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Vol. 49 | No. 10

New Dean of Medicine, Gavin Stuart – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 New Medical Dean makes a Positive Prognosis The new head of one of Canada’s largest […]

IN THE NEWS

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 Highlights of UBC Media Coverage in September 2003. Compiled by Brian Lin Second thought on Statins After an investigation of the research behind cholesterol-lowering pills, Dr. […]

Kudos

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 Political science professor Ken Carty has been appointed director of Research and Education for the B.C. Citizens Assembly, which was created earlier this year by the […]

Time Piece 1975

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 In 1975 the biggest room on campus was the Armory. In 1975 the biggest room on campus was the Armory. At the time, this former armed […]

25 Year Club

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 UBC honours the Quarter Century Club By Brian Lin For Richard Prince, the secret to his lengthy academic career is taking it one day at a […]

New Medical Dean makes a Positive Prognosis

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 UBC’s medical school will double in size by 2010 By Hilary Thomson The new head of one of Canada’s largest medical schools feels like he’s under […]

A Degree of Difference for First Nations Social Workers

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 A huge impact for the Squamish Community By Brian Lin It’s been 30 years in the making, but the first two-hour class of the new First […]

New Food for Thought

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 Cuisine goes “haute” at Place Vanier By Brian Lin Students returning to Place Vanier residence this fall were greeted by a pleasant surprise sure to whet […]

The Geee! In Genome

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 Celebrating 50 years of DNA research By Hilary Thomson Canada’s first national travelling exhibition on the science of genomics — including a special module honouring the […]

Come on get Healthy

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 New symposium shows how By Hilary Thomson Find yourself teetering on the seesaw of work-life balance? UBC’s first health symposium may help. The free event will […]

You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 UBC Women’s Resources Centre celebrates 30 years By Cristina Calboreanu When it first opened its doors in January 1973, the UBC Women’s Resources Centre (WRC) consisted […]

Research Breakthrough gives New Hope to Schizophrenics

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 Brain cell insulation may be the key By Hilary Thomson A UBC researcher has made a breakthrough that promises new treatment for schizophrenia in the treatment […]

Not Necessarily for Sale

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 Racial and ethnic discrimination alive and well in American mortgage lending By Erica Smishek The more things change in the American inner city, the more they […]

UBC United Way

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 With a successful kick-off event behind them, and an amount of over $20,000 raised to date, the 2003 UBC United Way Campaign is well underway. “Pledge […]

University Town Continues to Grow

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 The dream becomes reality By Erica Smishek UBC computer science professor Raymond Ng likes to joke that if he has a class at 8:30 a.m., he […]

Violent Neighbourhoods can Lead to Violent Workplaces

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 Research proves the connection By Erica Smishek The risk of an employee “going postal” may have more to do with an organization’s postal code than with […]