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Prof. Madjid Mohseni says unsafe drinking water is the cause of an estimated 90,000 illnesses every year – photo by Martin Dee
Prof. Madjid Mohseni says unsafe drinking water is the cause of an estimated 90,000 illnesses every year – photo by Martin Dee

UBC Reports | Vol. 55 | No. 4 | Apr. 2, 2009

Too Many Canadians Without Safe Water: $5.2M to Help

For six million Canadians, quenching their thirst isn't a matter of simply turning on the kitchen faucet.
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Chicago Uses UBC Technology to Plan City’s FutureChicago Uses UBC Technology to Plan City’s Future

How do you want your city to look in 100 years? A technology created at UBC is giving communities a peek at how today’s decisions can rewrite tomorrow’s cities.
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What Lies Behind Online Words?What Lies Behind Online Words?

In the digital world, it’s easier to tell a lie and get away with it. That’s good news for liars, but not so good for anyone being deceived.
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Can brain science manipulate consumers?Can Brain Science Manipulate Consumers?

Ever question the ethics or science behind advertising?  Well, Prof. Judy Illes does.
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The Joy of Teaching: EOS Profs Find New Ways to Enrich the Classroom ExperienceGenerations Come Together To Tell Head Tax Stories

A new UBC initiative will bring generations together to tell the oft-untold stories of Chinese-Canadians who endured some of this country’s darker days.
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Ugandan Students Advance Digital LiteracyUgandan Students Advance Digital Literacy

Sam Andema left his native Uganda in 2008 for a master’s program at UBC that he hopes will allow him to help revolutionize digital literacy in East Africa.
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How to Catch an Olympic Cheat

Visit UBC's 2010 website for this special online story

UBC student Cynthia Thomson is a doping control officer for the 2010 Winter Games. For more UBC 2010 stories and experts, visit www.ubc.ca/2010.

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