UBC 2012 Experts
UBC Experts are available to speak on a wide range of topics related to the upcoming 2012 Summer Games:
UBC and the 2012 Summer Games
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THE DANGER OF PARALYMPIC BOOSTING
UBC Prof. Andrei Krassioukov is investigating the dangerous practice of “boosting” at the 2012 Paralympics.
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Tap and rope guide blind swimmer to victory
UBC alumnus Donovan Tildesley, Canada’s flagbearer in Beijing, will compete in his fourth Paralympics this month.
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Recap: Looking back at UBC and the 2012 Olympics
Bronze medals, swim-offs, meeting royalty: the 2012 Summer Olympics featured much excitement for past and current UBC students.
UBC in the News
The Guardian
Claim of ‘blood boosting’ at Paralympic Games
Mail Online
Fears Paralympians with spinal injuries will self-harm in bid to boost their performance during the Games
Ottawa Citizen
Riding in the international spotlight
Vancouver Sun
For Paralympian, ‘vision’ means seizing day
Globe and Mail
It takes an Olympic Village to raise a city
Montreal Gazette
Sports psychology is as important for Olympic athletes as conditioning the body
Globe and Mail
Fleeting victory, painful losses on home turf
UBC News 
UBC student wins Paralympic bronze
Josh Vander Vies, a UBC law student, has won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
Historic day for Gleadle in London
Former UBC Thunderbird Liz Gleadle made Canadian track and field history today at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
More News
- Aug. 8: Mason finishes eighth; Gleadle into Olympic final
- Aug. 4: Hayden and Dickens finish 8th
- Aug. 3: Sauder Prof helps 2012 Canadian Olympic team go carbon neutral
- Aug. 2: Martha McCabe finishes 5th
- Aug. 1: UBC swimmer Brent Hayden wins bronze
- Jul. 31: Brent Hayden advances to final
- Jul. 27: UBC expert sets the stage for London
- Jul. 27: Sports doc helps reduce Olympic injuries
- Jul. 26: Olympics research and story ideas from UBC
- Jul. 26: Q&A with Martha McCabe
Meet Team UBC
Learn about UBC’s athletes, faculty and staff heading to the 2012 games.
Tweets from Team UBC
Live from London
Contact Us
Basil Waugh, UBC Public Affairs
basil.waugh@ubc.ca
604.822.2048
Heather Amos, UBC Public Affairs
heather.amos@ubc.ca
604.822.3213
Wilson Wong, UBC Athletics
wilson.wong@ubc.ca
604.822.9115
How to Connect
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