Campus and Community Planning
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A new UBC study reveals that the brighter the orange on a male guppy, the more virile it is, solving a long-standing evolutionary puzzle about their flashy colours.
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The 98-year-old that stopped traffic
UBC's historic Old Fire Hall was carefully relocated to preserve its heritage for future generations amidst campus redevelopment projects.
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Three new buildings bring UBC’s workforce housing to nearly 1,400 homes
With 136 units ranging from studio to four-bedroom, the Theory building is the first of three new rental buildings to complete construction in the southeast corner of the Wesbrook Place neighbourhood.
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UBC ditching single-use coffee cups and plastic food ware
UBC Vancouver is ditching single-use coffee cups and plastic food ware, and encouraging students, faculty and staff to choose reusable options such as their own mugs, water bottles and cutlery instead.
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UBC pursuing housing and transit solutions to push the sustainability agenda
As UBC advocates for an extension of rapid transit to the Vancouver campus, critics have argued the university isn’t building enough housing for its own community.
