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Universities establish joint centre to use data for social good in Cascadia region
Feb. 24, 2017

Universities establish joint centre to use data for social good in Cascadia region

In an expansion of regional cooperation, the University of British Columbia and the University of Washington today announced the establishment of the Cascadia Urban Analytics Cooperative to use data to help cities and communities address challenges from traffic to homelessness.

LATEST NEWS

 

Gay, lesbian and bisexual teens half as likely to play sports as straight youth

While participation in sports has been declining among high school students in British Columbia overall, even fewer gay, lesbian and bisexual (LGB) teens are involved in sports than 15 years ago, says a new University of British Columbia study.

‘The little MOOC that could’: Online course promotes indigenous ways of knowing

In classrooms across Canada, some children learn about colonialism for the first time by standing on dozens of blankets strewn across the floor.

UBC study links slot-machine addiction to immersion in the game

Gamblers who feel like they enter into a trance while playing slot machines are more likely to have gambling problems, according to new research from the Centre for Gambling Research at UBC.

OPINIONS

 

Despite NDP claims, the B.C. budget does indeed look after seniors

The Globe and Mail published an op-ed by UBC professor Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze, about funding for seniors in the provincial budget.

ATHLETICS

 

Bisons outshoot Thunderbirds in game one slugfest

In a heated battle between two bitter foes, the Manitoba Bisons outshot and outlasted the UBC Thunderbirds 79-75 to take 1-0 series lead in the Canada West quarterfinal.

ARTS AND CULTURE

 

Oscar Morawetz Centennial

UBC School of Music celebrates the life of renowned Canadian composer Oskar Morawetz with an evening of music, commentary, and projections at Barnett Hall on March 3.


VIDEO

 

Nothing to Fear: UBC Entrepreneurs Take Sting out of Needles

Microdermics Inc. founders explain microneedle technology.
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