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Gift of $2.5 million to UBC brings new diabetes treatment to B.C.

An alternative to pancreas transplant–until now only available in Alberta–will be an option for B.C. diabetes patients within two years, thanks to a $2.5 million gift to the University of […]

Mar 27, 2001

UBC and home construction industry tackle building envelope education

A new professorship in the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia will help prepare future architects and engineers for the challenges in modern design and construction […]

Mar 27, 2001

Gardeners get smart at UBC Native Plant Sale

Event: Pacific Northwest Native Plant Sale Date: Sunday, April 8, 2001 Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Place: UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 Southwest Marine Dr. Parking: Available across from the […]

Mar 26, 2001

UBC brings new diabetes treatment, leading researcher to B.C. thanks to major gift

Event: Announcement of major gift, introduction of diabetes researcher Date: Tuesday, March 27 Time: 11 a.m. to 12 noon Place: UBC Medical Student and Alumni Centre, 2750 Heather St. Parking: […]

Mar 26, 2001

Three garner top Killams

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 Scholars will study topics from ice sheets to outer space Three UBC faculty members are among 17 Canadian researchers who will be able to devote the […]

Mar 22, 2001

Calendar

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from March 25 through April 6, 2001. The previous […]

Mar 22, 2001

Digest

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 Adjust your salaries A market adjustment of $1 million will be applied to the salaries of management and professional staff represented by the Association of Administrative […]

Mar 22, 2001

UBC Reports Index for 01-03-22

Isolated from the real world in an insular ivory tower, populated with eggheads and navel gazers? The death knell of antiquated university stereotypes will ring in the ears of anyone […]

Mar 22, 2001

Breakfast of champions raises funds for athletes

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 Money raised will help keep athletes at home by Bruce Mason staff writer The final results have been tallied. The 2001 Thunderbird Millennium Breakfast recently raised […]

Mar 22, 2001

UBC Authors 2000

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 ALTINTAS, YUSUF. Manufacturing automation: metal cutting mechanics, machine tool vibrations, and CNC design. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2000. BARER, MORRIS L., KAREN CARDIFF, CAROLYN J. […]

Mar 22, 2001

More authors than ever honoured at annual event

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 Reception honours league of UBC writers, composers by Bruce Mason staff writer Isolated from the real world in an insular ivory tower, populated with eggheads and […]

Mar 22, 2001

UBC earns strong credit rating

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 Strong student demand, an excellent reputation as one of the nation’s leading research universities, a healthy financial position and consistent provincial funding are among the reasons […]

Mar 22, 2001

Genetics in book’s makeup

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 Science educators transform the teaching of genetics “Every educated person must have an understanding of genetics,” says Botany Prof. Anthony Griffiths. Easier said than done. In […]

Mar 22, 2001

Author flies high

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 Commerce professor helps open the skies for travellers Fasten your seatbelt. Prepare for takeoff and high altitudes. Our pilot is Commerce and Business Administration Prof. Tae […]

Mar 22, 2001

Microbiologist, physicist receive Biely, McDowell

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 by Hilary Thomson staff writer Superbugs to superconductivity is the span of science seen in the work of this year’s recipients of UBC’s top research prizes. […]

Mar 22, 2001

Pianist’s work in the key of Beethoven

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 Ten-CD set conveys composer’s magnificence in black and white over 11 hours For the record, Music Prof. Robert Silverman is not the Toronto actor for whom […]

Mar 22, 2001

Brain gain focus of program

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 New foundation honours Michael Smith’s wish A new health foundation that the B.C. government recently contributed $110-million to create is already accepting applications in its bid […]

Mar 22, 2001

Stellar scientists to speak

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 06 | Mar. 22, 2001 Nine of the top Canadian women scientists in the world will pay tribute to the legacy of the late Prof. Michael Smith in a public symposium […]

Mar 22, 2001

Service for the visually impaired expands to Internet

Many Canadians discover VOICEPRINT on their FM dial or TV remote by accident and move on, but for hundreds of thousands of blind, visually impaired and print disabled people it’s […]

Mar 22, 2001

Research suggests girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder going undiagnosed

University of British Columbia research is revealing that many girls suffer from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) but aren’t being diagnosed and treated. “Six to nine boys are being referred to […]

Mar 21, 2001