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Program rolls out carpet for first-time science students

A pancake breakfast is the traditional kick-off for a Faculty of Science program that introduces new students to faculty members, graduate students and senior undergraduates who will help them adjust […]

Sep 19, 1996

Conference looks at concerns of female children

The Centre for Research in Women’s Studies and Gender Relations is marking its fifth birthday with a one-day conference focusing on the special concerns of children around the world, particularly […]

Sep 19, 1996

Deteriorating totems to be saved by funds

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Weathering and natural decay have taken a toll on the Totem Village on the grounds of the Museum of Anthropology, but the museum hopes to […]

Sep 19, 1996

Storyteller of the silver screen

Writing is Prof. Peggy Thompson’s passion by Connie Bagshaw Staff writer “When I get excited about something I give it everything I’ve got. I’m funny that way.” –Lauren Bacall, Dark […]

Sep 19, 1996

UBC Reports People for 96-09-19

Two members of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences are the recipients of special awards bestowed by their alma maters. Gerald Straley, research scientist and curator of collections at UBC’s Botanical […]

Sep 19, 1996

UBC Reports Offbeat for 96-09-19

The C.K. Choi Building’s composting toilets would give Singapore citizens fits. A two-month toilet training drive has been launched in Singapore in an effort to turn the population into “A […]

Sep 19, 1996

Discrimination policy does make grade

Editor: In his letter to UBC Reports of Sept. 5, 1996, Dr. Campbell Clark argues that UBC’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment fails “to abide by the commonly held precepts […]

Sep 19, 1996

vol. 42, issue 15

Profile . New faculty . Offbeat . News Digest . Forum . People . Letters to the editor . Calendar Few students carry condoms, study says Despite numerous national and […]

Sep 19, 1996

Some ideas about teaching

By Lee Gass Lee Gass has taught first-year biology at UBC since 1974 as well as a human ecology course for non-scientists. A former member of the Science One teaching […]

Sep 19, 1996

UBC Reports Digest for 96-09-19

A new set of scholarships will enable some of Canada’s most promising students to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies at Cambridge University. Initially, four scholarships — two undergraduate and two […]

Sep 19, 1996

UBC Reports Calendar for 96-09-19

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from September 22 through October 5, 1996. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]

Sep 19, 1996

United Way broadens appeal

UBC United Way campaign co-chairs Margaret Sayer of University Computing Services and Theatre Prof. Raymond Hall are reaching out to the extended campus community for help in achieving the 1996 […]

Sep 19, 1996

Robert Orr
Faculty of Science

Position: Professor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Warren Chair in Subatomic Physics Education: PhD (1972), Imperial College, University of London Courses taught: introduction to subatomic physics, nuclear and particle physics, […]

Sep 19, 1996

Green named Trekker

Community activist Jim Green is this year’s recipient of the Great Trekker Award, given by the students of UBC to a graduate who has achieved eminence in his or her […]

Sep 19, 1996

Federal conference held east and west

The experience of other countries may hold the key to problems within Canadian federalism, say organizers of a conference co-hosted by UBC. The university is one of two sites for […]

Sep 19, 1996

Changing faces: new faculty

Amidst the throng of new faces on campus each fall are those of new faculty. Roughly 40 per cent of the university’s 1,830 full-time faculty members have been appointed in […]

Sep 19, 1996

Pros and cons of ethics topics for class debate

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Should a tobacco firm aggressively market its products abroad or to specific social groups such as females and youth to compensate for otherwise declining demand? […]

Sep 19, 1996

Museum clinics geared at preserving home treasures

Heat, humidity, insects and dirt are the age-old enemies in the battle to prevent valued objects from decaying. Now the Museum of Anthropology is holding a series of clinics and […]

Sep 19, 1996

Few students carry condoms, study says

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Despite numerous national and international campaigns promoting safe sex and warning of the risk of HIV infection, very few university students actually carry condoms with […]

Sep 19, 1996

Choi building hosts first conference on Asia

The mounting political and economic might of Asia comes under the collective scrutiny of prominent scholars from Asia and North America next month at the inaugural conference of the C.K. […]

Sep 19, 1996