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Cycling is a fun and healthy way to get to work, combining exercise and the great outdoors with a necessary trip. So what should cities keep in mind when it comes to getting people on their bikes?
Jul 11, 2017
Cait Haggarty, a UBC alumna, will become the new head coach of the Camosun College Chargers women’s basketball team, the Times Colonist reported. Haggarty played for the UBC Thunderbirds from […]
The Daily Mail cited research by Leigh Gabel, a UBC PhD candidate in orthopedics, in a story about inactivity among young people. Gabel said teens who are less active were […]
Yves Tiberghien, director of UBC’s Institute of Asian Research, was quoted in a Business in Vancouver story about a Chinese corporation acquired a Vancouver-based defence communications technology firm. He said […]
Patients who use cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP) rate storefront dispensaries highly, but less highly for cost compared to some other cannabis sources, new research has found.
Several UBC experts weighed in on the B.C. forest fires. Harry Nelson, a forest-resources management professor, spoke to the Canadian Press, saying neither local communities nor the province can expect […]
University Affairs reported on The Conversation Canada, a website for academics which was co-founded by two UBC journalism professors. Alfred Hermida and Mary Lynn Young launched the site partly through […]
Georgia Straight highlighted an upcoming farm-to-table outdoor event at UBC Farm. The five-course dinner features ingredients grown on site and will be prepared by UBC’s executive chef David Speight and […]
Basketball player Grant Shephard will suit up for the UBC Thunderbirds this fall. He helped Canada win its first ever world basketball title on Sunday, Kelowna Capital News reported. UBC head […]
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University Affairs reported that Andrew Szeri has been named provost and vice-president, academic, for UBC. Szeri was previously vice-provost for strategic academic and facilities planning, dean of the graduate division […]
The Bank of Canada is expected to hike the key interest rate Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years.
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