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UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | Oct. 18, 2001 A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from October 21 through November 3, 2001. The previous […]

Oct 18, 2001

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 Scholar’s research guides service for children, families United Way program supports first five years by Hilary Thomson staff writer UBC’s contribution to the United Way is […]

Oct 18, 2001

International tuition to keep up with costs

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 New scholarship programs intended to help offset increase for international undergraduates Tuition fees for new international undergraduate students will increase by 12 per cent starting next […]

Oct 18, 2001

Eight Irish bards featured in week-long mini-festival

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 by Michelle Cook staff writer “Irish writers learn your trade,” urged William Butler Yeats. For a week this month, the UBC community will have the opportunity […]

Oct 18, 2001

Herbal lore part of students’ training

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 Pharmacists learn quality, effectiveness of alternative medicines to help patients make informed decisions by Hilary Thomson staff writer Ginseng, ginkgo and garlic — these and other […]

Oct 18, 2001

Spray strengthens structures

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 Application prevents corrosion and contamination by Michelle Cook staff writer A UBC civil engineering professor is testing a revolutionary polymer spray that is expected to double […]

Oct 18, 2001

Involved educator covers the campus

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 From day care to research institutes, scholar keeps busy Educational studies Prof. Patricia Vertinsky has coined a term to describe herself and her relationship with UBC. […]

Oct 18, 2001

Life’s work revolves around family

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 Commitment is to teaching and developing caregivers The dynamics of caregiving across generations sparks Nursing Assoc. Prof. Clarissa Green’s compassion and curiosity. Educated as a nurse […]

Oct 18, 2001

`Community’ is music to his ears

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 Popular outreach programs develop musicians of all ages Disdain for the term `ivory tower’ has inspired Music Prof. Martin Berinbaum’s career at UBC. The results of […]

Oct 18, 2001

Charles A. McDowell: first-rate all the way

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 Charles McDowell, former head of the Chemistry Dept. died last month. One of UBC’s most prestigious research prizes, the Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in […]

Oct 18, 2001

Faculty, staff echo support for academic freedom

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 Editor: As individual faculty members, instructors or staff members working at the University of British Columbia, we strongly endorse the UBC administration’s support of academic freedom. […]

Oct 18, 2001

UBC Reports Index for 01-10-18

Tuition fees for new international undergraduate students will increase by 12 per cent starting next summer. more… Scholar’s research guides service for children, families UBC’s contribution to the United Way […]

Oct 18, 2001

UBC honours sterling silver teachers, scholars

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 16 | October 18, 2001 Veteran faculty share a strong sense of community Stories by Don Wells A total of 49 faculty will be inducted into UBC’s Quarter Century Club tonight […]

Oct 18, 2001

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UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 15 | Oct. 4, 2001 A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from October 7through October 20, 2001. The previous calendar […]

Oct 4, 2001

Peacekeeper, ecologist featured in popular series

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 15 | October 4, 2001 Volunteer-run Vancouver Institute enters its 85th season Retired Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire, leading thinker Freeman Dyson and UBC Prof. Judith Myers, one of Canada’s foremost ecologists, are […]

Oct 4, 2001

Flour power puts fun in fundraiser

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 15 | October 4, 2001 Breakfast tradition shows heart in more ways than one by Don Wells staff writer In Health Sciences, a United Way tradition has evolved into an ad […]

Oct 4, 2001

Student volunteers nurture science in growing minds

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 15 | October 4, 2001 Program opens children’s eyes to science, says teacher by Don Wells staff writer More B.C. youngsters are thinking and talking about science, thanks to the efforts […]

Oct 4, 2001

Web service aimed at rewarding honesty

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 15 | October 4, 2001 Initiative focused on reinforcing academic integrity as a core value to students by Don Wells staff writer UBC students who are tempted to plagiarize by copying […]

Oct 4, 2001

UBC scholars strive to create court to try world criminals

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 15 | October 4, 2001 Legal remedy would bring justice to bear on perpetrators of crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes by Michelle Cook staff writer While the United States […]

Oct 4, 2001

Plants may cut cholesterol: researchers to investigate

UBC Reports | Vol. 47 | No. 15 | October 4, 2001 Study may lead to combating cardiovascular disease with safer and more effective medications, says professor Pharmaceutical sciences Assoc. Prof. Kishor Wasan and Haydn Pritchard, a professor […]

Oct 4, 2001