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Disputed asthma therapy has safe record in B.C.: UBC-VCH study

Disputed asthma therapy has safe record in B.C.: UBC-VCH study

A popular combination therapy that includes inhaled corticosteroids has been deemed safe by researchers. A popular combination asthma therapy dogged by safety concerns has not harmed British Columbians and should […]

Nov 26, 2013

UBC makes changes to strengthen sport review and reduce team uncertainty

UBC makes changes to strengthen sport review and reduce team uncertainty

The University of British Columbia needs to act now to ensure the future strength of its varsity programs, says Prof. Stephen J. Toope, president and vice chancellor.

Nov 26, 2013

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The harm and hypocrisy of bully politics

The harm and hypocrisy of bully politics Bullying is the new normal in Canadian politics, argues a PhD candidate in political science at UBC. Read more…

Nov 26, 2013

The search for intelligent plant life

The search for intelligent plant life

UBC Okanagan’s Susan Murch is among a group of scientists that believe plants may be more like animals than we think.

Nov 26, 2013

Google Earth images to estimate the number of fishing weirs along the Persian Gulf coast.

Google Earth reveals untold fish catches

Large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what’s being officially reported, according to the first investigation of fish catches from space.

Nov 26, 2013

Rising Giants at the Energy and Ecological Frontier: India and China Compared

Rising Giants at the Energy and Ecological Frontier: India and China Compared Tue Nov 26 2013, 12 PM – 2 PM UBC Robson Square Will the ecological and energy frontiers […]

Nov 26, 2013

Rising Giants at the Energy and Ecological Frontier: India and China Compared

Nov 26, 2013