Do people keep bringing up NASA's Juno spacecraft in small talk and leave you looking foolish because you didn't know Jupiter was a planet? We have you covered with Small Talk Science: everything you need to know about Juno so you don't look dumb.
“We did a program evaluation and looked at our pattern of results over the last 12 years and we want to raise the bar with the volleyball program. We needed to make a change to do that,” said Gord Hopper.
The Thunderbirds football team will take to the field for the first time since winning the Vanier Cup on August 26. The ’Birds will take of the University of Manitoba in neutral territory, Westhills Stadium in Langford, BC on Vancouver Island.
The conversation around abortion is filled with misconceptions and these myths make meaningful discussion on an already contentious issue all the more difficult. What does science have to say about abortions?
For the third time in three days, the UBC men's basketball team hit the court in Doug Mitchell Sports Centre for the CIS Final 8 Championship. The ’Birds beat the University of Ottawa Gee-Gee's to capture fifth place.
UBC won last night. Okay, maybe the score was 109-101 in Ryerson's favour. Maybe we won't be going to the semifinals of the CIS Final 8 tournament. Maybe we won't win the national title. But UBC won last night.
The CIS Final 8 tournament is off to a great start. Carleton University and Dalhousie University will face each other in the CIS semifinal. Calgary and McGill are next to take the floor before the Thunderbirds take on Ryerson.
A St. Patrick's Day's sold out quarterfinal game where UBC looks to upset the first place seed, followed by an after-party not to be remembered, is going to go down in campus history. Win or lose, it's to show what campus culture could be.
The playoffs are winding down for the ’Birds, but one T-Bird team is still left standing. Women's volleyball finished fourth at the CIS tournament and men's basketball is prepared to host the CIS Final 8 tournament by claiming bronze in Canada West.
UBC's women's hockey team has claimed the Canada West title. The three-game series came to a close Sunday afternoon when, after the final whistle, the T-Birds were up 2-1. They will now head the CIS quarterfinals in Calgary on March 17.
Last week, we published the NSF's science literacy quiz. Overall, us UBCers are way more scientifically literate than the average American. So congrats, even if it is a small victory. But the results also showed some gaps in UBC’s science knowledge.
The Thunderbird Sports Clubs just added five new teams to their roster for the 2016-2017 season. The quidditch, water polo, cycling sport, dragon boat and equestrian teams will all be making the switch from AMS Club to Thunderbird Sports Club.
Think you can dance for five hours straight? That's exactly what UBC Free the Children and Evolution EDC wants you to do to raise money for Free the Children — an international charity — and their clean water and sanitation programs.
For you, tonight just might your last night of the homework-free bliss of reading week. For Diana Lee and Adrienne Parkin, it's so much more. Both are fifth-year athletes on the Thunderbirds women's basketball team and tonight is senior night.
Imagine a piece of PlayDoh with two marbles in it. If you stretch the clay, the distance between the marbles increases. If you squish it, the distance decreases. That's what gravity waves do, but with nothing pushing or pulling the clay.