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UBC Holi 2018

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Mar 21, 2018

Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands wins Abel Prize for 2018

Xinhua reported on the winner of the prestigious Abel Prize in mathematics. Robert P. Langlands, a UBC mathematics alumnus, was awarded “for his visionary program connecting representation theory to number […]

Mar 21, 2018

Pulp company moves up the value chain

Business in Vancouver reported that S2G Biochemicals Inc., which began at UBC, will be acquired by a Vancouver-headquartered pulp company. S2G grew out of UBC research in 2012.

Mar 21, 2018

New study suggests sunshine reduces MS risk

CBC PEI reported on a study by Helen Tremlett, a UBC neurology professor. Her research suggests children who spend more time outside can have a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis […]

Mar 21, 2018

Geography faculty boycott Hillel at UBC

Canadian Jewish News reported that the UBC Geography Students Association recently cancelled a gala that was to take place in rental space owned by UBC’s Hillel chapter, due to pressure […]

Mar 21, 2018

UBC Connects with Jeremy Rifkin: The Third Industrial Revolution

UBC Connects with Jeremy Rifkin: The Third Industrial Revolution

Author and social thinker Jeremy Rifkin asks: can we prevent the next mass extinction of life on Earth?

Mar 20, 2018

Abel Prize 2018: Robert Langlands wins for ‘unified theory of maths’

The Guardian and the New York Times reported on the winner of the prestigious Abel Prize in mathematics. Robert P. Langlands, a UBC mathematics alumnus, was awarded for his “grand […]

Mar 20, 2018

Viewpoint: Subway follies

Patrick M. Condon, a professor of urban design at the UBC school of architecture and landscape architecture, wrote an op-ed for Canadian Architect about plans for a subway line along […]

Mar 20, 2018

UBC grad students make pitch for a plastic-free campus

CBC reported on plastics research conducted by UBC marine biology students Kaleigh Davis and Fiona Beaty. “We need to move away from using plastics all together and really focus on […]

Mar 20, 2018

UBC invention keeps vaccines cool

UBC engineering researchers created a design for a vaccine cooler, Breakfast Television reported. The invention allows vaccines to be stored at an optimal temperature for up to one week. The […]

Mar 20, 2018

Where does the pipeline authority fall?

Elizabeth Edinger, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, appeared on CKNW’s Jon McComb Show to discuss the constitutional law that governs the pipeline dispute.

Mar 20, 2018

Meditation for couples: just what the doctor ordered

The Times U.K. reported on a research project by Lori Brotto, a UBC psychologist and professor. The research involves mindfulness and its connection to a healthy sex life.

Mar 20, 2018

City recommendation stinks, says Kelowna developer

Kelowna Capital News reported on city staff’s recommendation regarding a large housing development. Deborah Buszard, UBC deputy vice-chancellor and principal of UBC’s Okanagan campus, commented on the issue.

Mar 20, 2018

Woman’s experience inside Canada’s human-trafficking epidemic

CBC Radio’s The Current featured an interview with Nicole Barrett, the director of the International Justice and Human Rights Clinic at UBC, about human trafficking. She discussed the misconceptions about […]

Mar 20, 2018

Top midwife calls doctors ‘hopeless’ at childbirth, ignites internet

Huffington Post reported on comments made by a top U.K. midwife that doctors are “hopeless” at childbirth. The story also cited a study from UBC’s Birth Place Lab and the […]

Mar 20, 2018

New Westminster to tap into UBC brain trust

The New Westminster Record reported that $3,000 from New Westminster city council will fund UBC’s master of engineering leadership research. The collaboration between city council and UBC will focus on […]

Mar 20, 2018

Canada’s curiously cautious commemoration of women suffragists

Veronica Strong-Boag, a UBC professor emerita, wrote an op-ed about women suffragists for The Conversation. “Today, just as when women won the vote, democracy remains a work in progress, its […]

Mar 20, 2018

UBC wins first men’s volleyball championship in 35 years

Various media outlets reported on the UBC Thunderbirds men’s championship-winning volleyball team. Stories appeared on News 1130, in the Vancouver Sun (also in the Montreal Gazette) and Kelowna Now.

Mar 20, 2018

TRIUMF Seminar

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Mar 20, 2018

Publicly funded universities should stop pursuing the international students

The Financial Post cited a report by Peter Wylie, a professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, in a story about international students.

Mar 20, 2018