Sharon Kahn has been re-appointed as associate vice-president, Equity,
for a second five-year term.
A professor in the Dept. of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special
Education, Kahn established the Equity Office in 1994. She joined the Faculty
of Education in 1975.
UBC’s Equity Office co-ordinates the university’s employment and education
equity program and UBC’s policies on discrimination and harassment.
The office has won two certificates of merit and a Vision Award from the Government
of Canada for achievements in employment equity.
Chemistry Prof. Brian James is the winner of the 2000 Chemical Institute
of Canada Medal awarded for outstanding contributions to the science of chemistry
or chemical engineering.
James’ research focuses on the use of cheap and abundant common gases such
as hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, oxygen and carbon monoxide.
UBC Travel Program manager Connie Fabro has won the Ken Clements Award
this year for outstanding contributions by a university administrator.
Given annually by the Canadian Association of University Business Officers
the award recognizes Fabro for her eight years of voluntary work in developing
the National Preferred Hotel Listing for the faculty and staff of universities
across Canada.
Jim Kronstad of the Biotechnology Laboratory and Asst. Prof. Natalie
Strynadka of the Dept. of Biochemistry have received 1999 Burroughs Wellcome
Fund awards.
Kronstad’s award provides $425,000 (US) over five years for research in the
analysis of the fungal micro-organism that causes meningioencephalitis in patients
with a compromised immune system.
Strynadka has received a New Investigator in the Pharmacological Sciences
award that provides $210,000 (US) over a period of three years. She aims to
design new antibiotics that overcome bacterial resistance to standard therapies.
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is a private foundation that supports the medical
sciences by funding research and other scientific and educational activities.
