2014 Dialogues on our City's Future

Larry Frank, director of the Health and Community Design Lab at at UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), will be presenting a talk titled “Environmental and Health Impacts […]

Jan 30, 2014

U-Hill Elementary School now open

U-Hill Elementary School is now accepting registration for children attending kindergarten to Grade 5 (in September 2014) from throughout the region. Registration is encouraged before March 1, 2014. View the […]

Jan 30, 2014

Economic consulting networking night for students

UBC students are invited to a panel discussion and networking session with professional economists. The event is put on by oikos Vancouver, a student organization for sustainable economics and management. […]

Jan 30, 2014

Watch Canada’s obesity rates change over time

The Cancer Prevention Centre in the UBC School of Population and Public Health has animated the Canadian obesity maps and updated them to include 2012 data. The maps were first […]

Jan 30, 2014

Pharm Sci launches medication returns initiative

Unused or old medications (including supplements, natural health products, herbal products, and vitamins) are a health, safety and environmental hazard when stored or disposed improperly. The Pharmacists Clinic at the […]

Jan 30, 2014

Africa Awareness Initiative recognized by Institute of International Education

The Institute of International Education (IIE) has announced the winners of the annual IIE Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education. UBC’s student-run Africa Awareness Initiative received an honourable […]

Jan 30, 2014

2013 recipients of UBC's Faculty Research Awards

Each spring, the Office of the Vice President Research and International hosts an awards reception to recognize outstanding UBC researchers. Faculty researchers are nominated by their peers. Winners are selected […]

Jan 30, 2014

UBC This Week 23-Jan-2014

  Recent UBC Media Releases Jan 23 Balancing act Jan 22 Stephen Toope to lead U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs Jan 21 Monuments man Jan 21 UBC […]

Jan 23, 2014

Copyright workshops for spring 2014

UBC’s Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office advises on the application of UBC’s copyright requirements and guidelines, and provides services to support the preparation of course materials, assignments, presentations and publications. […]

Jan 23, 2014

Graduate student wins Health Talks Student Contest

Sarah Chapdelaine, a second year Master of Occupational Therapy student, has won the Health Talks Student Contest from the B.C. Patient Safety and Quality Council. The contest asked B.C. post-secondary, […]

Jan 23, 2014

Computer scientists win best paper awards

Professor Michiel van de Panne and Ph.D. student Shailen Agrawal recently won the best paper award at the Motion in Games 2013 Conference for their paper “Pareto Optimal Control for […]

Jan 23, 2014

Nursing professor’s book wins award from American Journal of Nursing

A book co-edited by Associate Professor and School of Nursing Director Suzanne Campbell has received a 2013 Book of the Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing, one of […]

Jan 23, 2014

Mechanical Engineering professor honoured by Turkish president

Mechanical Engineering professor Yusuf Altintas has received the Engineering Science Special Award from the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey. The award is Turkey’s highest science and engineering award […]

Jan 23, 2014

Dads in Gear website launch kicks off National Non-Smoking Week

School of Nursing’s Prof. Joan Bottorff (UBC Okanagan) and Prof. John Oliffe (UBC Vancouver) have led a team of UBC researchers to develop a web-based resource to help new dads […]

Jan 23, 2014

Psychiatry prof receives funding for Bipolar Youth Action Project

Dr. Erin Michalak, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, has received funding from the Vancouver Foundation’s Health and Medical Education/Research Grants for a study titled The Bipolar Youth Action […]

Jan 23, 2014

Associate Vice-President, Campus and Community Planning appointed

The Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Michael White as Associate Vice-President, Campus and Community Planning, effective Feb. 3, 2014.   White worked as a senior planner at […]

Jan 23, 2014

UBC This Week 16-Jan-2014

  Recent UBC Media Releases Jan 16 How extreme weather affects attitudes towards climate change Jan 16 How Martin Luther King Jr. ‘let freedom ring’ Jan 15 Using progesterone for […]

Jan 16, 2014

Call for nominations for the 201 Alumni UBC Achievement Awards

Nominations for the 2014 Alumni UBC Achievement Awards are now open. Nominate a candidate who exemplifies the best of UBC—a graduate, faculty or friend of UBC who deserves to be […]

Jan 16, 2014

Peter Wall Ideas Lounge welcomes faculty and guests

The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies welcomes UBC faculty (and their guests) to the Peter Wall Ideas Lounge. Surrounded by green space and overlooking terraced ponds, the new lounge […]

Jan 16, 2014

Mechanical Engineering January Lab Tour

The Mechanical Engineering Department will host their annual guided lab tours for high school students, first year students, incoming MECH students, or anyone interested in mechanical engineering. For more information, […]

Jan 16, 2014