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UBC announces initial sport review results and increased varsity funding

UBC announces initial sport review results and increased varsity funding

UBC announced the stage one results of its sport review, with 16 of the current 29 varsity teams securing their status for the coming years.

Jan 21, 2014

Asia in 2014: A Year for the History Books

Asia in 2014: A Year for the History Books UBC’s Yves Tiberghien looks ahead to a year of important milestones and trends in Asia. Read more…

Jan 21, 2014

Paradigm Shift

Paradigm Shift Tue Jan 21 2014, 6 PM – 8 PM AMS Art Gallery An interdisciplinary art exhibition that reflects upon the legacy of Thomas Kuhn’s theory of paradigm shifts […]

Jan 21, 2014

Paradigm Shift

Jan 21, 2014

UBC Prof. Robert Paterson

Monuments man

UBC law prof Robert Paterson is a pioneer in the study of art law in Canada.

Jan 20, 2014 - by Corey Allen

National open data and ‘appathon’ competition announcement

Event: Promotional announcement of Government of Canada’s CODE (Canadian Open Data Experience) appathon event by Minister Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board of Canada Time/Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2 – 3 […]

Jan 20, 2014

Gay-straight alliances in schools reduce suicide risk for all students

Gay-straight alliances in schools reduce suicide risk for all students

Anti-homophobia efforts in schools can reduce the odds of suicidal thoughts and attempts by LGBT and straight students, a new UBC study finds.

Jan 20, 2014

Putin’s Games

Putin’s Games

A UBC prof looks at what the Sochi Games say about Russia’s past and its future.

Jan 20, 2014

Islam Awareness Week

Islam Awareness Week Mon Jan 20 – Fri Jan 24 2014, all day Student Union Building The Muslim Students Association UBC present the Islamic Exhibit/Booth in the Main Concourse of […]

Jan 20, 2014

Islam Awareness Week

Jan 20, 2014

How a versatile gut bacterium helps us get our daily dietary fibre

How a versatile gut bacterium helps us get our daily dietary fibre

UBC researchers have discovered the genetic machinery that turns a common gut bacterium into the Swiss Army knife of the digestive tract.

Jan 19, 2014

UBC Reports – January 17, 2014

UBC Reports | January 17, 2014 LATEST NEWS FEATURE STORIES EXPERT SPOTLIGHT OPINIONS ATHLETICS VIDEO

Jan 17, 2014

Music on the Point

Music on the Point Fri Jan 17 2014, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Barnett Hall A performance of Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, Op. 24, presented […]

Jan 17, 2014

Music on the Point

Jan 17, 2014

The power of the crowd

The power of the crowd

In the age of Kickstarter, tech-savvy scientists explore new ways to engage the public in their research.

Jan 16, 2014 - by Basil Waugh

UBC This Week 16-Jan-2014

  Recent UBC Media Releases Jan 16 How extreme weather affects attitudes towards climate change Jan 16 How Martin Luther King Jr. ‘let freedom ring’ Jan 15 Using progesterone for […]

Jan 16, 2014

Call for nominations for the 201 Alumni UBC Achievement Awards

Nominations for the 2014 Alumni UBC Achievement Awards are now open. Nominate a candidate who exemplifies the best of UBC—a graduate, faculty or friend of UBC who deserves to be […]

Jan 16, 2014

Peter Wall Ideas Lounge welcomes faculty and guests

The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies welcomes UBC faculty (and their guests) to the Peter Wall Ideas Lounge. Surrounded by green space and overlooking terraced ponds, the new lounge […]

Jan 16, 2014

Mechanical Engineering January Lab Tour

The Mechanical Engineering Department will host their annual guided lab tours for high school students, first year students, incoming MECH students, or anyone interested in mechanical engineering. For more information, […]

Jan 16, 2014

2014 Dialogues on our City's Future

Tom Hutton, UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) professor, will be presenting a talk called “Vancouver as a sustainable city” Is this statement Rhetoric or Reality?” Hutton’s research […]

Jan 16, 2014