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Catching the Northern Lights in Vancouver | UBC Astronomy Club (www.ubcastronomyclub.com)

'Pretty remarkable': UBC study finds e-bike rebates led to decreased car use (bc.ctvnews.ca)

cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/19034584

Uytae Lee became a filmmaker by accident. Now he teaches you about your city (www.ubyssey.ca)

When STEM tutorial YouTube channels were “popping off” in the early 2010s, Uytae Lee wondered how he could address the lack of comprehensive videos dedicated to teaching people about their cities....

New gravitational wave signal helps fill the ‘mass gap’ between neutron stars and black holes (science.ubc.ca)

A collaboration of researchers including UBC scientists have observed gravitational waves from the collision of what is most likely a neutron star and an object likely to be a light black hole, 650 million light-years from Earth.

UBC CS Public Lecture: Regulation in the Age of Cloud Computing & Generative AI

Location: UBC Robson Sq. C680 HSBC Hall...

c/UBC is now UBC Confessions Event is over, thanks for participating (www.reddit.com)

cross-post from parallel community: www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/1bsx1jv...

UBC team probing tire chemical linked to salmon death wins $1.8M in funding | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)

UBC Best of 2023 Nominations thread

We didn’t forget this year! Presenting: the Best of 2023 nominations thread....

Mental Health Resources - New section added to the UBC Community Wiki!

You can find it here: ubcwiki.ca/general/mental-health...

Ozempic linked to stomach paralysis, other gastrointestinal issues: UBC study | Global News (globalnews.ca)

Missing Person: Dr. Tracy Pickett (www.reddit.com)

Seven faculty members inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences - UBC Faculty of Medicine (www.med.ubc.ca)

Open application for volunteer opportunity: Help develop a learning platform for incarcerated / formerly incarcerated people transitioning back into society

Update for this post: lemmy.ca/post/5548011...

crosspost: "URGENT BRIEF FOR UBC CAMPUS" - Protests planned on campus (www.reddit.com)

Volunteer Opportunity: Help develop a learning platform for incarcerated / formerly incarcerated people transitioning back into society

I’m not involved, but I can pass on questions to a friend that knows more. If you are in CS, you should also be able to find this information in the UBC newsletters. I don’t think the role is limited to people in CS, and I can pass on messages if you would like to apply but can’t access the form....

“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis named to the Royal Society of Canada for 2023 (www.med.ubc.ca)

Federal and provincial funding boosts 31 Faculty of Medicine research projects - UBC Faculty of Medicine (www.med.ubc.ca)

UBC competitive cybersecurity team, Maple Bacon, together with their Carnegie Mellon teammates, have captured 1st for the second year in a row at the world's premiere Capture the Flag competition: DEF (mastodon.acm.org)

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