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Bon Voyage / Bon Appétit exhibition

Bon Voyage / Bon Appétit exhibition Until the end of 2014 – open 24 hours Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Level 1, 1961 East Mall Eye-catching and mouthwatering Canadian Pacific […]

Dec 24, 2014

Bon Voyage / Bon Appétit exhibition

Dec 24, 2014

Tom Burrows

Tom Burrows Fri Jan 9  – Wed Apr 15, 2015 Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery The exhibition by Vancouver/Hornby Island artist Tom Burrows presents work by the artist from […]

Dec 23, 2014

Tom Burrows

Dec 23, 2014

Fueling up on flights

Fueling up on flights

A UBC business prof explains why airline fuel surcharges persist, and what consumers can expect in the new year.

Dec 23, 2014

What are you working on?

As UBC’s Horticulturist and Arboriculturist, it’s Collin Varner’s job to take care of all the trees on the Vancouver Campus. Here’s what he’s working on.

Dec 22, 2014

Long tenures for prime ministers are nothing to cheer

Long tenures for prime ministers are nothing to cheer Stephen Harper shouldn’t be lauded for his long tenure as Prime Minister, says UBC political scientist David Moscrop, in a new Ottawa […]

Dec 22, 2014

Heart problems triggered by climate change could devastate Chinook salmon stocks

Heart problems triggered by climate change could devastate Chinook salmon stocks

Chinook salmon can acclimate to a warmer environment with subtle changes to cardiac functions, but only up to a point.

Dec 22, 2014

Nursing student wins interprofessional scholarship

Nursing student Katie Chapman is the recipient of the 2014 John H.V. Gilbert Interprofessional Scholarship for her participation and leadership in the Health Mentors Program. The scholarship is awarded to […]

Dec 19, 2014

Engineering professor receives Canadian rheology award

Chemical and Biological Engineering professor Savvas Hatzikiriakos has won the 2014 Canadian Society of Rheology Stanley G. Mason Award. The triennial award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions […]

Dec 19, 2014

UBC This Week 19-Dec-2014

  Recent UBC Media Releases Dec 18 UBC astronomer confirms a new “Super-Earth” planet Dec 17 UBC releases its 2013 animal research statistics Dec 16 Toys for girls and boys? […]

Dec 19, 2014

Diet rich in corn oil leads to lethargy and pre-diabetic symptoms

North Americans typically get 7 per cent of their energy from Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, about seven times the nutritional requirement. However UBC biologist Sanjoy Ghosh found that mice fed […]

Dec 19, 2014

Piga Picha! 100 Years of Studio Photography in Nairobi

Dec 19, 2014

Piga Picha! 100 Years of Studio Photography in Nairobi

Piga Picha! 100 Years of Studio Photography in Nairobi Fri Dec 19 2014, 10 AM- 5 PM Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Drive A profound look at Kenya’s popular […]

Dec 19, 2014

How the rumour factory operates in crisis

How the rumour factory operates in crisis Rumours have become part of “improvised news” – a way of trying to make sense of things that challenge the everyday, says UBC’s […]

Dec 18, 2014

UBC Reports | December 18

UBC Reports | December 18

Dec 18, 2014

UBC astronomer confirms a new “Super-Earth” planet

UBC astronomer confirms a new “Super-Earth” planet

A UBC astronomer who doubles as a mission scientist with Canada’s first space telescope is a key player in the discovery of a new exoplanet, out beyond our solar system.

Dec 18, 2014

Managing @ UBC Community of Practice

Dec 18, 2014

Managing @ UBC Community of Practice

Managing @ UBC Community of Practice Thu Dec 18 2014 – 12 PM-1:30 PM Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Seminar (Room 2.22 A/B), 1961 East Mall UBC Equity and Inclusion’s […]

Dec 18, 2014

UBC releases its 2013 animal research statistics

UBC releases its 2013 animal research statistics

For the fourth consecutive year, UBC has published extensive information on the animals involved in research at the university, including statistics categorized by major species groups.

Dec 17, 2014