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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
Twenty people from Vancouver’s poorest neighborhoods will study history, philosophy and literature at UBC next September in a pilot program called Humanities 101. Organizers say the non-credit course will be […]
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 […]
When the “unsinkable” sank in 1912, a cultural phenomenon was born that has captivated the world ever since. In The Titanic Complex: A Cultural Manifest, English Prof. John Wilson Foster […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer As a mountaineer and backcountry skier, Prof. David McClung knows that his knowledge of avalanches can mean the difference between life and death. Now new […]
An 11-kilometre stretch of land jutting into the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is the source of inspiration for a book its author describes as part […]
After 25 centuries, what is there left to say about one of the most legendary figures in Greek history? That was the challenge for Classical Studies Prof. Tony Podlecki in […]
UBC health scientists have received research grants worth more than $2 million from the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC). Of 97 UBC projects submitted for funding, 16 projects have […]
by Gavin Wilson Staff writer What would happen if 20 people from Vancouver’s poorest neighborhoods came to the university twice each week to study history, philosophy and literature. Would it […]
Former London, Ont. Transit Commission head Greg Latham has been appointed vice-president of the Rick Hansen Institute effective April 15. “I am thrilled to have someone of Greg’s calibre on […]
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 […]
“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 […]
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from March 22 through April 4, 1998. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]
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. * […]
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