CRW 2011 @ UBC: Biomechanics, Forestry, Nursing & Clean Energy

Celebrate Research Week “draw[s] attention to outstanding research from all fields at UBC” and “generate[s] true understanding and appreciation of the benefits – social, economic, educational – that the generation of new knowledge and understanding can bring to the region, the province and the country”. Celebrate Research Week Events: Wednesday, March 9th 12:00 PM – […]

CRW 2011 @ UBC: Post Doc Research in the Spotlight

The University of British Columbia (UBC) established the Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) within the Faculty of Graduate Studies in early 2010 to formally acknowledge the key role played by Postdoctoral Fellows (PDFs) in achieving the goal of increasing the quality and excellence of UBC’s research and scholarship. PDFs are valued members of the UBC community […]

Celebrate Research Week 2011 @ UBC – Vancouver Institute Lecture

The Haunting of Canadian Culture: From the Ghost of Tom Thompson to the Ghosts of Vimy Ridge – Professor Sherrill Grace Professor Grace is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Distinguished University Scholar at UBC. Among her awards are the 2008 Canada Council Killam Prize in Humanities, and the Lorne Pierce […]

CRW 2011 @ UBC is here

Celebrate Research Week comprises a great number of interesting and diverse events, each with their own approach and audience.  In 2010, an international conference on Sport and Society was held; corresponding with the Olympic Games and CBC’s Quirks & Quarks Question Show was taped live at the Chan Centre where UBC experts answered the top […]

MURC 2011 is almost here

The Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) celebrates the contributions of undergraduate scholarly inquiry/research at UBC.  Both students who are currently engaged in undergraduate research and students who are interested in getting connected to an undergraduate research experience are encouraged to attend. UBC community members are also welcome to attend this annual celebration of undergraduate scholarly work.  […]