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Record 12 women up for YWCA distinction

The talents and achievements of UBC women students and faculty light up the nominations list for this year’s YWCA Women of Distinction awards. A record five students, one alumna and […]

Apr 29, 1999

71 staff lauded for longtime service

UBC’s 25 Year Club welcomes 71 new members for 1999. Club members — staff who have worked on campus for a quarter-century — will join UBC President Martha Piper at […]

Apr 29, 1999

UBC Reports Calendar for 99-04-29

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from May 2 through June 12, 1999. The previous calendar is also available. […]

Apr 29, 1999

UBC Reports Digest for 99-04-29

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) are seeking nominations for 1999 Canadian Professors of the Year. Established […]

Apr 29, 1999

vol. 45, issue 9

Feature: 25 Year Club . News Digest . Offbeat . People . In Memoriam: Fred Weinberg . Calendar Research plan zeros in to build strengths Putting research at the heart […]

Apr 29, 1999

A multi-talented man

Metals and Materials Engineering Prof. Emeritus Fred Weinberg died March 26 in Vancouver after a brief illness with cancer. Weinberg joined UBC in 1967 and served as department head from […]

Apr 29, 1999

UBC Reports Offbeat for 99-04-29

When UBC entomologist Prof. Geoff Scudder accidentally captured a tiny shrew in a trap set for insects last summer, he had few clues that he had uncovered a scientific mystery. […]

Apr 29, 1999

UBC Reports People for 99-04-29

Three UBC students were among the top 10 in the 1999 Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Undergraduate Prize exam. First place was won by Yaroslav Tserkovnyak, a fourth-year honours Physics […]

Apr 29, 1999

New diamond library geologist’s best friend

Pat Sheahan, a Toronto-based geologist who has spent decades building up a unique and extensive library on diamonds and their exploration, has donated it to UBC’s Mineral Deposit Research Unit […]

Apr 29, 1999

Dynamic duo’s lives linked to Main Library

by Susan Stern Staff writer The lives of Suzanne and Earl Dodson have been uniquely connected to UBC Libraries, and the Main Library in particular, for more than three decades. […]

Apr 29, 1999

Campus prepares for emergencies May 3-7

May 3-7 is Emergency Preparedness Week across B.C. and at the province’s largest university there will be campaigns to provide information and raise awareness, including fire and earthquake drills. “We […]

Apr 29, 1999

Filmmakers, scholars focus on women’s view

Members of the filmmaking community and academics from 15 countries met at UBC recently to view films made by women and look at issues facing women filmmakers and critics at […]

Apr 29, 1999

Scholars pull in major NSERC grants

UBC researchers have been awarded over 175 research grants in the annual competition of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). “UBC is very well represented in […]

Apr 29, 1999

Research plan zeros in to build strengths

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer Putting research at the heart of UBC activities is the aim of Research Turns on Knowledge, a planning document recently released by the Office of […]

Apr 29, 1999

`Intellectual Grey Cup’ comes west for first time

An annual conference which has been variously described as “a cross between Plato’s Academy and the ideal summer camp,” and “the intellectual Grey Cup of Canada” will be held for […]

Apr 29, 1999

UBC women net record number of nominations for YWCA awards

Distinction by the dozen describes the 12 University of British Columbia faculty, students and alumna who have been nominated for this year’s YWCA Women of Distinction awards. Prof. Patricia Marchak, […]

Apr 28, 1999

UBC plant sale helps make Mother’s Day

Event: Perennial Plant Sale Date: Sunday, May 9 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Place: UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 Southwest Marine Drive Parking: Available in B-lot (across from the garden); […]

Apr 28, 1999

UBC project gives public opportunity for dialogue on social science research

UBC’s Public Knowledge Project has an important and ambitious goal – to improve the contribution of social science research to public knowledge. In the first of a series of experiments, […]

Apr 23, 1999

Funding basic science research crucial: donor

Geologist and mining explorer Stewart Blusson’s $50 million gift to UBC last fall carried only one condition — that it be used to support basic scientific research. “Basic science can […]

Apr 15, 1999

Students ready for racetrack challenge

by Bruce Mason Staff writer A pile of pipes and bolts is actually an Indy-style race car in progress. It’s being constructed by UBC Mechanical and Electrical Engineering students for […]

Apr 15, 1999