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Welcome to the new Commons building

Dignitaries, students, and the university community gathered on January 25th for the official opening of UBCO’s new Commons building.

B.C. budget should fund increase in bariatric surgeries

B.C. budget should fund increase in bariatric surgeries

Sharadh Sampath, a clinical professor at UBC and president of the B.C. Obesity Society, wrote an op-ed for the Georgia Straight about the advantages of funding more bariatic surgeries.

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Poll shows Metro Vancouver wants SkyTrain to UBC Vancouver campus

Global reported on a poll which found that the majority of people in Vancouver support the SkyTrain extension to UBC, especially if the university helps to pay for it. Michael White, associate […]

Nuisance pigeons being fed birth control at a Vancouver SkyTrain station

The Times Colonist spoke to Sara Dubois, a professor of applied biology at UBC, about the use of birth control to keep down the numbers of pigeons in cities.

UBC Thunderbirds football player suspended for cocaine

Several media outlets reported on the suspension of a UBC Thunderbirds football player who tested positive for cocaine. The story appeared in the Vancouver Sun, The Province, the National Post, Ottawa Citizen […]