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» Faculty of Medicine » Home » 2017 » November » 03 » UBC Reports | October 27, 2017

UBC Reports | October 27, 2017

New wildfire early warning system could prevent spring blazes

October 27, 2017

New wildfire early warning system could prevent spring blazes

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new early warning system to predict when and where human-caused wildfires are most likely to occur in the spring.


LATEST NEWS

Regulators of ‘sharing economy’ platforms caught between competing interests

Vancouver is one of several local governments in Canada wrestling with how to regulate Airbnb, Uber, and other services in the so-called “sharing economy.”

Canadians want deeper economic connections with China: survey

Despite concerns about China’s human rights record, Canadians are keen to see the federal government support expanded economic connections and increased partnerships with the Asian economic powerhouse.


OPINIONS

How Canada can end energy poverty and winter cut-offs

The Conversation published an op-ed by Maryam Rezaei, a PhD candidate at UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, about energy poverty.


ARTS AND CULTURE

Orfeo ed Euridice by Christof Willibald Gluck

A loving couple torn apart by the gods! Hell, the Furies and Cupid, Hope and Despair are all combined with poignant music to bring the two together again; but at what price?


ATHLETICS

T-Birds host Mount Royal in Canada West quarter-final

The Pacific Division champion UBC Thunderbirds host the Mount Royal Cougars in a Canada West quarter-final showdown on Friday at Thunderbird Stadium.


VIDEO

Rick Mercer at UBC

Rick Mercer of the Rick Mercer Report on CBC immerses himself in cutting edge research — and meets UBC President and Vice-Chancellor Santa Ono.

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