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Canadian universities report jump in US applicants amid Trump crackdown | Canada • Apr. 16, 2025, 11:45 PM ET (The Guardian)
UBC professors taking school to court over 'political' actions by administration • Apr. 9, 2025, 4:48 AM ET (CBC)
UBC sues 3 companies hired during $40M seismic upgrade of Museum of Anthropology • Mar. 29, 2025, 11:52 PM ET (CBC)
Stir stick that detects spiked drinks developed by UBC researchers • Mar. 28, 2025, 6:27 AM ET (CBC)
Canada slowest to report avian flu samples to global database, UBC researchers find • Mar. 26, 2025, 7:34 AM ET (CBC)

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Date 1908 - present
Areas Of Involvement public education
Notable Alumni Ian Hacking • Justin Trudeau • Albert Bandura • Kim Campbell • Robert A. Mundell • John Goodlad • William Gibson • John Napier Turner • E. Mavis Hetherington • Bertram N. Brockhouse

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