University of British Columbia
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About University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) was founded in 1908.
For the first several decades of its existence, the university’s activities were modest in scope. In 1925 a bold program to transform UBC into a modern research university was put into effect. At this time the main campus was transferred from the Fairview neighborhood just south of downtown Vancouver, to a larger campus at Point Grey about six miles to the west.
Today, UBC is the third-largest university in Canada. In addition to the main campus there is a satellite campus in the city of Kelowna. In all, the UBC student body tops 66,000 souls.
UBC is home to Canada’s national high-energy physics laboratory (TRIUMF), which houses a 520-million electron-volt, cyclotron-style, particle accelerator—the world’s largest. Other cutting-edge UBC scientific facilities include the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the Stuart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute.
UBC is connected with eight Nobel laureates, namely:
- Physicists, Bertram Brockhouse, Carl Wieman & Hans Dehmelt
- Chemist. Michael Smith
- Economists, Robert Mundell, Daniel Kahneman & Richard Thaler
- Short-story writer, Alice Munro
Other prominent UBC associated individuals include the following:
- Mathematicians, Robert Langlands, Peter Borwein & Nassif A. Ghoussoub
- Computer scientists, Charlotte Froese Fischer, Arvind Gupta & Anne Condon
- Physicists, Carl Wieman & George Volkoff
- Electrical engineer, Vijay Bhargava
- Anti-cancer drug inventor, Patrick Soon-Shiong
- Epidemiologist, Martin Schechter
- Geneticist, David Suzuki
- Evolutionary biologist, Patrick J. Keeling
- Geoscientist, William Richard Peltier
- Psychologist, Albert Bandura
- Ecological economist, C.S. Holling
- Historian, L.S. Stavrianos
- Essayist, historian, and TV personality, Pierre Berton
- Poet, Fred Wah
- Novelist, Steven Galloway
- Science fiction writer, William Gibson
- Operatic tenor, Ben Heppner
- Artist, Jeff Wall
- Actors, Manuel Jacinto, Ludi Lin, Michael Shanks & Torrance Coombs
- Former Chief Justice of Canada, Beverley McLachlin
- Former Canadian Prime Ministers, John Turner & Kim Campbell
- Current Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau
According to Wikipedia, The University of British Columbia is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna. Established in 1908, it is the oldest university in British Columbia. With an annual research budget of $759million, UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year.
What Is University of British Columbia Known For?
University of British Columbia is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Biology
- Psychology
- Computer Science
- Business
- Mathematics
- Education
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- Communications
- Medical
- Literature
- Engineering
- Economics
- Physics
- Law
- History
- Religious Studies
- Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
- Social Work
University of British Columbia's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much University of British Columbia's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
University of British Columbia ranks #67 worldwide for influence in Biology.
University of British Columbia ranks #28 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
University of British Columbia ranks #69 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
University of British Columbia ranks #92 worldwide for influence in Business.
University of British Columbia ranks #106 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
University of British Columbia ranks #102 worldwide for influence in Education.
University of British Columbia ranks #101 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
University of British Columbia ranks #116 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
University of British Columbia ranks #130 worldwide for influence in Communications.
University of British Columbia ranks #112 worldwide for influence in Medical.
University of British Columbia ranks #113 worldwide for influence in Literature.
University of British Columbia ranks #161 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
University of British Columbia ranks #95 worldwide for influence in Economics.
University of British Columbia ranks #141 worldwide for influence in Physics.
University of British Columbia ranks #176 worldwide for influence in Law.
University of British Columbia ranks #149 worldwide for influence in History.
University of British Columbia ranks #116 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
University of British Columbia ranks #151 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
University of British Columbia ranks #60 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
University of British Columbia ranks #72 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
University of British Columbia ranks #134 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
University of British Columbia ranks #139 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
University of British Columbia ranks #93 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
University of British Columbia ranks #73 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
Who Are University of British Columbia's Most Influential Alumni?
University of British Columbia's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Psychology, Computer Science, and Earth Sciences. Here are some of University of British Columbia's most famous alumni:
- 14th Dalai Lama
- A 14th Dalai Lama.
- Albert Bandura
- A Canadian psychologist.
- William Gibson
- An American-Canadian speculative fiction writer.
- Ian Hacking
- A Canadian philosopher.
- Niles Eldredge
- An American biologist, (1941 - ).
- Robert Langlands
- A Canadian mathematician.
- Robert Mundell
- A Canadian economist .
- David Easton
- A Canadian academic .
- Paul Churchland
- A Canadian philosopher.
- Patricia Churchland
- A Canadian philosopher.
- Robert D. Hare
- A Canadian psychologist.
- John Robert Anderson
- An American psychologist.
Who Are University of British Columbia's Most Influential Faculty?
University of British Columbia's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Psychology, Computer Science, and Earth Sciences. Here are some of University of British Columbia's most famous faculty:
- Liane Gabora
- A Canadian psychologist.
- Neil Gross
- A Sociologist.
- Jessica Meir
- An American and Swedish marine biologist and astronaut.
- Margo Seltzer
- An American computer scientist.
- Nathan Nunn
- A Canadian economist.
- Shahram Amiri
- A Nuclear scientist.
- Harjot Oberoi
- A Sikh writer.
- James Heilman
- An Emergency physician and advocate for the improvement of Wikipedia's health-related content.
- Daniel K. Riskin
- A Canadian biologist.
- Steven Galloway
- A Canadian writer.
- Kevin Leyton-Brown
- A Canadian computer scientist.
- David G. Lowe
- A Canadian computer scientist.
