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by Connie Bagshaw Staff writer Can’t balance your chequebook? You could be the next Agatha Christie. Christie, like many creative, successful people, including Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein, had […]
Feb 6, 1997
Jean Chretien’s Liberal government is scheduled to bring down its budget on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Faculty at the University of British Columbia have expertise in a number of key areas […]
Organizers of UBC’s United Way campaign are all smiles following the latest report on contributions which shows a total of $301,543, surpassing the campaign goal of $290,265. The campaign ended […]
North America’s top authorities on fitness and aging will gather at UBC Feb. 21-23 for the Strength and Conditioning International Conference. Entitled Changing Aging and Training the Master’s Athlete, the […]
by Connie Bagshaw Staff writer Despite the common perception that assaults are the most frequently occurring crime on campus, property offences remain the most reported incidents at UBC. In 1996, […]
The School of Nursing will honour five of its faculty members for the national awards they received in 1996 at a campus reception Feb. 7. Assoc. Prof. Joan Bottorff received […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer An Innovation Centre created by the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada on the UBC campus will enhance the B.C. research community’s ability to maintain […]
by Charles Ker Staff writer Hiking through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains almost 10 years ago, botanist Herbert Kronzucker was presented with a picturesque puzzle: to his left arose a mountainside […]
by Charles Ker Staff writer UBC zoologist Charles Krebs has just completed the most ambitious ecological stakeout ever. The life and death cycle of snowshoe hares in Canada’s North has […]
The Advisory Committee on the Faculty Club continues to examine the feasibility of re-opening the former Faculty Club as a financially viable university gathering place. The committee met seven times […]
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from February 9 through February 22, 1997. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer The Faculty of Medicine has won approval for the most sweeping changes to its undergraduate curriculum since the medical school opened its doors in 1950. […]
Juicy Hainan chicken rice, spicy rendang and sizzling satay. These are some of the culinary delights offered during a series of monthly festivals of Asian street foods and cultural events […]
by Connie Bagshaw Staff writer Helen Belkin, a long-time friend and patron of UBC, has died at the age of 77. “Helen Belkin’s work and presence in a quiet, sincere […]
A leading researcher on small mammals and a rock physicist are winners of UBC’s top research prizes for 1996. Ecologist Charles Krebs, a professor in the Dept. of Zoology, is […]
ArtsFest ’97, a celebration of student theatre, film, music, visual art and literary events, begins today and runs until Saturday, Feb. 8. ArtsFest is an initiative of the creative and […]
Dr. Martin McLoughlin, a professor of surgery, has been named as one of the winners of the 1997 Aboriginal Achievement Awards. Now in its third year, the awards honour aboriginal […]
Safety features . News Digest . People . Calendar Doctors’ training to take real life turn The Faculty of Medicine has won approval for the most sweeping changes to its […]
The name of the Dept. of Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science will be changed to the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Senate approved the change Jan. […]
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