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Full-scale house gets shakedown in UBC earthquake test

Date: Friday, July 28 Time: 1 p.m. Place: Structural Engineering Laboratory, Room 129, 2246 Main Mall, UBC Parking: Available at the Health Sciences Parkade. Enter at Gate 1 off University […]

Jul 27, 2000

UBC researchers earn record CFI funding

Researchers involved in a broad cross-section of innovation at the University of British Columbia and its affiliated teaching hospitals have received more than $68 million in research infrastructure from the […]

Jul 26, 2000

Initiative to focus on research feats

Communicating research’s role to public is key, says vice-president, Research Celebrating UBC’s research excellence on campus and in the community is the goal of a program being launched from the […]

Jul 13, 2000

UBC psychologists offer free post-trauma stress therapy

Psychiatric researchers at the University of British Columbia are seeking 60 people to help determine the best treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eight free sessions of individual psychological treatment […]

Jul 13, 2000

Evening lights up sky for community

Aim to make learning about the universe more accessible, says professor Downtown Eastside residents explored and learned about the wonders of the universe at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre this […]

Jul 13, 2000

Students green upa plan

Prototypes created may help revise development plans for a rural area by Andy Poon staff writer A group of landscape Architecture students may play an important role in the incorporation […]

Jul 13, 2000

Music professor earns top award

Rena Sharon shares the “enigma of music” with students, audiences alike by Bruce Mason staff writer Rena Sharon, a renowned pianist and mentor, is the recipient of the top award […]

Jul 13, 2000

Art project involves entire community

A Richmond mural pays tribute to the ecosphere by Bruce Mason staff writer A young mother in a sari stops abruptly and changes directions. With two children in tow she […]

Jul 13, 2000

Korea U, UBC sign agreement

New residence and cultural centre will house some 200 students and foster international scholarship An agreement between UBC and Korea University (KU) will establish a joint academic program for undergraduate […]

Jul 13, 2000

UBC Reports Calendar for 00-07-13

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from July 16 through August 12, 2000. The previous calendar is also available. […]

Jul 13, 2000

Learning Exchange opens on Downtown Eastside

Storefront spot to be a home base for UBC in community by Hilary Thomson staff writer Building relationships between UBC and Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside community is a key focus for […]

Jul 13, 2000

Canada must invest in children says professor

National study is part of growing child and family initiatives by Bruce Mason staff writer The most comprehensive study of centre-based child care in Canada has concluded that the system […]

Jul 13, 2000

University leaders endorse projects

Pacific Rim research institutions agree to collaborate on scientific, educational initiatives An agreement to co-sponsor a major international conference on microgravity research next March with the U.S. National Aeronautics and […]

Jul 13, 2000

Comprehending the con

Psychopath expert Prof. Robert Hare is a wanted man worldwide by Bruce Mason staff writer Gunfire punctuates the screams of schoolchildren, a shackled, serial rapist grins into the limelight, scam […]

Jul 13, 2000

UBC Reports Honour for 00-07-13

Dean of Medicine John Cairns has been named president of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (ACMC) for a two-year term. Based in Ottawa, ACMC was formed in 1943 to […]

Jul 13, 2000

UBC Reports Index for 00-07-13

Volume 46 | Number 11 | July 13, 2000 Profile . Forum . Digest . Honour Roll . Calendar Learning Exchange opens on Downtown Eastside Building relationships between UBC and […]

Jul 13, 2000

Which way for child protection?

Politics should have no place in child welfare decision-making, says Social Work Prof. Graham Riches by Prof. Graham Riches Social Work and Family Studies Now that the highly politicized and, […]

Jul 13, 2000

UBC Reports Digest for 00-07-13

School earns award UBC’s School of Social Work and Family Studies has earned an inaugural Distinguished Service to Families Partnership Award from the B.C. Council for Families. The council was […]

Jul 13, 2000