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  • EIESL Blog Feed

    In Which a Striking Apparition is Witnessed

    Submitted: March 3, 2010
    Matt Whiteman

    By Matt Whiteman
    Last night, the UBC Chapter of Engineers Without Borders held a screening of Dr. James Orbinski’s harrowing documentary “Triage“. If you haven’t already seen it, do. To my…

  • Celebrate Research Blog Feed

    From Toy Trains to Airplanes: Are We Serious About Safety?

    Submitted: March 10, 2010
    tessa

    Tonight at Robson Square join Professor Anoush Poursartip, Department of Materials Engineering for a free public talk on public safety.
    In recent years society has become complacent about safety.   From the…

  • UBC Torch Flash Mob

    Submitted: February 12, 2010

    Just before the Olympic Torch made its way past 10,000 cheering fans on University Blvd, onlookers got a glimpse of something they weren’t expecting. Here’s a clip of UBC students…

  • UBC Farm Blog Feed

    2010 SCARP Symposium: Planning for Resilience

    Submitted: February 19, 2010
    Admin

    The School of Community and Regional Planning at UBC (SCARP) is excited to announce its 2nd Annual Symposium and this year’s topic of Planning for Resilience.
    Visit the symposium website for…

  • Community Affairs Blog Feed

    Peak Performance: The Path to Exceptional Athletic Achievement

    Submitted: March 9, 2010
    tvanderkop

    Peak Performance has released its full schedule of speakers and topics for the day long conference on Final Peak Performance Program
    Topics include Nutrition and Doping, Injury and Repair, Mechanical Assistive…

  • EIESL Blog Feed

    Case Study: Chang’aa

    Submitted: February 9, 2010
    Matt Whiteman

    By Matt Whiteman
    Here is a case study based on an experience I had:
    You have been working in a rural community for a few months, and today you are coordinating a…

  • UBC Farm Blog Feed

    2010 SCARP Symposium: Planning for Resilience

    Submitted: February 19, 2010
    Admin

    The School of Community and Regional Planning at UBC (SCARP) is excited to announce its 2nd Annual Symposium and this year’s topic of Planning for Resilience.
    Visit the symposium website for…

  • Celebrate Research Blog Feed

    Celebrate Research Week 2010 starts today!

    Submitted: March 5, 2010
    tessa

    Today kicks off the tenth annual Celebrate Research Week. This year we have over 60 events taking place throughout the week at various locations including Robson Square, SFU Harbour Centre,…

  • EIESL Blog Feed

    Guidance for Haiti-bound Relief Workers

    Submitted: January 29, 2010
    Matt Whiteman

    The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention released a short document of basic guidance materials for relief workers headed to Haiti.
    Here it is.
    Dr. Dharamsi, the Principal Investigator for the…

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