Building safer roads

Close calls on the road can do more than just smarten up bad drivers.

By Lorraine Chan

A new breed of road engineers

Current standards guiding highway design and planning stem from the 1950s when mobility and standardization rather than safety evaluation were priorities.

Dean of inspiration

Gage Averill, the new dean of
UBC’s Faculty of Arts, can’t help but bring
a little rock-and-roll attitude with him.

By Basil Waugh

Diet anxiety can weaken bones

A fresh box of Timbits appear in the office kitchen. selects a chocolate and a honey glazed to go with Her colleague hovers over the treats, fretting and She pulls herself away, but returns later to claim Who enjoys better health?

By Lorraine Chan

Protecting HIV-exposed babies

Every year, approximately 1.5 million babies are born to HIV-infected mothers around the world. In South Africa, where as many as 30 per cent of women of childbearing age are HIV-positive, an estimated 300,000 HIV-Exposed but Uninfected (HEU) babies are born annually.

By Brian Lin

Cancer’s toll on child survivors

For thousands of children and young adults in British Columbia who have survived cancer, growing up can be an ongoing battle with long-term effects from life-saving treatments. Milestones that their peers take for granted—graduation, first job, marriage, and children—may seem unattainable.

By Brian Lin

Researchers create video-highlighting tool

A new UBC learning tool helps students to “virtually highlight” key moments in class without having to take notes.

By Basil Waugh

Growing inequality: Prof sees warning signs in Canada

Canadians have lived in a cohesive society for the past 60 years, but one UBC researcher recognizes the signs that it’s fracturing.

By Heather Amos

Corporate criminal intent

Guilty minds and criminal intent are not just for people, says UBC Philosophy prof. Roger Shiner. He’s making a case that these legal concepts ought to apply to corporations.

By Jody Jacob