UBC Reports | Vol. 46 | No. 16 | Oct.
19, 2000
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus
and off campus within the Lower Mainland from October 22 through
November 4, 2000. The previous
calendar is also available.
For events further in the future, see Live@UBC.
UBC Reports welcomes calendar
submissions from members of the UBC community.
sunday, oct. 22
School Of Music Concert
High School Honour Bands From Across BC. Grant Okamura, guest conductor.
Chan Centre at 1:30pm. Call 822-9197; 822-5574.
Green College Performing Arts Group
Jazz Quartet Featuring Saxophone, Bass, Piano And Drums. The Bruce
Nielsen Band. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.
monday, oct. 23
Health Services And Policy Research Seminar
Income Inequality, Social Capital And Health: The International
Evidence. John Lynch, Public Health, U of Michigan. IRC #414 from
10:30-11:30am. Call 822-4969.
Rits Open House
Get To Know Japanese Culture And Students. Rits House from 11am-2pm.
Events and food. Call 822-9511.
Institute Of Asian Research Seminar
The Politics Of Organized Crime In Greater South China. Lo Shiu
Hing, Politics and Administration, U of Hong Kong. CK Choi 120 from
12noon-1:30pm. Call 822-4688.
Astronomy Seminar
New Light On Dark Stars. Suzanne Hawley. U of Washington. Hennings
318 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:45pm. Call 822-2267.
Thematic Lecture Series
Multiple Lenses, Multiple Images: Growing Up Sold — The Impact Of
Commercialization And Globalization On Youth. Naomi Klein, The Globe
and Mail. Green College at 5pm. Call 822-1878.
Member Speaker Series
Non-Aristotelian Thinking. Randal Clark, Mechanical Engineering.
Green College at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.
tuesday, oct. 24
Centre For Chinese Research Seminar
Yang-Ming Hsueh Yu Fo Chiao — The Thought Of Wang Yang-Ming And
Buddhism (In Chinese). Prof. Ku Ching-Mei, National Taiwan U. CK
Choi 120 from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-4688.
Botany Seminar
TBA. Vince Franceschi, Washington State U. BioSciences 2000 from
12:30-2pm. Call 822-2133.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
Tropospheric Halogen And Sulfur Chemistry: Their Potential Interactions
In Formation Of Aerosols. Prof. Parisa Ariya, McGill U. Chemistry
B-250 at 1pm. Refreshments at 12:30pm. Call 822-2996.
Gairdner Awards Lecture
Is A Pound Of Prevention Worth An Ounce Of Cure? Prof. Alvan Feinstein,
Yale U. IRC #5 from 1:30-2:30pm. Call 822-3910.
St. John’s College Speaker Series
Ecosystem Engineering: How Terrestrial Biota Cause Environmental
Change In Lakes And Oceans. Prof. Warwick F. Vincent. St. John’s
College 1080 at 5pm. Call 822-8781.
Green College Speaker Series
Myths Of Nations: Myths Of Hungary. Laszlo Kontler, head, History,
Central European U. Green College from 5-6pm. Reception at 6:30pm.
Call 822-1452; 822-1878.
wednesday, oct. 25
United Way International Day BBQ
Support The United Way On International Day. University Services
from 11:30am-1pm. Call 822-8929.
Wednesday Noon Hours
Music With A Humourous Twist. David Lemon, narrator; Barrie Barrington;
Ellen Silverman, pianist. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. $4 at the
door. Call 822-5574.
Women’s Studies Colloquium
Oral History, Family Violence. Anna Green, U of Waikato. Women’s
Studies lounge from 12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-9173.
CUPE 2950 Workshop
Lunch And Learn Empowerment Series: Making Your Tone And Language
Positive. Charlotte Martens-Dyck, Pacific Family Life Counselling.
TBA from 1-2:30pm. Call 822-1484.
Obstetrics And Gynecology Seminar
Ovarian Carcinoma Cells Proliferation: Role Of Av Integrin-Mediated
Activation Of Integrin-Linked Kinase. Dr. Severine Cruet-Hennequart,
BC Cancer Agency, Jack Bell Centre. B.C.’s Women’s Hosp. 2N35 at
2pm. Call 875-3108.
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Modulational Stability Via Renomarlizaton Methods For Patterns
In Forced Dispersive Systems. Keith Promislow, Mathematics and Statistics,
SFU. Klinck 301 from 3:30-4:25pm. Refreshments at 3:15pm. Call 822-4584.
Institute Of Asian Research Seminar
Globalization And The Transformation Of Asian Societies: British
Engineers, Technology Transfer, Labour Processes And The Emerging
Infrastructure Of The Global Economy In 19th-Century India. Ian
Kerry, History, U of Manitoba. CK Choi 120 from 4:30-6pm. Refreshments.
Call 822-4688.
19th-Century Studies
Rural Landscapes And The Urban Social Imagination In Late Nineteenth-Century
France. Caroline Ford, History. Green College at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.
thursday, oct. 26
Pathology Distinguished Lecture Series
From Cancer Genomics To Clinical Application: Breast Cancer As
A Model. Dr. Carlos Caldas, Cambridge U. VGH, Eye Care Centre Aud.
at 8am. Call 875-2490.
UBC Annual General Meeting
Innovators Change Everything. UBC President Martha Piper, Board
of Governors. Chan Centre from 12:30-1:30pm. Call UBC-INFO (822-4636).
CBC Opera Quiz Taping
Stuart Hamilton. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Institute For European Studies
Environmental Management And Ethnic Conflicts On The New European
Border: The Baltic States And Russia. Geoffrey Gooch, Jean Monnet,
Linkoeping U. Buchanan Tower Penthouse from 12:30-2:30pm.
Lunch at 12:30pm. Call 822-1452.
Centre For Human Settlements/SCARP Seminar
Great Expectations, Mixed Results: Trends In Citizen Involvement
In Canada (With A View To Shaping CHS Research). Tony Dorcey and
Tim McDaniels. Library Processing Centre, fourth floor from 12:30-1:30pm.
Call 822-5254.
Asia Film Series
Angel Dust (Japan). CK Choi 120 at 1pm. Call 822-4688.
Vocal Masterclass
Stuart Hamilton. Music Recital Hall at 1:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Conservation Biology Seminar
Modelling Forested Landscapes After Human And Natural Disturbances.
David J. Mladenoff, U of Wisconsin-Madison. ForSciences 1221 from
2:30-3:30pm. Call 822-9695.
International Student Services Workshop
Stress Management. International House upper lounge from 3-4:30pm.
To register e-mail ihouse.frontcounter@ubc.ca. Call 822-5021.
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Engineering Of Enzymatic Networks. Boris Shraiman, Bell Labs. Hennings
201 at 4pm. Refreshments, Hennings 325 at 3:45pm. Call 822-3853.
CICSR Distinguished Lecture
Model-Based Programming Of Robotic Space Explorers. Brian Williams,
Boeing associate professor, Aeronatuics and Astronautics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. CICSR/CS 208 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments.
Call 822-6894.
Law And Society
Law’s Disciplinary Encounters In Historial Perspective. Chris Tomlins,
editor, Law and History Review, American Bar Foundation.
Green College at 5pm. Call 822-1878.
friday, oct. 27
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Iron Deficiency In Infancy — An Enduring Problem. Dr. Ekhard E.
Ziegler, director, Fomon Infant Nutrition Unit, U of Iowa. GF Strong
Aud. at 8:30am. Call 875-3257.
Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds
DLK. Richard G. Mathias, professor, program director, Community
Medicine Residency; Jonathan Chiu. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Paid
parking available in Lot B. Call 822-2772.
Applied Ethics Colloquium
CAE Panel Discussion — Ethical And Legal Issues In Tissue Banking.
Various speakers. Lasserre 105 from 11:30am-1:30pm. Call 822-8625.
School Of Music Concert
UBC Guitar Ensemble. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Leon And Thea Koerner Lecture
Vernacular Literature And Imperial Ideology In Germany, 1150-1250.
Prof. Jeffrey Ashcroft, U of St. Andrews. Buchanan A-100 from 12:30-1:30pm.
Call 822-5154; 822-6403.
Occupational And Environmental Hygiene Seminar
Controlling Second-Hand Smoke In The Capital Regional District — Lessons
Learned. Dianne Stevenson, public health educator, Capitol Health
Region, Tobacco Reduction Program. UBC Hosp., Koerner G-279 from
12:30-1:30pm. Call Kathryn Lewis 822-9861; Dr. Paul Demers at 822-0585.
Physiology Seminar
Effects Of Altered K+ Channel Expression On Heart Function. Peter
Back, U of Toronto. Copp 2002/2004 at 1:30pm. Call 822-9235.
Mathematics Colloquium
Recent Progress In One-Dimensional And High-Dimensional Statistical
Mechanical Models. Remco van der Hofstad, Delft U. Mathematics
100 at 3:30pm. Refreshments, Math Annex 1115 at 3:15pm. Call 822-2666.
Chalmers Institute Seminar
Jubilee: An Eco-Feminist Spirituality. Denise Nadeau, San Francisco
Theological Seminary. VST from 7-9:30pm. Continues to Oct. 28 from
9am-5:30pm. $96; $86 group; $48 senior. To register e-mail ci@vst.edu;
call 822-9815.
Chan Centre Concert
David Spencer Memorial Concerts. UBC Opera Ensemble; Nancy Hermiston,
director. Chan Centre at 8pm. Continues to Oct. 28. Call 822-2697.
Thirtieth Medieval Workshop
The Idea Of The Empire In The Middle Ages: History, Fiction And
Representation — Charlemagne’s Mistake. Prof. Paul Dutton, SFU. Buchanan
Tower Penthouse at 9pm. Call 822-5154; 822-6403.
saturday, oct. 28
Chan Centre Concert
David Spencer Memorial Concerts. UBC Opera Ensemble; Nancy Hermiston,
director. Chan Centre at 8pm. Call 822-2697.
Vancouver Institute Lecture
The Ingenuity Gap: How Can We Solve The Problems Of The Future?
Prof. Thomas Homer-Dixon, director, Peace and Conflict Studies,
U of Toronto. IRC #2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.
sunday, oct. 29
Pacific Spirit Concerts
Bach, Vivaldi, Lara. Horacio Franco, recorder; Victor Flores, harpsichord.
Music Recital Hall at 2pm. $20 adult; $10 student/senior at the
door. Call 822-5574.
Chan Centre Concert
Music At The Chan. The Ahn Trio. Chan Centre at 3pm. Call Ticketmaster
280-3311 or for more information 822-2697.
Green College Performing Arts Group
Falconry Flying Demonstration. Terry Spring; Christian Duhme. Green
College at 3pm. Call 822-1878.
monday, oct. 30
Institute For European Studies
Changing The Stakes: Pornography, Privacy And The Perils Of Democracy.
Christie MacDonald, Harvard U. Buchanan Tower Penthouse from 12noon-2pm.
Light lunch. Call 822-1452.
Astronomy Seminar
The Formation Of The Outer Solar System. Brett Gladman, Observatoire
de la Cote d’Azur. Hennings 318 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:45pm.
Call 822-2267.
Applied Ethics Colloquium
Cognitive-Evolutionary And Game-Theoretic Foundations For The Behavioural
Sciences Or Why Economics Is Useful And Sociology Isn’t. Don Ross,
Philosophy, U of Cape Town. Angus 415 from 4-6pm. Call 822-8625.
Thematic Lecture Series
Social Effects Of Interaction With The World Economy. Shen Guoming,
vice-president, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. Green College
at 5pm. Call 822-1878.
Member Speaker Series
Pirates, Policemen And Other Patriots: English National Identity
And The Comic Operas Of Gilbert And Sullivan. Melanie Thompson,
History. Green College at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.
tuesday, oct. 31
Cecil And Ida Green Visiting Professorships
The Culture Wars And American Identity Since The Cold War. Prof.
Todd Gitlin, New York U. Buchanan A-104 at 12:30pm. Call
822-5675.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
The Discovery, Design And Application Of New Synthetic Organic
Reactions And Strategies. Prof. Robert Batey, U of Toronto. Chemistry
B-250 at 1pm. Refreshments at 12:30pm. Call 822-2996.
Physiology Seminar
G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling Complexes: A Mechanism For
Specificity? Terence Hebert, Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal.
Copp 2002/2004 at 1:30pm. Call 822-9235.
Graduate And Faculty Christian Forum
Understanding The Truth: Does It Matter? Prof. Paul Chamberlain,
Philosophy, Trinity Western U. Buchanan B Penthouse at 4:15pm. Refreshments
at 4pm. Call 822-3219.
Green College Speaker Series
Why Women Can’t Be Archeologists: Gender And Social Relations In
China. Erika Evasdottir, Centre for Research in Women’s Studies
and Gender Relations. Green College at 5pm. Reception from 6-6:30pm.
Call 822-1878.
wednesday, nov. 1
Institute For European Studies
Why Hollywood? Prof. Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, Cinema Cultures, U
of Luton. Buchanan Tower Penthouse from 12noon-2pm. Lunch. Call
822-1452.
Wednesday Noon Hours
Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44. UBC Music Faculty. Music Recital
Hall at 12:30pm. $4 at the door. Call 822-5574.
Centre For Women’s Studies Colloquium
Gender Awareness. Edith Guitilen, Benguet State U. Women’s Studies
lounge from 12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-9173.
Obstetrics And Gynecology Seminar
A Role For Cadherin-11 In The Terminal Differentiation And Fusion
Of Human Mononucleate Trophoblastic Cells. Spiro Getsios. B.C.’s
Women’s Hosp. 2N35 at 2pm. Call 875-3108.
International Student Services Workshop
Wellness Balance. International House upper lounge from 3-4:30pm.
To register e-mail ihouse.frontcounter@ubc.ca. Call 822-5021.
School Of Nursing Rounds
Expert Nurses’ Decision-Making Regarding Intravenous Patient Controlled
Analgesia. Barbara McLeod. UBC Hosp., Koerner Pavillion T-206 from
3-4pm. Call 822-7453.
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Algorithms And Software For Dynamic Optimization With Application
To Chemical Vapour Deposition Processes. Linda Petzold, Mechanical
and Environmental Engineering and Computer Science, U of California.
Klinck 301 from 3:30-4:25pm. Refreshments at 3:15pm. Call 822-4584.
St. John’s College Speaker Series
Women In Science And Technology Lecture. Penny Ballem, Medicine.
St. John’s College 1080 at 5pm. Call 822-8781.
Individual Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program
Interdisciplinarity, Then And Now: The Case Of Eighteenth-Century
Studies. Alison Conway, English, U of Western Ontario. Green College
at 5pm. Call 822-1878.
thursday, nov. 2
Violence And Health 2000 Conference
Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Relationship Violence — Medical Assessment
And Intervention. Parkhill Hotel, 1160 Davie Street at 8am. Continues
to Nov. 4. To register call 822-0054.
Institute Of Asian Research Seminar
Xu Jilin And The Sinification Of Liberalism: Popular Historical
Essays In 1990s China. Prof. Timothy Cheek, History, Colorado College.
CK Choi 120 from 12noon-1:30pm. Call 822-4688.
India/South Asia Research Seminar
Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict In The Context Of Global Change. Prof.
Sisira Pinnawala, head, Sociology, U of Peradeniya. CK Choi 129
from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-4688.
Cecil And Ida Green Visiting Professorships
The Unification Of The World Under The Sign Of Mickey Mouse And
Bruce Willis: Why American Popular Culture Sweeps The World. Prof.
Todd Gitlin, Culture and Communication, New York U. ANSO
207-209 at 12:30pm. Call 822-5675.
Teaching And Academic Growth Seminar
Teaching Large Classes. Bruce Tiberiis, Biochemistry. Angus 104
from 1:30-3:30pm. To register www.cstudies.ubc.ca/facdev/ or call
822-9149.
Conservation Biology Seminar
Marbled Murrelet Nesting Ecology In B.C. Fred Cooke, SFU.
ForSciences 1221 from 2:30-3:30pm. Call 822-9695.
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Amidst Innovative Science Teaching, How Do We Assess Student Learning?
Elana Brief. Hennings 201 at 4pm. Refreshments, Hennings 325 at
3:45pm. Call 822-3853.
Policy Issues In Post-Secondary Education
Report On The OECD International Adult Literacy Project. Kjell
Rubenson, co-director, Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education
and Training. Green College at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Women’s Studies Asian Connections Conference
Asian Centre at 6:30pm. Continues to Nov. 5. To register Web site:
www.wmst.ubc.ca. Call 822-9173.
friday, nov. 3
Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds
The VANDU Health Network: Injecting Drug User, Peer-Owned And Operated
Intervention In The Downtown Eastside. Gordon Roe, Sociology- Anthropology,
SFU. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Paid parking available in B Lot. Call
822-2772.
Peter Wall Institute Exploratory Workshop
Threats To Democracy In Latin America. Various speakers. University
Centre 307 from 9am-5pm. Continues to Nov. 4. Call 822-6606.
Occupational And Environmental Hygiene Seminar
New Developments And Resources Available From The CCOHS. Anne Gravereaux,
manager, Health and Safety Products and Services, Canadian Centre
for Occupational Health and Safety. UBC Hosp., Koerner G-279 from
12:30-1:30pm. Call Kathryn Lewis 822-9861; Dr. Paul Demers at 822-0585.
Friday Noon Hours At Main
Songs Of Remembrance: Works Of War-Time Composers And Poets. Various
performers. Main Library 502 at 12:30pm. Call 822-0182; 822-5574.
Chemical And Biological Engineering Seminar
Analysis Of Pond Seepage For Low Summer Stream Flow Augmentation.
Melody Farnworth, Bio-Resource Engineering. ChemEng 206 at 3:30pm.
Call 822-3238.
Chalmers Institute Seminar
Introduction To Centering Prayer. Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault. VST
from 7-9:30pm. Continues to Nov. 4 from 9:30am-4pm. $96; $86 group;
$48 senior. To register e-mail ci@vst.edu; call 822-9815.
Chan Centre Concert
University Singers. Chan Centre at 8pm. Call 822-5574; 822-2697.
saturday, nov. 4
Chan Centre Concert
University Singers. Chan Centre at 8pm. Call 822-5574; 822-2697.
Vancouver Institute Lecture
The Overloaded Self In A Jump-Cut Culture. Prof. Todd Gitlin, Culture
and Communication, New York U. IRC #2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.
notices
Call For Evening Volunteers
Crane Production Unit (a division of the UBC Disability Resource
Centre) needs volunteers to narrate textbooks onto tape. We are
looking primarily for those who can read between 4:30-8:30pm for
a two-hour session once a week. An audition will be required. For
more information, call Patrice Leslie Monday-Thursday from 4:40-8:30pm
at 822-6114.
Volunteers Wanted
Habitat For Humanity UBC is looking for volunteers! Come help out
on the construction site and build homes for low-income families.
No skills required. For more information and to register for an
orientation, e-mail: h4h@email.com or call 827-0316.
Religion And Spirituality Drop-Ins
Every Wednesday you can join the chaplains in a relaxed environment
to explore a variety of topics related to religion and spirituality.
Drop in or contact International House for more information e-mail:
ihouse.frontcounter@ubc.ca or call 822-5021.
Lunch Hour Drop-Ins
Every Thursday you can join fellow international students in a
relaxed, social environment to explore a variety of topics designed
to help you succeed at UBC. Topics include health, safety, arts
and literature, and music throughout the world. Drop in or contact
International House for more information e-mail ihouse. frontcounter@ubc.ca
or call 822-5021.
Volunteer Opportunity: Leaders Wanted
Living A Healthy Life With Chronic Conditions — a Vancouver/Richmond
Health Board-sponsored program for people with chronic health conditions.
We are looking for leaders to offer the program out in the community.
Free training includes information about the program, leader skills,
and helping people cope with these serious conditions so that they
can get the most out of life. Come out and learn how you can do
something positive about the way that chronic conditions affect
people. Bring a friend and meet others who are concerned about getting
the most out of life. November 2000. To register or for more information
call Barbara Henn-Pander 822-0634.
UBC Zen Society
Zazen (sitting meditation) each Tuesday from 1:30-2:30pm while
classes are in session. Asian Centre Tea Gallery. All are welcome.
Call 822-2573.
BC SMILE
The British Columbia Service For Medication Information Learning
And Education In BC (BC SMILE) is a medication information program
for the public. It is located at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
at UBC, and is staffed by licensed pharmacists to educate the public
of all ages about the safe and effective use of medications. SMILE
pharmacists also provide public presentations on a variety of medication-related
topics. All presentations contain valuable practical, unbiased,
and up-to-date research information. Call (800) 668-6233; 822-1330.
Get Paid To Speak Your Mind
CUPE 2950 is seeking UBC employees to participate
in a two-hour focus group. You must be willing to speak your mind
openly. Confidentiality ensured. An honorarium will be paid. If
you are interested, please call 822-1494 or fax 822-1481.
Participants Needed
Problems with remembering, smelling? Men and women 45-plus years
old are required for a UBC study on age-related hormone changes
and their impact on sensory and cognitive abilities. Earn $50. Call
Kevin 822-2140.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Psychologists conducting research at the Traumatic Stress Clinic
in the Psychiatry Dept. are offering free treatment by telephone
to people suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD
is a disorder involving recurrent obsessions or compulsions that
cause the individual significant distress. Call Angela Yeh, Traumatic
Stress Clinic, at 822-8040.
UBC Birdwalks
Anyone who is interested can meet at the flagpole above the Rose
Garden on Thursdays at 12:45pm. Look for a small group of people
who are carrying binoculars and bird books, etc. (and bring your
own, if you have them). Call 822-9149.
Sage Bistro
To the faculty, students, administration and admirers of the University
of British Columbia we present Sage Bistro at the University Centre.
Sage is open Monday through Friday from 11am-2pm. Our luncheon menu
changes weekly and features a wide selection of wines by the quarter
litre and glass. For reservations call 822-1500.
Premenstrual Asthma Study
UBC/St. Paul’s Hospital researchers are seeking females with asthma
and regular menstrual cycles for a study of estrogen’s effects on
asthma symptoms and lung function. Must be 18-50 years of age and
NOT taking birth control pills. Honorarium and free peak flow meter
provided. If interested, please call 875-2886.
Parkinson’s Research
A research team from UBC is asking for the assistance of people
with Parkinson’s to participate in research. This research is aimed
at understanding how Parkinson’s may affect complex activities such
as managing multiple tasks. The general goal of this work is to
develop effective methods of coping with Parkinson’s. If you are
a healthy person of the age 50 years or older, we are also in need
of several people to participate in this study as part of a non-Parkinson’s
comparison group. To participate or for more information, please
contact Todd Woodward, Psychology, at 822-3227.
Traumatic Stress Clinic
Psychologists conducting research at the Traumatic Stress Clinic
at UBC Psychiatry are offering free treatment to people suffering
from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is caused by events
such as physical or sexual assault, and motor vehicle accidents.
Call the Traumatic Stress Clinic at 822-8040.
Sexual Assault Research
The Anxiety and Fear Laboratory in the Dept. of Psychology requires
female volunteers who have experienced unwanted sexual activity,
to participate in a research project. If you have ever had sex with
someone when you didn’t want to, because the other person continued
the event when you said no, forced or threatened to force you, or
because you were given alcohol or drugs, and you would be interested
in helping us with our research, please call 822-9028. Confidentiality
and privacy protected.
Museum Of Anthropology Exhibition
Attributed To Edenshaw: Identifying The Hand Of The Artist. Continues
to December. Three Case Studies Northwest Coast Art. Continues to
Dec. Raven’s Reprise: Contemporary Works by First Nations Artists.
Continues to Jan. 14, 2001. Conversations: The Tecson Philippine
Collection. Continues to Feb. 15, 2001. Winter hours Wed.-Sun 11am-5pm;
Tues. to 9pm (5-9pm free). Web site: www.moa.ubc.ca or call 822-5087.
AMS Rentsline
Helping students find housing since 1993, the AMS Rentsline is
UBC’s off-campus housing registry. This service gives students access
to hundreds of rental listings, and landlords access to thousands
of students looking for housing. You can call the Rentsline from
any touchtone phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 714-4848.
Faculty Women’s Club
The Faculty Women’s Club brings together women connected to the
university either through their work or that of their spouses, for
social activities and lectures. The main purpose of the Faculty
Women’s Club is to raise funds for student scholarships. There are
19 different interest groups within the club, ranging from art appreciation
and bridge to hiking. Do come and join us! Call Elizabeth Towers,
president 224-5877; Gwyneth Westwick, membership 263-6612.
Twin Research
Are you, or do you know a female adult twin? We are studying the
relationship types of fraternal and identical female twins. If you
can help by completing some questionnaires and being interviewed
about relationships, please e-mail: tmacbeth@cortex.psych.ubc.ca
or call Tannis MacBeth, Psychology 822-4826.
Research Study
Hard-of-hearing University students are invited to discuss their
post-secondary experiences for a PhD study. Involves interviews
and the option of jotting down thoughts twice weekly over a three-week
period. Honorarium to be provided. Contact Ruth Warick, graduate
student, in the Dept. of Educational Services, UBC, Phone/fax 224-4198
or e-mail rwarick@interchange.ubc.ca.
UBC Utilities Advisory Notice
UBC Utilities regularly performs maintenance work on underground
piping and electrical systems. Work sites are always blocked off
with appropriate signs and barriers, however sometimes unauthorized
individuals remove these signs and barriers. Please approach work
sites cautiously and respect signs and/or work crew instructions
to avoid potential harm. Potential hazards including falling, electrical
shock, burns, and other harmful events. If you have any questions
concerning a UBC Utilities work site, please call 822-9445.
Parents With Babies
Have you ever wondered how babies learn to talk? Help us find out!
We are looking for parents with babies between four to 21 months
of age, including babies raised in a bilingual home, to participate
in language development studies. If you are interested in bringing
your baby for a one-hour visit, please call Prof. Janet Werker’s
Infant Studies Centre, Psychology, 822-6408 (ask for Kate).
Parents With Toddlers
Did you know your child is a word-learning expert? Help us learn
how children come to be so skilled at learning new words. We are
looking for children (two- to four-year-olds) and their parent(s)
to participate in language studies. If you are interested in bringing
your child for a 45-minute visit, please call Asst. Prof. Geoffrey
Hall’s Language Development Centre, Psychology, 822-9294 (ask for
Kelley).
Statistical Consulting And Research Lab (SCARL)
SCARL offers statistical advice and long or short-term assistance
to researchers. Resources include expertise in many areas of statistical
methodology and a variety of statistical software. Web site: www.stat.ubc.ca/scarl,
e-mail: scarl@stat.ubc.ca or call 822-4037.
UBC Fencing Club
UBC Fencing Club meets every Monday and Thursday from 7-9pm in
the Osborne Gym. Learn decision-making, poise and control. Newcomers
welcome. Drop-in fee. Leave message at 878-7060.
Chan Centre Tours
Free tours of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts are held
every Thursday. Participants are asked to meet in the Chan Centre
main lobby at 1pm. Special group tours can be booked through www.chancentre.com
or at 822-1815.
