The report comes after discussions around repurposing three underspent funds — sourced from student fees that were established by referendum — to bail the AMS out.
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The Rhodes Scholarship, established in 1903 by Cecil Rhodes, remains one of the oldest and most prestigious international graduate scholarship programs in the world. Around one hundred recipients are selected every year.
Evans also cited uncertainty about voter turnout in this year’s online election as a reason for no AMS-initiated referenda.
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In VP Finance Lucia Liang’s January budget reforecast, Hua noticed that the Sustainable Food Access Fee, Indigenous Student Fund and the Get Thrifty fee appeared twice in the non-discretionary allocation section.
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A team of UBC researchers, led by Professor David Granville, made a chance discovery that may lead to the creation of a drug to defy skin aging.
The province of B.C. has set aside $100,000 for a book that celebrates the achievements of eminent Chinese Canadians.
The recent drop in oil prices in Canada is shaping out to be part of a larger, worldwide trend, but its longterm effects are still uncertain.
UBC has released it's annual report on animal testing.
New research shows that there is a 98 per cent chance that B.C.'s population of Chinook salmon could suffer irreparable losses by 2100.
In the wake of a new term, the AMS is making strides to offer students diverse opportunities to de-stress and explore their interests.
A team of UBC researchers is launching a specialized telescope from Antarctica to study the expansion of the primordial universe.
The Vancouver School of Economics Undergraduate Society is on track to become an official AMS constituency by the end of the school year.
UBC astronomy and physics professor Jaymie Matthews recently contributed to the discovery of a new planet light years beyond our solar system.
A UBC psychology study suggests that limiting the number of times you check your email can reduce stress.
The Ponderosa Commons residence complex has been experiencing a series of maintenance and service problems.
The class action lawsuit alleging UBC’s negligence led to the destruction of over 400 men’s sperm has won another victory towards proving UBC liable.
Carrie Jenkins and Jonathan Ichikawa have become the targets of threatened litigation from prominent philosopher Brian Leiter over a recent blog post.
Recent food safety inspections showed that while the majority of restaurants and cafes at UBC meet careful food safety standards, there have also been one shutdown and several violations in 2014.
UBC PhD candidate Stephanie Grothe and post-doctoral fellow Neil Charles Mackenzie were found dead on Monday, January 12, following an ice climbing accident.