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UBC School of Library and Archival Information Studies (SLAIS) alumna Wendy Phillips has had her Master of Fine Arts thesis named one of five finalists in the 2010 Governor General’s […]
Oct 21, 2010
The Xerox Global Services (XGS) team at UBC is pleased to announce the launch of its website for faculty and staff. The website has been developed specifically for UBC users […]
In California alone, the illegal market for cannabis, or marijuana, has been estimated to be worth about $14 billion per year, and the legalization initiative aims to redirect the flow of these massive profits from violent drug cartels toward government coffers.
Conservatives should look at the ongoing legacy of the failed war on drugs…and reconsider supporting drug policies that only serve to weaken American society
Oct 21, 2010 - by Evan Wood
Arts Wednesdays, a free public lecture series now in its 7th season, brings UBC’s Faculty of Arts to the community. Held at UBC Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, the fall […]
Oct 19, 2010
The national flow of university students is a major nation-building contribution, creating lifelong personal links in every sphere of Canadian life.
Oct 18, 2010
International students bring not only their own human gifts but also a whole network of family, business, academic, cultural and social ties that Canada needs to succeed in the global […]
Oct 18, 2010 - by Stephen Toope
The University of British Columbia welcomed the announcement of federal support for research and development of natural gas engine technology.
Oct 15, 2010
The media and public are invited to two major events at UBC this weekend. The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is opening its doors to the public, and the annual Apple Festival will be held at the UBC Botanical Garden.
Recent UBC Media Releases Oct. 12: Historic UBC music venues get $22-million makeovers Oct. 12: UBC underwater robot to explore ice-covered ocean and Antarctic ice shelf Oct. 8: UBC officially […]
Oct 14, 2010
The next call is out for applications to the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre’s BC History Digitization Program (BCHDP). Application materials for 2011 are now available on the Irving K. […]
Fresh from sold-out shows at the Vancouver Comedy Festival and Montreal Fringe, Standup for Mental Health (SMH) brings its SMH Days on Campus comedy show to UBC featuring David Granirer […]
The RES’EAU-WaterNET, together with the UBC Faculty of Applied Science and the First Nations House of Learning, are hosting a workshop on Aboriginal Water Health entitled Water: the Life of […]
The UBC Faculty of Applied Science announces the McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award. Established to highlight the contributions high-school teachers make to students and communities through their mentorship, the award […]
The latest instalment of the Mythbusters series published by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) is based on a submission by the 2010 Mythbusters Award recipient, UBC master’s candidate […]
UBC will unveil to the public more than 20,000 square feet of exhibits, specimens, and Canada’s largest blue whale skeleton exhibit at this weekend’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum opening. Festivities will […]
Today the federal government launched an independent expert panel to solicit the advice of Canadians and business leaders on how the federal government can cultivate its support of business research […]
The University of British Columbia today welcomed the announcement of $5.4 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Genome British Columbia for research into how micro-organisms affect human health.
Event: The Virani Lectures in Islamic Studies featuring performances by acclaimed Sufi folksinger Mukhtiar Ali, mini-film festival/lecture series on Islam in India and Pakistan Concerts: October 16 at 7:30 p.m./October 17 at […]
Oct 13, 2010
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are deploying an underwater robot to survey ice-covered ocean in Antarctica from October 17 through November 12.
Oct 12, 2010
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