Archive for September, 2009

Neuroethics and the Games Lecture Helps Launch UBC 2010 Speaker Series

Sep. 17, 2009 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: , , ,

Media and the public are invited to a free Olympic-themed lecture tonight by Dr. Judy Illes, UBC Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics, on the powerful ethical questions raised when science is used to enhance athletic performance.

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Depression Increases Cancer Mortality Rate

Sep. 14, 2009 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: ,

Depression can affect a cancer patient’s likelihood of survival, according to UBC researchers who have conducted the world’s first analysis of existing cancer and depression research.

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UBC This Week | Thursday, September 10, 2009

Sep. 10, 2009 | Filed under: UBC This Week

UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event highlights. UBC This Week past issues are also available on-line. Sign up for other UBC Public Affairs e-mail services at www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/eservices. Recent UBC Media Releases Sept. 9: UBC Wine Research Centre marks decade of pioneering research Sept. 4: UBC [...]

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UBC Wine Research Centre marks decade of pioneering research

Sep. 9, 2009 | Filed under: Media Release

New research from the University of British Columbia’s Wine Research Centre (WRC) may help rewrite the rules for the age-old tradition of winemaking.

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Vol. 55 | No. 9

Sep. 8, 2009 | Filed under: UBC Reports

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IN THE NEWS

Sep. 4, 2009 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Fido has brains Your dog may be as smart as a toddler, says Stanley Coren, a UBC professor emeritus of psychology and leading researcher on dog behavior. Coren garnered international attention this month for research presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention. Coren told the audience that the newest research strategy for understanding dogs [...]

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Pharmacy residency puts students in community

Sep. 4, 2009 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories

If you thought the role of pharmacists was solely to prepare prescriptions, and dispense drugs to patients, well, think again.

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TEDX Talks

Sep. 4, 2009 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories

Give UBC students a challenge, and they’ll more than exceed your expectations. That’s what happened at Terry talks 2008, a day-long event where students took centre stage to share their academic knowledge, personal experience and passion to bring about positive change both locally and globally.

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Uncommon learning opportunities

Sep. 4, 2009 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories

As a new school year gets underway, the Chapman Learning Commons (CLC) is introducing a raft of initiatives to serve its users better.
The CLC, located on level three of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, brings together technology and learning support for students, faculty, staff and community members.

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Women were first to earn UBC grad degrees: First 100 theses project

Sep. 4, 2009 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories | Tags: ,

Have a hankering to peruse UBC’s first-ever thesis in Arts and Science, “A study of the estimation of iron and the separation of manganese from iron by phenyl-nitroso-hydroxylamine ammonium (cupferron)”, by Ruth Vivian Fulton, 1919?

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