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Web courses fail the test, say researchers

Most on-line education courses get failing grades according to a survey by University of British Columbia researchers. The Web has enormous potential for education, but most of what is now […]

Jan 29, 1998

Medical research funding cuts hurt UBC research

University of British Columbia health scientists have received research grants worth $1.6 million this year from the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC), less than one-third of the amount received […]

Jan 28, 1998

UBC ready to welcome shuttle crew to campus

Event: Visit of space shuttle Discovery crew Date: Monday, Feb. 2, 1998 Time: 1:30 p.m. Place: Hebb Theatre, 2045 East Mall, UBC Parking: Parking is available in the North Parkade. […]

Jan 27, 1998

Dogs, novels, and subatomic particles subjects for Vancouver Institute spring lecture series

UBC Psychology Prof. Stanley Coren, whose insights into the canine psyche have made his book on the topic a best-seller, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Martin Perl, and Governor General and Pulitzer […]

Jan 23, 1998

Writers return to campus to discuss their craft

Morris Panych, Wayson Choy and Ian Weir are among the acclaimed Creative Writing Dept. alumni returning to campus next month for a series of noon-hour seminars. A fiction-writing seminar Feb. […]

Jan 23, 1998

vol. 44, issue 2

Campus works . News Digest . In Memoriam: Gerald Straley . Offbeat . People . Calendar Author Shields lectures at Vancouver Institute Governor General and Pulitzer Prize -winning author Carol […]

Jan 22, 1998

UBC Reports Digest for 98-01-22

Senate has approved the merger of two language departments in the Faculty of Arts. The French and Hispanic and Italian Studies departments will merge in April to form the Dept. […]

Jan 22, 1998

UBC Reports Offbeat for 98-01-22

Morgan Burke, part-time computer programmer at the Tri- University Meson Facility (TRIUMF) and aspiring fiction writer, is a day-dreamer by his own admission. One of Burke’s dreams recently came true […]

Jan 22, 1998

UBC Reports People for 98-01-22

David Measday has been appointed dean pro tem of the Faculty of Science effective Jan. 1, 1998. Measday, a physics professor and associate dean in the faculty, will serve as […]

Jan 22, 1998

Brilliant teacher and plantsman

Gerald Straley, a leading authority on native B.C. and Canadian plants, died on Dec. 11 after a lengthy illness. He was 52. Straley was curator of collections and a research […]

Jan 22, 1998

Connecting campus at high speed project goal

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer What do public school teachers, UBC graduate and undergraduate students, professors, special needs children, farmers and university administrative staff have in common? They represent just […]

Jan 22, 1998

Cutting-edge chemistry funded by Wall Institute

by Sean Kelly Staff writer An interdisciplinary and international research team led by one of Canada’s top chemists is set to break new ground in the study of electron motion […]

Jan 22, 1998

Kids’ play may assist adult bone strength

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer More than 200 Richmond school children are participating in a UBC study to determine how growing bones can benefit from increased levels of physical activity. […]

Jan 22, 1998

Creative alumni return to talk about write stuff

Morris Panych, Wayson Choy and Ian Weir are among the distinguished Creative Writing alumni returning to campus next month to discuss their writing careers in a series of noon-hour seminars. […]

Jan 22, 1998

Bones seen on big screen bring student study to life

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer Students just can’t take their eyes off a new video in the Faculty of Medicine’s Anatomy Dept. It’s not a movie or a game, however. […]

Jan 22, 1998

Author Shields lectures at Vancouver Institute

Governor General and Pulitzer Prize -winning author Carol Shields, The Intelligence of Dogs author UBC Psychology Prof. Stanley Coren, and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Martin Perl are among the speakers participating […]

Jan 22, 1998

Design key to safety, says new co-ordinator

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer UBC’s new personal security co-ordinator Paul Wong is a criminologist with a flair for design. Whether it’s a parkade or a university residence, Wong can […]

Jan 22, 1998

Nursing homes need help with hygiene, UBC study finds

For many residents of long-term care facilities regular oral hygiene is a problem, according to a recent UBC study of Lower Mainland nursing homes. A team of three researchers from […]

Jan 22, 1998

UBC Reports Calendar for 98-01-22

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from January 25 through February 7, 1998. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]

Jan 22, 1998

Dental detectives decode disasters in UBC-sponsored seminar

Event: Operation Dent-ID Date: Friday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998 Time: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Place: Justice Institute of B.C., 715 McBride Blvd., New Westminster Parking: Parking is available […]

Jan 21, 1998