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Sixth annual Faraday Show presents Physics of Toys

Faraday Show, the Physics Outreach Program’s Annual Science Lecture, presents Physics of Toys – Explore the physics concepts behind our favourite toys.  Designed for children and presented by UBC faculty […]

CUFA BC accepting nominations; adds Early in Career Award

The Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC (CUFA BC) Distinguished Academics Awards has announced the addition of the Early in Career Award, which recognizes the contributions to the non-academic […]

School of Population and Public Health Director wins award

Prof. Martin Schechter, Director of the School of Population and Public Health and National Director of the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, received the Norman E. Zinberg Award at the […]

Engineering student awarded EIC annual scholarship

Second-year civil engineering student Daniel Fortin has been awarded the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) Vancouver Island Branch’s Annual Scholarship. Fortin graduated from high school with a 95 per cent […]

Faculty of Medicine members take the torch in Whistler

Ten members of the Faculty of Medicine will be among 20 runners representing the B.C. Medical Association (BCMA) during the Olympic torch run for the 2010 Winter Games.  •Dr. Gavin […]

Head of Urology announces Men’s Health Initiative

Prof. Larry Goldenberg, Head of the Dept. of Urologic Sciences and founding Director of the Vancouver Prostate Centre, announced the creation of the Men’s Health Initiative of BC – an […]

Dean of Medicine receives Presidential Medal Award

Dr. Gavin Stuart, UBC’s Vice Provost, Health, and Dean, Faculty of Medicine, has been given the Presidential Medal Award from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology/La Societe de Gyneco-Oncologie du Canada […]

The President’s annual Blue and Gold Revue

The President’s  annual Blue and Gold Revue will showcase inventions, interviews, videos and music from UBC’s most outstanding students, faculty and staff.  The Revue will officially launch the UBC 2009 […]

UBC Asserts Need for Autonomy over Its Academic Future

The UBC has advised Metro Vancouver that it will not participate in a working group formed to further Metro’s proposal to restrict and regulate the use of UBC’s academic lands.

UBC Responds to Metro Vancouver move to control UBC campus

The UBC has asked Metro Vancouver to withdraw a proposal to restrict and regulate the use of academic land on the UBC Vancouver campus.

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases Nov. 9: BC Cancer Agency to lead $1.3-million program evaluating medical-isotope alternatives Nov. 6: UBC student to help prime minister encourage Canadian investment at next week’s […]

Materials Engineering hosts snowsports sample sale

The Materials Engineering Dept. will host a snowsports sample sale featuring highly discounted merchandise from Ride Snowboards, Westbeach, Endeavor Snowboards, Spy Optics, Obey and others.  The event is a fundraiser […]

Institute of Asian Research holds Japanese studies conference

The UBC Centre for Japanese Research will hold a research conference on Japanese studies entitled Japanese and Canadian Research into Immigration and Foreign Workers.  The conference themes include:  recent changes […]

BCNET recognizes UBC computer science instructor

Computer science senior instructor Donald Acton has received the BCNET Faculty Recognition Award at the BCNET AGM 2009 for his contribution to the BCNET Broadband Innovation Challenge.  President Stephen Toope […]

Computer science students win regionals and go to world finals

UBC computer science students have won the 2009 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest Pacific Northwest Regionals, beating teams from Stanford and Berkeley to compete at the world finals in February. […]

SALA graduate and PhD student wins national housing research award

Nicole Miller, a graduate of the Master’s of Advanced Studies in Architecture program and current PhD student in Resource Management and Environmental Studies, has won a 2009 Canada Mortgage and […]

UBC part of new BC Cooperative to advance clean energy

UBC, the National Research Council Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI), and Powertech Labs (a clean energy subsidiary of BC Hydro), have signed a Letter of Intent to work together […]

UBC iGEM team wins gold for biosensor technology

A team of UBC undergrads has won a gold medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their biosensor technology E.coli Traffic […]

Creative writing professor long-listed for literary award

UBC creative writing professor Steven Galloway has been long-listed for the €100,000 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Galloway is nominated for his international bestselling novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo, a […]