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Top teachers make lectures come alive

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer When Christopher Friedrichs speaks, people listen. The history professor — one of 23 faculty members receiving University Killam Teaching Prizes during Spring Congregation — is […]

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

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

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

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

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

Sundiep Tehara

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer For a long time, Sundiep Tehara believed that engineers built bridges. Period. It’s easy to understand where she got that idea — her father, an […]

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

Jackie Teed

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Jackie Teed found a way to channel her creative instincts into a practical field when she enrolled in Landscape Architecture, a program within the Faculty […]

May 22, 1997

Search for VP, Academic seeks input from campus

Input from the campus community is being sought by the Advisory Committee for the Selection of a Vice-President, Academic and Provost. The committee has begun its work and is interested […]

May 22, 1997

Remarkable students earn Wesbrook honour

Fifteen students have been named Wesbrook Scholars, an honorary designation for outstanding achievement among undergraduates. Awarded annually, the honour is reserved for a maximum of 20 students who are nominated […]

May 22, 1997

Milestones mark 1996/97 year

1996 May: Prof. Frank Abbott is announced as dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, taking over from Prof. John McNeill who served as the faculty’s fourth dean for close […]

May 22, 1997

UBC Congregation update

UBC recognizes teachers who make a difference History Prof. Christopher Friedrichs’ students say he could read the telephone book and make it interesting. Sociology Assoc. Prof. Kenneth Stoddart reaches people […]

May 22, 1997

Low fat restaurant fare ranks high in customer satisfaction

“Hey, Mikey likes it!” Remember the popular television advertisement for breakfast cereal in which even Mikey, a notoriously picky eater, wolfs down a bowlful? UBC researchers have confirmed what the […]

May 22, 1997

What direction north? A UBC professor ponders the impact of the Canadian North on our culture

The Canadian North is as enduring a myth of cultural and national significance as the American West is to the United States, says Sherrill Grace, an English professor at the […]

May 22, 1997

B.C. residents lead UBC’s graduating class

More than 5,000 academic degrees will be conferred on graduating students at the University of British Columbia’s Spring Congregation ceremonies, May 25-30. Among the 24 graduating class scholarship and award […]

May 22, 1997

Medals given for academic excellence

At UBC and other Canadian universities, gold medals are presented to students who have achieved the highest standing in graduate studies at both the master’s and doctoral level. Silver medals […]

May 22, 1997

UBC Reports Profile for 97-05-22

Nadine Caron Nadine Caron — the first aboriginal woman to graduate from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine — volunteers her time to travel to remote communities throughout British Columbia, where she […]

May 22, 1997