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UBC ranks second in LinkedIn

According to LinkedIn, UBC ranks second, after University of Waterloo, in successfully launching graduates into careers in software development. Click here for more information.

One West wins in world stage dragon boat

One West, a Vancouver dragon boat team which includes current and former UBC students from Arts, Science, Land and Food Systems, Engineering, Kinesiology, Nursing, Medicine and Sauder, won two gold […]

Grad student enters global 3MT Competition

Stephanie Harvard, UBC 2014 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) first place finisher, has a video entry alongside the top finishers from 16 other institutions in the second global 3MT competition sponsored […]

Engineering team wins student design competition

An engineering undergraduate team has been awarded first place in the Environmental Division of the 2014 Water Environment Federation Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference Student Design Competition. Environmental engineering students […]

Court victory for UBC Law student

Faculty of Law student Dave Ferguson worked at the Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) this past summer on a case that involved the status of electronic signatures in oaths […]

Psychology professor awarded James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowship

Psychology professor Ara Norenzayan is a recipient of a 2014–2015 James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowship which allows recipients to extend their sabbatical periods from one semester to a full year. […]

Civil engineering professor recognized with Centennial Road Safety Award

The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) held its centennial conference in Montreal this week, and named civil engineering professor Tarek Sayed as the winner of its Academic Research Centennial Road […]

Music faculty member wins Best Classical Recording at the Western Canadian Music Awards

Associate professor of piano and chamber music Corey Hamm won Best Classical Recording at the Western Canadian Music Awards in Winnipeg for his CD of Frederic Rzewski‘s solo piano epic, […]

Faculty of Medicine members to be inducted to Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

The Faculty of Medicine’s Judith G. Hall and Julio Montaner have been selected for induction to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Each year, up to six individuals are recognized […]

UBC Reports | October 9, 2014

UBC Reports | October 9, 2014

UBC This Week 9-Oct-2014

  Recent UBC Media Releases Oct 8 Trying to fool a kindergartener? Not so fast Oct 7 A bee in their bonnet Oct 6 What makes an image iconic? Oct […]

Farming for a Sustainable Planet

Farming for a Sustainable Planet Thu Oct 9 2014, 3 PM – 5 PM Liu Institute for Global Issues A lecture by Navin Ramankutty, professor of global food security and […]

Farming for a Sustainable Planet

Technology in Transit

Technology in Transit Wed Oct 8 2014, 12 PM – 1 PM Neville Scarfe Building Technology in Transit is a space for teacher candidates to showcase and raise awareness of […]

Technology in Transit

Thunderbirds continue early season cross country dominance in Oregon

Thunderbirds continue early season cross country dominance in Oregon

The No. 1-ranked women’s cross country team won the team title for the Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem, Ore. for the fourth consecutive year.

Earthquakes: From the Ground Up

Earthquakes: From The Ground Up Tue Oct 7 2014, 7 PM – 9 PM Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, 1180 W Hastings St UBC experts dissect what happens beneath your feet […]

Earthquakes: From the Ground Up