Public talks by authors Thomas King and Steven Galloway and a benefit auction of art donated by Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Margaret Atwood headline four days (Sept. 30 – Oct. 3) of 50th anniversary celebrations for Canadian Literature, a pioneering UBC-based literary journal that helped put Canadian literature on the map.
British Columbians are getting the life-saving medications they need regardless of their postal codes but cultural background, income, lifestyle and urban-rural differences may influence their use of other “discretionary” drugs, according to the latest BC Rx Atlas released today by the UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research.
UBC is having a larger impact on the B.C. economy than previously measured, according to the first study in Canada to calculate the impact of university research.
UBC announced that it has received a $2.17-million donation over seven years from HSBC Bank Canada to support two innovative community initiatives in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and its surrounding neighbourhoods.
The prime minister of Lesotho today visited UBC as part of a Canadian tour to raise awareness of his country’s incidence of HIV and AIDS – the third highest in Africa.
Premier Gordon Campbell helped launch the official groundbreaking of the new seven-storey, Robert H.N. Ho Research Centre at Vancouver General Hospital, built in part thanks to the generous donation of $15 million from Mr. Robert Ho. Read More: http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009PREM0037-000378.htm
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An HIV/AIDS researcher who has influenced treatment world-wide and a leader in the field of artificial intelligence are among the four UBC faculty recently elected to the Royal Society of Canada.
UBC will gain research strength with the appointment of four new investigators to the university as Canada Research Chairs.
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