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Made to measure: tailoring drug therapies to genes topic of free seminar at UBC

Event: Pharmacogenetics of Drug Therapy Symposium Date: Friday, Nov. 5, 1999 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. Place: Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Rd. Parking: Available at the Rose Garden […]

UBC Reports Calendar for 99-10-28

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from October 31 through November 13, 1999. The previous calendar is also available. […]

Faculty’s far-reaching role envelops campus

by Bruce Mason Staff writer Although the Faculty of Graduate Studies encompasses the entire university, the person in charge says it’s one of UBC’s best-kept secrets. “It’s understandable,” says Frieda […]

vol. 45, issue 18

Feature: Faculty of Graduate Studies . Offbeat . People . Letters to the Editor . Calendar Campus turns out to hear annual report About 700 people packed the main floor […]

Dean sets the record straight

Editor: I am writing to clarify some aspects of the article that appeared in the Oct. 14 issue of UBC Reports. That issue’s profile, on the work of Peter Raabe, […]

UBC Reports Offbeat for 99-10-28

by Dianne Longson Treasury I still miss the old Bus Stop Café. Once located where Trekkers now stands, it was the quintessential welcoming respite for students like myself to start […]

UBC Reports People for 99-10-28

Dana Merritt has joined UBC as director of the Budget Office in the Office of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance. Merritt will be responsible for ensuring that UBC’s financial resources […]

Campus turns out to hear annual report

About 700 people packed the main floor of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts for UBC’s second campus annual general meeting Oct. 19 to hear UBC’s administration report on […]

Library receives priceless pieces of life’s passion

by Bruce Mason Staff writer There are 12,000 books and 1,700 artifacts in the collection that Dr. Wally Chung, his wife Dr. Madeline H. Chung and their family are donating […]

Dwarfs behind dark puzzle posit scientists

Andy Poon Staff writer UBC scientists may be a step closer to finding the answer to one of astronomy’s most perplexing questions: What is the galaxy made of? “We may […]

Health researcher digs the dirt on wood dust

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer Sucking in the pungent scent of sawdust on a trip to the lumberyard is aromatherapy for some people, but for Paul Demers wood dust and […]

Faculty of Graduate Studies facts

Total number of students: (1949) 364; (1999) 6,273 Total number of degrees offered: (1949) 5; (1999) 32 Total number of degree specializations (1949) 36; (1999) 90 Number of master’s students: […]

Research institute opens doors to building knowledge about Asia

by Bruce Mason Staff writer The economic downturn in Asia and its profound impact on B.C.’s economy illustrates the interdependence between these two regions. A series of seminars hosted by […]

Scholar crosses globe to tap into flow of ideas

by Andy Poon Staff writer An afternoon picnic with a patient cousin opened the floodgate to Maqsood Khan’s present-day curiosity in irrigation engineering. Khan is currently researching the movement of […]

Project gives public say in area’s future

by Bruce Mason Staff writer Reaching out to the community doesn’t exceed the grasp of the Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI) in UBC’s Faculty of Graduate Studies. It is developing […]

Community remembers “ultimate sacrifice” Nov. 11

Thirteen campus and community groups will lay wreaths in the War Memorial Gymnasium foyer as part of UBC’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony Nov. 11 from 10:45 a.m. to noon. UBC […]

Interdisciplinary teams earn research grants

Two interdisciplinary teams of UBC researchers and external scholars have each received $500,000 in the form of coveted thematic grants from the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) this […]

Point Grey cliff erosion subject of open house

The public is invited to two open house sessions on the development of a plan to manage the erosion of the Point Grey cliffs. The effort is being co-ordinated by […]

UBC to help secondary schools detect cosmic rays

Date: Friday, Oct. 22, 1999 Time: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Place: Churchill Secondary School, 7055 Heather St. A demonstration of how ultra-high energy […]

UBC researchers share traditional schools study

Event: Faculty of Education Public Forum Date: Wednesday, Oct. 27 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Pacific Space Centre Auditorium, 1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver Parking: Available in the centre’s parking lot. Information: […]