Four students from UBC’s Okanagan campus are figuring out how to get residents from a Vernon, B.C., neighbourhood to park their cars and get active.
Nov 1, 2012 - by Jody Jacob
UBC researchers have created a video game to help community members prepare for the impacts of climate change.
Nov 1, 2012 - by Basil Waugh
Place Vanier residence chef Steve Golob knows that healthy food keeps students alert in class.
Nov 1, 2012 - by Heather Amos
Asst. Prof. Hannah Wittman (left) says small-scale farming key to achieving food self-sufficiency.
Nov 1, 2012 - by Lorraine Chan
Vancouver’s celebrity chef Vikram Vij has made possible an extensive culinary lab makeover.
Nov 1, 2012 - by Lorraine Chan and Jennifer Honeybourn
University of British Columbia researchers have invented a safe, efficient technology to wirelessly charge electric vehicles using “remote magnetic gears” – and successfully tested it on campus service vehicles.
Oct 26, 2012
UBC’s network of more than 280,000 alumni worldwide includes thousands of accomplished individuals. Every year, the UBC Alumni Association recognizes ten top achievers.
Oct 22, 2012
Certain types of routes carry much lower risk of injury for cyclists, according to a new University of British Columbia study on the eve of National Bike Week in Canada.
Oct 18, 2012
University of British Columbia research in areas ranging from physical therapy, to conservation ecology, to climate change received a boost today with the appointment, advancement or renewal of 13 Canada Research Chairs.
Oct 12, 2012
Researchers from the University of British Columbia’s Project Seahorse today released the first-ever footage of a little-known seahorse species.
Oct 10, 2012
Emmy winning ‘green’ set designer Garvin Eddy joins UBC’s Dept. of Theatre and Film
Oct 4, 2012 - by Loren Plottel
Changes in ocean and climate systems could lead to smaller fish, according to a new study led by fisheries scientists at the University of British Columbia.
Sep 30, 2012
By outfitting two British Columbia subspecies of Swainson’s thrushes with penny-sized, state-of-the-art geolocators, University of British Columbia researchers have been able to map their wildly divergent migration routes and pinpoint conservation hotspots.
Sep 25, 2012
Today, the University of British Columbia officially opened a pioneering $34-million clean energy facility, making it Canada’s first university – and one of a few institutions worldwide – to produce both clean heat and electricity for its campus from renewable bioenergy.
Sep 13, 2012
Tomorrow, UBC and partners will open a first-of-its-kind clean energy facility, making it Canada’s first university to produce both clean heat and electricity for its campus from renewable bioenergy.
Sep 11, 2012
Eighteen doctoral students from the University of British Columbia have been awarded the 2012 Vanier Canada Scholarships. Vanier scholars receive $50,000 annually for up to three years to support their […]
Aug 30, 2012
Kristina Michaux worked in Rwanda as part of a new international nutrition major, one of two new programs in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems.
Aug 23, 2012 - by Lorraine Chan
Prof. Galit Sarfaty studies why some organizations devoted to good causes sometimes drop the ball on human rights.
Aug 23, 2012 - by Basil Waugh
New pedestrian pathways, water features, courtyards, gardens and lighting are part of a 15-year, $45 million plan to improve outdoor public spaces
Ian Ross McDonald, adjunct faculty at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), received an award of excellence for his affordable housing idea in the recent City of Vancouver re:THINK HOUSING […]
Aug 15, 2012
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