A Blight on Vancouver: a Tuberculosis FAQ
WHAT IS THE ISSUE? First of all, what is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacteria which attacks the immune system, living…
Read articleVancouver’s Science World has a remarkably clever ad campaign out right now.
By Science World, via 22 Words, via @experrinment
Read articleRooftop Garden in Vancouver, first in North America
At 535 Richards Street, the first ever urban farming system is being built by a company called Alterrus. Crop production will occur year round, within a…
Read articleEnbridge satire possibly pulled by newspaper because of fiscal pressure from Enbridge.
Apparently, a video made by the Province’s cartoonist, Dan Murphy, was forcibly pulled due to Enbridge pressure. According to the CBC, there’s a number of different…
Read articleInterested in bridging #UBC with the Downtown Eastside? UBC Learning Exchange is looking for a new Academic Director.
Kind of needs a new awning don’t you think? Something cool like this? And maybe you know of a great prof who would be awesome for…
Read article“Have we always had a whale?”
Sometimes I feel like a tourist in my own city. Aside from the usual places (the aquarium, Granville Island, Gastown, etc), Vancouver has many other sites…
Read articleSauder Africa: Building Entrepreneurial Success in Kenyan Slums
It has already been 6 years since the first team of UBC students started teaching basic business skills courses in the poorest slums of Nairobi, Kenya. We…
Read articleEven preschoolers know how to save the Earth
Image courtesy Georgia, of http://www.chrisroberson.net With World Water Day and Earth Hour both happening this week, I’ve been reflecting on the personal actions I’ve made towards cutting down…
Read articleOde to Terra Firma
I’ve been back on land for over two weeks now and I have to honestly say I’ve never been happier to be home! I guess deep…
Read articleDo you kind of wish Pokemon cards had REAL creatures not FAKE creatures?
If so, you should join this facebook group. Here’s part of what started this group: a friend of mine passed on this “letter to Santa:” It…
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