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The two-kilometre Comox-Helmcken Greenway in downtown Vancouver cost more than $5 million and took two years to complete, but the time and expense were worth it, according to a UBC study.
Sep 13, 2016
New UBC research finds that many online resources for preventing Alzheimer’s disease are problematic and could be steering people in the wrong direction.
Forced treatment for people with mental-health issues while they are involuntarily detained violates their Charter rights, according to a court challenge reported in the Globe and Mail. Treatment is currently […]
UBC education professor Charles Ungerleider spoke to CBC Radio about the topic of private versus public school. “One of the strengths of the public school system is how to communicate […]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are visiting UBC’s Okanagan campus as part of their Canadian trip this month. Prince William and Kate Middleton will dedicate a new aboriginal art […]
UBC president Santa Ono has released a report on the university’s approach to sex assaults, reports the Canadian Press. Produced by an expert panel appointed by UBC, the report recommended […]
UBC research on energy use was featured in an article in the Ottawa Citizen and The Province. “We placed a display in a campus building that displays energy data to students […]
Jennifer Berdahl, a professor at the Sauder School of Business at UBC, was quoted in a Huffington Post story on the trend for working while sick. Berdahl said that showing […]
While Pokémon Go has helped to bring augmented reality to everyday life, UBC researchers are using similar technology to teach high school students about climate change.
A former UBC dentist accused of misusing millions of taxpayers’ dollars is now being accused of failing to repay $200,158 to the Royal Bank of Canada, according to the Vancouver […]
UBC formally announced the construction of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre Monday, the Georgia Straight reported. The $5.5 million building in the heart of campus will feature […]
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