player named a CIS Top Eight Academic All-Canadian
CIS selected UBC soccer player Paul Clerc as a Top Eight Academic All-Canadian for the 2012-2013 season.
UBC named host of the 2016 CIS men’s basketball Final 8
The best men's basketball teams in the CIS will converge on UBC for the Final Eight national championship tournament in 2016.
VIDEO
Cycles Trailer
A preview of Cycles, a new film based on research conducted at UBC will soon be used by the Vancouver School Board to get high school students talking about marijuana use.
