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A UBC expert says an El Niño this year could be warmer than usual and have harsh consequences for world farmers.
Jul 21, 2014
New research identifies the unhappiest cities in the U.S., but finds some young people are still willing to relocate to them for a good job opportunity or lower housing prices.
What’s the Matter with Antimatter? Fri Jul 18 2014, 7 PM – 8:30 PM Science World at TELUS World of Science TRIUMF scientist, Dr. Makoto Fujiwara, leader of the ALPHA-Canada […]
Jul 18, 2014
UBC Reports | July 17, 2014
Jul 17, 2014
The Museum of Anthropology invites art lovers to join MOA Journeys, a travel program that offers new insights and fresh perspectives on art and culture around the globe. The first […]
A recent paper from Electrical & Computer Engineering’s Robotics and Control Lab won this year’s Philips/IPCAI Audience Best Presentation Award. The paper describes the methods behind a multi-centre study on […]
Biomedical engineering students won the 2014 Joel Bert award for their design of an ergonomic electrosurgery smoke evacuator that clears 95 per cent of surgical smoke in operating rooms. The […]
Mechanical engineering students recently teamed with The Plastic Bank to develop an extruder that reduces plastic waste to a long plastic filament that can then be used to make 3D […]
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research has announced that Martha Mackay, clinical assistant professor with the UBC School of Nursing, is a recipient of a 2014 Scholar Award. Mackay […]
Blair Satterfield, assistant professor of architecture at UBC, and Marc Swackhamer won a Professional Runner-Up Award in the interiors and exhibitions category of this year’s Core77 Design Awards. Satterfield and […]
Computer Science professors Giuseppe Carenini and Cristina Conati, post-doctoral fellow Ben Steichen, and graduate students Dereck Toker and Michael Wu won the Springer Best Paper Award at the 2014 International […]
Thousands of “fish notebooks” containing valuable research data are now available for online viewing around the world, thanks to a successful project between UBC Library’s Digitization Centre and the Beaty […]
Through storytelling and metrics, UBC’s Connected by Commitment 2013-2014 Annual Report brings to life the many ways in which the UBC community is working together to achieve the nine commitments […]
Where did the ‘Gay’ in ‘Gay Pride’ go? Leaving the ‘gay’ out of ‘gay pride’ is dangerous, says UBC sociologist Amin Ghaziani in an op-ed for The Advocate. Read more…
Recent UBC Media Releases Jul 17 Atlantic salmon also show capacity to adapt to warmer waters Jul 16 New technology protects elephants from poachers Jul 16 Budding industry: How […]
Populations of Atlantic salmon have a surprisingly good capacity to adjust to warmer temperatures that are being seen with climate change.
An Evening with Susan Juby Thu Jul 17 2014, 4 :30 PM – 6 PM Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Join Susan Juby, author of the Alice MacLeod series and […]
Feast Bowl at the UBC Farm Wed Jul 16 2014, 10 AM – 1 PM UBC Farm, 3461 Ross Drive Based out of the Indigenous Health Garden, this monthly meal […]
Jul 16, 2014
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