Canada's UBC-based 1964 Olympic Hockey Team, coached by Father David Bauer (front row, fourth from right) and Bob Hindmarch (front, fourth from left)
Canada’s UBC-based 1964 Olympic Hockey Team, coached by Father David Bauer (front row, fourth from right) and Bob Hindmarch (front, fourth from left)

UBC Reports | Extras | Feb. 10, 2009

Olympic Opportunity: Learning Takes a Front Seat

If hockey is religion, Bob Hindmarch and Father David Bauer are patron saints and UBC’s new Thunderbird arena is on holy ground.
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UBC Profs Bob Sparks and Rob VanWynsberghe are spearheading the first IOC mandated Olympics Games Impact research project - Photo by Martin DeeResearchers Study Olympic Games Impact

Can the Olympics contribute to sustainability in Canada and around the world?
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Dr. Andrei Krassioukov wants the International Paralympic Committee to change how athletes are evaluated - Photo by Martin DeeResearcher Aims to End Paralympic "Boosting"

If Dr. Andrei Krassioukov gets his way, the days of some Paralympic athletes putting their lives in danger to increase their athletic performance may be over.
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A Crystal Ball for Pacific Salmon: Unprecedented Genomics Study UnderwayOlympic Opportunity: Learning Takes a Front Seat

Skating, skiing, snowboarding – move over and make some room for learning.
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Rendering of International Media CentreUBC’s Downtown Vancouver Campus to be Transformed into International Media Centre for Games

More than 3,000 journalists from around the world will report to UBC Robson Square during the 2010 Olympics as it is transformed by the B.C. government into the International Media Centre (IMC).
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One Year Games Countdown

This special online edition of UBC Reports marks the one-year countdown to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. UBC’s new Thunderbird Arena will be a competition venue, but our academic community will be engaged in many other ways. For stories on UBC 2010 research, learning and facilities and a comprehensive list of UBC 2010 experts and media services, visit: www.ubc.ca/2010

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