Posts Tagged ‘learning’
Mar. 14, 2013 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed, Science, Health and Technology, University News | Tags: CaRMS, doctor shortage, Faculty of Medicine, Family Medicine, health, learning, Postgraduate Medical Education, Student Learning
A record number of medical school graduates from across Canada will soon commence their residency training at teaching hospitals and clinics around the province through University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine’s postgraduate medical education program.
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Feb. 14, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Release, News Feed, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: AAAS2013, bilingualism, Faculty of Arts, intercultural understanding, Janet Werker, languages, learning, Psychology, research excellence
Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and Université Paris Descartes.
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Feb. 6, 2013 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories, University News | Tags: global education, international, international students, learning, studentlife
Students share what they value about meeting classmates from other cultures
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Jan. 30, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: #IdleNoMore, Aboriginal, Event, First Nations, first nations house of learning, Idle No More, learning, Teach-in, UBC
UBC First Nations House of Learning hosts Idle No More Teach-in
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Jan. 29, 2013 | Filed under: Business, Law and Society, Media Release, News Feed, University News | Tags: business, economy, election, higher education, learning, opportunity agenda, Opportunity Agenda for BC, Research Universities' Council of BC, RUCBC, SFU, Stephen Toope, Student Learning
A skills shortage will hit British Columbia in 2016 and continue to grow, unless immediate action is taken to improve access to all types of post-secondary education – university, college and trades.
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Jan. 28, 2013 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: arts, business, design, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences., learning, Outstanding Work Environment, research excellence, Student Learning, studentlife, Wallpaper magazine
Design and lifestyle magazine Wallpaper* has bestowed its 2013 ‘Best Lab’ award to the University of British Columbia’s new Pharmaceutical Sciences Building.
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Dec. 18, 2012 | Filed under: Science, Health and Technology, UBC Reports Stories, University News | Tags: Hugh Brock, information technology, learning, learning technology, MOOC, Pierre Ouillet, Wes Pue
Three leaders talk about the brave new world awaiting UBC students in ten years.
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Dec. 18, 2012 | Filed under: Science, Health and Technology, UBC Reports Stories | Tags: learning, learning technology, MOOC, Rosie Redfield
Increased access may equal a complete rethink of higher education.
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Dec. 18, 2012 | Filed under: Science, Health and Technology, UBC Reports Stories | Tags: Ajung Moon, CARIS, learning
From playrooms to bedrooms to battlefields, robots are part of modern life. And they are about to create some novel dilemmas for humans.
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