APSC This Week

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APSC This Week

July 31, 2017

Wellbeing website to act as a hub that amplifies wellbeing research, stories & resources across UBC. Photo credit: Martin Dee / UBC Communications & Marketing.

WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT

Relaunch of the UBC Wellbeing website

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Trees can make or break city weather
Patrick Pan wins Forest Products Society 2017 Wood Award first place prize
Join us at Emerging Media Lab for virtual & augmented reality demos
SEED Program hosts 19 high school students

MEDIA COVERAGE

UBC aims to clean Canada’s dirty water with bacteria BNN
How sleep problems in children affect parents IBT
Trees can make or break city weather: UBC research Indo-Canadian Voice
Local professionals are at world's forefront in LGBT progress Georgia Straight

SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

Even a single urban tree can help moderate wind speeds
Sally Thorne joins the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame!
UBC SALA professor Daniel Roehr named to the inaugural IFLA Advisory Circle!
UBC SALA students' interactive installation Macro Maki

PHOTOS

SHAD Valley 2017

EVENTS

SALA interactive installation at Powell Street Festival - Aug 5 & 6

FUNDING / AWARDS NEWS

SPARC Discovery Grant support services announced
SPARC Connects Aug newsletter now available
NSERC Ship Time grant: Application - due Sep 1
APSC-SPARC DG Grant Writing ‘Bootcamp’: registration open!

CALLS FOR ACTION

CIHR wants to hear from you: Tell us about your research in 150 words
Architecture Drawing Prize accepting entries from designers, artists, students
Richmond Public Art Program seeking artists to create site-responsive artwork
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