You are browsing the site archives by date.
Two new Faculty of Medicine research centres have been approved at UBC. The Vancouver Vascular Biology Research Centre will work to create new treatments and technologies for disorders of blood […]
Oct 31, 1996
The Alumni Association and Athletic and Sport Services Dept. are joining forces to host a gala dinner saluting the achievements of UBC graduates. The dinner will honor winners of the […]
When 500 members of UBC’s class of 1946 got together in June, they decided they wanted to do something more for the university, and for future generations of students. The […]
Two new Faculty of Medicine research centres — one in vascular biology and the other in respiratory disease–have been approved by Senate. The centres are an integral part of the […]
by Charles Ker Staff writer Prof. Julian Davies ushered Canada’s Minister of Industry into the invisible world of microbes earlier this month at the launch of his drug discovery company, […]
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from November 3 through November 16, 1996. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]
For the fifth consecutive year, UBC students will be trick or treating at Halloween for non-perishable food items to be donated to local food banks. Students are asked to meet […]
Profile . Campus works . News Digest . Offbeat . People . Obituaries . Letters to the Editor . Calendar Centres to target vein and lung research Two new Faculty […]
Editor: David Abbott questions whether UBC’s Computing Services should permit access to explicitly sexual images and news groups (UBC Reports, Oct. 17). UBC is not a day-care centre. Students shouldn’t […]
The Dept. of Mathematics is mourning the loss of two faculty members–Prof. Roy Rene Douglas, who died of cancer Sept. 22, and Assoc. Prof. Lawrence G. Roberts, who died unexpectedly […]
Clark Binkley has accepted an appointment to a second term as dean of the Faculty of Forestry. A former professor of Forest Resource Management at Yale University, Binkley has served […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer UBC is replacing its major administrative computer applications to provide administrators and staff with greater authority and responsibility for the information required to manage their […]
Sherry Milne turns other people’s cast-offs into the stuff of theatre by Connie Bagshaw Staff writer Looking for the goose that laid the golden egg? Ask Sherry Milne. As head […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer The Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (PAPRICAN) Vancouver laboratory has undertaken a major research project to develop technologies that eliminate pulp and paper […]
Members of the university community will gather in War Memorial Gym Nov. 11 for UBC’s annual Remembrance Day service. “Our audience consists of students, staff, veterans and the public,” Event […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer When Kim Paterson graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree from UBC earlier this year, she joined the ranks of a growing number of […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer A quilt undertaken by UBC School of Nursing alumna Judy Reimer as a gift for her children has taken on a greater meaning. Reimer was […]
On-campus sports action continues with a two-game series Nov. 1-2 when the Thunderbird hockey team takes on the Calgary Dinosaurs at the Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre. Games start at 7:30 […]
In the recently released book Life in 2030, John Robinson and colleagues at UBC’s Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI) outline a scenario of what Canada might look like in the […]
When Kim Paterson graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of British Columbia in 1996, she joined the ranks of a growing number of students leaving […]
Oct 30, 1996
An information source that gives journalists access to UBC’s expertise.
