Two UBC librarians – Aleteia Greenwood and Joy Kirchner – are among the 25 fellows selected to participate in the 2011-12 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Research Library Leadership Fellows (RLLF) Program. Greenwood is Head Librarian of UBC Library’s Science and Engineering division, and Kirchner is the Librarian for Collections, Licenses and Digital Scholarship. For [...]
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UBC prof recognized for quality of life research
UBC education professor Bruno Zumbo, who works in the Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology Program, was named 2010 Research Fellow of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies. Zumbo is one of three scholars in the world who was named a Research Fellow in 2010. Zumbo’s research focuses on developing and improving methodological approaches to [...]
Dr. David Patrick appointed to Director of the UBC School of Population and Public Health
UBC Faculty of Medicine Dean Gavin Stuart announced this week the appointment of Dr. David Patrick to the position of director of the UBC School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), effective April 4, 2011. Patrick comes to this position as a professor in SPPH and director of Epidemiology Services at the BC Centre for [...]
UBC’s top research prize given to marine metabolite hunter
A UBC organic chemist and oceanographer who studies the metabolites produced by marine organisms—often to help evaluate their potential as drug candidates—has been awarded UBC’s premier prize for research. Raymond Andersen, with the departments of Chemistry and Earth and Ocean Sciences, has been awarded the 2010 Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize. For more information, visit [...]
Engineering students design safer, faster freight trains
Preventing train derailment while increasing transportation efficiency is the aim of a head-to-head competition among UBC Mechanical Engineering students.
Genome of blue stain fungus evolved to bypass tree defense in mountain pine beetle epidemic: UBC research
The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study.
Liveable, walkable cities for the 21st century: UBC hosts world-renowned Danish planner Jan Gehl
Event: UBC hosts events with Copehnhagen’s Jan Gehl on the relationship between public spaces and civic society Date/Time: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2 – 3 p.m. lecture; 3:30 p.m. roundtable with participants from government, industry and academia, moderated by UBC researchers Patrick Condon and Lawrence Frank Location: Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 N.W. Marine Drive, [...]
Proposed Parkinson’s research: UBC responds to Jan. 17 Province story
On January 17 The Province newspaper published a story about proposed research on Parkinson’s disease entitled “Bid to save UBC monkeys from grim death.” UBC has responded to the story with a letter to the editor.
UBC gains $2.8 million for research infrastructure
University of British Columbia research in nanotechnology, neuroscience, social work, the environment and consumer psychology received a $2.8-million boost today from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
UBC This Week
Recent UBC Media Releases Jan. 19: Fears of Ontario pharmacy shortage after slashed generic drug prices unfounded: UBC research Jan. 17: Deer causing rapid environmental change on B.C.’s and Washington’s Gulf islands: UBC study Upcoming Event Highlights Jan. 21: Winter Table Tennis Championships Jan. 23: BrassFest BC: UBC Brass and Symphonic Wind Ensembles Jan. 24: [...]
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