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A mother tongue for the Man of Steel

A mother tongue for the Man of Steel

UBC linguist Christine Schreyer worked with producers of the Hollywood blockbuster Man of Steel to develop a new language for Superman’s home planet of Krypton.

Jul 4, 2013 - by Paul Marck

UBC study explores why students with learning disabilities excel in opera

UBC study explores why students with learning disabilities excel in opera

Preliminary findings suggest that students respond well to the multi-tasking required for opera.

May 30, 2013

UBC study explores why students with learning disabilities excel in opera

UBC researchers have launched a study to explore why learning-disabled students shine in the University’s demanding opera program. The study, called Libretti of Learning, will be presented at Congress, a national gathering of 7,000 researchers that begins June 1 in Victoria.

May 30, 2013

Read UBC Reports’ full interview with Eva Kwan

How do you interact with Hadfield? I am part of Chris’ medical support team. Specifically, I am co-op student with the Operational Space Medicine team of the Astronauts, Life Sciences, […]

Apr 4, 2013 - by By Basil Waugh

Turn left here

Turn left here

A Q and A with Prof. Neil Gross on universities and liberal thinking

Apr 3, 2013 - by A Q and A with April van Ert

Eight Canada Research Chairs valued at $4.5M appointed at UBC

University of British Columbia research in areas ranging from Indigenous literature, to nanotechnology, to evolutionary biology received a boost today with the appointment and renewal of eight Canada Research Chairs.

Mar 15, 2013

Better than polls? UBC launches prediction market for B.C. Election

UBC’s Sauder School of Business has launched an online prediction market for investors seeking to predict the outcome of B.C.’s May 14 provincial election.

Feb 27, 2013

Computerized ‘Rosetta Stone’ reconstructs ancient languages

University of British Columbia and Berkeley researchers have used a sophisticated new computer system to quickly reconstruct protolanguages – the rudimentary ancient tongues from which modern languages evolved.

Feb 11, 2013

UBC English Prof. Mary Chapman found pioneering Chinese-American author Edith Eaton’s lost works -- one of the largest literary discoveries in 20 years. Martin Dee Photograph

Meet Mary Chapman, literary sleuth

UBC prof. uncovers lost works by Asian-American author, Edith Eaton

Feb 6, 2013 - by Basil Waugh

Body language can predict outcomes for recovering alcoholics

To predict whether a problem drinker will hit the bottle again, ignore what they say and watch their body language for displays of shame, a new UBC study finds.

Feb 4, 2013

UBC building wins prestigious Wallpaper* Magazine design award

Design and lifestyle magazine Wallpaper* has bestowed its 2013 ‘Best Lab’ award to the University of British Columbia’s new Pharmaceutical Sciences Building.

Jan 28, 2013

Film produced by UBC student goes to Sundance

A UBC student who helped make The Corporation an international hit film has executive produced a powerful documentary that will premiere at next week’s Sundance Film Festival.

Jan 9, 2013

Four UBC professors appointed to Order of Canada

Four University of British Columbia professors, four alumni and two honorary degree recipients have been named to the Order of Canada, one of Canada’s highest civilian honours.

Jan 2, 2013

UBC experts comment on North Korea’s rocket launch

UBC experts on North Korea are available to comment on its launch of a rocket into space.

Dec 12, 2012

Violence in Mali threatening survival of endangered elephants

University of British Columbia and Oxford University researchers have revealed the secrets of survival of an endangered population of African elephant in the unforgiving Sahara desert. These animals have the biggest migration among elephants, the study finds, but recent violence in Mali may now be putting them at risk.

Dec 12, 2012

Teen fiction a turn-on for adults, too

With huge sales and successful movie franchises, Young Adult fiction couldn’t be hotter, says Prof. Judith Saltman.

Dec 5, 2012 - by Lorraine Chan

From human sacrifice to Santa Claus: the cultural evolution of religious beliefs

Prof. Edward Slingerland leads a global consortium of academics in the world’s largest study of the evolution of religion.

Dec 5, 2012 - by Basil Waugh

UBC’s new Vancouver School of Economics to educate global economic policy leaders

An expansion of Canada’s top-ranked economics department will create the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia, a new global centre for research and learning on the world’s most pressing economic issues.

Dec 5, 2012

UBC experts for comment on U.S. fiscal cliff

University of British Columbia business, economics and politics experts are available to comment on how U.S. economic challenges will impact Canadian and global economies.

Nov 26, 2012

UBC honours Paul Martin, Bramwell Tovey, Michael Wingfield during Fall Congregation

Between Nov. 21 and Nov. 23, more than 2,800 UBC undergraduate and graduate degrees from all 12 Vancouver faculties will be conferred. Honorary degrees will be presented to Paul Martin, Bramwell Tovey and Michael Wingfield.

Nov 20, 2012