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Mercury use and poisoning among artisanal miners

Mining engineering professor Marcello Veiga, who is also head of the Canadian Artisanal Mining Innovation (CAMI), appeared on BNN to talk about the use and impact of mercury among small-scale […]

Tillikum Lens Photo Exhibition

Vancouver roads should get ‘scrambled’

Scrambled intersections, a system where all vehicles come to a stop to allow pedestrians to cross in any direction, could significantly increase pedestrian safety in Vancouver, said UBC traffic engineering […]

UBC Reports | December 17

UBC Reports | December 17

BC Athletics names Ben Thorne as Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year

BC Athletics names Ben Thorne as Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year

BC Athletics has named UBC Thunderbirds race walker Ben Thorne as its Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year.

Confirmed: Being generous is good for your body, not just your mind

Confirmed: Being generous is good for your body, not just your mind

Confirmed: Being generous is good for your body, not just your mind In an article for Quartz, UBC PhD student Ashley Whillans described an experiment she performed to find out […]

UBC Persian Club presents Yalda Night celebration

Professor trains miners to use less mercury in gold mining

Radio Canada interviewed UBC mining professor Marcello Veiga, who is leading a project to educate small-scale miners in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador on ways to process gold using less mercury. […]

Vast Ocean, Vast Heaven: A multi-site exhibition

UBC Reports | December 11

UBC Reports | December 11