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UBC Reports :: Homepage

Public Affairs Home Page Public Affairs Office Annual Communications Report 1998/99 UBC Annual Report 1997/98 (Adobe Acrobat version, 1.4 MB, October 1998). N.B. This version requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 […]

UBC beetles beat loosestrife at Jericho

Vancouver’s magnificent Jericho Park has a welcome new attraction — one that can’t be seen. Purple loosestrife, an invasive weed, was displacing native plants in the park. This summer it […]

Popular series covers business to anti-matter

UBC’s new dean of Commerce and Business Administration, Daniel Muzyka, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sam Ting and Dr. Doris Kavanagh-Gray, former head of Cardiology at St. Paul’s Hospital are among the […]

Researcher tracks genetic roots of MS

It’s no accident that Dessa Sadovnick has spent a lifetime studying multiple sclerosis (MS). As a girl in Montreal, she had seen her mother raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis […]

Recruiters all ready to snap up students now

by Andy Poon Staff writer With the school year barely out of the gates, some employers are already champing at the bit to recruit potential employees from UBC’s student body. […]

UBC Reports :: O-Sale

A young man balancing two hanging baskets while riding a unicycle along Southwest Marine Drive is what Sybil Jamieson recalls. Audrey Litherland says it’s commonplace to see students on bicycles […]

Faculty of Medicine facts

UBC’s medical school is the third largest among Canada’s 16 schools of medicine. It is the only medical school in B.C. The Faculty of Medicine also includes the only School […]

Nobel laureates join in celebration

Nobel laureates will share their discoveries with high school students, scientific colleagues and the public in a Celebration of Science, one of a series of special events marking the Faculty […]

Partnerships key to meeting challenges

Addressing the health concerns of the next 50 years will require the collaboration, commitment and vision of faculty, students, alumni and staff. Environmental, social and economic issues will continue to […]

Innovation a hallmark of new Arts programs

by Bruce Mason Staff writer Two innovative new programs will revolutionize Arts education at UBC. Both the Arts Co-op and Foundations Program build on earlier success but also represent radical […]

Seymour Street clinic serves unmet needs

A speed bump on the way to life on the Downtown Eastside — that’s how Rob Kolen describes the Downtown South Community Health Centre. The interdisciplinary resource serves 3,000 clients […]

Calendar

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from Sept. 19 through Oct. 2, 1999. The previous calendar is also available. […]

Bike commute keeps professor hale, hearty

by Andy Poon Staff writer Every weekday for the past 15 years, Art Bomke has jumped on his bicycle for the 40-minute pedal from his home to UBC. “It’s a […]

Input sought for Academic Plan

All members of the university community are invited to provide input and discuss the draft Academic Plan at a meeting to be held Sept. 21 at the Chan Centre for […]

UBC Reports Offbeat for 99-09-16

A young man balancing two hanging baskets  while riding a unicycle along Southwest   Marine Drive is what Sybil Jamieson recalls. Audrey Litherland says it’s commonplace to see students on bicycles […]

vol. 45, issue 15

Faculty of Medicine at 50 . Offbeat . Calendar Input sought for Academic Plan All members of the university community are invited to provide input and discuss the draft Academic […]

New curriculum aims to deliver better health care

by Hilary Thomson Staff writer A little red schoolhouse it isn’t. So says Bill Webber when asked to describe UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. “It’s not about a single location with […]

UBC Reports Calendar for 99-09-16

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from Sept. 19 through Oct. 2, 1999. The previous calendar is also available. […]

Public Meeting

on the Draft Academic Plan with President Martha Piper and Vice-President, Academic and Provost, Barry McBride Time: Tuesday, Sept. 21, 12:30-2:30pm Place: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent […]

UBC launches new era in Arts education

Date: Monday, Sept. 20, 1999 Time: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Place: Sage Bistro, University Centre, 6331 Crescent Rd. Parking: Available at the Rose Garden Parkade, 6278 Northwest Marine Dr. […]