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Classrooms to get $2 million upgrades

Fifteen UBC projects designed to upgrade classrooms and labs by the end of March will receive nearly $2 million in funding from the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology. […]

Dec 10, 1998

UBC Reports Calendar for 98-12-10

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from December 13 through January 9, 1998. The previous calendar is also available. […]

Dec 10, 1998

UBC Reports Digest for 98-12-10

UBC and the unions and associations representing its employees have launched a new program to help faculty and staff resume employment following an absence due to illness or injury. The […]

Dec 10, 1998

vol. 44, issue 41

News Digest . Offbeat . In Memoriam . Calendar Classrooms to get $2 million upgrades Fifteen UBC projects designed to upgrade classrooms and labs by the end of March will […]

Dec 10, 1998

Goodbye to a UBC gladiator

by Don Wells Don Wells was a longtime UBC colleague of Casey Smith in Athletics and Recreation. My memories of UBC football coach Casey Smith range from the time we […]

Dec 10, 1998

UBC Reports Offbeat for 98-12-10

Just as the holiday season is a time to reunite with family and friends on Earth, December is a chance to reacquaint yourself with some old and new friends in […]

Dec 10, 1998

Disabled access to garden improved

A portion of the David Lam Asian Garden in UBC’s Botanical Garden is now accessible to wheelchair users thanks to recent trail improvements made possible by funding from the Coca-Cola […]

Dec 10, 1998

Device stops snoring, rests sleepers’ fears

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer Snoring is just a noisy nuisance, right? Wrong. Snoring can be a symptom of a potentially life-threatening disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), and UBC professor […]

Dec 10, 1998

Campus helps build nat’l student hiring hall

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer Surfing the net for jobs and career information is now a whole lot easier thanks to a new Canada-wide electronic hiring hall developed by faculty […]

Dec 10, 1998

Read about staying safe day and night

Personal security information is now available around the clock thanks to Safe@UBC, a new safety resources Web site. “We’re encouraging everyone to learn about UBC’s personal security resources,” says Paul […]

Dec 10, 1998

UBC Reports :: Offset Individual Piece

Just as the holiday season is a time to reunite with family and friends on Earth, December is a chance to reacquaint yourself with some old and new friends in […]

Dec 10, 1998

Last-minute gifts make difference

UBC’s United Way campaign organizers are hoping for some last-minute donations to reach this year’s goal of $300,000. “People have been very generous in helping us raise almost a quarter […]

Dec 10, 1998

UBC helps build national student hiring hall

Who gives a hoot about hiring university students? Faculty and student volunteers at UBC and the universities of Alberta and Western Ontario, that’s who. Together they have created CareerOwl, an […]

Dec 10, 1998

Death takes a holiday in UBC-sponsored forensic seminar

Event: “Death Takes a Holiday” seminar Date: Friday, Dec. 11, 1998 Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place: Delta Whistler Resort, Whistler, B.C. Parking: Available at the hotel Clues ranging […]

Dec 7, 1998

UBC experts know the naughty and nice

UBC experts come bearing gifts of knowledge on subjects ranging from the influence of Dickens at Christmas to holiday health hazards. What the Dickens is Christmas all about? Late 19th-century […]

Dec 3, 1998

Put an extra twinkle in your holidays at the UBC Observatory

Date: Clear Saturday nights December and January (except Dec. 26 and Jan. 2) Time: One hour after sunset for three hours Place: UBC Observatory, Geophysics and Astronomy Building, 2219 Main […]

Dec 3, 1998

Planning process begins for UBC Oyster River Research Farm

As part of a major restructuring process, the UBC Faculty of Agricultural Sciences is inviting the community interested in the Oyster River Research Farm to help it shape the future […]

Nov 27, 1998

UBC Reports Calendar for 98-11-26

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from November 29 through December 12, 1998. The previous calendar is also available. […]

Nov 26, 1998

Putting patients and taxpayers first

by Donald W. Light Donald Light, a professor of Comparative Health Care Systems at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, recently gave the John F. McCreary Lecture […]

Nov 26, 1998

vol. 44, issue 20

Fall Congregation Profiles . Forum . In Memoriam: Frank Eastham . T-Bird notes . People . Calendar Public Forum: Nov. 30: UBC Physical Planning Principles Public Information Meeting: Dec. 3: […]

Nov 26, 1998