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New president lays out vision for UBC

UBC President Arvind Gupta will be joined by students, faculty, staff and representatives from peer institutions in his installation ceremony, The event is a formal academic tradition where he will share for the first time his vision for the university.

Sep 11, 2014

UBC This Week 11-Sep-2014

  Recent UBC Media Releases Sep 11 Scots free? UBC expert comments on this month’s Scotland referendum Sep 11 Diabetes researchers find faster way to create insulin-producing cells Sep 11 […]

Sep 11, 2014

Theatre and opera season opens with Twelfth Night

Director Stephen Heatley and his design team have amped up the fun factor by setting Shakespeare’s romantic comedy in modern day New Orleans. The hilarity of the play’s gender bending […]

Sep 11, 2014

Live music, food and farm tours at FarmAde

UBC Farm is holding its 12th annual UBC FarmAde as part of AMS FirstWeek. This family-friendly event features local musicians, local and sustainable food and beverages, a children’s play area, […]

Sep 11, 2014

Dentistry celebrates 50th anniversary

This year marks 50 years since eight students registered for the first dental class at the Faculty of Dentistry at UBC. On September 19 and 20, events will celebrate milestones […]

Sep 11, 2014

Faculty profiled in CIHR fall newsletter

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is featuring research by UBC’s Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Howard Feldman in their Show Me the Evidence Fall 2014 newsletter. The publication highlights CIHR funded […]

Sep 11, 2014

UBC joins edX

UBC recently joined edX, a non-profit MOOC platform that also provides a community of peers with whom UBC can conduct research in how students learn and how best to use […]

Sep 11, 2014

Diabetes researchers find faster way to create insulin-producing cells

Diabetes researchers find faster way to create insulin-producing cells

UBC, in collaboration with BetaLogics Venture, a division of Janssen Research & Development, LLC, has published a study highlighting a protocol to convert stem cells into insulin-producing cells.

Sep 11, 2014

Scots free?

Scots free?

A UBC expert comments on whether voters will say ‘Aye’ or ‘Nae’ to independence in this month’s Scotland referendum.

Sep 11, 2014

Chemical signals in the brain help guide risky decisions

Chemical signals in the brain help guide risky decisions

A gambler’s decision to stay or fold in a game of cards could be influenced by a chemical in the brain, suggests new UBC research.

Sep 11, 2014

Spaces of Education, States of Ruination and Survival

Spaces of Education, States of Ruination and Survival Thu Sep 11 2014, 4 PM – 5:30 PM Anthro Soc Building Guest talk by Sabanci University’s Ayse Parla will examine the […]

Sep 11, 2014

Spaces of Education, States of Ruination and Survival

Sep 11, 2014