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Student groups criticize UBC’s continued investment in mining, oil, weapons amid
UBC’s Investment Management Trust (IMANT) posted a spreadsheet of its 2019 Endowment Public Equities Holdings in early December, providing information about 40 per cent of UBC’s endowment funds — more information than…
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New UBC campus planned for downtown Kelowna | CBC News
The University of British Columbia is expanding its Okanagan presence by building a new campus in downtown Kelowna. The university expanded from Vancouver to B.C.'s Interior in 2005 when the UBC Okanagan campus, near the Kelowna…
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New UBC email address domains distinguish students from alumni
Current students and UBC graduates alike will no longer be constrained to using an @alumni.ubc.ca email address.UBC launched on August 17 its @student.ubc.ca and @alum.ubc.ca domains. Both current students and alumni used…
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UBC Innocence Project relies on students, donations to review cases of wrongful
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — The recent conclusion to the Christine Jessop murder case in Ontario highlights the work required to take up the cause of someone who has been wrongfully convicted.
In the absence of an independent…
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University of B.C. study warns wildfire smoke could make COVID-19 symptoms worse
The researchers say the smoke has the potential to make viral respiratory infections such as COVID-19 even more severe.
Lead author Jiayun Angela Yao says rapid public health action to limit smoke exposure!-->!-->!-->…
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UBC Student Sues RCMP Over Alleged Brutality During Health Check
KELOWNA, B.C. — A B.C. nursing student alleges she suffered physical and emotional injuries at the hands of an RCMP officer after her boyfriend called emergency services to request a health check. Mona Wang alleges Cpl.!-->…
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UBC a natural fit to host NHL practices should Vancouver get hub-city nod
Article content continuedAt the top of that list is the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre at UBC, a place very familiar to the Vancouver Canucks as they have practised there often over past decade and used the facility last summer…
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UBC student searches for mother reported missing since Monday
Yu Ting Ji, the mother of a UBC student athlete, has been missing since the morning of Monday, November 9.Ji was last seen leaving Waterfront Station on Monday at 7:13 a.m. and camera footage last showed her at 7:19 a.m.…
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UBC fisheries department supports Mi’kmaq lobster fishermen – Victoria News
<div class="post-attachment" alt="640">The University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries has thrown its support behind Mi’kmaq lobster fishermen in Nova Scotia on the grounds protestors…
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Clear messages are essential in fight against COVID-19, says UBC researcher |
An expert in public communications says it's important for public health messages to be as clear as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic after new health orders from the B.C. government Saturday left many confused. Heidi Tworek, an…
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