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Vroum vroum – Test of metal for student engineered hovercrafts

Apr. 16, 2013 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed

Mechanical engineering student teams put their hovercraft projects to the test in fast-paced competition

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UBC experts for B.C. election

Apr. 15, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Business, Law and Society, Hot Topics, Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

From politics to pipelines, UBC experts are available to comment on the upcoming 2013 B.C. election campaign.

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The Odysseus is a single-passenger, four-wheeled fuel-efficient vehicle created by the UBC Supermilage team

Engineering students demo ultra fuel-efficient cars

Mar. 18, 2013 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

The UBC Supermileage Team will demonstrate two cars in advance of the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas competition for ultra energy-efficient vehicles

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Coding for a cause: UBC computer science students stage first community hackathon

Mar. 15, 2013 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: , , , , , , ,

Fifty UBC Computer Science student volunteers partner with local non-profits this weekend to prototype software solutions at UBC’s inaugural Community Hackathon.

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Announcement of CIDA-UBC partnership to improve children’s health in developing country

Mar. 14, 2013 | Filed under: Business, Law and Society, Media Advisory, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: ,

Event:             CIDA-UBC partnership for children’s health Date:               Friday, March 15, 2013 Time:              10-11 a.m. Location:        Sherbrooke Lounge, Sherbrooke Centre, Royal Columbian Hospital Campus, 260 Sherbrooke Street, New Westminster, B.C. Map:               http://goo.gl/maps/3P5Hy Parking:         Parking is available in lot next to Sherbrooke Centre (see attached map), in lot between Keary and Allen streets, [...]

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$30M partnership of Canadian, Indian institutions officially launched at UBC

Mar. 12, 2013 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed, University News

Media are invited to attend the official launch of the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability (IC-IMPACTS), a $30-million partnership among three Canadian universities and 11 leading institutions and state and industry partners in India to tackle urgent issues in both countries.

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An image from the animated two-minute video of Baillie Redfern's thesis on whale barf and perfume. By: Jorge Cham PHD Comics

Ready. Set. Go. The Three Minute thesis is back

Mar. 11, 2013 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed, University News | Tags:

UBC holds the Three Minute Thesis competition, where graduate students condense their thesis into a three-minute talk.

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UBC experts for B.C. budget analysis

Feb. 19, 2013 | Filed under: Hot Topics, Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: , , , , ,

UBC experts are available for commentary on today’s B.C. budget, which is expected around 2 p.m.

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Social Media and Health: The Good, the Bad and the Possible

Feb. 1, 2013 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed

The Peter Wall Institute presents a public forum on social media and health

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Idle No More demonstration at the First Nations Longhouse on Jan 3. Photo by: Thane Bonar

Idle No More Teach-in at UBC

Jan. 30, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

UBC First Nations House of Learning hosts Idle No More Teach-in

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