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Vol. 52 | No. 4

Prof. Rees is well-known for inventing the "ecological footprint analysis" – photo by Perry Zavits / Klixpix UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, 2006 The […]

In the News

UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, 2006 Highlights of UBC Media Coverage in March 2006 Compiled by Basil Waugh Everything but the Kitchen Sink: UBC […]

Kudos

UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, 2006 Order of Canada Three members of the UBC community — a renowned environmentalist, a leading expert in fisheries […]

Air Pollution

Prof. Douw Steyn says his research is driven by an interest in the polluted atmosphere – photo by Darin Dueck UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. […]

Growing a New Generation of Green Buildings

The C.K. Choi building is the first green building at UBC – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, 2006 By Brian […]

Courses Examine Food Systems Close to Home

Prof. Bomke has helped make UBC into a living lab to study food systems – photo by Darin Dueck UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, […]

Footprints to Sustainability

Prof. Rees is well-known for inventing the "ecological footprint analysis" – photo by Perry Zavits / Klixpix UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, 2006 By […]

UBC a Test Site on Hydrogen Highway

Jorge Marques displays a hydrogen fuel cell – photo by Darin Dueck UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, 2006 $10-million proposal would see hydrogen run […]

A Matter of Inter-Generational Justice

At a minimum, says Prof. Wood, we ought to conserve enough of the natural environment for future generations – photo by Darin Dueck UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. […]

Beating the Kyoto Targets

People are emotionally ready to do good; just make it easy for them, advises Freda Pagani – photo by Darin Dueck UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | […]

A Peek Past Peak Oil

High oil prices will not lead to the end of fossil feul use as some hope, says Prof. Dowlatabadi – photo by Darin Dueck UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | […]

Co-op Sprouts Planet-Friendly Foods

Sprouts serves up affordable, organically grown local and fair trade foods – photo by Darin Dueck UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, 2006 By Basil […]

The Unclear State of Our Water

Olav Slaymaker, Prof. Emeritus of Geography and Acting Director, Peter Wall Institute of Advanced Studies – photo by Darin Dueck UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. […]

How Water Works in a Valley

John Wagner is studying how water is distributed in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley – photo by Bud Mortenson UBC Reports | Vol. 52 | No. 4 | Apr. 6, 2006 Anthropologist […]

UBC This Week | Apr. 6, 2006

UBC Feature Web Site UBC TREK Program Centre: www.trek.ubc.ca UBC This Week is a weekly summary of UBC people in the news, recent media releases and upcoming event hightlights. UBC […]