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Anti-matter, commerce and heart disease covered in Vancouver Institute fall lecture series

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 some of […]

Sep 15, 1999

UBC public forum to focus on photojournalism

Date: Thursday, Sept. 16 Time: 9: 30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Place: St. John’s College, 2111 Lower Mall, UBC Parking: Available in the West Parkade on Lower Mall. Enter at […]

Sep 9, 1999

UBC Reports BoG Info for 99-09-02

UBC leadership Board of Governors UBC’s 15-member Board of Governors comprises the chancellor, the president, eight persons appointed by the lieutenant-governor, two faculty members elected by faculty, two full-time students […]

Sep 2, 1999

Campus campaign gets set to soar

UBC is gearing up for another strong United Way Campaign across campus this year after raising almost $300,000 in 1998. The university’s annual campaign to raise funds and create awareness […]

Sep 2, 1999

$200 tuition but what else has changed in 50 years?

by Dorianne Sager Student intern Sing Tao School of Journalism Sniffing paper fresh off the Gestetner copier is a delight most students now will never experience, so is $200 tuition […]

Sep 2, 1999

Society welcomes four UBC fellows

Four UBC faculty members recently elected to the Royal Society of Canada include an electrical engineer specializing in electronic signal processing, a neuropsychologist who studies the human-canine bond, and two […]

Sep 2, 1999

Small is beautiful for students in residence

by Dorianne Sager Student internSing Tao School of Journalism “Room for rent — 204 square feet. Comes complete with desk, bed, roommate and 1,148 neighbours. Shared bathroom with 30 other […]

Sep 2, 1999

Expert to reel in facts on fishing’s ecological effects

by Andy Poon Staff writer Fisheries Centre Prof. Daniel Pauly has received a $3-million grant to study the impact of excessive fishing on the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic. […]

Sep 2, 1999

Volunteers help propel Imagine into third year

by Bruce Mason Staff writer The first day of university is a huge step into the unknown and UBC is once again pointing new students in the right direction by […]

Sep 2, 1999

Classroom upgrades ahead of schedule

by Andy Poon Staff writer UBC is on track to surpass its Trek 2000 targets to upgrade classrooms and labs throughout the campus. Since 1996, 20 per cent of all […]

Sep 2, 1999

Zoologist receives Order of Canada

A Zoology professor, a former UBC chancellor, an opera star alumnus and the choral director of UBC’s largest choir have been named to the Order of Canada. Zoology Prof. Peter […]

Sep 2, 1999

UBC Reports People for 99-09-02

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 […]

Sep 2, 1999

UBC Reports Offbeat for 99-09-02

The School of Music quickly emptied as the cry went up on a quiet day this summer. “The Tuning Fork is back!” An audience assembled on Memorial Plaza, their attention […]

Sep 2, 1999

vol. 45, issue 14

Board of Governors . News Digest . Offbeat . People . Calendar Classroom upgrades ahead of schedule UBC is on track to surpass its Trek 2000 targets to upgrade classrooms […]

Sep 2, 1999

UBC Reports Digest for 99-09-02

A new UBC Web site for job-seekers, created by UBC’s Career Services and the student-funded JobLink, has hundreds of students and alumni logging in to the site daily. “Since May […]

Sep 2, 1999

UBC Reports Calendar for 99-09-02

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from September 5 through September 18, 1999. The previous calendar is also available. […]

Sep 2, 1999