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Walking for Joy at UBC: Half a billion steps for health and community
In 2005, the late Dr. Joy Butler of UBC’s faculty of education created a fun walking challenge called the Walkabout to motivate her colleagues to stay active in winter.
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UBC adding 778 student spaces across technology and life sciences programs thanks to provincial investment
Expanded enrolment will increase opportunities for students and help drive B.C.’s innovation economy
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Supporting Survivors’ access to Residential School records
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre receives about 120 requests a year for records related to Residential Schools.
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New gravitational wave signal helps fill the ‘mass gap’ between neutron stars and black holes
A collaboration of researchers including UBC scientists have observed gravitational waves from the collision of what is most likely a neutron star and an object likely to be a light black hole, 650 million light-years from Earth.
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Unprecedented field work leads to new book about how to stop youth suicide from spreading
UBC sociologist Dr. Seth Abrutyn gained insight into suicide contagion through years of field work in a small U.S. community which he calls Poplar Grove. We spoke with Dr. Abrutyn about the work.
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Where the wild bees are—and aren’t—impacts food supply
New research led by landscape ecologist Dr. Matthew Mitchell highlights the link between lost wild pollinators and food production in Canada, and proposes ways the public can contribute to protecting wild bees.
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UBC announces 2024 honorary degree recipients
Thirteen remarkable individuals will receive honorary degrees this year from the University of British Columbia.
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UBC Board of Governors approves balanced operating budget for 2024/25
UBC is reporting a healthy financial position as part of its 2024/25 budget, approved by the Board of Governors this week.
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The 2024 wildfire season has started – here’s what we need to know
We spoke with UBC researchers Dr. Lori Daniels and Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais about the outlook for wildfire season, and how communities can prepare for a challenging year.