Genomics Research at UBC gets Funding
Genome Canada has launched an Entrepreneurship Education in Genomics pilot program and has selected UBC’s Genomic Research Entrepreneurship to Accelerate Translation to receive funding. According to…
Read articleSome Things About Vinci
I’m Vinci, and I’ll be one of the Terry bloggers for the year. Introductions are perhaps one of the most difficult things for me to write.…
Read articleThe Terry Global Speakers Series Presents: Bill McKibben
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- The Terry Global Speakers Series Presents Bill McKibben: Notes on the Climate Fight In partnership with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, The Alma Mater…
Read articleAmerican Troops Withdraw from Iraq
Hi everyone! So, this being a global issues blog, I thought it would be important to post this clip: Finally, with the killing of Osama bin…
Read articleAre you rational?
One thing I as an economics student get asked most is: why do economists think people are rational? Surely people don’t do calculations or complicated logical…
Read articleA quick hello (featuring sparkly snow and foxes).
Hello! My name’s Sara, and I’m a third year English student here at UBC. I’m also a biodiversity dork, an enthusiastic cook, a trading card curator,…
Read articleI have a story about… Squatter cities
First, here’s a few facts that all mean the same thing: Up to 35% of urban dwellers in Third World cities are squatters, the UN estimates…
Read articleI have a story about… sharp ties.
The first known use of the necktie traces back to Croatian mercenaries who wore them during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648). The Croatians impressed the Parisiennes, particularly…
Read articleQuantum Levitation… That is all.
Just saw Gordon’s post on the different types of levitation, and noticed that he didn’t include “Quantum Levitation.” I don’t actually understand it (being a geneticist…
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(Don’t) Lie To Me – ’cause I can’t tell
By kino zhao,
As someone who tries to stay on top of new and exciting academic development, (or, in other words, someone who reads twitter feeds on an hourly…
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