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Medical agreement benefits Pacific partners

On the eve of Hong Kong’s historic transition from British governance to Chinese rule, the medical schools of the University of British Columbia and the University of Hong Kong and […]

May 26, 1997

New housing policy planned for UBC

The University of British Columbia will implement new programs, under an Official Community Plan (OCP), aimed at attracting more UBC faculty, staff and students to reside on the Point Grey […]

May 23, 1997

UBC commits to transportation planning process for Point Grey campus

The University of British Columbia will pursue a 20 per cent reduction in single occupancy vehicles (SOVs) traveling to the campus, as part of an Official Community Plan (OCP) for […]

May 23, 1997

UBC commits to more services for permanent campus residents

The University of British Columbia will provide residents of Hampton Place, an on-campus residential development, and future permanent residents of the campus with greater access to university services and facilities […]

May 23, 1997

Rocky Bozak

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer On Tuesday nights, when other students were hitting the books or meeting a friend at Starbucks, Rocky Bozak was among a group of dentistry students […]

May 22, 1997

Community leaders among honour bound

UBC graduate and retired B.C. provincial court justice Alfred Scow is among 10 distinguished individuals to be awarded honorary degrees by UBC during this year’s Spring Congregation. Scow was the […]

May 22, 1997

Dedication, spirit earn faculty, staff presidential service honour

Six members of the campus community have been chosen this year to receive the President’s Service Award for Excellence, presented in recognition of distinguished contributions to the university. Each winner […]

May 22, 1997

Debra Parkes

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Law graduate Debra Parkes’ academic career has taken her from the ivy-covered colleges of Oxford University to a maximum security penitentiary in Saskatchewan. As an […]

May 22, 1997

Nadine Caron

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Nadine Caron — the first aboriginal woman to graduate from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine — volunteers her time to travel to remote communities throughout British […]

May 22, 1997

Karen Mountifield

Karen Mountifield knew UBC was going to be her alma mater long before graduating from high school in Toronto. She and an older sister had visited Point Grey a year […]

May 22, 1997

5,001 take important steps along life’s path

During the last week of this month, more than 5,000 UBC students will take an important step in their life’s journey. They will receive their degrees, denoting both the completion […]

May 22, 1997

Jay McNee

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer One week after Jay McNee graduates with a PhD in Geochemical Oceanography, he will celebrate the first anniversary of Lorax Environmental Services Ltd., a consulting […]

May 22, 1997

Bernard Leung

by Charles Ker Staff writer Bernard Leung joins a long list of health care professionals in his family. He is proud to be the only pharmacist. Leung, who already has […]

May 22, 1997

Evan Lee

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Evan Lee is a Fine Arts graduate whose outlets for artistic expression include painting, drawing, photography, and playing in a band called Orphan. “We have […]

May 22, 1997

Lenny Joe

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Some years ago, while playing junior hockey in Hobbema, Alta., Lenny Joe came to the realization that his path did not lie in the pursuit […]

May 22, 1997

King of Congregation prepares to pass torch

by Charles Ker Staff writer Hungry for extra tickets to their graduation ceremony, students lined up for almost two hours outside the Ceremonies and Events Office before the doors opened […]

May 22, 1997

Twenty-eight students named `Head of Class’

Twenty-eight students finished at the head of their class at UBC this year, including recipients of the Governor General’s Academic Medals for achieving top marks in the Faculty of Graduate […]

May 22, 1997

What’s on at Spring Congregation, May 25-30

SUNDAY, MAY 25 1:30 p.m. Audiology and Speech Sciences, Biochemistry (PhD and MSc only), Genetics, Medicine, Neuroscience, Physiology (PhD and MSc only), Pharmacology and Therapeutics (PhD and MSc only) Rehabilitation […]

May 22, 1997

Judy Spunt

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Judy Spunt wants to make sure people get the right idea about her. Spunt, among the first graduates of UBC’s revamped Master of Business and […]

May 22, 1997

Rosalie Starzomski

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer As an ethics consultant at Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Rosalie Starzomski is regularly confronted with ethical dilemmas. And, as a nurse with a […]

May 22, 1997