The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.
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Canada’s Chief Justice takes part in Western Premier of Louis Riel opera
Opera students at the UBC travel to different countries every year to learn where the art they practise comes from. But now, with the world arriving in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics, the UBC School of Music is on a mission to showcase Canadian opera.
UBC researchers to lead two NSERC Strategic Networks worth $10.3M
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have received $10.3 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to lead and coordinate two Strategic Networks in machining and biomaterials technology.
UBC clinical teaching facility opens at KGH
See release at: http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2010PREM0015-000073.htm
No evidence of a post-Olympics boom or bust for host city real estate prices: UBC study
Cities that win Olympic bids experience neither boom nor bust in their real estate prices, but gain construction jobs as they prepare for the Games, according to researchers at the Sauder School of Business at the UBC.
Weight training improves cognitive function in seniors: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health research
Weight-bearing exercises may help minimize cognitive decline and impaired mobility in seniors, according to a new study conducted by the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia.
“Jekyll and Hyde” cell may hold key to muscular dystrophy, fibrosis treatment: UBC research
A team of University of British Columbia researchers has identified fat-producing cells that possess “dual-personalities” and may further the development of treatments for muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophy and fibrosis.
Zebrafish behaviour monitoring system could boost drug discovery: UBC-Harvard research
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University have co-developed a system that captures on video and barcodes the behavioral responses of zebrafish to chemical compounds on a large scale. The approach could dramatically speed up the discovery of new psychiatric drugs.
BC’s Four Research Universities Applaud the Provincial Government’s HST Rebate Decision
The Presidents of BC’s four research universities were pleased to learn of the Government of British Columbia’s decision to provide a new provincial HST rebate for universities.
Disadvantaged neighbourhoods set children’s reading skills on negative course: UBC study
A landmark study from the University of British Columbia finds that the neighbourhoods in which children reside at kindergarten predict their reading comprehension skills seven years later.
The study, published this week in the journal Health & Place, finds children who live in neighbourhoods with higher rates of poverty show reduced scores on standardized tests seven [...]
UBC Reports | Vol. 56 | No. 2 | Feb. 8, 2010
Insane Pain: Thrill of the skeleton
When Jeff Pain describes himself as a Type A personality, he’s not kidding.
- UBC develops North America’s greenest building
- Building a podium fit for Olympians
- Happiness under a microscope: UBC helps lead a new scholarly focus on wellbeing
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UBC This Week
Feb. 4, 2010
- UBC Featured Web Site: UBC 2010 Online Media Centre
- Recent UBC Media Releases
- Upcoming Event Highlights
- UBC People
- UBC Film Production alumnus Julian Clarke receives Oscar nomination for editing District 9
- UBC researchers to investigate BC policy giving pharmacists the ability to adapt and renew prescriptions
- Education professor receives lifetime contribution award
- UBC engineers dominate Western Engineering Competition
- UBC engineer receives international recognition
- UBC engineers show business savvy, teams advance to Enterprize Canada finals
- Family doctor to host reading of chronic illness play at Vancouver Playhouse
- UBC Bookstore hosts “Cheer On Canada” events
- Nominations invited for 2009/10 UBC Vancouver Student Development Awards
2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
UBC Reports | Extras | Feb. 10, 2009
- UBC Thunderbird Arena: The Birthplace of Canada’s First National Hockey Team
- Researchers Study Olympic Games Impact
- Researcher Aims to End Paralympic “Boosting”
- Olympic Opportunity: Learning Takes a Front Seat
- UBC’s Downtown Vancouver Campus to be Transformed into International Media Centre for Games
For more, visit UBC and the 2010 Winter Games.
