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UBC Reports Calendar for 98-03-05

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from March 8 through March 21, 1998. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]

Mar 5, 1998

UBC Reports Digest for 98-03-05

English Assoc. Prof. Margaret Blom will be presenting “Tom Sawyer: A True Classic” today from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Peter Kaye room at the central branch of the Vancouver Public […]

Mar 5, 1998

vol. 44, issue 5

Profile . News Digest . People . Letters to the Editor . Calendar Access to education gets boost in budget Federal budget initiatives aimed at improving access to post-secondary education […]

Mar 5, 1998

Dying tree raises concern

Editor: It is with alarm that I notice a second large tree slowly dying outside the Fine Arts Library, not 100 paces from the site of a redwood which died […]

Mar 5, 1998

UBC Reports People for 98-03-05

Richard Spratley, director of Research Services, has been reassigned to the Office of the Vice-President, Research. Spratley retains responsibility for the overall management of UBC’s Office of Research Services and […]

Mar 5, 1998

Keeping the records straight

Prof. Luciana Duranti put 17th-century monks to work for the Pentagon by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Three hundred years after a monk from Antwerp dared to ask a question that […]

Mar 5, 1998

Student film attracts festival attention

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer A photo of two young men embracing, a funeral announcement, a painting — these are the images that begin the student-produced short film From the […]

Mar 5, 1998

Access to education gets boost in budget

Federal budget initiatives aimed at improving access to post-secondary education and reducing student debt loads drew high marks from members of Canada’s university community, although some said the measures didn’t […]

Mar 5, 1998

Advanced education ministry reborn in shuffle

A separate ministry for post-secondary education was revived in provincial cabinet changes announced Feb. 18. Andrew Petter will serve as the new minister of Advanced Education, Training and Technology. “This […]

Mar 5, 1998

Poison Centre dispenses know-how ’round-the-clock

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer What do buttercups, vitamins and oven cleaners have in common? They’re among the everyday items that account for almost 44,000 poisoning inquiries per year to […]

Mar 5, 1998

Hearing set to probe 49 APEC complaints

A public hearing into the conduct of members of the RCMP during the APEC leaders’ meeting will be held in Vancouver beginning April 14. The hearing will be conducted by […]

Mar 5, 1998

HIV mothers’ decision focus of nurse’s study

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Women living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) face difficult decisions regarding child bearing. And despite the risks and challenges, many are deciding to bear […]

Mar 5, 1998

T-Birds surf to top spot to take national titles

UBC swimmers dominated the national university swimming championships recently, winning 18 gold medals and bringing UBC its 39th and 40th national championship titles, and second and third in this academic […]

Mar 5, 1998

Secondary students score in math, science

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer Canadian students score near the top of the class in math and science skills, according to a survey of senior secondary students in 24 countries […]

Mar 5, 1998

17th-century monks hold key to computer woes

Three hundred years after a monk from Antwerp dared to ask a question that shook the Benedictine order to its foundations, the Pentagon came looking for the answer. Luciana Duranti […]

Mar 5, 1998

Dial P for Poison

UBC pharmacists, nurses and medical toxicologists handle almost 44,000 poison inquiries a year at the B.C. Drug and Poison Information Centre, located in space provided at St. Paul’s Hospital. Fielding […]

Mar 5, 1998