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UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | Apr. 5, 2001 A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from April 9 through 19, 2001. The previous […]

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UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | Apr. 5, 2001 Pools on wheels A free carpool ride-matching system is available via the UBC TREK Program Centre Web site at www.trek.ubc.ca. Students, staff, and faculty can find […]

UBC Reports Index for 01-04-05

To Graeme Chalmers and Errol Durbach the awards they will receive April 10 have special personal significance — they pay tribute to legendary UBC figures who were mentors and friends. […]

Honour Roll

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | Apr. 5, 2001 Zoology Prof. Carl Walters has been selected as one of 10 “guardians of the oceans” for his work in developing multi-species fisheries harvesting models for improved […]

Show environmental leadership, says reader

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | Apr. 5, 2001 Editor: I see that the “protectors” of the University Endowment Lands are about to bulldoze the last remaining stand of trees at UBC in order to […]

On the track of a killer

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | April 5, 2001 Dr. Andrew Eisen is hot on the trail of a disease that paralyses its victims by Hilary Thomson staff writer The disease is mysterious. It appears […]

Study suggests girls avoiding high-tech

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | April 5, 2001 Young women are steering clear of courses despite opportunities by Bruce Mason staff writer "Competence and confidence with a range of technologies is essential for full […]

Research team sets to work on healthier bones

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | April 5, 2001 Program takes holistic approach with high risk group by Hilary Thomson staff writer Sticks and stones can break your bones and so can stumbles and falls […]

Attention-deficit going undiagnosed, untreated, says student researcher

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | April 5, 2001 Current criteria may be overlooking hyperactive girls by Bruce Mason staff writer Research at UBC is revealing that many girls who suffer from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) […]

Dream comes true with community book drive

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | April 5, 2001 Lecturer Graham Mallet set some wheels in motion when he heard of a graduate student’s dream An empty space in children’s lives and a library room […]

Winning Law teams lead way in making their case

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | April 5, 2001 Up and coming lawyers from UBC face off in international competition It is no moot point — UBC Law students excel in national and in international […]

Students counsel community groups

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | April 5, 2001 Students are astonished at what they’re capable of in innovative course by Hilary Thomson staff writer It’s good medicine and it’s easy to swallow — that’s […]

Creative educators earn Somerset, Black awards

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | April 5, 2001 Scholars devote careers to encouraging appreciation of the arts by Bruce Mason staff writer To Graeme Chalmers and Errol Durbach the awards they will receive April […]

UBC attracts leading diabetes researcher

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 07 | April 5, 2001 Donor’s $2.5-million gift to fund cutting-edge research by Hilary Thomson staff writer An alternative to pancreas transplant — until now only available in Alberta — will […]

Study finds girls avoiding high-tech

Applied technology fields are the fastest growing sectors in the Canadian economy and educational curriculum development, but contrary to popular belief there has been no improvement in the numbers of […]

Canada’s top women scientists honour laureate’s legacy at UBC public symposium

Event: Women at the Frontier of Exxcellence (sic) public symposium Date: Saturday, April 7 Time: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Place: Wesbrook Building, lecture hall 100, 6174 University Blvd. Parking: Available at […]