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3MT competition – final round

During UBC’s fifth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, graduate students have given more than 100 outstanding presentations, informing an audience about their graduate research in just three minutes.  After […]

Mar 12, 2015

PhD student receives International Society of Antiviral Research award

PhD student Anastasia Hyrina has been awarded the 2015 International Society of Antiviral Research (ISAR) – Women in Science Career Development Award. Hyrina is invited to present at the 28th […]

Mar 12, 2015

Engineering professor and Telus CTO receive international conference leadership award

Electrical and computer engineering professor David Michelson and Telus chief technology officer Ibrahim Gedeon received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Conference Leadership Award for their efforts in […]

Mar 12, 2015

UBC Reports | March 12

UBC Reports | March 12

Mar 12, 2015

UBC This Week – 12-Mar-2015

  Recent UBC Media Releases Mar 10  UBC President Arvind Gupta to head delegation to China to strengthen research and educational ties Mar 06  Chemists develop new way to make […]

Mar 12, 2015

Q&A: Canada’s extension of mission against ISIS a “foregone conclusion”

Q&A: Canada’s extension of mission against ISIS a “foregone conclusion”

Canada’s six-month commitment to the coalition fighting the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Iraq ends in April 2015. A UBC political scientist discusses next steps and the challenges that lie ahead.

Mar 12, 2015

Women in Science and Engineering Night

Mar 12, 2015

Canadian women harassed by former partners face legal “Catch-22”

Canadian women harassed by former partners face legal “Catch-22”

Law prof. Isabel Grant explains why criminal harassment law should change and what the courts can do better to protect women.

Mar 11, 2015

Thunderbirds crowned Canada West Champions

Thunderbirds crowned Canada West Champions

The Canada West MVP was just that Saturday night to help the UBC Thunderbirds to a come from behind 69-68 victory over the Saskatchewan Huskies.

Mar 10, 2015

UBC President Arvind Gupta to head delegation to China to strengthen research and educational ties

UBC President Arvind Gupta announced plans today to visit China in early April to deepen the university’s commitment to developing partnerships with China that encompass research, teaching and student learning.

Mar 10, 2015

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Semi-Final

Mar 10, 2015

Book Launch: How Climate Change Comes to Matter by Candis Callison

Mar 9, 2015

Time for an oil change?

Time for an oil change?

Gail Hammond, a dietitian and food, nutrition and health lecturer in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, discusses the coconut oil craze and why mixing it up in the kitchen can be a good thing.

Mar 9, 2015

Chemists develop new way to make cost-effective material for electricity storage

Chemists develop new way to make cost-effective material for electricity storage

University of British Columbia researchers have found a new way to make state-of-the-art materials for energy storage using a cheap lamp from the hardware store.

Mar 6, 2015

Public statement regarding Aboriginal student safety

UBC is very concerned that a student on our campus has been experiencing an extraordinarily stressful situation and is fearful for her safety.

Mar 6, 2015

Can you be depressed and happy?

A review of studies on depression says it’s pretty common to feel blue on some days while generally having a happy life overall. The article mentions UBC’s Paul Hewitt, a […]

Mar 6, 2015

Davis Cup

Mar 6, 2015

Kai Li

Female corporate directors seek more advice than male peers

It’s said men are less likely to ask for directions. When it comes to high-level business decisions, a University of British Columbia study shows the stereotype holds true.

Mar 6, 2015

Philosophy professor reads from new book: Waking, Dreaming, Being

Philosophy professor Evan Thompson will give a reading from his new book Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy. Thompson is a philosopher of the mind and […]

Mar 5, 2015

Health benefits of transit investment

The community is invited to explore the critical link between transit and health at a free panel event on transit’s role in building a livable healthy region, increasing walking and […]

Mar 5, 2015