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Canadian students excel in senior secondary math and science skills

Canadian students score near the top of the class in math and science skills, according to surveys of senior secondary students in 24 countries released today by researchers at the […]

Feb 24, 1998

UBC Reports Calendar for 98-02-19

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from February 22 through March 7, 1998. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]

Feb 19, 1998

UBC Reports Digest for 98-02-19

A special service will be held in celebration of the life of Prof. J. Keith Brimacombe at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, at St. Mark’s College Chapel, 5935 Iona […]

Feb 19, 1998

After land mines, a new challenge for Canadian compassion

by David Fraser David Fraser is a professor of Animal Welfare in the Dept. of Animal Science and the Centre for Applied Ethics. He holds the Natural Sciences and Engineering […]

Feb 19, 1998

vol. 44, issue 4

Profile . News Digest . Offbeat . People . Forum . Calendar Community input sought for UBC vision UBC is asking the community to assist it in developing a new […]

Feb 19, 1998

UBC Reports Offbeat for 98-02-19

A Province newspaper reviewer describes them like this: “They leave the competition in the dust! Soft, sweet and  smooth. Not too thick, not too thin. They’ve got soul.” “They” are […]

Feb 19, 1998

UBC Reports People for 98-02-19

Jean Barman, a professor in the Dept. of Educational Studies, has been re-appointed to the B.C. Heritage Trust, a government agency that promotes and supports community-based heritage conservation. Barman will […]

Feb 19, 1998

UBC Reports Profile for 98-02-19

Schooling with dolphins Kathy Heise searches for what’s bringing the dolphins back by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Last summer, Kathy Heise came a little too close to becoming part of […]

Feb 19, 1998

AMS head set to tackle threats to education

by Sean Kelly Staff writer Student debts, government funding and campus events are on the agenda of the newly elected president of the Alma Mater Society (AMS). Second-year Arts student […]

Feb 19, 1998

Demand for university grads not being met

British Columbia is providing enough vocational and technical training, but not enough university education. That’s the conclusion of a recent study by Economics Prof. Robert Allen on the demand and […]

Feb 19, 1998

Exhaustive data proves global fisheries in crisis

by Sean Kelly Staff writer Fisheries Centre Prof. Daniel Pauly has hard evidence to back up what many scientists have long suspected — marine fisheries are in a global crisis. […]

Feb 19, 1998

Dental clinic hits the road to care for aged

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer With dental equipment worth thousands of dollars resting in the back seat, Asst. Prof. Michele Williams doesn’t bring the big white van to any sudden […]

Feb 19, 1998

Trade, computer experts take top research prizes

James Brander, a professor in the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, and Computer Science Assoc. Prof. Jack Snoeyink have been awarded UBC’s top research prizes for 1997. Brander, whose […]

Feb 19, 1998

Survivor makes crowd think about assault

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer They were crammed into every corner. Hundreds of students from Place Vanier and Totem Park residences were perching on window ledges, crowding the aisles and […]

Feb 19, 1998

Commuters asked to leave cars March 4

On March 4th, march forth! That’s the message Gord Lovegrove, UBC’s director of Transportation Planning, is putting out to the campus community. Lovegrove is asking everyone who normally comes to […]

Feb 19, 1998

Math goes to work for B.C.’s major industries

The UBC-based Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) will apply high-level mathematical methods to help develop B.C.’s major industries, thanks to recently announced funding from the provincial Information, Science […]

Feb 19, 1998

Safeway staff help clinic buy needed equipment

Employees from a local Canada Safeway store have made a contribution to movement disorders research at UBC. A group of five employees from the Tenth Avenue and Sasamat branch wanted […]

Feb 19, 1998

Bringhurst to lecture March 5

Author Robert Bringhurst joins the ranks of distinguished scholars such as Northrop Frye and Hugh MacLennan when he delivers the 1998 Sedgewick Memorial Lecture next month. Named for Garnett Sedgewick, […]

Feb 19, 1998

Silverman embarks on Beethoven sonata cycle

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Robert Silverman is a musician with a mission. The acclaimed pianist and School of Music professor plans a rare feat. He is playing all 32 […]

Feb 19, 1998

UBC leads way once more in charity giving

UBC is once again among the top Lower Mainland organizations in the United Way category of Leaders of the Way with 60 donors who contributed $1,000 or more. Although at […]

Feb 19, 1998