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UBC’s Board of Governors has approved the establishment of an advisory committee to develop a comprehensive set of guidelines which will provide a framework for the university as it enters […]
Oct 30, 1997
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer By the end of the year, three of UBC’s four major administrative information systems will be operating on a new computer platform — an important […]
Caring and studies combine to challenge cancer’s taboos by Sean Kelly Staff writer Compassion and curiosity are the motivating forces behind Ulrich Teucher’s unusual career as a children’s nurse, and […]
Profile . News Digest . Canada’s Year of Asia Pacific . Campus works . People . In Memoriam . Calendar Public Information Meeting on APEC ’97 Spin-off know-how helps fuel […]
Seven networks in the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program have been awarded $94.3 million over four years by the federal government. The networks funded include the Canadian Bacterial […]
Preparing exams may not be everyone’s first choice of summer activities, but a couple of UBC physicists were happy to spend a portion of their summers slaving away to create […]
David Sadoway sees his placement in Mongolia as a chance to do some skiing. If he has time. The 29-year-old graduate of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of […]
Shirley Chan has been re-appointed by fellow board members as chair of UBC’s Board of Governors for a final one-year term, ending Aug. 31, 1998. She has been a board […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer A majority of faculty, staff, students and alumni are in favour of UBC developing strategic partnerships with business to raise funds, a poll conducted for […]
Shirley Chan has been re-appointed chair of UBC’s Board of Governors for a one-year term, ending Aug. 31, 1998. “I appreciate the confidence of the board in deciding to re-appoint […]
Members of the UBC community are being advised to take transit or carpool Nov. 25 when the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation leaders’ meeting takes place on campus. An area of […]
Economics Prof. Paul Beaudry has won the Petro Canada Young Innovator award for his research into ways Canadian society can protect jobs, families and communities as the economy changes in […]
UBC’s Fire Protection Engineering Program, in the Faculty of Applied Science, has entered into a $75,000 per year contract with the City of Vancouver. The contract includes provision of services […]
Two individuals who left lasting legacies at UBC died this past month. Former UBC chancellor and B.C. Appeal Court chief justice Nathan T. Nemetz died Oct. 21. He was 84. […]
When the World Health Organization called environmental health scientist Michael Brauer, he knew what they wanted had something to do with the smoke blanketing large areas of Southeast Asia. Two […]
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from November 2 through November 15, 1997. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]
The Faculty of Medicine is developing a new training program to help doctors in B.C. communicate more effectively with patients. “Patients who take a more active, informed role in their […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Two internationally recognized researchers with a life-long interest in animals have been appointed to lead UBC’s new Animal Welfare Program. Prof. David Fraser and Prof. […]
UBC honoured some of its most outstanding alumni and saluted varsity sports stars of the past at the 1997 UBC Alumni Achievement and UBC Sports Hall of Fame Dinner Oct. […]
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 […]
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