Students and faculty at the UBC Graduate School of Journalism have won an Emmy Award for an investigative news documentary that explores the health and environmental impacts of electronic waste. The Outstanding Investigative Journalism award, one of the top news awards, was for the PBS Frontline/World documentary, Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground, produced by 10 students [...]
Archive for September, 2010
On the School of Journalism’s Emmy nominations
They’re for the parts that we’re most proud of: the research that we did and the investigation we did
Canada, US & Mexico to announce joint support for Unique UBC-led Research Facility in Banff, Alberta
The Governments of Alberta, Canada, Mexico, and the United States will announce new funding for the Banff International Research Station (BIRS), a world-leading UBC-led mathematical research facility which hosts annually thousands of top international scientists and researchers.
UBC This Week
Recent UBC Media Releases Sep. 23: Carl Wieman to take up White House post Sep. 22: China tops world in catch and consumption of fish: UBC research Sep. 20: Genomic ‘haircut’ makes world’s tiniest genome even smaller: UBC research Upcoming Event Highlights Sep. 24: Terry Global Speaker Series Presents K’NAAN Sep. 25: UBC Farm Summer [...]
UBC Library at Word on the Street
UBC Library is partnering with UBC Library Vault, Rare Books and Special Collections, and the UBC Bookstore for Word on the Street – an annual day-long event celebrating the diversity, quality and originality of writing and publishing in B.C. This year the Library is sponsoring author Charles Campbell, who will appear in the Authors Tent [...]
Thomas Sisk: Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor
Conservation biologist Thomas Sisk, the first of three Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professors for 2010/11 will be giving his first talk at UBC. Sisk is working at the interface of environmental science and policy. His practice combines landscape analysis with collaborative approaches to the management of public land and natural resources. For his [...]
UBC to announce architecture team to create a new facility for architecture and planning
The UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) and School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) are hosting design presentations this week to select a design team to create a new facility for the two schools. The selected team will be announced at a public reception at the Museum of Vancouver on Oct. 20. [...]
Go Global Week: Sept. 27 – Oct. 1
Go Global will be showcasing international study, research, and service learning opportunities for UBC students at events around campus. Throughout the week, the fair is offering info sessions, panel discussions, and opportunities to talk to other students about their international experiences. Date: Sept. 27 – Oct. 1 Place: Main Concourse of the Student Union Building [...]
UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education hosts health conference
UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education is hosting a conference titled “Health and Wellbeing in Children, Youth, and Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Autism, Intellectual Disabilities and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders.” The event is a free public evening session for families for families of people with developmental disabilities (DD) and/or intellectual disabilities (ID), and for professionals that work with [...]
International Workshop on Higher Education Reform held at UBC
The seventh International Workshop on Higher Education Reform will bring together professors from across Canada and their colleagues and professors from Latin America, Asia and Western Europe. The UBC held conference will discuss the difficulty of university governance, control, accountability, and transparency. Date: Oct. 7-8 Place: St. John’s College, 2111 Lower Mall Info: Program: http://chet.educ.ubc.ca/pdf_files/2010/HER07%20Drftprogr%20Sep%209.pdf [...]
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