Text-based art
Canadian artist Lani Maestro’s her rain is a text-based exhibit first shown at Centre A, Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. It has now…
science
Rapid HIV testing clinics continue at UBC
VANCOUVER (CUP) — Rapid HIV testing clinics on the University of British Columbia campus are making it possible for students to find out their status…
HIV breakthrough
A South African husband and wife team have won the first-ever Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for their work on a microbicide gel that significantly reduces the…
Breach of integrity
This past September, a Dutch psychologist was suspended from his post after evidence surfaced that he had committed academic fraud on an extensive scale. Diederik…
Co-curricular record recognizes extracurricular achievement
Students involved in approved activities and students groups on campus will now be given recognition through the co-curricular record (CCR), a formalized record of a…
Eco reserve in the making
Hundreds of people have been displaced from the Lake St. Martin reserve since this spring because of flooding, and now the reserve must be relocated…
Lukacs leaves U of M
A year-long, controversial battle between the University of Manitoba and math professor Gabor Lukacs has ended with Lukacs leaving the university. A joint statement released…
Biotech battle
A European court recently ruled that processes involving the use or prior destruction of human embryos are unpatentable. The decision came after a 2004 Greenpeace…
The World: A Global Village
The increasing interconnectedness of our planet has created what is often called a “Global Village.” This connection comes as a result of the constant stream…
It’s not a tumour
Could your cellphone be giving you brain cancer? It’s hard to say, but the latest research is reassuring. A study recently published in the British…