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B.C. snapshot

Co-operative education was formally introduced to B.C. in the mid-1970s. Placements province-wide doubled each year between 1980 and 1985, again between 1985 and 1988, and again between 1988 and 1991. […]

Apr 2, 1998

UBC health research gets cash injection

More than $3 million in grant funding from the B.C. Health Research Foundation (BCHRF) will help University of British Columbia medical researchers investigate health issues ranging from second-hand smoke to […]

Apr 2, 1998

Opera program humming along

The School of Music’s opera program is hitting a high note. Enrolment is soaring, grads are finding work and new outreach programs have students singing everywhere from schools in Chilliwack […]

Apr 2, 1998

Island waste facility to close

UBC will close a northern Vancouver Island composting facility because it no longer helps fulfil the mandate of the university or supports research and education. Concerns regarding potential environmental impact […]

Apr 2, 1998

AMS, Transit partner to bus bikes to campus

Twenty-one new low-floor articulated buses scheduled to go into service this September on the 99 B-Line route will have an added feature, thanks to an arrangement between BC Transit and […]

Apr 2, 1998

Educator endeavors to quell fear of poetry

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer “I wandered lonely as a cloud,” the high school teacher singsongs from the front of the classroom. Students slouch at their desks, eyes rolling back […]

Apr 2, 1998

UBC reviews Pacific Games proposal

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer UBC is seeking input from the campus and its neighbors prior to making a decision on whether or not it should join the Lower Mainland […]

Apr 2, 1998

Opera program up and humming

by Gavin Wilson Staff writer The School of Music’s opera program is hitting a high note. Enrolment is soaring, grads are finding work and new outreach programs have students singing […]

Apr 2, 1998

Staff program graduates first group

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer The first 21 UBC staff members to complete certificates in the university’s MOST staff training and development program were recognized at a lunch in the […]

Apr 2, 1998

Rigorous regimen aims to send heart disease packing

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer Turning back the clock on heart disease is the aim of a new program at the Faculty of Medicine’s St. Paul’s Hospital campus. Designed for […]

Apr 2, 1998

Foundation millions go to health research

UBC medical researchers have been granted more than $3 million of the total $3.7 million awarded recently by the B.C. Health Research Foundation (BCHRF). The awards, most in the form […]

Apr 2, 1998

Governance study gets underway

A study has begun to define a governance structure for the area that includes the UBC campus, the University Endowment Lands community and Pacific Spirit Regional Park, the Greater Vancouver […]

Apr 2, 1998

Valley dairy farm goes educational

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer UBC researchers, including faculty members and graduate and undergraduate students, are gaining greater access to research opportunities as UBC formalizes an arrangement to take over […]

Apr 2, 1998

Student engineer makes plans for space station and her future

For Jenny Koo, the most stressful part of her co-op work term is the commute from West Vancouver to the spacious Richmond headquarters of systems engineers MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates […]

Apr 2, 1998

UBC Reports Calendar for 98-04-02

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from April 5 through April 18, 1998. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]

Apr 2, 1998

Co-op programs grow by leaps and bounds in arts and sciences

There’s a buzz about co-op programs on campus. Students are clamoring after the valuable skills and experience to be gained from work terms that bridge the academic world and the […]

Apr 2, 1998

How it works

The benefits are attractive, but co-op work terms aren’t easy. Many students have little experience with the world of work and there’s competition for placements in many programs. That’s why […]

Apr 2, 1998

Employers say co-ops wise investment

If payrolls are any indication, more and more employers think co-op programs make good business sense. UBC’s 1,100 co-op students together will earn $9 million in wages this year. Craig […]

Apr 2, 1998

Star rusher, swimmer, three teams, year’s best athletes

Mark Nohra, the UBC Thunderbird football star whose incredible season of rushing culminated in the team’s Vanier Cup victory, and Olympic swimmer Sarah Evanetz, who won 20 Canadian university championship […]

Apr 2, 1998

Exchange noted for bridging Pacific

A unique exchange program that brings Japanese and Canadian students together in residence and classes at UBC has gained recognition for internationalizing the campus and involving international students in campus […]

Apr 2, 1998