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Karol Mikulash with his youngest son Simon at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

Build it and they will come

Apr. 3, 2013 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories, University News | Tags: business, community, community engagement, Dept. of Athletics and Recreation, Facilities and Business, Kavie Toor, Sport Facilities, studentlife

New athletic facilities and partnerships make UBC a community sport magnet

Shared past of Chinese farmers and Musqueam Nation unearthed by student Sarah Ling. Martin Dee Photograph

A missing link in Vancouver’s history

Apr. 3, 2013 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories, University News | Tags: Chinese, community engagement, Community Learning Initiative, community service learning, history, immigration, learning, Musqueam, studentlife, Susan Grossman, Vancouver

Shared past of Chinese farmers and Musqueam Nation unearthed by student Sarah Ling

Health behind bars

Apr. 3, 2013 | Filed under: Science, Health and Technology, UBC Reports Stories | Tags: community engagement, Faculty of Medicine, health, Mo Korchinski, prison health, research excellence, Ruth Martin, School of Population and Public Health, women's health

Dr. Ruth Martin and former inmate Mo Korchinski fight for change for incarcerated women

Due to Dr. Shafique Pirani's efforts in his native country of Uganda, 1,100 Ugandan children were treated of clubfoot in the past year alone.

UBC clubfoot treatment in Bangladesh gains $4.3M federal boost

Mar. 15, 2013 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed, Science, Health and Technology, University News | Tags: CIDA, clubfoot, community engagement, Faculty of Medicine, health, international engagement, research excellence, Shafique Pirani

Thousands of Bangladeshi infants born with clubfoot – in which the feet are turned inward and downward – will be cured of the debilitating condition, thanks to a project led by two University of British Columbia professors, and supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

UBC, SFU to further global sustainable mining practices through $25M Institute

Nov. 23, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: business, community engagement, corporate social responsibility, environment, international engagement, mining, research excellence, SFU, sustainability

The University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University will lead an international coalition to help developing countries benefit from their natural resources in environmentally and socially responsible ways.

Top Canadian, Indian institutions form $30M partnership to improve water and infrastructure safety, eradicate diseases

Nov. 6, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed, Uncategorized | Tags: Aboriginal Engagement, business, community engagement, earthquakes, health, India, intercultural understanding, international engagement, learning, malaria, NCE, networks of centres of excellence, research excellence, Student Learning, sustainability, water

Scientists from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto and 11 leading institutions in India are joining forces to tackle urgent issues in both countries with a $30-million partnership.

UBC experts for U.S. election night

Nov. 6, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: arts, business, community engagement, Initiative 502, intercultural understanding, marijuana legalization, politics, UBC experts list, United States

UBC experts are available after-hours to comment on the U.S. election results tomorrow night and Wednesday morning. Media and the public are also invited to a panel discussion of the results, which will be live-blogged.

Participants in the Veterans Transition Program reenact experiences from their military service. Photo by: Martin Dee

Canadian veterans to benefit from UBC expansion of transition program

Nov. 2, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: community, community engagement, Education, health, Marvin Westwood, start an evolution, tim laidler, veterans transition network, veterans transition progr, vtp

A University of British Columbia program to help former members of the Canadian military make the transition back to civilian life is expanding into a non-profit organization that will provide services across Canada.