The Laurier Institution, Yahoo!, UBC Continuing Studies and CBC Radio One present the 2011 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture “Cute Cats and the Arab Spring: When Social Media Meet Social Change”. Ethan Zuckerman will look at “the cute cat theory” of internet activism, as it helps explain the Arab Spring protests, aggressive internet censorship in countries [...]
The Indigenous Community Planning Teach-In@UBC “Revitalizing Planning – The Indigenous Challenge” is a one-day event that explores issues such as an indigenous planning paradigm challenge, the need to achieve recognition and justice for indigenous peoples and what has been lost in the western planning perspective. Hosted by the School of Community and Regional Planning at [...]
UBC will be offering a new program in Indigenous Community Planning, supported by a grant of $316,723 from the Real Estate Foundation of B.C. The program will be a specialization in the masters degree in planning in the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) and has been jointly designed with the Musqueam Nation. This [...]
UBC will be hosting “Allies in Health: 3rd Annual Community and Patient Fair for Health Professional Education.” Students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to meet with 38 community and patient organizations representing a range of services and health conditions. Students can learn about their future patients and potential resources for referral. Attendees can gain understanding of the patient [...]
Walter Karlen, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Mark Ansermino, has advanced to the second round of the Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health Program. Public engagement, as measured by votes and comments to competitors’ videos, is part of the selection process of this grant. The video viewing and voting [...]
UBC research into the impact of climate change on British Columbia’s forests and finding more sustainable forest management practices received funding today from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). UBC researchers will be working on four of the five projects that PICS announced funding for today. The UBC projects include: Striking the right bioenergy balance: [...]
Mahsa Talebpourazad of the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering was one of 12 finalists for the Innovation Challenge Award. She received honourable mention and a prize of $1,200 for her development of software which converts 2D television content into a 3D format. Talebpourazad’s entrepreneurial disposition is one of the key elements NSERC looks for [...]
Dr. Anne Junker, associate professor in the Dept. of Pediatrics, was elected co-chair of the Canadian Child and Youth Health Coalition, which comprises 11 national organizations with a common vision to advance the cause of child and youth health and health care in Canada. For more information, visit http://www.med.ubc.ca/about_us/Awards_and_Honours.htm?PageMode=Edit#Dr. Anne Junker
Dr. Harvey Lui, professor and head of the Dept. of Dermatology and Skin Science, was recognized for his contributions to the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance and to skin patients across Canada. For more information, visit http://www.med.ubc.ca/about_us/Awards_and_Honours.htm?PageMode=Edit#Dr. Harvey Lui
Chemical and biological engineering professor Mark Martinez has been named the new director of UBC’s Advanced Papermaking Initiative (API). With its mission to enhance the competitiveness of the provincial industry through leading edge research, technology development and advanced training, the API was formed in 1998 to address B.C.’s lack of expertise in its post-secondary system [...]
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