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Experts advisory: 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Experts advisory: 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

UBC experts are available to comment on the Holocaust and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, January 27, 1945.

Jan 26, 2015

The rise of phobias, from spiders to beards to zombies

A growing number of North Americans are suffering from phobias, experts say. Ingrid Söchting, director of UBC’s psychology clinic, says stress can drive phobias. In costly cities such as Vancouver, […]

Jan 26, 2015

Mindfulness-based program in schools making a positive impact: UBC study

Mindfulness-based program in schools making a positive impact: UBC study

A social and emotional learning program started by Goldie Hawn to help school children improve their learning abilities, be more caring, and less stressed is now backed by new scientific evidence.

Jan 26, 2015

Sharing Relational Stories About Engagement Between Indigenous Communities and Universities

Jan 26, 2015

UBC Education Career Fair 2015

Jan 23, 2015

Decades-old documents to be transformed into easily sharable digital data

Decades-old documents to be transformed into easily sharable digital data

This May, Crompton’s specialized computer lab will allow her and a team of digital humanist researchers to embark upon the creation of cutting-edge encoding of historical materials.

Jan 22, 2015

SCARP event: Sustainable urban systems

Martino Tran, a Canada Research Chair Tier II Chair candidate in urban systems and sustainable infrastructure planning, will present a public lecture on his research titled “Managing Future Risk and […]

Jan 22, 2015

UBC hosts Western Engineering Competition

More than 250 students from 12 Western Canada universities are gathering for the 30th annual Western Engineering Competition (WEC) at UBC.  One of Canada’s largest student-run engineering competitions, WEC’s ‘community’ […]

Jan 22, 2015

Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race 2015

UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering is hosting the 2015 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR) from January 21 to 25 in Kelowna, a student-led national engineering competition. The Vancouver-based UBC team of […]

Jan 22, 2015

Engineering student examines better tools to study cancer

Samantha Grist, an electrical and computer engineering PhD candidate, will speak at the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening Conference in February. Her research with Professor Karen Cheung in the […]

Jan 22, 2015

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies has new associate dean of funding

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies announces the appointment of Janice Eng to the position of Associate Dean, Funding, effective January 1, 2015. Eng is a professor in the Department of Physical […]

Jan 22, 2015

Liu Institute professor appointed 2015 Leopold Leadership Fellow

Navin Ramankutty, a professor at the Liu Institute for Global Issues and Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability (IRES), is one of 20 North American environmental researchers to receive a […]

Jan 22, 2015

2015 President’s Awards for Staff: Call for Nominations

The UBC community is invited to recognize staff members who have made outstanding contributions to UBC by nominating them for the 2015 President’s Service Award for Excellence and the President’s […]

Jan 22, 2015

UBC Reports | January 22

UBC Reports | January 22

Jan 22, 2015

Peter A. Allard, Q.C. dona $30 millones de dólares, la donación más grande que se haya hecho jamás a una escuela de derecho de Canadá, y la facultad de Derecho UBC Law recibirá un nuevo nombre en su honor

Peter A. Allard, Q.C., egresado de la facultad de Derecho UBC Law, ha donado $30 millones de dólares a dicha facultad de la UBC, lo que constituye la donación más grande que jamás se haya hecho a una escuela de Derecho de Canadá. En reconocimiento a su donación, la cual permitirá que dicha facultad siga haciendo honor a su reputación de luchar por los derechos humanos y la justicia social, la universidad cambiará el nombre de su escuela de Derecho a Peter A. Allard School of Law.

Jan 22, 2015

ピーター・A・アラード氏（ケベック州）3,000万ドルを寄附 在カナダロースクールにおける最大の寄附 同氏の功績をたたえ、UBCロースクール改名へ

ブリティッシュ・コロンビア大学（UBC）ロースクールの卒業生であるピーター・A・アラード（Peter A. Allard）氏が、UBCの法学部に3,000万ドルの寄附をした。これは、カナダのロースクールへの寄附としては過去最高額となった。人権や社会正義を擁護するという評判を、教授陣が積み重ねることを可能にする同氏からの厚意に敬意を表し、UBCはロースクールをピーター・A・アラード・スクール・オブ・ロー（Peter A. Allard School of Law）に改名する。

Jan 22, 2015

بيتر إيه آلارد – حاصل على رتبة مستشار ملكي (Q.C) بالقانون – يتبرع بثلاثين مليون دولار، وهي أكبر منحة حصلت عليها كلية حقوق كندية وستسمّى كلية الحقوق بجامعة بريتش كولومبيا باسمه تكريمًا له

تبرّع بيتر إيه آلارد – مستشار ملكي Q.C وخرّيج كلية الحقوق بجامعة بريتش كولومبيا – بثلاثين مليون دولار إلى كلية الحقوق بجامعة بريتش كولومبيا وهي أكبر منحة تم تقديمها لكلية حقوق كندية على الإطلاق. واعترافًا بفضله – والذي سيمكن الكلية من الاستمرار في مسيرتها في دعم حقوق الإنسان والعدالة الاجتماعية – ستسمي الجامعة كلية الحقوق باسمه كلية بيتر إيه آلارد للحقوق.

Jan 22, 2015

彼得·埃拉德（Peter A. Allard, Q.C.）向英属哥伦比亚大学（UBC）法学院捐赠3000万美元。这是加拿大法学院历史以来所收到的最大额单笔捐款，而英属哥伦比亚大学法学院则以他的名字命名作为感谢

英属哥伦比亚大学法学院校友彼得·埃拉德向该校法学院捐赠3000万美元。这是加拿大法学院历史以来所收到的最大额单笔捐款。这笔捐款将让英属哥伦比亚大学法学院在拥护人权和社会公正的声誉上再创辉煌。为感谢这一馈赠，英属哥伦比亚大学将以他的名字为法学院重新命名，新名字为“埃拉德法学院”（Peter A. Allard School of Law）。

Jan 22, 2015

Peter A. Allard, Q.C. stiftet $30 Millionen, die bisher höchste Schenkung zugunsten einer kanadischen Jurafakultät, und die Jurafakultät der UBC soll ihm zu Ehren umbenannt werden.

Peter Allard, Q.C, der ehemalige Student der juristischen Fakultät der UBC, hat der UBC Faculty of Law $30 Millionen gestiftet, die bis heute größte Schenkung an eine kanadische Jurafakultät. In Anerkennung seiner Schenkung, mit deren Hilfe die Fakultät ihren Ruf als Verfechter von Menschenrechten und sozialer Gerechtigkeit weiter ausbauen kann, wird die Universität die juristische Fakultät in die Peter A. Allard School of Law umbenennen.

Jan 22, 2015

Peter A. Allard, Q.C., donates $30 million to UBC Faculty of Law

Peter A. Allard, Q.C., donates $30 million to UBC Faculty of Law

UBC Law alumnus Peter A. Allard, Q.C., has donated $30 million to UBC’s Faculty of Law, the largest gift ever to a Canadian law school.

Jan 22, 2015