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Kunimoto graduated yesterday amidst a flurry of excitement after she spotted four new planets by studying information from NASA's Kepler mission — an initiative with the goal of finding Earth-like planets elsewhere in the universe
The inaugural competition, aptly named Hatching Health, was an overwhelming success — one of the winning projects included an innovative braking mechanism for mobility devices designed to minimize the risk of falling for seniors.
A UBC psychology associate professor found that the rate of re-arrest for those who used psychedelic drugs was significantly lower than that of those who did not. Each participant in the study had a history of substance abuse.
The program started four years ago, challenging grade 12 students at Gladstone Secondary to represent the cardiovascular system in a creative art project. Since then, the program has expanded to various secondary schools in Vancouver and Surrey.
While there is no lack of research demonstrating the positive and calming effects of interacting with pets for humans and overworked students, Coren noticed that his dogs were not always enjoying the interaction.
Dr. Mina Hoorfar, a professor in the School of Engineering at UBC Okanagan, along with PhD student Mohammad Paknahad have developed a microfluid breath analyzer that can detect THC in a person’s breath
Sajjan, the Minister of National Defence, announced a $1.5-million fund, from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation that will be used for scientific research and infrastructure and will go to 14 projects at UBC.
Have you taken a walk around the Nest at lunch lately? Or seen the mountain of containers that pile up at the waste sorting stations? The AMS sells 1.5 million disposable containers annually and UBC uses 370,000 compostable containers annually.
Now that you’ve tried our fact vs. myth quiz, did you do as well as you thought? Still confused about a few of the questions? The Great Wall is not visible from space, vaccines don't cause autism and bats can see.
Have your parents every convinced you to have that heavy winter coat because “the cold will make you sick?” Have they also told you that drinking alcohol kills your brains cells? We’ve all heard these claim — or similar ones — before. They are myths.
Gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians experience higher rates of anxiety and mood disorders than other Canadians. A recently published study from UBC has given researchers a real sense of the prevalence rates in Canada.
The conversation around abortion is filled with misconceptions and these myths make meaningful discussion on an already contentious issue all the more difficult. What does science have to say about abortions?
According to UBC psychology professor Kalina Christoff, people aren’t likely to be swayed by logic — however scientifically accurate it may or may not be — on emotional positions like whether one is pro-life or pro-choice.
According to James Tansey, executive director of the Centre for Social Innovation and Impact Investing, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on campus have fallen by 22 per cent in 2014 compared to 2007 with a 32 per cent reduction at the end of 2015.