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Asia Pacific Memo update – The Indonesian Model / The Significance of Tagore

Twice-weekly, Asia Pacific Memo publishes short text memos or video interviews on current issues in Asia and across the Pacific at http://www.asiapacificmemo.ca/ May 31: The Indonesian Model: Learning from a […]

Jun 2, 2011

Exhibit: Where Did the Immigrants Actually Come From?

  UBC’s Asian Library, in collaboration with the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum and Archives, presents Where Did the Immigrants Actually Come From? This exhibit, first shown in the Asian Library in […]

Jun 2, 2011

Three Applied Science educators receive UBC’s highest teaching honour

Applied Science educators Yusuf Altintas, Greg Johnson and Ronald Kellett each received UBC Killam Teaching Prizes during the May 2011 convocation ceremonies at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts. Students […]

Jun 2, 2011

UBC mechanical engineer receives Engineers Canada’s highest award

UBC mechanical engineering professor Yusuf Altintas has received the Gold Medal Award from Engineers Canada—the highest recognition in engineering in Canada—for his exceptional individual achievement and distinction in the field […]

Jun 2, 2011

History professors recognized by Canadian Historical Association

UBC’s history department received two awards at the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) Annual Meeting in Fredericton. Asst. Prof. Michel Ducharme won the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize for academic writing,  […]

Jun 2, 2011

UBC receives gold CASE award for “A place of mind” branding program

UBC is the recipient of a gold award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for the “UBC a place of mind” branding program. CASE is a […]

Jun 2, 2011

New Director for Barber Learning Centre

Simon Neame has been selected as the new director of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Neame began his library career after obtaining a Master of Library and Information Studies […]

Jun 2, 2011

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases June 1: Shame and honour increase cooperation: UBC study informs future strategy for tackling global challenges May 30: Non-invasive wireless near-infrared device provides reliable diagnosis of […]

Jun 2, 2011

Vol. 57 | No. 6

Jun 2, 2011

Highlights of UBC media coverage in May 2011

AWARDS Museum of Anthropology wins prestigious award The Globe and Mail, Canadian Architect, Vancouver Sun and others reported that UBC’s Museum of Anthropology was one of four buildings to win […]

Jun 2, 2011 - by Compiled by Heather Amos

Outtakes

Reflections on academic life. A close encounter with a prince

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Brian Lin

Turning your 
genes on and off

Researchers of the GECKO Project lead the first study 
of how life experiences shape who we are

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Heather Amos

Med students 
serve refugees

New arrivals are helping UBC students understand patient needs

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Brian Lin

Helping island farmers get to market

Artisan cheeses from Salt Spring Island and Hornby Island jams sell like hotcakes at farmers’ markets.

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Lorraine Chan

Prof. documents 
lead poisoning 
in El Salvador

A woman looks at the camera and says, “Only death awaits us here.”

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Jody Jacob

Dating and intimacy in the digital era

Are women’s dreams of finding 
their own Prince William or 
Mr. Darcy making them susceptible 
to Internet Lotharios?

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Lorraine Chan

Tipping point: How CIRS will transform building water use

Strolling by UBC’s Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), most passers-by probably won’t be aware that there is a 90m well nearby that penetrates straight through rock and clay to the aquifer below.

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Lynn Warburton

Students fuel sustainable solutions

Student leaders from 
around the world are 
travelling to UBC this month 
to try to tackle the world’s 
top energy problems

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Basil Waugh

Library digitizes rare Japanese maps

A new online cultural resource is a reflection of UBC’s strong ties and support for a devastated country

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Glenn Drexhage

Terrorism and Canada’s refugee system

Catherine Dauvergne says fears that Canada’s refugee system is a back door for terrorists are grossly exaggerated

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Basil Waugh