UBC Reports | Vol. 46 | No. 20 | December
14, 2000
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus
and off campus within the Lower Mainland from December 20 through
January 12, 2001. 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.
wednesday, dec. 20
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
Special Guest Lecture: Athletic Spine Injuries. Prof. Hiroshi Yamamoto.
VGH, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.
friday, dec. 22
Christmas Dinner
For Students. International House at 1pm and 3pm. $2. Advance tickets required.
Call International House at 822-5021.
thursday, dec. 28
Men’s Basketball Tournament
Thunderbird Classic. War Memorial Gym from 4-10pm. Continues to Dec. 30. Call
822-BIRD (2473).
monday, jan. 1
New Year’s Day Free Swim
UBC Aquatic Centre from 10am-12noon. Call 822-4521.
New Year’s Day Public Swim
UBC Aquatic Centre from 12noon-6pm. $3.75 adult, $2 child/senior, $2.75
youth/student. Call 822-4521.
wednesday, jan. 3
Millennium Mocktails
Celebrate The New Wellness Centre Coming To SUB. UBC’s Wellness
Information Network (WIN) Peer Educators/UBC Wellness Outreach.
Continues to jan. 5. SUB concourse from 11:30am-1:30pm. Call Judith
Frankum 822-4858.
thursday, jan. 4
Adult Gymnastics Class
Osborne Centre, Unit 2, Gymnastics Gym from 6-8pm. Call Katie Thomson 822-0207.
Sport Rep Meeting
Aquatic Centre Classroom from 6:30-7:30pm. Call 822-6000.
friday, jan. 5
Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds
The Provincial Health Officer Annual Report. Dr. Perry Kendall, Provincial
Health Officer, Ministry of Health. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Paid parking
available in b Lot. Call 822-2772.
Fisheries Centre Seminar
Fishing Pressure On Vulnerable Reef Fish In The Turks And Caicos. Murray Rudd,
School for Field Studies. Hut B-8, Ralf Yorque Room from 11:30am-1pm. Call
822-2731.
Classics Lecture
Evidence In Athenian Drama: The Case Of Hippolytus. David C.Mirhady,
Humanities, SFU. Buchanan B Penthouse at 12:30pm. Call 822-3889.
Intramural Sports League Team Registration
Ball Hockey, Basketball, Futsal, Ultimate, Ice Hockey, Volleyball. Student
Recreation Centre at 5pm. Call
822-4909.
Women’s Volleyball
Thunderbirds Vs. Regina. War Memorial Gym from 6:15-8pm. Continues jan. 6 from
8-10pm. $7 adults, $5 youth/seniors, $3 students, under 12 free. Call
822-BIRD ((822-2473).
Men’s Volleyball
Thunderbirds Vs. Regina. War Memorial Gym from 8-10 pm. Continues jan. 6 from
6:15-8pm. $7 adults, $5 youth/seniors, $3 students, under 12 free. Call
822-BIRD ((822-2473).
monday, jan. 8
Art Exhibition
Look Here: A History Of Canadian Artwork Selected From The AMS
Collection. SUB AMS Art Gallery from 10am-4pm. Refreshments.
Continues to jan. 12. Call 822-2361.
Thematic Lecture Series
Globalization Of Labour And Corporate Enterprise In South Korea. Hyun Ho Seok,
Sociology, Sungkyunkwan U. Green College at 5pm. Call 822-1878.
Member Speaker Series
Prospects For Peace And Human Rights In The Post-Cold War Era: Merging Theory
And Practice. Andrew Lui, Political Science. Green College at 7:30pm. Call
822-1878.
tuesday, jan. 9
Equality/Security/Community Colloquium
Social Capital: The Key To Understanding Community Resilience. Brian Elliot;
Ralph Matthews, Anthropology and Sociology. Green College at 4pm.
Call 822-1878.
Applied Ethics Colloquium
Health Care: Boon Or Bane. Dr. Patricia Baird, Medical Genetics. Scarfe 205
from 4-6pm. Call 822-8625.
St. John’s College Global Change Speaker Series
Canada’s Green Advantage: A Cop- Out Or A Global Responsibility For Greenhouse
Gas Management? Prof. David Layzell, Biology, Queen’s U. St. John’s
College 1080 at 5pm. Call
822-8781.
Green College Speaker Series
The Idea Of An Asian Monetary Fund. Shaun Narine, Institute of International
Relations. Green College at 5pm. Reception Coach House from 6-6:30pm. Call
822-1878.
Women’s Volleyball
Thunderbirds Vs. Trinity Western. War Memorial Gym from 6-8pm. $7 adults, $5
youth/seniors, $3 students, under 12 free. Call 822-BIRD ((822-2473).
Men’s Volleyball
Thunderbirds Vs. Trinity Western. War Memorial Gym from 8-10 pm. $7 adults, $5
youth/seniors, $3 students, under 12 free. Call 822-BIRD ((822-2473).
wednesday, jan. 10
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
Tendinosis And Tendinopathies. Dr. Karim Miran-Khan. VGH, Eye Care
Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.
Arts Career Exploration Fair
Buchanan A 2nd level concourse from 12noon-4pm. Call 822-4011.
Wednesday Noon Hour Concert
Wolf to Weill: A Program Of German Song With Styles Ranging From The 19th
Century Through To Show Tunes Of The 1940s And ’50s. Gary Relyea,
bass-baritone; Anna Tamm-Relyea, soprano; Deanna Relyea, mezzo-soprano. Music
Recital Hall at 12:30pm. $4 at the door. Call 822-5574.
CUPE 2950 Lunch And Learn
Balancing Career And Family. Anne Rice, Women’s Resource Centre. TBC
from 1-2:30pm. To register e-mail cupe2950@interchange.ubc.ca. Call 822-1494.
thursday, jan. 11
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Atomic Fountains. Kurt Gibble, Yale U. Hennings 201 at 4pm.
Refreshments, Hennings 325 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3853.
Policy Issues In
Post-Secondary Education
Investigating The Social Construction Of Life Skills Curriculum: Federal Policy
And The Saskatchewan New-Start Program. Shauna Butterwick, Educational Studies.
Green College at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.
friday, jan. 12
Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds
Acute Effects Of Air Pollution In The Lower Mainland. Dr. Sverre Vidal,
Respirologist, VGH. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Paid parking available in
B Lot. Call 822-2772.
Fisheries Centre Seminar
On The Brink Of Extinction: The Plight Of The Vaquita. Ivonne Ortiz, Aquatic
and Fisheries Sciences, U of Washington. Hut B-8, Ralf Yorque Room from
11:30am-1pm. Call 822-2731.
Friday Noon Hour At Main
Music For Cello And Piano. Main Library, Dodson Room 502 at 12:30pm. Call
822-5574.
Chemical And Biological Engineering Seminar
Gaseous Feed Distribution In Fluidized Bed Reactors. Fahad Al-Sherehy. ChemEng
206 at 3:30pm. Call
822-3238.
Women’s Basketball
Thunderbirds Vs. Trinity Western. War Memorial Gym from 6:15-8pm. Continues
jan. 13. $7 adults, $5 youth/seniors, $3 students, under 12 free. Call
822-BIRD ((822-2473).
Men’s Basketball
Thunderbirds Vs. Trinity Western. War Memorial Gym from 8-10 pm. Continues
jan. 13. $7 adults, $5 youth/seniors, $3 students, under 12 free. Call
822-BIRD ((822-2473).
Men’s Ice Hockey
Thunderbirds Hockey Vs. Lethbridge. Winter Sports Center from 7:30-10pm.
Continues jan. 13. $7 adults, $5 youth/seniors, $3 students, under 12 free.
Call 822-BIRD ((822-2473).
Contemporary Art Exhibition
Peter Doig: Cabin Essence. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery from 10am-5pm.
Continues to March 11. Call Naomi Sawada 822-2759.
Adidas Noon Run
North SUB Plaza from 12:30-1:30pm. Call Ronnie Gill at 822-1688.
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 at 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 Volunteers will
receive 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.
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 to
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.
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 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. To register or for more information call
Barbara Henn-Pander 822-0634.
BC SMILE
The British Columbia Service For Medication Information Learning And Education
(BC SMILE) is a medication information program for the public in
BC. 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. The 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 or 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.
Museum Of Anthropology Exhibition
MOA Shop Annual Holiday Sale. Continues to Dec. 24. 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.
Sage Bistro
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.
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.
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. 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.
