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WEBDr. Chris Tenove, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions’s assistant director, discuss the risks and potential positive uses of generative AI in elections. As of March 2024, the university has raised more than $33.4 million towards its goal of $100 million for the Student Affordability Initiative through FORWARD, the fundraising ...
Why do some straight men have sex with other men?
WEBMar 23, 2021 · According to nationally-representative surveys in the United States, hundreds of thousands of straight-identified men have had sex with other men. In the new book Still Straight: Sexual Flexibility among White Men in Rural America, UBC sociologist Dr. Tony Silva argues that these men are not closeted, bisexual or just experimenting.
Silver daddies: Why do young adult men like older partners? - UBC …
WEBSep 12, 2023 · Some of the reasons why the younger adult men pursued age-gap relationships included a preference for emotionally mature partners, finding older men physically attractive and a desire to learn from older men. Many of the younger adult men also found age-gap pairings sexually exciting and emotionally fulfilling and were drawn by …
Influential QS World University Rankings put UBC in top 10 for …
WEBFeb 27, 2019. The University of British Columbia is among a handful of global institutions to rank in the top 50 in 41 of 48 subjects tracked, according to the QS World University Rankings. UBC also ranks among the top 10 universities in the world in four different subjects amongst over 1,200 international universities. “UBC’s performance ...
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UBC ranks among the top five per cent of universities in the world
WEBLui Xia Lee. Jun 19, 2019. The University of British Columbia is the 51 st best university in the world, according to the 2020 QS World University Rankings (QS). This places UBC among the top five per cent of institutions in the highly-influential QS ranking, which considers over 1,000 institutions worldwide, including 26 from Canada.
Stem cell-based treatment controls blood sugar in people with …
WEBBrett Goldhawk. Nov 27, 2023. An innovative stem cell-based treatment for Type 1 diabetes can meaningfully regulate blood glucose levels and reduce dependence on daily insulin injections, according to new clinical trial results from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). Dr. David Thompson.
Q&A: How racism holds Black women back from leadership …
WEBJan 24, 2022 · Q&A: How racism holds Black women back from leadership positions. Black women are woefully underrepresented in leadership positions in North American businesses. A new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business finds that stereotypes about Black women put them at a serious disadvantage in …
Bees are explosively ejaculating to death. A polystyrene cover …
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · Science & Technology. Bees are explosively ejaculating to death. A polystyrene cover could help stop it. A simple polystyrene cover could help cool beehives during heat waves, preventing a grim outcome for male bees. Alex Walls. Feb 22, 2022. Dr. Alison McAfee holds a hive frame. Credit: Dominique Weiss.
UBC expanding presence in Surrey with $70M land acquisition
WEBNov 2, 2021 · The University of British Columbia is expanding its presence south of the Fraser River with the $70-million purchase of a property in Surrey. UBC Properties Trust has acquired a 135,000-square-foot property—currently home to the Grace Hanin Community Church—at the intersection of King George Boulevard and Fraser Highway.
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