Posts Tagged ‘UBC’
Mar. 19, 2013 | Filed under: Media Release, University News | Tags: 2013, graduation, honorary degree, Ian Stirling, Lee Lakeman, spring, Steven Point, studentlife, Tzeporah Berman, UBC, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia will honour advocates who have fought for human rights and the environment at this year’s spring graduation ceremonies. The Honourable Steven Point, Tzeporah Berman, Lee Lakeman, and Ian Stirling will receive honorary degrees from UBC’s Vancouver campus.
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Feb. 25, 2013 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Release, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: adolescent, cardiovascular, children, Education, Faculty of Education, Hannah Schreier, health, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Psychology, school, UBC, volunteering, youth
Giving back through volunteering is good for your heart, even at a young age, according to University of British Columbia researchers.
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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. 23, 2013 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: competition, engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, studentlife, students, UBC
From all-terrain, remotely operated vehicles to concrete toboggans, UBC engineering students are competing this week in two competitions for marks and bragging rights. Media are invited to cover both events.
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Jan. 18, 2013 | Filed under: Media Release, University News | Tags: $1 billion, aid, business, Development and Alumni Engagement, fundraising, Robert Lee, start an evolution, students, sustainability, UBC
The University of British Columbia’s start an evolution campaign crossed the $1 billion mark and is now two-thirds of the way toward its fundraising and alumni engagement targets – to raise $1.5 billion and to involve 50,000 alumni annually in the life of the university by 2015.
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Dec. 26, 2012 | Filed under: Arts and Humanities, Media Release, Science, Health and Technology | Tags: children, Faculty of Education, hapiness, health, HELP, kids, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, kindness, UBC, Vancouver
Children who make an effort to perform acts of kindness are happier and experience greater acceptance from their peers, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Riverside.
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Nov. 29, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: blame, business, customer complaints, customer relations, Darren Dahl, faults, sauder school of business, social media, UBC
Giving customers a chance to complain can be a bad idea if customers believe they’re to blame for a product’s failure, a new study from the Sauder School of Business at UBC shows.
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Nov. 22, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: 2012, Alan Kingstone, Anne Condon, Judy Illes, learning, Michael Doebeli, royal society, Susan Boyd, UBC, Veronica Strong-Boag
The Royal Society of Canada recognizes scholarly, research and artistic excellence across the country.
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Oct. 29, 2012 | Filed under: Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: clinics, flu, health, learning, studentlife, UBC
Students from UBC medical, nursing and pharmaceutical sciences programs will give flu shots to university leaders, students, staff and faculty at a media event.
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Sep. 18, 2012 | Filed under: Hot Topics, Media Advisory, News Feed | Tags: census, children, experts, families, households, living, statistics canada, UBC, University of British Columbia
On Sept. 19, Statistics Canada will release their 2011 census report, which describes how families and living arrangements have changed in Canada over the last decade. UBC experts are available to comment on the report, which will be available at www.statcan.gc.ca at 8:30 a.m. EST.
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