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UBC's popular Art on the Line gala set for February 1, 2014

By Patty Wellborn on November 29, 2013

The Visual Arts Course Union and the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus will hold the 12th annual Art on the Line gala fundraiser on Saturday, February 1, 2014. This annual gala is one of the most widely popular visual arts events in our community.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Arts, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

UBC’s Theatre26 presents LOON at the Rotary Centre for the Arts

By Patty Wellborn on November 27, 2013

A man. The moon. A most peculiar love story. Acclaimed physical theatre duo Wonderheads presents a love story that whisks a man to the moon and back.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Arts, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

Eric Huang has become a Reddit sensation with his advice to computer students

Social news site explodes with praise for first-year UBC student

By Patty Wellborn on November 27, 2013

Eric Huang woke up one morning and was amazed to find more than 100 messages on his cell phone. The 18-year-old UBC Okanagan campus student turned into an overnight sensation on the social news site Reddit.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning

Linguistic anthropologist Christine Schreyer (standing) plays ‘Where are your Keys’ with Splatsin elders who recently spent a day at UBC’s Okanagan campus’ Aboriginal Centre where they shared their language with students and enjoyed a traditional meal. Pictured with Schreyer are student David Lacho, and elders Marie Thomas, Florence Nicholas, and Rosalind Williams.

First Nation Elders share language skills with UBC students

By Patty Wellborn on November 26, 2013

In a fun learning exchange, elders from the Splatsin First Nation taught words from their language to UBC students, while the students shared a fun interactive learning game with the elders.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning

UBC researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

By Patty Wellborn on November 25, 2013

Three UBC ecologists who study the natural world at very different scales -- from marine ecosystems, to plant and soil systems, to microbial communities -- have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society, and the publisher of the journal Science.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning

Nursing researchers seeks family caregivers for end-of-life study

By Patty Wellborn on November 22, 2013

A School of Nursing research team is seeking to recruit families involved in caring for family members dying of cancer.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, School of Nursing

Public invited to trio of UBC talks over next three weeks

By Patty Wellborn on November 22, 2013

How does what you do online shape your online identity? That's the topic of next Tuesday night's free public talk presented in Kelowna by UBC -- the first of three compelling talks presented by UBC over the next three weeks. The impact of Nobel Prize-winning ideas in medicine, and the ideas behind this year's Nobel Prizes follow on Dec. 2 and 10 respectively.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Management

Engineering students Tia Haunts, Will Patterson, and Heather Mallory are ready to paint the iconic red E white, so participants in the memorial service next week can then write messages of hope and inspiration onto the E.

UBC’s School of Engineering remembers Montreal Massacre

By Patty Wellborn on November 21, 2013

It was 24 years ago when an armed man entered l’Ecole Polytechnique in Montréal, separated the female engineering students from the men, and opened fire. On that solemn December day, Marc Lépine murdered 14 women—12 engineering students, one nursing student, and a university employee. He injured another 10 women and four men before killing himself.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Learning, School of Engineering

Professor Daniel Green, Winthrop Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology, School of Sports, Science, Exercise and Health, University of Western Australia.

A brief history of medical science topic of public presentation

By Patty Wellborn on November 21, 2013

When it comes to advances in medicine, there have been remarkable discoveries over the ages. Through education, improved care, elimination of disease and aid of technology, medicine has helped create a healthier, longer-living society in the Western world.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, Learning

UBC forensic psychologists Michael Woodworth, Zach Walsh, and Stephen Porter host a Dec. 13 workshop on how to spot a psychopathic liar.

Who’s lurking in your backyard?

By Patty Wellborn on November 20, 2013

Psychopathy is a complex emotional disorder that is often difficult to detect. Psychopathic people are typically narcissistic, conning and manipulative, antisocial, and engage in deception at an often pathological level. If you don’t know what to look for, it’s difficult to spot and easy for them to manipulate and take advantage of you.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Zach Walsh | 1 Response

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