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Grading the Professors

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 New database makes it official By Michelle Cook For decades, university students had a simple way to rate their professors — word of mouth. These days, […]

Dec 4, 2003

United Way Contributions Climb

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 As the 2003 UBC United Way campaign wraps up this month, volunteers and donors continue to support this growing campaign. “With more than $350,000 raised we […]

Dec 4, 2003

Enough Tribbles for One Day

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 Mapping the Psychological Effects of Space and Polar Missions By Erica Smishek In the world of fiction, astronauts and Polar explorers often go mad, are overtaken […]

Dec 4, 2003

Trek 2010 Gets a Face-Lift

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 A new vision for the future By Brian Lin Trek 2000, UBC’s strategic plan, is undergoing a face-lift as the university re-examines its current vision and […]

Dec 4, 2003

How Many Species can We Afford to Lose?

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 How Many Species can We Afford to Lose? Researchers use new approach By Michelle Cook Will we really be worse off when the last giant panda […]

Dec 4, 2003

Chuck Slonecker — Retires

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 UBC will never be the same. Part of its charm, part of its grace, and part of its history will be lost when Chuck Slonecker, former […]

Dec 4, 2003

UBC Researchers Help Save Millions for Health-Care Employers

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 By Hilary Thomson A team of University of British Columbia researchers has helped B.C. health-care employers save approximately $51 million in the past two years, according […]

Dec 4, 2003

Lessons from The Pink Book

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 Law student prepares girls’ guide to justice system By Erica Smishek UBC Law student Patricia Cochran sees red when she thinks how poorly adolescent girls living […]

Dec 4, 2003

New Marshal

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 There’s a new Marshal in town, a new University Marshal to be exact. Music professor Nancy Hermiston has been appointed UBC’s first university marshal. Starting Jan. […]

Dec 4, 2003

Vol. 49 | No. 12

Arts student Laura Best (l) and economics lecturer Robert Gateman put the bite on rating professors with chili peppers – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 Grading the […]

Dec 4, 2003

A Good Read

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 By Michelle Cook With the holiday season approaching, those with young ones on their gift lists might want to consider a remarkable children’s book with an […]

Dec 4, 2003

What to Expect — or Make That Forget — When You’re Expecting

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 Psychology research explores link between hormones and memory By Erica Smishek Expectant mothers not-so-affectionately call it “baby brain” — that memory loss that strikes during pregnancy, […]

Dec 4, 2003

Unspoken Epidemic

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 By Hilary Thomson What is the effect of continued exposure to the suffering of others? That’s the question UBC researchers and international trauma specialists will explore […]

Dec 4, 2003

A New Way to Search for Diamonds in the Rough

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 Breaking new ground By Michelle Cook Thanks to an invitation to study an unusual deposit of kimberlite in Canada’s Northwest Territories, UBC researchers have discovered a […]

Dec 4, 2003

Letters

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 Dear Editor: Ed. Note: The following letter concerning an article entitled “University Town Continues to Grow” from UBC Reports Oct. 2, 2003 has been edited for […]

Dec 4, 2003

Kudos

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 Two UBC Professors Emeriti have been Awarded France’s Highest Honour Dr. Chuni Roy, clinical professor emeritus of psychiatry, and Dr. Victor Gomel, professor emeritus, obstetrics and […]

Dec 4, 2003

In the News

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 12 | Dec. 4, 2003 Highlights of UBC Media Coverage in November 2003 Compiled by Brian Lin UBC Researcher Discovers ‘Control Room’ that Regulates Immune Response The approximately 50 million people […]

Dec 4, 2003