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Milloy hopes his research will lead to a reassessment of policies that guide physicians in treating chronic pain without over-prescribing opioids.

“Ultimately, the entire policy has resulted in a student disability policy that is modernized and more transparent for students and faculty.”

The PWIAS Board of Trustees announced in a statement today that they would also reinstate an advisory panel and fulfil staffing needs at the Institute just weeks after its director resigned over threats to the institute’s independence.

One of UBC’s own will soon be helping shape Canada’s economic future.

The AMS stressed during consultations that interest on student loans means penalizes students from lower-income backgrounds.

A diverse array of local and international leaders in various fields have received honourary degrees from UBC — but the careful deliberation process behind these awards often remains unseen to the public.

UBC has appointed Dr. Ainsley Carry as its new VP students, seven months after Dr. Louise Cowin unexpectedly resigned in May.

At today’s general meeting, 8 out of 21 Board members voted against domestic increases. Only two Board members — both faculty representatives — voted against last year’s annual tuition increases.

The AMS hosted a naloxone training party on Friday night to help the UBC community stay safe in the wake of a continuing overdose crisis.

Stolen equipment includes a Blu-ray player and a Dolby digital sound processor, amongst other items. It’s unclear who could have stolen the gear, or when.

But unlike the majority of Canadian student unions, the AMS is not a member of any formal student alliance. And the reasons for it are as historical as they are political.

Now, Vancouver City Council has directed staff to create a report reviewing the barriers to municipal election engagement, which has traditionally seen low participation from students.

People asking for donations to the Children’s Joy Foundation on campus is nothing new. But UBC community members have been alleging that it’s a scam since at least November 2016.

During an emotional ceremony at the Engineering Student Centre on November 28, students and faculty gathered to honour the lives of the 14 women engineering students killed in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.

“Youth Rising is a collective of young people ... that leans toward the common goal of ensuring what is promised to us [about climate justice] by the government is upheld,” said national spokesperson Avery Shannon.