If you are one of those students that rereads your notes and textbooks to prepare for an exam, you’re doing it wrong. Rereading information is actually not an effective way to study, despite what many students think.
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Final exams are coming, and eating healthy and maintaining a well-balanced diet may be the last thing on your mind. Eating certain foods may improve not only your physical well-being but also help you succeed on your finals.
A group of researchers photographed and sequenced the genomes of diplonemids, a diverse group of predatory microorganisms, along Line 67, a well-studied oceanic line stretching from Monterey Bay, California to the open ocean.
Sci-fi readers will know the feeling of reading a book written decades ago that reads like a premonition of our current lives. Thinking about the societal effects of technological innovations can be fun. For Illes, it's a job.
There’s a mobile mammography bus in front of the Nest today. If you’re a student, you shouldn’t get one. The service is only for those over 40, so if you’re a UBC student, you likely shouldn’t get a mammography.
If you see red ribbons around campus next week, don’t mistake them for early Christmas decorations. Chances are they were put up to raise awareness for World AIDS Day which has been held on December 1 since 1988.
On November 22, UBC spent the day welcoming its new president, Dr. Santa Ono. After an installation ceremony and celebration concert, Santa hosted a forum of four talks centred on the theme of discovery.
For some, politics is something people either choose to engage with or not. For others, engaging in politics is not a choice but a necessity. Jessica Wang, a science historian at UBC, is happy to be the latter.
For years, vaccines have been plagued with the myth of a false link between the MMR vaccine and autism, but researchers at UBC have brought to light other factors that may be influencing parent’s choice to vaccinate their kids.
A new study by researchers from UBC’s psychology department argues that president-elect Donald Trump’s distinct communication style was a factor in his success during the Republican primary elections.
If you find your mood being affected by winter’s shortening days, there is no reason to remain in the dark any longer. The truth is you’re not alone. About 15 per cent of the population feels worse during the winter. One per cent suffers from SAD
PhD UBC student Yaxi Hu recently identified a cancer-causing food dye using a new method of NMR spectroscopy. She won the MITACS Award for Outstanding Innovation for her work and met Canadian Minister of Science Kristy Duncan.
The UBC hospital sleep clinic recently received increased funding which will be used to improve the facility — but what does a sleep clinic actually do? Understanding why and how sleep disorders occur is a critical step to finding a treatment.
Finals are approaching and unless you enjoy attempting to read the chicken-scratch notecards scattered around your room, here’s a list decoding which flashcards apps are worth your time but not your money — they are all free.
Did you know that Canada apparently doesn’t have a national bird? Or at least, didn’t? Because as of last week, the Canadian Geographic and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society named the gray jay as the winner of Canada’s Next Top Bird.