UBC Engineering enrolls record number of women in 2014
The number of women registered in first-year engineering undergraduate programs at UBC is on the rise, up 61 per cent since 2010.
UBC and University of Copenhagen share international professorship
A $1.9M donation from a Danish foundation will fund a joint professorship for pharmaceutical research at UBC and the University of Copenhagen.
Alumni UBC project supports those making a difference
alumni UBC is calling on members of the UBC community who are making a positive change in the world to tell their stories as part of its “your evolution” program.
$1 million in new scholarships for UBC athletes
BC graduate and noted philanthropist Ken Woods has donated $1 million to establish a scholarship for gifted athletes.
UBC receives $1.7 million from Canada Foundation for Innovation
Fourteen projects at the University of British Columbia have received a combined $1.7 million in federal funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
Peter A. Allard, Q.C., donates $30M to UBC Faculty of Law
Largest gift ever to a Canadian law school, with UBC Law to be renamed in his honour
Love, Data and the Economics of Happily Ever After
What happens when a seasoned journalist meets up with a professor of economics to talk about sex, money and marriage? A conversation you never want to end.
Study Looks to Repurpose Cancer Drug for Alzheimer’s
UBC-led research will examine whether it can slow disease’s progression
Synapse of Discovery
Discover how UBC’s new brain centre connects clinical care with research to find cures for brain disease.
UBC named partner in national Industrial Biocatalysis Network
The University of British Columbia is part of a new research initiative aimed at upgrading the sustainability of Canada’s industrial sector.
Founding Google investor donates $7.5 million to UBC computer science
Thanks to UBC alumnus Dr. David Cheriton, who has donated $7.5 million to UBC, computational thinking could soon become like reading and writing – a skill all students can acquire.
Report: B.C. University Degree a Good Investment
The Research Universities Council of B.C. released a report regarding employment outcomes for students.
UBC puts $26.9M to work for 70 research projects
In a visit from Andrew Wilkinson, Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services today UBC profiled some of the research benefiting from close to $27M for 70 research infrastructure projects in 2014.
Live life safer with UBCO technology
UBC Okanagan has received $3.8 million from the federal government for STAR, the Survive and Thrive Applied Research Facility, which will help develop technology to be used by soldiers and emergency personnel.
The binner takes it all
A conference on binning is one way UBC’s Learning Exchange, now in its 15th year, is connecting with Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
International Scholars Find Their Place
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows come from all over the world to pursue innovative research, explore advanced interdisciplinary learning and contribute to UBC’s diverse, intercultural community.
The Robots Are Coming
Robots have arrived at UBC! Find out how students are engineering them on land, at sea and in the air.
Entrepreneurship For All
The Entrepreneurship 101 class gives any student the ability to profit from their passion. Find out who has.
UBC’s Past Presidents
From Frank Wesbrook to Stephen Toope, UBC’s twelve previous presidents have all shaped the UBC we know today.