Happiness under a microscope: UBC helps lead a new scholarly focus on wellbeing

With the world gathered to admire those faster, better and stronger, many of us would assume that “richer” tops that list of desired traits.

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The MOA launches a massive digital collection

Next month, UBC’s Museum of Anthropology (MOA), the Musqueam Indian Band, the Sto:lo Nation, Sto:lo Tribal Council and the U'mista Cultural Society will launch the first-ever digital network of more than 300,000 Northwest Coast objects.

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Hooked on racing: Grad’s grace under pressure

Alexa Loo prefers to perform when the heat is on.

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Canada dreams of gold

Montreal, 1976: Team Canada wins five silver medals, six bronze – and not a single gold at the Summer Olympic Games. Next up is Calgary, 1988; this time the tally is two silver medals, three bronzes . . . and no gold at the Winter Olympics.

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Insane Pain: Thrill of the skeleton

When Jeff Pain describes himself as a Type A personality, he's not kidding.

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UBC develops North America's greenest building

"Sustainability is about what kind of world we want to live in."

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Students build podiums fit for Olympians

Every athlete dreams of standing on an Olympic podium.

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Rethinking drug development: A new commitment to global access

UBC recently became the first Canadian university to join Yale, Harvard, the US National Institutes of Health and other major institutions as a signatory to the Statement of Principles and Strategies for the Equitable Dissemination of Medical Technologies.

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Discovery tackles neglected disease

The first application of UBC’s Global Access principles tackles Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), a debilitating disease that affects 12 million people worldwide.

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UBC Okanagan's forensic psych group tackles tough community issues

Graduate students and faculty at UBC Okanagan have joined forces to form a Forensic Psychology Scholar Group that aims to deliver high-quality, practical education and research to the community.

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Entrepreneurship project takes aim at unemployment in Kenya

When Nancy Langton, associate professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business, discusses the economic environment of the slums of Kibera, in Nairobi she relays a telling anecdote about the area's small-business make-up: Too many hair salons, not enough of anything else.

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Fit for the Games: Athletes aren’t the only ones training

A husband-and-wife team at UBC is helping ensure that Games volunteers are in tip-top shape.

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