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Finance Minister Joy MacPhail will present the provincial budget on Monday, March 30. Faculty at the University of British Columbia have expertise in a number of key areas related to […]
Mar 26, 1998
Members of B.C.’s regional health boards are committed to their task despite some growing pains, according to recently released results of a survey conducted by UBC’s Institute of Health Promotion […]
Mar 25, 1998
Event: Cherry Blossom Viewing and Lantern Festival Time: Saturday, April 4, 1998, 7 p.m. -9 p.m. Lanterns lit at dusk. Place: Nitobe Memorial Garden, Lower Mall, behind the Asian Centre […]
April is Cancer Awareness Month and UBC researchers, clinicians and teachers are contributing significantly to the understanding and treatment of cancer. The following experts are available to share their knowledge […]
After a lengthy absence, Pacific white-sided dolphins are making a comeback along B.C.’s coastline, a University of British Columbia graduate student researcher has found. Sightings are now frequent along the […]
Mar 23, 1998
First diamonds, now tourmaline. Recent geological discoveries in the Yukon and Northwest Territories show there’s more than just ice crystals glittering in the nation’s frozen North. University of British Columbia […]
The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Science has formally linked fisheries and oceanography for the first time in an effort to gain insight into the impact that changes in […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer A Shakespeare scholar who has led efforts to computerize the humanities and promote gay and lesbian studies has won the Dean of Arts Award for […]
Mar 19, 1998
Janice Moshenko, a lecturer in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been awarded the 1997 Bristol Myers Squibb Award for excellence in pharmaceutical teaching. Moshenko started teaching in 1996, the […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer In formally bringing together fisheries and oceanography for the first time, the Faculty of Science has taken a step towards understanding the impact that physical […]
Abortion, crime, euthanasia — these subjects are almost guaranteed to generate debate. That’s what ESL instructors Wendy Royal and Christine Hoppenrath were counting on when they wrote The World Around […]
by Sean Kelly Staff writer How much should British Columbians pay to increase wilderness protection? How much cost should fishers bear to bring back coho salmon? Issues like these will […]
by Sean Kelly Staff writer Bitter disputes surrounding dam megaprojects around the world are closer to being resolved, thanks to an agreement facilitated by Tony Dorcey, a UBC expert in […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer UBC’s financial outlook for the 1998/99 academic year is becoming clearer following the provincial government’s announcement earlier this month of a continued tuition fee freeze […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer An interview with First Nations cultural leader Doreen Jensen and an epic poem by the late Charles Lillard are two of the highlights of a […]
UBC Authors 1997 AKRIGG, GORDON P.V. British Columbia place names. 3rd ed. Vancouver, UBC Press, 1997. * ALDERSON, SUE A. and ANN BLADES. Pond seasons. Toronto, Groundwood Books, 1997. * […]
by Hilary Thomson Staff writer Back in time, under the ocean or inside the human body, UBC authors know no bounds in their pursuit of scholarship. Their achievements will be […]
1997 UBC authors . News Digest . People . Calendar Forum, Monday, March 30: Pacific Games 2001 Forum, Friday, April 3: Vision Consultation Government to fund more student spots UBC’s […]
“The nicest thing about writing this book has been the thanks I’ve received from patients — that’s been very gratifying,” says Dr. Larry Goldenberg. Goldenberg’s readers are men with prostate […]
by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer First diamonds, now tourmaline. Recent geological discoveries in the Yukon and Northwest Territories show there’s more than just ice crystals glittering in the nation’s frozen […]
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