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How rainbow flags on Vancouver schools would boost real estate

How rainbow flags on Vancouver schools would boost real estate

How rainbow flags on Vancouver schools would boost real estate Creating an environment that is open to members of the LGBTQ+ community is good for house prices and the economy, […]

Jun 18, 2014

Penny Gurstein

Survey reveals discrimination, instability in Vancouver housing market

A survey of Metro Vancouver residents shows that many have experienced discrimination and struggle with affordability, instability, and concerns about poor housing conditions.

Jun 18, 2014

Play it forward

Play it forward

UBC students train athletes for the Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games but say the benefits go both ways

Jun 17, 2014

What’s next for Northern Gateway?

What’s next for Northern Gateway?

A UBC expert answers questions about the future of the project as the federal government decides on the Northern Gateway pipeline.

Jun 17, 2014

Engaging the concept and ideal of “participation” in contemporary design discourse (A conversation)

Engaging the concept and ideal of “participation” in contemporary design discourse (A conversation) Tue Jun 17 2014, 12 PM – 1:30 PM Irving K. Barber Learning Centre A brown bag […]

Jun 17, 2014

Engaging the concept and ideal of “participation” in contemporary design discourse (A conversation)

Jun 17, 2014

Delay having a baby? Don’t, says UBC prof

Delay having a baby? Don’t, says UBC prof

Delay having a baby? Don’t, says UBC prof Women shouldn’t hold off on getting pregnant, says UBC clinical professor Beth Taylor. Read more…

Jun 16, 2014

Beautiful game theory

Beautiful game theory

A UBC expert explains why game theorists are paying close attention to the World Cup.

Jun 16, 2014

Soldiers are men too

Soldiers are men too Mon Jun 16 2014, 10 AM – 11 AM Webinar The Veterans Transition Program  has been adapted to meet the needs of two other subgroups of men […]

Jun 16, 2014

Soldiers are men too: Adapting the Veterans Transition Program to Non-Military Clients

Jun 16, 2014

The Growth of Buddhist philanthropy in contemporary China

The Growth of Buddhist philanthropy in contemporary China Mon Jun 16 2014, 4 PM – 6 PM C.K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research This talk will present […]

Jun 16, 2014

The Growth of Buddhist philanthropy in contemporary China

Jun 16, 2014

UBC This Week 12-June-2014

  Recent UBC Media Releases Jun 12 Rapid rail line to Arbutus a solid first step in improving transit along Broadway corridor Jun 12 Documenting the illegal trade in exotic […]

Jun 13, 2014

Portable Feast kicks off on June 18

Portable Feast is taking place next week at the new Bookstore Plaza alongside the year’s first UBC Farm Market. Chef Rebecca Johnson from Sage Bistro will conduct the first chef demo […]

Jun 13, 2014

Training camp prepares Team BC for Special Olympics Canada Summer Games

B.C. athletes will be training at UBC on Saturday, June 14, with the help of student-athlete volunteers to prepare for the Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games

Jun 13, 2014

Does nature need to be nurtured?

Does nature need to be nurtured?

Does nature need to be nurtured? The mentality of ‘boys will be boys’ and ‘girls will be girls’ is scientifically flawed, says UBC’s Eric Michael Johnson in a Scientific American […]

Jun 13, 2014

2014 World Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology held in Vancouver

UBC faculty members will present at the 2014 International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP) World Congress which will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre on June 22 to 26. Professor […]

Jun 12, 2014

Celebrate Aboriginal (Un)history Month at UBC Library

UBC Library, in partnership with the Musqueam Indian Band, the Centre for Teaching and Learning Technology and the Museum of Anthropology, celebrates Aboriginal scholarship, creativity and intellectual traditions with its […]

Jun 12, 2014

Ing clan exhibition at Chinese Cultural Centre Museum

The Ing Suey Sun Tong Association of Vancouver celebrates its centennial this month with an exhibition of rare historic artifacts and renowned figures of the Ing clan at the Chinese […]

Jun 12, 2014

Civil Engineering student wins AWWA Student Best Paper Award

Civil Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow Heather Wray received the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Student Best Paper Award at the 2014 Membrane Technology Conference for her paper titled “Impact of Surface […]

Jun 12, 2014