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2015 Learning Analytics Hackathon

This past October, the Learning Analytics Visual Analytics (LAVA) group held its first ever hackathon.

Nov 12, 2015

‘Birds set to face Spartans in weekend series

‘Birds set to face Spartans in weekend series

The UBC Thunderbirds men’s basketball team will look to take down their Lower Mainland rivals this weekend.

Nov 12, 2015

Our failures abroad stem from a lack of imagination

Our failures abroad stem from a lack of imagination

Our failures abroad stem from a lack of imagination In a Washington Post piece, UBC geography professor Derek Gregory warns against oversimplifying geographies and setting up false boundaries. Read more […]

Nov 12, 2015

UBC Reports | November 12

UBC Reports | November 12

Nov 12, 2015

Canada-China Engagement: The 45th Anniversary

Nov 12, 2015

Canadian black scholars deserve more attention

Canadian black scholars deserve more attention

Canada is a proudly multicultural nation. But Annette Henry, a UBC professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, says Canadian black scholars have been overlooked for far too long.

Nov 10, 2015

The latest evidence that helmet laws don’t help bike safety

UBC’s Kay Teschke and collaborators studied bike helmet laws, rider hospitalization rates and other factors in bike use in Canada from 2006-2011. They found that women had significantly lower hospitalization […]

Nov 10, 2015

UBC prof’s earthquake warning system is ready for the big one

Carlos Ventura, director of UBC’s Earthquake Engineering Research Facility and his team have installed early earthquake detection sensors in more than 40 locations in and around metro Vancouver. This early […]

Nov 10, 2015

Canada-China relations: past, present and future

Canada-China relations: past, present and future

It’s been 45 years since Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau took the groundbreaking step of initiating diplomatic relations with China, at the height of the Cultural Revolution.

Nov 10, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY: Cleaning the largest suspended whale skeleton in the world

MEDIA ADVISORY: Cleaning the largest suspended whale skeleton in the world

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum’s large blue whale skeleton will be undergoing its first cleaning and maintenance since being put on display five years ago.

Nov 9, 2015

Most people want fully autonomous weapons banned: UBC survey

Most people want fully autonomous weapons banned: UBC survey

Public opinion is against the use of autonomous weapons capable of identifying and destroying targets without human input, according to a new survey by researchers at the University of British Columbia.

Nov 9, 2015

Here’s a way to reduce bike injuries: Ride like a woman

A new study by University of Toronto and UBC researchers found that female cyclists had fewer accidents than men, largely because women ride more slowly and avoid major roads without […]

Nov 9, 2015

The Lind Initiative Presents: A Discussion with Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada on “Climate Justice”

Nov 9, 2015

Robotic spider catches entrepreneur in its web

UBC engineering alumni were mentioned in a Globe and Mail story on the eatART Foundation, an educational charity that promotes energy awareness through technically inventive art. The engineers were working […]

Nov 9, 2015

UBC Super Weekend

UBC Super Weekend

Six T-Birds squads are hosting games on campus over the two days.

Nov 6, 2015

UBC Reports | November 6

UBC Reports | November 6

Nov 6, 2015

Tuum Dressed: 100 Years of Fashion at UBC

Tuum Dressed: 100 Years of Fashion at UBC

Yoga wear and rain boots may be ubiquitous around campus nowadays, but fashion standards weren’t always so lax at UBC.

Nov 6, 2015

UBC experts to comment on rejection of Keystone XL

UBC experts to comment on rejection of Keystone XL

UBC experts are available to comment in the wake of U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.

Nov 6, 2015

Thrive 2015 Vancouver

Nov 6, 2015

Spend away on infrastructure, but be wary of spiralling deficits: UBC economist

Spend away on infrastructure, but be wary of spiralling deficits: UBC economist

Now that Bill Morneau has been chosen as Canada’s minister of finance, he has a lot of promises to live up to, centred on a plan for building infrastructure, financed with deficit spending, plus a rebalancing of the taxation system.

Nov 5, 2015