UBC Reports | Vol. 46 | No. 18 | Nov.
16, 2000
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus
and off campus within the Lower Mainland from November 19 through
December 2, 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, nov. 19
Pacific Spirit Concert
Coulthard, Pentland, Archer: A Tribute. UBC Music faculty, Prof.
Emeritus Bob Rogers. Music Recital Hall at 2pm. $20 adults; $10
students/seniors at the door. Call 822-5574.
Green College
Performing Arts Group
Canto X. Marco Albani. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.
Cecil And Ida Green
Visiting Professorships
Featuring The Works Of Martin Bresnick: Music After Words. Martin Bresnick,
Music, Yale U. Vancouver East Cultural Centre, 1895 Venables St. at 8pm.
$20 adults; $15 students. Call Ticketmaster 280-3311.
monday, nov. 20
Organizational Training
and Development
Excel – Level 2. Jim Hope. David Lam Micro-Computer Lab from 9am-4pm. Continues
to Nov. 21. $250. Call
822-9644.
Percussion Ensemble Concert
UBC Percussion Ensemble. Old Aud. at 12:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Individual Interdisciplinary
Studies Graduate Program
Thomas Fuller’s Architecture And The Culture Of Victorian Canada. Chris Thomas.
Green College at 12:30pm. No outside food or beverages please. Call 822-1878.
Teaching And Academic
Growth Seminar
Conducting Research On Problem-Based Learning. Prof. David Kaufman, Medical
Education, Dalhousie U. McMillan 158 from 2-3:30pm. Call
822-9149.
Astronomy Seminar
Heavy Metal From Ancient Superstars. Caty Pilachowski, NOAO. Hennings
318 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:45pm. Call 822-2267.
European Studies/St. John’s
College Speaker Series
Cultural Diversity In The Age Of Globalization: Focus On Cinema And The
Audiovisual Industry. Luciana Castellina, Peter Grant, James
Griffin, Scott McIntyre. St. John’s College social lounge at 5pm.
Reception to follow. Call 822-1452.
Thematic Lecture Series
Multiple Lenses, Multiple Images: Perspectives Of The Child Across Time, Space
And Discipline – Childhood And Culture. Judith Bernhard, Ryerson U.
Green College at 5pm. Call 822-1878.
Biophysics Seminar
Competition In The Desert. Roy Turkington. Hennings 304 from 5-6pm. Call
809-2935.
tuesday, nov. 21
Organizational Training and Development
Employee Relations Skills. Lisa Castle. Ponderosa Cedars Room from 9am-4pm.
Call 822-9644.
Green College Special Lecture
Creative Writing Panel Discussion: The Writing Process In Poetry. Various
speakers. Green College at 12:30pm. No outside food or beverage please. Call
822-1878.
Holiday Sale And Book Launch
International Marketplace. MOA from 11am-5pm. Continues to Dec. 24.
Tues. from 11am-5pm. Call 822-5087.
Botany Seminar
Origin Of The Apicomplexan Plastid And Implications For Their Dinoflagellate
And Ciliate Relatives. Naomi Fast. BioSciences 2000 from 12:30-2pm. Call
822-2133.
Liu Centre Seminar
Water: A Global Dilemma. Hans Schreier, Institute for Resources and
Environment. Liu Centre main floor from 12:30-1:50pm. Call 822-1593.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
A New Family Of Molecular Magnets. Prof. Robert C. Thompson. Chemistry B-250 at
1pm. Refreshments at 12:30pm. Call 822-2996.
Teaching And Academic
Growth Seminar
Active Learning Techniques In University Teaching. Prof. David Kaufman, Medical
Education, Dalhousie U. TAG seminar room from 1:30-4:30pm. To
register e-mail lynne.abbott@ubc.ca. Call 822-9149.
Green College Speaker Series
Ocular Emergencies. Jennifer Sivak-Callcott, Ophthalmology. Green College at
5pm. Reception Green College Coach House from 6-6:30pm. Call 822-1878.
wednesday, nov. 22
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
The Most Commonly Missed Spine Fracture Revisited. Dr. M. Dvorak. VGH,
Eye Care Centre Aud. At 7am. Call 875-4192.
Organizational Training
and Development
Central Agencies: Management Of Research Projects. Ric Spratley. Ponderosa
Cedars Room from 9am-12noon. Call 822-9644.
Southeast Asia Research Seminar
Gender Impacts Of Urbanization And Poverty: Preliminary Findings In A Communion
In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Julie Nguyen, Asian Research. CK Choi 120
from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-4688.
Organizational Training
and Development
Central Agencies: Purchasing. Purchasing staff. Ponderosa Cedars Room
from 1-4pm. Call 822-9644.
Asian Research
Globalization Seminar
Freedom Of Expression In Post-Suharto Indonesia: Ayu Utami And Pramoedya Ananta
Toer. Tineke Hellwig, Asian Studies. CK Choi 120 from 4:30-6pm. Call
822-4688.
Wednesday Noon Hours
Saxophilia, Saxophone Quartet. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. $4 at the door.
Call 822-5574.
Obstetrics And Gynecology Seminar
Trafficking Of Membrane Proteins. Michelle Woo. B.C.’s Women’s
Hosp. 2N35 at 2pm. Call 875-3108.
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
The Dynamical Stability Of The Helium Atom. Florin Diacu, Mathematics and
Statistics, U of Victoria. Klinck 301 from 3:30-4:25pm. Refreshments at
3:15pm. Call 822-4584.
Committee For
Holocaust Education (Arts)
Forum On Survivor Testimony. Paula J. Draper, OISE; Peter Suedfeld,
Robbie Waisman. Buchanan A-204 from 4:30-6:30pm. Call 822-1374.
European Film Festival
Harry: Un Ami Qui Vous Veut Du Bien. Sergi Lopez, star. Chan Centre Royal Bank
Cinema at 6:30pm. $4 at the door. Call 822-1452.
Vancouver Historical
Society Public Lecture
Police And Politics In Canadian History: Reflections Arising From The
APEC Affair. Wesley Pue, Nemetz Chair in Legal History, Law.
Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut St., Vanier Room from 7:30-9:30pm. Call
732-4334.
thursday, nov. 23
Fall Congregation
Chan Centre at 8:30am, 11am, 1:30pm and 4pm. Continues Nov. 24. Call
UBC-INFO (822-4636).
Organizational Training
and Development
Motivating And Involving Your Staff: A Challenge For Leaders. Mary
Bennett. Ponderosa Cedars Room from 9am-4pm. $85. Call 822-9644.
Earth And Ocean
Sciences Colloquium
Numerical Weather Prediction – An Overview For Everyone. Roland Stull.
GeoSciences 330-A at 12:30pm. Call 822-3278.
Feminist Legal Studies Lecture
North American Indian, Metis And Inuit Women Speak About Culture, Education And
Work. Hai Muller, instructor, researcher. Curtis 157 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call
822-6523.
Biostatistics Seminar
Analysis Of The Growth Curve Model Using Quasi-Least Squares. N. Rao Caganty,
Math and Statistics, Old Dominion U. Klinck 301 from 4-5:30pm. Call
822-0570.
Zoology Hoar Lecture
Surviving Hypoxia And Hypothermia. Bob Boutillier, Cambridge U.
FamSciences 60 at 4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-2180.
friday, nov. 24
Fall Congregation
Chan Centre at 8:30am, 11am, 1:30pm and 4pm. Continues Nov. 24. Call
UBC-INFO (822-4636).
Health Care And
Epidemiology Rounds
Pharmanet Analysis Of The Use Of Lipid Lowering Drugs: Overuse And Underuse.
Dr. Isabelle Savoie, medical consultant, BC Office of Health
Technology Assessment Centre for Health Services and Policy Research. Mather
253 from 9-10am. Paid parking available in B Lot. Call 822-2772.
Law Lecture
Enacting Legislation In Parliament. Kim Campbell, former prime minister. Curtis
101/102 at 11am. Call 822-3435.
Occupational And Environmental Hygiene Seminar
Is Fire Fighting Associated With An Increased Risk Of Brain Cancer? Steve
Martin, occupational medicine physician. UBC Hosp., Koerner Pavilion
Theatre G-279 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call Kathryn Lewis 822-9861; Dr. Paul Demers
822-0585.
Music Concert
UBC Contemporary Players. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Electrical And Computer Engineering Seminar 2000
The State Of Art Of Computer Graphics On PCs. E. Lindholm, nVIDIA
Corp. MacLeod 418 from 1:30-2:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-2405.
Geology Seminar
Experimental Rock Squeezing. Lori Kennedy, Earth and Ocean Sciences.
GeoSciences 330-A at 3:30pm. Call 822-3278.
Chalmers Institute Seminar
Men And Spirituality Event: Renewing Our Minds. Rev. Gary Paterson, Ryerson
United Church. VST from 7-9:30pm. Continues to Nov. 25 from 9:30am-4pm.
$96; $48 group/seniors. To register e-mail ci@vst.edu. Call 822-9815.
Continuing Studies Public Forum
Doing Democracy: How Can You Participate? How Can You Influence? Judy Rebick,
broadcaster, author. Langara College, 100 W. 49th Ave. from 7:30-9:30pm.
Continues to Nov. 25 from 9:30am-4pm. Admission by donation. Call 822-1460.
saturday, nov. 25
Golden Key Induction Ceremony
Reception Of New UBC Students And Honorary Members: Rick Hansen, William
Sauder, Chuck Slonecker. Chan Centre Concert Hall from 2-4pm. Call 830-9303.
Vancouver Institute Lecture
God’s Assassins: A Dramatization. Prof. Patricia Marchak, UBC
Theatre. IRC #2 at 8:15pm. Call UBC-INFO
(822-4636).
monday, nov. 27
Jewish Studies Lecture
Breaking The Rules: From Purimshpil (Purim Play) To Yiddish Theatre. Michael
Steinlauf, Gratz College. Buchanan B-313 at 12:30pm. Call
822-2889.
Music Concert
UBC Student Composers. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Physiology Seminar
Cocaine Block Of HERG Potassium Channels. Shetuan Zhang. Copp 2002/2004
at 1:30pm. Call 822-9235.
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Super-Stable Parallel Flows Of Multiple Visco-Plastic Fluids. Ian Frigaard.
Klinck 301 from 3:30-4:25pm. Refreshments at 3:15pm. Call 822-4584.
Thematic Lecture Series
The Changing Labour Market In The Post-Bubble, Globalized Japanese Economy:
Implications For Social Cohesion And Government Policy. Atsushi Seike, Business
and Commerce, Keio U. Green College at 5pm. Call 822-1878.
Biophysics Seminar
Plant Cell Walls, Development And Metabolism. Carl Douglas. Hennings 304 from
5-6pm. Call 809-2935.
tuesday, nov. 28
Liu Centre Seminar
Emerging Norms Of Global Corporate Citizenship. Kai Alderson, International
Relations. Liu Centre from 12:30-1:50pm. Call 822-1593.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
Separation And Structures Of Protein Ions In The Gas Phase. Prof. David
Clemmer, Indiana U. Chemistry B-250 at 1pm. Refreshments at
12:30pm. Call 822-2996.
Brenda And David McLean
Canadian Studies Lecture
Whither Canada? Canada On The World Stage: Facing South Or Facing Out? Prof.
John Helliwell, chair, Economics. Green College at 5pm. Call 822-1878.
United Way Pub Night
Fred’s Tavern, 1006 Granville St. at 7pm. $5 faculty/staff, $3
students includes one drink. Call 822-0699.
Green College Writer-In-Residence
An Evening Of Poetry. Don McKay, Jan Zwicky. Green College at 8pm. Call
822-1878.
wednesday, nov. 29
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
Unemployed Orthopedic Surgeons? Exciting New Therapies In Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Dr. K. Shojania. VGH, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.
Organizational Training
and Development
Refresher Grammar. Sarah Bowers. Ponderosa Cedars Room from 9am-12noon. $90.
Call 822-9644.
Organizational Training
and Development
Microsoft Office. Jim Hope. David Lam Microcomputer Lab B.
from 9am-4pm. Continues to Nov. 30. $250. Call 822-9644.
Women’s Studies Colloquium
The Epidemiology Of Affect: The Creation Of A Political Climate. Anna
Gibbs, U of Western Sydney. Women’s Studies lounge from 12:30-1:30pm.
Refreshments. Call 822-9173.
Brown Bag Lunch
How Conrad Black Saved Journalism In Canada. Neil Reynolds, editor-in-chief,
The Vancouver Sun. Sing Tao 104 from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-6688.
Obstetrics And Gynecology Seminar
BRCA1 And Family History. Takayo Ota. B.C.’s Women’s Hosp. 2N35 at 2pm.
Call 875-3108.
Korean Research/Music Recital
Kayagum Recital. Hong Chang-Nam, Park Yang-Jin. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm.
Call 822-4688
Committee For Holocaust
Education (Arts)
Auschwitz: Creation, Commemoration, Denial. Robert Jan van Pelt, U of
Waterloo. Buchanan A-204 from 4:30-6:30pm. Call 822-1374.
thursday, nov. 30
Sustainability Co-ordinator Training
Freda Pagani, Sustainability Office. OAB Board and Senate
room from 8:30am-12noon. To register call
822-0473.
Organizational Training
and Development
University-Wide Orientation. Cecil Green Park House from 8:45am-12:30pm. Call
822-9644.
European Studies Seminar
Holocaust Denial In Its Historical Contexts: The Kravchenko, Faurisson And
Irving Affairs. Prof. Robert Jan van Pelt. U of Waterloo.
Buchanan B penthouse from 12noon-2pm. Light lunch at 12noon. Call
822-1452.
Music Concert
UBC Jazz Ensemble. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. Call 822-5574.
CICSR Distinguished Lecture
Scalable Streaming Media Servers. Mary Vernon, Vilas associate, Computer
Science and Industrial Engineering, U of Wisconsin-Madison.
CICSR/CS 208 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-6894.
Law And Society
Policing Indian Country: Law, Media And The Politics Of Aboriginal Rights. Tony
Hall, Duncan McCue, Native Studies, U of Lethbridge. Green College at
5pm. Call 822-1878.
Thematic Lecture Series
Margin Notes: Reading Lesbianism As Obscenity In A Cold War Courtroom. Mary
Louise Adams, Queens U. Green College at 7:30pm. Call
822-1878.
friday, dec. 1
Sustainability Coordinator Training
Freda Pagani, Sustainability Office. OAB Board and Senate
room from 8:30am-12noon. To register call
822-0473.
Health Care And
Epidemiology Rounds
Provincial Health Officers Report On Drinking Water. Dr. Shaun
Peck, deputy provincial health officer, Ministry of Health. Mather
253 from 9-10am. Paid parking available in B Lot. Call 822-2772.
Chalmers Institute Seminar
Spiritual Formation And Growth For Adults Videoconference. Wendy
Fletcher-Marsh, academic dean; Asst. Prof. Sharon Betcher, Systematic Theology.
VST from 9:30am-12:30pm. $15 includes print kit and refreshments. To
register e-mail ci@vst.edu; call 822-9815.
Occupational And
Environmental Hygiene Seminar
Using The Courts To Solve An Occupational Hygiene Problem: The Asbestos Legacy.
Pat Byrne, appeals commissioner, WCB Appeals Division. UBC Hosp.,
Koerner Pavilion Theatre G-279 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call Kathryn Lewis 822-9861;
Dr. Paul Demers
822-0585.
Music Concert
Friday Noon Hours At Main. Main Library Dodson Room 502 at 12:30pm. Call
822-5574.
Geology
Veladero High Sulfidation Deposits, Argentina. Diego Charchaflie, Earth and
Ocean Sciences. GeoSciences 330-A at 3:30pm. Call 822-3278.
Oscar Wilde Symposium 2000
Green College at 5:45pm. Continues to Dec. 2 at 8:30am. Call Sarika Bose
822-2344.
Music Concert
Mendelssohn: Elijah. Various artists, UBC Choral Union, Vancouver Bach
Choir and Children’s Chorus, UBC Symphony Orchestra. Chan Centre at 8pm.
$18 adults; $12 students/seniors. Call Ticketmaster 280-3311 or for information
822-5574.
saturday, dec. 2
Vancouver Institute Lecture
The Search For Alien Worlds. Prof. Jaymie Matthews, Physics and Astronomy.
IRC #2 at 8:15pm. Call
822-3131.
notices
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(CFS) Research
Infectious Diseases researchers from VGH seek volunteers diagnosed
medically with CFS to participate in a study about managing symptoms.
Call Kenna Sleigh 875-5555 ext. 62366.
Sustainability Co-ordinators
The world is what you make it! The UBC Sustainability Office
is seeking volunteers to act as departmental sustainability coordinators In
this role, the volunteer will get training and support in their
efforts to raise awareness of sustainability within their unit. With
only a limited time commitment, our coordinators are affecting
changes by sharing work environment specific information on energy
conservation, waste reduction, and transportation alternatives. For more
information visit www.sustain.ubc.ca/2ourinitiatives/index.html or call
Brenda at 822-3270.
Fire Hydrant Permits Now Required
Campus Planning and Development (CP&D) and UBC Utilities have
jointly implemented a permit program for fire hydrants which is
effective November 2000. Permits have become necessary to comply with
provisions of the BC Plumbing Code and the BC Fire Code. Permit
applications must be submitted a minimum of 24 hours in advance. Application
forms will soon be available at www.lbs.ubc.ca. Users wanting to connect to a
fire hydrant should pick up application forms at CP&D Regulatory
Services located at 2206 West Mall. Call CP&D at 822-2633 or for
further information, UBC Utilities at 822-4179.
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
Mon.-Thurs. 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 call
International House at 822-5021 or e-mail ihouse.frontcounter@ubc.ca.
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 call International House at 822-5021 or e-mail
ihouse.frontcounter@ubc.ca.
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 give the program in the community. Free training
includes info. 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! 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.
Get Paid To Speak Your Mind
CUPE 2950 is seeking UBC employees to participate in a two-hour
focus group this month. You must be willing to speak your mind openly.
Confidentiality ensured. An honorarium will be paid. If you are interested,
please e-mail cupe2950@interchange.ubc.ca, call 822-1494 or fax 822-1481.
BC SMILE
The British Columbia Service For Medication Information Learning And Education
(BC SMILE) is a medication information program for the public in
BC. Located at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences it is
staffed by licensed pharmacists to educate the public of all ages
about the safe and effective use of medications. Free telephone
consultations include complicated inquiries on medication issues such as
interactions, contradictions, allergies, medication reviews, herbs, and
alternative therapies. 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.
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 at
822-2140.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Psychologists conducting research at the Traumatic Stress Clinic at UBC
Psychiatry 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.
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
questionnaires and being interviewed about relationships, please e-mail
tmacbeth@cortex.psych.ubc.ca or call Tannis MacBeth, Psychology 822-4826.
Sage Bistro
To the faculty, students, administration and admirers of the University of
British Columbia we present Sage Bistro at the University Centre. Truly food
for thought… 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 please 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. Participation involves performing fairly simple tasks, some of
which involve responding verbally to computer, screen displays. If you are a
healthy person of the age 50 years or older, we are also in need of several
people to participate as part of a non-Parkinson’s comparison group. Call Todd
Woodward, Psychology Dept. at 822-3227.
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 Dec.
31. Three Case Studies Northwest Coast Art. Continues to Dec. 31. Raven’s
Reprise: Contemporary Works by first Nations Artists. Continues to Jan. 14.
Conversations: The Tecson Philippine Collection. Continues to Feb. 15. Winter
hours Wed.-Sun. 11am-5pm; Tues. to 9pm (5-9pm free). Call 822-5087.
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.
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.
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. Call
Ruth Warick, graduate student, in the Dept. of Educational Services,
UBC, Call/fax 224-4198 or e-mail rwarick@interchange.ubc.ca.
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
at 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.
