UBC researcher wins 2012 Trudeau Foundation scholarship
Daniel Werb, senior research assistant at the Addiction and Urban Health Research Initiative (UHRI) at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), has been awarded the 2012 Pierre Elliott...
View ArticleSeabirds study shows plastic pollution reaching surprising levels off coast...
[Updated: The phone number for Stephanie Avery-Gomm has been corrected.] [Updated: The average body weight and plastic/body mass ratio have been corrected.] Plastic pollution off the northwest coast of...
View ArticleUBC opens new $133M Pharmaceutical Sciences Building
The University of British Columbia today officially opens the new Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, a state-of-the-art learning and research facility that will enable UBC to graduate 224 new...
View ArticleFirst video footage of unstudied West African seahorse released
Researchers from the University of British Columbia’s Project Seahorse today released the first-ever footage of a little-known seahorse species. The video, available at www.projectseahorse.org/footage...
View ArticlePark and charge: UBC researchers invent safe wireless vehicle charging...
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...
View ArticleTop Canadian, Indian institutions form $30M partnership to improve water and...
Scientists from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto and 11 leading institutions in India are joining forces to tackle urgent issues in both countries with a...
View ArticleUBC leads alliance to improve science education with Sloan grant
The University of British Columbia is partnering with seven top North American universities to study how to speed up the adoption of improved teaching techniques in science classrooms. The Bay View...
View ArticleExaminers tend to grade relative to work already seen: UBC research
How well you fare on a subjective evaluation – whether it’s of you treating a patient, auditioning for a play or even interviewing for a job – may depend largely on the person who was examined just...
View ArticleUBC releases 2011 statistics of animals involved in research
For the second year, the University of British Columbia has published the total number of animals involved in research, their major species groupings, as well as their purpose of use and the degree of...
View ArticleUBC 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. Wallpaper* describes the building as...
View ArticleBC Skills deficit looming in 2016: More jobs than qualified people unless...
A skills shortage will hit British Columbia in 2016 and continue to grow, unless immediate action is taken to improve access to all types of post-secondary education – university, college and trades....
View ArticleLargest number of medical residents to be trained in British Columbia
A record number of medical school graduates from across Canada will soon commence their residency training at teaching hospitals and clinics around the province through University of British Columbia...
View ArticleEarth to Commander Chris
Student Eva Kwan keeps Canada’s favourite astronaut grounded As Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield floats through the cosmos, a UBC psychology student is working to keep him connected to Earth. Eva Kwan...
View ArticleRead 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, and Space...
View ArticleUBC hosts gathering of international university presidents, students
Presidents and students from universities around the world will be at the University of British Columbia May 8-10 to explore the impact of new technology on learning and research. Part of the annual...
View ArticleUBC Sailbots embark on journey to defend first place win
The UBC Sailbots will be testing their two-metre, robotic masterpiece in preparation for the 2013 International Robotic Sailing Regatta this June. Media are invited to cover the event. Event:...
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