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UBC Reports | September 22
Sep 22, 2017
Ottawa must improve research funding or risk losing innovation race The Globe and Mail published an op-ed co-written by Santa Ono, the president and vice-chancellor of UBC, about the need […]
Many of UBC’s food outlets offer deals and you can also order ahead to skip the line. Find out how in the “Food Hacks” edition of Campus Tips.
Journal of Commerce reported on work by Mohammed Farooq, a UBC PhD candidate in the civil engineering department. He has been testing ways to optimize the composition of fibre-reinforced polymer.
UBC President Santa Ono, Parliamentary Secretary Ravi Kahlon and Vancouver Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi will officially open UBC’s new National Soccer Development Centre.
M. V. Ramana, a professor at UBC’s Liu Institute for Global Issues, was quoted in a Bloomberg story about nuclear power testing in China. Ramana said “the outlook for nuclear […]
CBC reported on earthquake fundraising efforts by the UBC Mexican Student Association. The student group is encouraging people to donate to organizations like the Red Cross and will also accept […]
Thomas Davidoff, a UBC Sauder School of Business professor, spoke to CTV about a recent case of shadow flipping in the local real estate market. He said in the current […]
Roundhouse Radio interviewed Jan Bena, a professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, about the globalization of work. Bena discussed how limiting offshore labour may not be beneficial for job creation […]
Kurt Huebner, a UBC professor of European studies, was interviewed on Roundhouse Radio. He discussed possible future trade agreements between Canada and the United Kingdom.
Mariana Brussoni, an injury-prevention researcher and professor at UBC’s school of population and public health, was quoted in a Globe and Mail article about injury rates for children in Canada. […]
Curry Hitchborn, a UBC rugby coach, was profiled in The Province as he prepares to coach in Seattle. Hitchborn will join the Seattle Seawolves, a new Major League Rugby team.
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Colin Balzer, an opera singer and UBC alumnus, was highlighted in a Broadway World article. He studied music at UBC and will star in Monteverdi’s Orfeo.
Researchers from UBC’s Okanagan campus promoted “ecosystem connectivity” at Tuesday’s town council meeting, Kelowna Daily Courier reported. The aim is to create dozens of new wildlife corridors between undisturbed natural areas […]
Broadway World reported on an upcoming performance at UBC’s Chan Centre. Virtuoso musicians Zakir Hussain and Dave Holland will collaborate at a show on Oct. 28.
Germans head to the polls Sunday in a parliamentary vote that will determine whether Angela Merkel remains chancellor for a fourth term.
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