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Dec 9, 2019

A quick tour of the UBC Vancouver campus

A quick tour of the UBC Vancouver campus

Just how big is the UBC Vancouver campus? Get a sneak peek.

Dec 6, 2019

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About all those acronyms at a climate conference

Kathryn Harrison, political science professor at UBC, explains some of the common acronyms used at climate conferences.

Dec 6, 2019

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Dec 6, 2019

UBC declares climate emergency and moves forward on two key divestment initiatives

UBC declares climate emergency and moves forward on two key divestment initiatives

The University of British Columbia has today joined communities and organizations around the world in declaring a climate emergency.

Dec 5, 2019

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Dec 5, 2019

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UBC experts on National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women

Tomorrow, December 6th, is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. It’s also the 30th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, in which 14 female engineering students were killed. UBC experts are available to comment.

Dec 5, 2019

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Dec 4, 2019

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Dec 3, 2019

One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime

One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime

People who are homeless experience a disproportionately high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new UBC-led study published today in The Lancet Public Health.

Dec 3, 2019

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Dec 2, 2019

Artist rendition of Vancouver school after hypothetical earthquake.

Earthquake risk perception: A picture is worth a thousand stats

Seismic engineers and psychologists from UBC teamed up with a visual artist to create an image showing what a Vancouver elementary school would look like after a major earthquake, and how it could help people understand the risk of a seismic event.

Dec 2, 2019

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Behind the Scenes of Graduation at UBC

Liz King, Director of UBC Ceremonies and Events, gives us a peek behind the curtain of preparations for graduation.

Nov 29, 2019

Climate Strike

Kids facing effects of climate change are taking their governments to court

Margot Young, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, wrote an article about the increasing participation of youth in climate change.

Nov 29, 2019

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Nov 29, 2019

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Nov 28, 2019

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Nov 27, 2019

Caribou on an unrestored seismic line. Credit: UBC Faculty of Forestry

Habitat restoration alone not enough to support threatened caribou: UBC study

New UBC research suggests restoring habitat may not be enough to save threatened woodland caribou—an iconic animal that’s a major part of boreal forests in North America and a key part of the culture and economy of many Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Nov 27, 2019

UBC experts on transit strike

UBC experts on transit strike

Transit users across Metro Vancouver are preparing for a full-scale bus and SeaBus shutdown on Wednesday as the union representing bus operators and maintenance workers continues negotiations with the Coast Mountain Bus Company.

Nov 26, 2019

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Nov 26, 2019