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The University of British Columbia and the Sing Tao Foundation will announce the establishment of a new graduate school of journalism at UBC during a ground-breaking ceremony today. The Sing […]
Jul 24, 1996
Nine years ago a tornado swept through Edmonton killing 26 people, half of whom died in a mobile home park in the northeast end of the city. According to PhD […]
Jul 23, 1996
University of British Columbia President David Strangway will announce the creation of the Sing Tao School of Journalism July 24. The Sing Tao School of Journalism will offer an integrated […]
Jul 22, 1996
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder sometimes wash their hands until their skin is raw and bleeding, or re-do the same load of laundry 10 times in a day, or spend three […]
A ceremony today marked the construction start of St. John’s College at the University of British Columbia, and the fulfilment of a lifelong dream for graduates of St. John’s University, […]
Jul 17, 1996
UBC’s Nobel Prize-winning professor Michael Smith has been elected as a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences, the most prestigious scientific organization in the United States. Academy members […]
Jul 11, 1996
Knapweed, purple loosestrife, European crane-flies, thrips and winter moths are just a few of the exotic pests Judy Myers and her graduate students look at controlling through the introduction of […]
Prof. Ray Hall, from the Dept. of Theatre and Film, and Margaret Sayer of University Computing Services, have been named co-chairs of the 1996 UBC United Way Campaign. Both have […]
Construction has begun on St. John’s College at UBC, fulfilling a life-longdream for graduates of St. John’s University, which was closed in Shanghai 44years ago. Graduates led by the St. […]
Five UBC faculty members have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada. Professors Ira Nadel, Julian Davies, Nicholas Pippenger, Anthony Sinclair and F.J.R. (Max) Taylor are among 60 new […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer A radio-controlled aircraft built by a team of eight UBC engineering students soared to victory over a field of American and Canadian competitors in an […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer A UBC spin-off company is developing drugs that could save the lives of many of the half a million heart attack victims who die each […]
The faculties of Arts and Graduate Studies have appointed new deans for concurrent six-year terms. Effective July 1, English Prof. Shirley Neuman, from the University of Alberta, and UBC Prof. […]
Prof. Sidney Mindess has been appointed associate vice-president, Academic, for a four-year term starting July 1. He replaces Dr. William Webber who has served in the position since 1990. “Prof. […]
Ecologist Judy Myers hunts for exotic pests and `alien invaders’ by Charles Ker Staff writer Tent caterpillars worship sunshine and will climb to the top of trees to find it. […]
Bill Bruneau, a professor of Educational Studies, has been elected president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) for a one-year term. Bruneau, a graduate of the University of […]
Editor: This is in support of a letter by Ian Fisher (UBC Reports, Feb. 22). He argues that sodium lighting is vastly inferior to halide. We (the Dept. of Anthropology […]
Profile . People . Letters to the editor . Calendar Deans named for Arts, Grad Studies The faculties of Arts and Graduate Studies have appointed new deans for concurrent six-year […]
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from July 14 through August 17, 1996. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]
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