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Doyenne of BC history

by Jean Barman Co-editor, BC Studies The University of British Columbia has lost one of its most distinguished members. Prof. Emeritus Margaret Ormsby, who died Nov. 2 at the age […]

Nov 14, 1996

Global warming will take toll in Canada’s North

Projected global warming in Canada’s North over the next 50 years would result in more forest fires, landslides and significantly reduced water levels in lakes according to a study commissioned […]

Nov 14, 1996

UBC releases results of ambitious international study of math and science

How does Canadian student achievement in math and science compare with that of students worldwide? How good are our best math and science students? Do Canadian girls and boys perform […]

Nov 14, 1996

Study aims to take bite out of denture costs

Anyone who has suffered the loss of their teeth will tell you that few things in life are as inconvenient, embarrassing–and costly. The advent in recent years of titanium implant […]

Nov 14, 1996

Teams hit ball field

The UBC Thunderbirds football team’s season came to an end with a loss to Saskatchewan Nov. 9 in the Western conference final. Saskatchewan, winner of the Hardy Cup, advances to […]

Nov 14, 1996

Chaos could hold key to BC weather forecast

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Of all the obstacles facing B.C.’s weather forecasters, none is as formidable as the Pacific Data Void. Our weather blows in from the vast North […]

Nov 14, 1996

Film thesis breaks new ground for department

by Connie Bagshaw Staff writer Ask Paul Lawrence for a copy of his thesis and he’ll hand you a CD-ROM. Lawrence, who graduates Nov. 28 with a Master of Fine […]

Nov 14, 1996

Graduate hooked on reel life

by Connie Bagshaw Staff writer Bruce Sweeney likes mustard on meat sandwiches. So does Trevor, the overeducated, underemployed lead character in Sweeney’s film, Live Bait. The similarities end there. “I’m […]

Nov 14, 1996

Fighting school racism scholar’s timely topic

Are teachers succeeding in the struggle against racial intolerance in Canadian classrooms? “Racism is not always visible to educators, except in cases of overt hostilities between individuals at which time […]

Nov 14, 1996

Computer game links planning conundrums

by Charles Ker Staff writer QUEST is the acronym for a computer game aimed at making complex urban planning issues accessible to the average citizen. It stands for Quasi-Understandable Ecosystem […]

Nov 14, 1996

UBC Reports People for 96-11-14

Geoff Atkins has been named associate vice-presi dent, Land and Building Services. Atkins, who assumed his new position Oct. 28, will report to the vice-president, Administration and Finance. His responsibilities […]

Nov 14, 1996

UBC Reports :: Obituary

Long-time member of the French Dept., Prof. Emeritus Gérard Tougas, died Oct. 3. Born in Edmonton in 1921, he joined UBC in 1953. An eminent and prolific scholar of varied […]

Nov 14, 1996

Salcudean, de Silva honoured by peers

Engineering professors Martha Salcudean and Clarence de Silva have won Meritorious Achievement Awards from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (APEGBC). The Meritorious Achievement Award is given […]

Nov 14, 1996

vol. 42, issue 19

Feature . News Digest . In Memoriam–Margaret Ormsby . People . Obituaries . Correction . Calendar Fall Congregation 1996 Graduate hooked on reel life Bruce Sweeney likes mustard on meat […]

Nov 14, 1996

Living laboratory

What looks like a park is a valuable research resource by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer It’s a scorching mid-August afternoon and Peter Sanders is standing inside the gate at the […]

Nov 14, 1996

UBC Reports Digest for 96-11-14

Provincial and municipal dignitaries joined members of the university community in marking the newly completed expansion of the Faculty of Education’s Neville Scarfe Building with a plaque unveiling Nov. 12. […]

Nov 14, 1996

UBC Reports Calendar for 96-11-14

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from November 17 through November 30, 1996. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]

Nov 14, 1996

Caring profession draws more men

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer A record number of men have enrolled in the first year of the UBC School of Nursing’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program. […]

Nov 14, 1996

Correction

The following final paragraph was omitted from Prof. M. Patricia Marchak’s Forum “Whither or Wither? Universities after a millenium” (UBC Reports, Oct. 17). “I think the answer resides in how […]

Nov 14, 1996

Study to investigate denture comfort, cost

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Anyone who has suffered the loss of their teeth will tell you that few things in life are as inconvenient, embarrassing — and costly. The […]

Nov 14, 1996