UBC Prof. Dr. Jack Taunton has been named the 2011 BC Athletics Hall of Fame inductee for his outstanding contributions as an athlete, community builder and sports medicine physician.
UBC Prof. Dr. Jack Taunton has been named the 2011 BC Athletics Hall of Fame inductee for his outstanding contributions as an athlete, community builder and sports medicine physician.
The University of British Columbia (UBC) welcomes the announcement today that the 2014 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games will be held in Vancouver and that the University will be the host venue for the competition being held from July 8 to 12, 2014. The Games will feature athletes with an intellectual disability from across the country going for gold in 11 sports.
As the one-year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games approaches, UBC experts are ready to comment on social, economic and environmental impacts of the major international event.
Vancouver residents and visitors set records for sustainable travel during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, more than doubling the number of trips typically taken by public transit, biking or walking, according to a University of British Columbia study completed for the City of Vancouver.
Sheldon Green talks about his Own the Podium research to increase the speed of Paralympic skiiers by reducing the friction of skis.
UBC’s Andrei Krassioukov is leading the research on Paralympians with spinal cord injuries who practice gruesome performance-boosting techniques.
Marc-David Seidel of UBC’s Sauder School of Business discusses the reduced coverage of the Paralympics in social media.
UBC social work professor Tim Stainton talks about Vancouver’s hope that the 2010 Paralympics will make the city a world leader in disabled accessibility.
With the 2010 Paralympic Games underway and Canada’s first medals under our belt, the University of British Columbia has experts who can provide insight and context on Games related issues.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in attendance at Canada’s first sledge hockey game of the 2010 Paralympic Games at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena.
UBC media relations specialists are available everyday between Feb. 8-28. Contact us for UBC experts, research, and news related to the winter games.