The University of British Columbia

In this edition:

• Class of 2013
• New life in old growth forests
• Breaking barriers
• A hunger for more
• A secure future
• Advocate for her people
• Cultivating ecosensitivity
• Trading up
• Getting a head start
• Access to success
• Playing the numbers
• Gothic literature meets science
• Seize the moment
• #ChangeTheWorld
• In the news

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In this edition:

• Health behind bars
• Hotel room pricing wars
• Earth to Commander Chris
• Against all odds
• Turn left here
• Growing rural medicine
• A missing link in Vancouver’s history
• Build it and they will come
• A new country, a new life
• The fight against mould, rot and decay
• Stretching – is it really good for you?
• Outtakes
• Sign up today and win

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In this edition:

• A brave new beginning
• Students reap benefits from volunteering
• No cash, no crime?
• Find your political match
• People need trees. Cities need forests.
• You can go home again
• Sustainable by design
• Protecting land, protecting people
• Research initiatives in the Okanagan grow by 40 per cent
• Two outstanding researchers honoured
• Outtakes
• In the news

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In this edition:

• Meet Mary Chapman, literary sleuth
• Idling on the job
• UBC’s global edge
• In their own words
• Fashion is a feminist issue
• Smoke signals: Medical marijuana in Canada
• Mining the possibilities
• Social media: Where business and journalism intersect
• Outtakes
• Same stories, dynamic new platform

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In this edition:

• The Next Big Thing in 2013, and beyond
• Medical maggots: back to the future with limb-saving larvae
• The ethical robot
• Neuroscience and the eradication of brain injuries
• A stem cell solution to diabetes in 10 years
• A new generation of solar power, Part 1.
• A new generation of solar power, Part 2.
• Revolutionizing road design
• Water efficient food exports: less beef, more crops
• Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
• Cloud U – UBC ventures boldly into the virtual university
• IN THE NEWS

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In this edition:

• Creating an oasis in the Downtown Eastside
• Taking the pulse of the Mexican drug trade
• A holiday survival guide
• The economics of sex
• From human sacrifice to Santa Claus: the cultural evolution of religious beliefs
• Creating new opportunities for international medical graduates
• Teen fiction a turn-on for adults, too
• Improving conditions for Mumbai’s slum workers
• Inclusive U
• Cultural barriers crunched by numbers
• In the news

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In this edition:

• Vij’s Kitchen spices up UBC
• Unpaid and invisible: Canada’s young caregivers
• Food Security: an urgent issue for B.C.
• Good food. Good grades.
• A university library for the 21st century
• Save your city!
• The perils of putting off pregnancy
• Students help a B.C. community ditch the car
• Playing with the pros
• Outtakes – UBC reservist reflects on Remembrance Day
• In the news

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In this edition:

• Judge zombies not, lest ye be judged
• Who is better for Canada: Obama or Romney?
• Keeping watch
• Changes at the top: China shakes up leaders
• Lights, cameras… sustainable set design
• Bringing museums to life
• Public transit: lessons from the great cities of the world
• UBC dentists keep seniors smiling
• I give because…
• Let’s Celebrate Learning!
• A chance to come clean
• Outtakes: The times, they are a-changin’
• In the news

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In this edition:

• Jumpstarting success
• Extreme makeover, campus edition
• UBC’s mobile mojo
• From farm to lab
• 8,000 strong. UBC welcomes the class of 2016
• When organizational culture hinders human rights
• Finally fluent
• No longer optional
• Small planet, global classroom
• Don’t be a passive witness
• Adding a touch of green to the blue and gold

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In this edition:

• What is lurking in your pool?
• Facing cancer
• UBC swims for Canada
• UBC’s Olympians and Paralympians
• Not your backyard badminton
• A javelin’s throw away from the Olympics
• What to expect at London 2012
• UBC Olympic and Paralympic history
• Hula power
• Being different: a new camp assists kids with unique learning needs
• Keen on worker safety

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