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» Faculty of Medicine » Home » 2019 » January » 11 » UBC Reports | January 11, 2019

UBC Reports | January 11, 2019

This scientist’s pain will be future cancer patients’ gain

January 11, 2018

This scientist’s pain will be future cancer patients’ gain

Whether it’s scouring big data for patterns that explain how disease spreads, or surveying patients about their needs, Mary De Vera can apply her expertise to almost any ailment. Essentially, she gets to pick her diseases. But sometimes, the disease picks you.


LATEST NEWS

CHIME telescope detects second-ever repeating fast radio burst

A team of scientists in Canada has found the second repeating fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded, providing new clues about the brief, puzzling pulses of radio energy from far outside our galaxy.

High society wants its fine foods to also be ethical

Truffles and caviar have traditionally been delicacies of the upper class, but a new study finds that free-range and fair-trade foods are becoming increasingly important among the elite

On the frontlines of a food revolution at UBC

Residence dining at UBC has undergone a seismic shift, moving away from traditional dining hall fare to more sophisticated offerings.


OPINIONS

Is it fair to put kids with complex needs in a regular class?

UBC education professor Jason Ellis wrote an op-ed in the Globe and Mail about the need to accomodate every child’s education needs.


ATHLETICS

‘Birds face big test against Pandas in Edmonton

As the UBC Thunderbirds prepare for their first road trip of 2019 against the No. 2 Alberta Pandas, they know it will be a playoff type atmosphere with plenty on the line.


VIDEO

Kim Cattrall at Fall 2018 Honorary Degree ceremony

Speech by actress Kim Cattrall, UBC 2018 Fall Honorary Degree recipient.

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