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Professors are crafting new approaches to courses across UBC campuses and students are taking notice.
Apr 30, 2014 - by Hilary Thomson
UBC’s Internal Audit Department has compiled information related to possible financial impropriety in the Faculty of Dentistry, involving the management of the General Practice Residency program.
Apr 30, 2014
Cities can’t go it alone on homelessness The federal government needs to put more resources behind solving homelessness, says incoming UBC Okanagan political science professor Carey Doberstein in the Globe […]
Bridging the Gap: Engaging Teacher Candidates With Technology in Practice Wed Apr 30 2014, 12 PM – 1:30 PM Neville Scarfe Building What do we really mean by technology integration? […]
UBC men’s and women’s golf teams were crowned conference champions and have earned a berth to the NAIA National Championship tournament.
Apr 29, 2014
With potent bugs like Heartbleed making headlines, UBC CIO Oliver Grüter-Andrew talks about how to protect data.
23rd Annual MacCarthy Lecture in Pest Management Tue Apr 29 2014, 4 PM – 5 PM H.R. Macmillan Building Join Professor Phil Stevenson, Head of Chemical Ecology at the Natural […]
When it comes to luxury brands, the ruder the sales staff the better the sales, according to new research from UBC’s Sauder School of Business.
UBC will be awarding honorary degrees to prominent China economist Justin Yifu Lin and global health campaigner Michel Sidibé during the spring congregation ceremonies.
Apr 28, 2014
Hello, stranger A New York Times op-ed co-authored by UBC psychology professor Liz Dunn outlines the benefits of talking to strangers on public transit. Read more…
A UBC expert offers advice for students looking for summer work.
UBC researchers are developing a pain-free vaccination method using microneedles. The small patch of needles can be used to administer vaccines and other medications. “Microneedles have the potential to enable […]
The Digitization Centre at UBC Library Mon Apr 28 2014, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Join us for a session on the Digitization Centre at […]
UBC researchers are conducting a national study to measure the effect on patient access and health outcomes of proposed changes to Canada’s medical cannabis regulations, which would end the practice of homegrown marijuana and move to a national market of licensed producers.
Apr 25, 2014
Why is green so white? In a piece for The Georgia Straight, UBC diversity and inclusion expert Alden Habacon explores why Asians are underrepresented in Vancouver’s environmental movement. Read more…
The University of British Columbia has launched a transformation of its website.
School-based Teacher Education: The rEvolution Fri Apr 25 2014, 12 PM – 1 PM Neville Scarfe Building For two years, the Community of Inquiry in Teacher Education (CITE), a UBC […]
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