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UBC Reports Calendar for 98-08-13

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from August 16 through September 5, 1998. UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from […]

Aug 13, 1998

UBC Reports Digest for 98-08-13

The School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, within the Faculty of Medicine, has received an endowment of $75,000 from the Rotary Club of Vancouver in memory of Rotarian Syd Welsh. […]

Aug 13, 1998

vol. 44, issue 13

Profile . News Digest . People . Calendar Klawe named new dean of Science Maria Klawe, vice-president, Student and Academic Services, has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Science. […]

Aug 13, 1998

UBC Reports People for 98-08-13

A recent survey of academic journals has ranked Izak Benbasat of the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration as the world’s sixth most prolific academic in the field of management […]

Aug 13, 1998

Inner space man

Prof. Ron Clowes probes deep to understand Mother Earth by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer When Ron Clowes speaks of Canadian history, he doesn’t bring up the Riel Rebellion, Confederation, the […]

Aug 13, 1998

UBC Press books win awards

This year is shaping up to be an outstanding one for UBC Press with six awards for its publications in as many months. Sinews of Survival: The Living Legacy of […]

Aug 13, 1998

Forest fires not all bad, says forest researcher

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Forest fires that sweep the province after a long dry period play an important role in maintaining ecosystems and ensuring the survival of certain plants […]

Aug 13, 1998

Klawe named new dean of Science

by Stephen Forgacs Staff writer Maria Klawe, vice-president, Student and Academic Services, has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Science. Klawe has served as vice-president since February 1995. Prior […]

Aug 13, 1998

Four awarded Order of Canada honours

The director of a major UBC-based earth sciences project, two UBC professors emeritii, and a UBC senator have been named to the Order of Canada. Prof. Ron Clowes, Prof. Emeritus […]

Aug 13, 1998

Engineer, 18th-century expert among Royals

An authority on the 18th century and an expert in steel manufacturing processes are among the six UBC faculty members recently elected to the Royal Society of Canada. Elected were […]

Aug 13, 1998

Doctors-to-be get rural experience

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer From Iqaluit in the Northwest Territories to Pender Island, UBC’s medical students are finding out what it means to be a doctor in a small […]

Aug 13, 1998

Library says goodbye UBCLIB, hello Web

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer When the old UBCLIB computer system shuts down Sept.1, it will mark the last chapter in the Library’s conversion to its new Web-based automated library […]

Aug 13, 1998