You are receiving the email because you’ve subcribed to UBC Reports from UBC Public Affairs.
February 6, 2014
UBC story ideas and experts for Sochi
Find Olympic experts, news and story ideas on UBC's new Sochi Games website.
LATEST NEWS
Want brand loyalty? Scare your customers
UBC marketing experts use horror movies to study fear and brand loyalty.
Small Canadian communities not ready for climate change
Dramatic differences exist in how Canadian communities are preparing for climate change, a new study finds.
UBC affordable housing program targets top academic talent
UBC has approved pilot home ownership options to help retain and attract top talent despite Vancouver's often prohibitive housing market.
UBC scientists receive three national research prizes
Three UBC scientists have received some of the top academic prizes available from NSERC.
UBC Innovation Strategy moves forward with appointment of Innovation Catalyst
UBC is forging ahead with its Innovation Strategy, naming Angus Livingstone as Innovation Catalyst.
FEATURE STORIES
Beatlemania, 50 years later
Fifty years after the Beatles swept North America, a music historian explains their enduring magical mystery.
How Stalin paved way for Sochi Games
UBC Russia expert details the troubled history of the seaside town of Sochi, a paradoxical place of healing and excess.
Hollywood hitmaker returns to UBC
Fox TV screenwriter and UBC alumnus Hart Hanson on screenwriting south of the border.
EXPERT SPOTLIGHT
How exercise can boost brain power
Physical activity can slow cognitive decline, a UBC physical therapist says.
The LGBT struggle in Sochi
Olympians have a moral responsibility to stand up for gay rights, says Margot Young of UBC Law.
UBC experts on Citizenship Act changes
UBC experts are available to comment on the newly announced changes to the Citizenship Act.
OPINIONS
Getting the most out of vitamins
Surefire tricks for maximizing the health benefits of vitamins from a supplement skeptic.
Three paths to a non-partisan Senate
Chris Tenove of UBC Politics offers fixes for Canada's Senate problem.
Don't let Central African Republic become another Rwanda
Canada seems uninterested in playing a role in preventing another tragedy in Africa, says UBC's Stewart Prest.
ATHLETICS
UBC women's basketball coach records her 400th career victory
Deb Huband recorded her 400th career win with UBC's women's basketball team.
UBC crowned Canada West Swimming Champions in record-breaking performance
The UBC men and women¹s swim teams were crowned Canada West champs for
2014.
VIDEO
Students race 'driverless' cars
Go behind-the-scenes as UBC engineers build and race driverless robotic cars.
The University of British Columbia
Public Affairs Office
6251 Cecil Green Park Road
Vancouver, Bitish Columbia V6T1Z1
Canada
Web:
http://news.ubc.ca/
© Copyright The University of British Columbia
Unsubscribe
|
Update profile
|
List description