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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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau helped kick off a month-long educational program for 52 of Canada’s top high school math and science students this month at UBC. Students in the Shad […]
Zoology Prof. Robert Blake has been elected president of UBC’s Faculty Association for a two-year term. He has served as the association’s vice-president for the past two years. Mary Russell, […]
A graduate student and a research technician are working in a campus lab on a quiet summer morning. Suddenly, there’s an explosion that knocks the research technician to the floor, […]
UBC President David Strangway has been named to the Order of Canada. Strangway was one of 24 people appointed officers of the order, the second of its three ranks. As […]
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