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‘Sticky synapses’ can impair new memories by holding on to old ones

‘Sticky synapses’ can impair new memories by holding on to old ones

UBC researchers have discovered that so-called ‘sticky synapses’ in the brain can impair new learning by excessively hard-wiring old memories and inhibiting our ability to adapt to our changing environment.

May 26, 2014

Shape-shifting paper

UBC student creates self-folding paper that takes on creative shapes before your eyes, and may completely change the packaging industry

May 26, 2014

Women finish third, men fifth at Track and Field Championships

Women finish third, men fifth at Track and Field Championships

The UBC Thunderbirds had a successful weekend at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

May 26, 2014

Martyr’s of Marriage: Men’s Rights, Activists, Law and Feminism

Martyr’s of Marriage: Men’s Rights, Activists, Law and Feminism Mon May 26 2014, 3:30 PM – 5 PM Allard Hall Srimati Basu explores the topic of Men’s Rights Activists who […]

May 26, 2014

Martyr’s of Marriage: Men’s Rights, Activists, Law and Feminism

May 26, 2014

The Corporation, 10 years later

The Corporation, 10 years later

Law professor Joel Bakan talks about the corporate takeover of society.

May 25, 2014

2014 grads want to make an impact, have ambition to spare

2014 grads want to make an impact, have ambition to spare

2014 grads want to make an impact, have ambition to spare Today’s graduates are agile and self-confident, says UBC accounting lecturer Jeff Kroeker in a Vancouver Sun op-ed. Read more…

May 23, 2014

Creating a sauce with all the crucial ingredients

Researchers at UBC are helping Cambodians fight off beriberi, a disease caused by a vitamin deficiency, with fortified fish sauce. The fish sauce the scientists have developed contains thiamin, or […]

May 23, 2014

UBC reveals plans for $18.5 M Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

UBC reveals plans for $18.5 M Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

A new $18.5-million alumni centre will open at UBC’s Vancouver campus in spring 2015.

May 23, 2014

Julian Davies: Recollections of an Itinerant Life

Julian Davies: Recollections of an Itinerant Life Fri May 23 2014, 4 PM – 6 PM Life Sciences Centre The Life Sciences Institute is hosting a celebration to honour Dr […]

May 23, 2014

Julian Davies: Recollections of an Itinerant Life

May 23, 2014

UBC Reports – May 22, 2014

UBC Reports – May 22, 2014

May 22, 2014

Promising discovery in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Promising discovery in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Researchers have identified a small molecule that prevents bacteria from forming into biofilms, a frequent cause of infections.

May 22, 2014

UBC Library digitizes GVRD maps

A Greater Vancouver land-use map series is now available online thanks to the successful completion of a digitization project by the Library’s Digital Initiatives unit. This series of 596 detailed […]

May 22, 2014

Digitization Centre joins Flickr Commons

UBC Library’s Digitization Centre was recently welcomed as the latest member of the Flickr Commons, giving the general public better access to the world’s public photography archives. A resource for […]

May 22, 2014

Special Libraries Association award for UBC Librarian

Congratulations to Aleha McCauley, the 2014 recipient of the Achievement in Academic Business Librarianship Award.  McCauley, a Community Engagement Librarian (Business Services), was recognized for her work providing innovative online […]

May 22, 2014

Kevin Milligan Appointed Fellow-in-Residence with C.D. Howe Institute

Vancouver School of Economics Associate Professor Kevin Milligan has been appointed a Fellow-in-Residence with the C.D. Howe Institute, effective May 22, 2014. The C. D. Howe Institute is an independent […]

May 22, 2014

UBC This Week 22-May-2014

  Recent UBC Media Releases May 22 Leading economist Justin Yifu Lin explains China’s economic miracle May 22 Aboriginals belong on the podium too May 22 Grad Stories: From the […]

May 22, 2014

Leading economist Justin Yifu Lin explains China’s economic miracle

Media availability information for China’s most prominent economist and UBC 2014 honorary degree recipient Justin Yifu Lin

May 22, 2014

Aboriginal peoples belong on the podium too

Aboriginal peoples belong on the podium too

UBC grad Erica Baker is helping Aboriginal snowboarders go the distance.

May 22, 2014 - by Corey Allen