UBC’s quest to understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease is being bolstered thanks to three gifts from philanthropist Charles Fipke.
Sep 30, 2014
Prominent B.C. philanthropist to make a multimillion-dollar funding announcement as a tribute to a former B.C. politician now suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Sep 29, 2014
A UBC expert on Brazil’s upcoming presidential election.
Sep 25, 2014
A UBC expert makes the case for eating insects.
UBC experts are on hand to discuss ISIS and Canada’s role in the U.S.-led coalition to tackle Islamic extremism.
Sep 23, 2014
A professor searches for new meaning in one of the country’s most iconic photographs.
Sep 22, 2014 - by Corey Allen
Children of college-educated parents eat more vegetables and drink less sugar according to a new study from UBC.
Sep 18, 2014
Leadership lesson from Kofi Annan People can learn a lot about how to lead from Kofi Annan, says UBC Sauder School of Business Dean Robert Helsley. Read more…
Sep 17, 2014
Seven University of British Columbia faculty members have been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada.
Sep 16, 2014
UBC researcher is sending yeast to the International Space Station to learn about genetics and the environment.
Sep 16, 2014 - by Jessica Werb
Vancouver School of Economics expert Kevin Milligan sheds light on the employment gap between mothers and fathers.
Sep 15, 2014
A gambler’s decision to stay or fold in a game of cards could be influenced by a chemical in the brain, suggests new UBC research.
Sep 11, 2014
A list of UBC researchers contributing to the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)
Sep 10, 2014
Thirty UBC researchers are bringing their expertise to a nationwide investigation of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Four new online courses at UBC are attracting a new breed of students and changing teaching methods on campus.
Sep 9, 2014 - by Heather Amos
A UBC expert explains what we can learn from a radical educational philosophy that does away with traditional schooling altogether.
Sep 4, 2014
A report from the Therapeutics Initiative (TI) at the University of British Columbia urges doctors to minimize “polypharmacy”–the simultaneous use of multiple drugs by some patients. The Therapeutics letter quotes […]
Mothers who live in neighbourhoods with plenty of green space are more likely to deliver babies at full term with higher birth weights, says new research from UBC and Oregon State University.
The conflict between Canada and Russia over the Arctic Ocean is the focus of a new article in IB Times after a Twitter feud broke out between the two countries’ […]
Sep 2, 2014
UBC is preparing to welcome 8,360 incoming students, its largest ever first-year class. President Arvind Gupta will greet many of them at an Okanagan rally at 8:30 a.m. and Vancouver campus pep rally at 2:30 p.m.
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