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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 […]
Sep 16, 1999
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Sep 15, 1999
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