Posts Tagged ‘research’
Aug. 1, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: adolescent medicine, CIHR, Elizabeth Saewyc, health, research, substances
Just over two percent of teens in rural schools who have ever tried alcohol, marijuana or other drugs report they have also traded sex for these substances, according to University of British Columbia research published today in the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. This is the first study to track this issue among rural students.
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Jul. 31, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: business, office politics, research, sauder school of business
People who worry about workplace rejection or sabotage can end up bringing it upon themselves, according to University of British Columbia research.
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Jul. 24, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: Applied Science, catalytic converters, Centre for Environmental Research in Minerals, Metals and Material, Mining Engineering, phyto-mining, platinum group metals, Prof. John Meech, research, sustainability
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and an international team have received $1.4 million to explore the use of plants to recover precious metals from mine tailings around the world. Currently, metals obtained from ores contain platinum group metals (PGM) some of which are lost through various stages of processing. The research will investigate [...]
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Jul. 5, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: business, research, sauder school of business, Workplace bullying
New University of British Columbia research reveals that workers who witness bullying can have a stronger urge to quit than those who experience it firsthand.
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Jun. 12, 2012 | Filed under: Extra, News Feed | Tags: children, fathers, health, injury prevention, mothers, Parenting, research
Men can differ greatly from women in how they parent, especially during playtime. Fathers tend to think of themselves as less cautious than mothers, says Asst. Prof. Mariana Brussoni, lead investigator of the University of British Columbia study, Fathering and Injury Prevention.
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Jun. 6, 2012 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories | Tags: arts, research
UBC researchers are using novel tools like the Ouija board as a window into our “second intelligence.”
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Jun. 6, 2012 | Filed under: UBC Reports Stories | Tags: research, sustainability
Prof. Sally Aitken is learning how trees adapt to local climatic conditions by studying their genes.
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May. 17, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: arts, children, happiness, health, intercultural understanding, kids, marriage, Psychology, research, Science
New research by psychologists at three North American universities, including the University of British Columbia, finds that parents experience greater levels of happiness and meaning from life than non-parents.
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May. 7, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: bankdrupty, business, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, finance, hedge fund, investment, investments, research, sauder school of business
New University of British Columbia research shows that – contrary to popular opinion – hedge funds have a positive influence when investing in U.S. companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Apr. 26, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: belief, brain, disbelief, intercultural understanding, learning, Psychology, religion, research, Science, Science journal, skepticism
A new University of British Columbia study finds that analytic thinking can decrease religious belief, even in devout believers.
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