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B.C. high school students scored well in the national 2000 Euclid Mathematics Contest, a 2.5-hour exam based on Grade 12 curriculum. The province had the highest number of schools on […]
May 29, 2000
From summer camps to seniors’ courses, the Internet to Bard on the Beach, a new campus-wide roster of activities and events at the University of British Columbia is designed to […]
May 25, 2000
Nothing will keep this conservationist out of the woods by Andy Poon staff writer Slogging through rough, wooded terrain with a backpack under a hot sun gathering plant samples may […]
May 11, 2000
Mario Lopez plans to open an English school when he returns to Oaxaca, Mexico by Bruce Mason staff writer He is the first of his family’s nine children to be […]
“Everyone is affected and understandably many people are frightened,” says Kim MacDonald by Bruce Mason staff writer “The beauty and magic we see every day such as flowers blooming and […]
A mother, dancer, filmmaker and now lawyer finds her own beat seeking opportunities to “build a better world” by Bruce Mason staff writer Tascha is quick to answer. “I’m three-years-eight-months […]
Sense of purpose compels pursuit of family medicine by Hilary Thomson staff writer Inspiration and perspective are two words Winnie Su uses a lot. And listening to the medical graduate […]
Mentor helps inspire Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate to residency at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children by Hilary Thomson staff writer Her hometown of Trail, B.C. was just the first of many […]
May 24 through May 31 All ceremonies take place in the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. A general reception follows each ceremony at the Buchanan Building quadrangle. May 24, […]
Graduate goes to the front of the class to teach first-year calculus by Andy Poon staff writer As the end of the school year drew near, 21-year-old Scott Mac-Lachlan was […]
Can computers get any faster? A UBC Physics graduate is working on it by Andy Poon staff writer A 20-something chap has just picked up his new PC and is […]
Injection of new federal research funds will help attract faculty, says new vice-president, Research by Hilary Thomson staff writer UBC will be able to establish 160 research chairs valued at […]
The timing of the journalism school’s first graduates couldn’t be better, says its director by Bruce Mason staff writer The information age has continued to change exponentially since Western Canada’s […]
One of the campuses top teachers wants students to know you can look foolish and still make a point by Hilary Thomson staff writer A unique hybrid of improvisational theatre […]
Service-minded young scholars select to pursue higher education at UBC Eighty per cent of B.C.’s top high school graduates have chosen to study at UBC. Twelve of the 15 students […]
Recipients recognized for making a difference Five members of the university community are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to UBC and campus life as recipients of this year’s President’s […]
`Audacious’ idea takes hold from Tibet to Tanzania by Bruce Mason staff writer The Youth Millennium Project (YMP) hasn’t changed the world–not yet–but more than 4,000 youth have begun 80 […]
Volunteer experience reinforces pair’s commitment to studies and chosen profession by Hilary Thomson staff writer Providing dental care to under-served communities is not an unusual dentistry assignment–except when it means […]
If the university offers him a challenging position, he might never leave, says Commerce grad Jesse Sims by Andy Poon staff writer Jesse Sims, this year’s co-recipient of the Alumni […]
Ian Clayton is ready to report on the 21st century and share stories which will influence your life. “I want to inform, provide context, perspective and objectivity on important issues […]
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