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Researchers unlock secrets of baby talk

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer Baby talk. Is it idle infant banter or part of an innate process of language development? That’s what UBC psychologists Prof. Janet Werker and graduate […]

Botanist, chemists win top prizes for work in their fields

Botany Prof. Anthony Griffiths received the Genetics Society of Canada Award of Excellence. In addition to his research on Neurospora plasmids, Griffiths is seriously concerned with teaching at the undergraduate […]

Program counts on more than cheers

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer UBC Thunderbird Mark Nohra recently broke the UBC football record for rushing and receiving yardage in a single game, covering a total of 297 yards […]

UBC Reports People for 97-10-16

Prof. Herbert Rosengarten has been appointed Executive Director in UBC’s President’s Office. Rosengarten served as head of the English Dept. from 1987 to 1997, was president of the Faculty Association, […]

vol. 43, issue 17

Athletics . Forum . News Digest . Canada’s Year of Asia Pacific . People . APEC ’97 Update . Calendar Public Information Meeting on APEC ’97 Campaign promotes value of […]

Cutting top bracket tax rates makes economic sense

by Jon Kesselman Jon Kesselman is a professor of economics and director of the UBC Centre for Research on Economic and Social Policy. An earlier version of this article appeared […]

T-Bird scholars have zero time to waste

“She shoots, she scores,” Laura Bennion used to shout as she tumbled on the carpet of her family home, clutching a goalie’s hockey stick. Years later she realized that, although […]

UBC Reports Digest for 97-10-16

UBC scientists have received $5.5 million in grants from the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC)–the fourth largest MRC funding award in Canada and the largest in Western Canada this […]

Students gain valuable experience by helping

Nearly 200 UBC students may get a ringside seat on history as volunteers for APEC ’97. They are among the 1,250 people who have applied to be volunteers for APEC, […]