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The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration has shown once again that it is Canada’s top business school for research. The faculty received 15 grants totalling $698,700 this year from […]
Apr 30, 1998
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from May 3 through June 13, 1998. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]
Families and children of all ages are invited to UBC Child Care Services’ annual parade which takes place Thursday, May 21 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The parade starts at the […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer UBC’s 25 Year Club welcomes 82 new members this year. The club consists of staff who have given a quarter-century of service to the university. […]
Profile . News Digest . 25 Year Club . People . Calendar Four faculty among YWCA nominees Four UBC faculty members are nominees in the 1998 Vancouver YWCA Women of […]
Inspiring artist Sam Black, an outstanding artist and one of the country’s leading art educators, died April 23 at the age of 84. Black, a professor emeritus in the Faculty […]
A pair of UBC law students took top spot in an international client counselling competition held recently at the university. Camille Ciarneillo and Doug Dorward won the Louis M. Brown […]
Artist Gu Xiong continues the struggle for his art in Canada by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Like millions of others, Gu Xiong was a victim of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. […]
A new campus group, UBC Future Alumni, has been formed to bring students and alumni closer together. Similar student alumni groups are active on many campuses, especially in the U.S. […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Women, who years ago may have passed up opportunities in computer science to raise families or pursue other careers, have gained an opportunity to participate […]
by Hilary Thomson Staff writer A chemical once produced in the manufacture of white bread may play a role in the increased incidence of some neurological diseases, according to the […]
Former UBC president David Strangway has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. “Dr. Strangway brings to the position an impressive track record in […]
Reported cases of discrimination and harassment at UBC have declined by more than a third since last year while consultation on equity issues rose by 50 per cent, according to […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Many children’s learning disabilities go undetected because schools are under-staffed and under-equipped, says Education Prof. Linda Siegel, one of Canada’s leading experts in the field. […]
Six faculty members in UBC’s School of Nursing received awards from the Registered Nurses Association of B.C. recently. School Director Katharyn May received the Award of Excellence in Nursing Administration. […]
Mathematicians around the world have gained access to a Web-based resource developed at UBC with the support of Sun Microsystems Inc. The site will help them develop and publish software […]
When the “Big One” hits Vancouver, Jody Sydor wants to be sure the UBC community knows how to respond. But Sydor, UBC’s new emergency planning co-ordinator in Health, Safety and […]
More than 150 faculty members from UBC and other western Canadian universities took part in a two-day workshop with World Bank senior officials on campus recently to explore ways of […]
by Hilary Thomson Staff writer From women’s lib to corporate downsizing, staff at UBC’s downtown Women’s Resources Centre (WRC) have a lot to look back on as they celebrate their […]
Four UBC faculty members are nominees in the 1998 Vancouver YWCA Women of Distinction awards. Nominees in the Health and Wellness category include reproductive psychiatrist Shaila Misri and clinical psychologist […]
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