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The Fraser Institute will release its annual Report Card on B.C. Schools on Sunday, March 3, analyzing and comparing the performance of individual secondary schools province-wide. Following is a list […]
Feb 28, 2002
University of British Columbia Board of Governors chair Larry Bell welcomed six new appointees to the university board today. Nicole Byres, a lawyer, Bryce Rositch, an architect, Karen Nishi, an […]
Feb 25, 2002
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 Learning combines art, science of working with wood Although blessed with some of the world’s best timber, Canada has a long way to go to catch […]
Feb 21, 2002
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 Vice-president, Students, expects to hold public forums UBC students are asking UBC President Martha Piper to include them in making decisions about how tuition fee levels […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 Exploring opportunities goal of student forums by Helen Lewis staff writer UBC students are seeing the world beyond the classroom thanks to new forums that link […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 Range of arts, science research to be celebrated in March The cosmic connections between art and astronomy will be revealed in the first presentation of UBC’s […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 Journalism, genetics students hone communications skills by Michelle Cook staff writer At a recent news conference on campus, genetics company EnhanceMe Corp. announced plans to rid […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 Killam Research Prizes awarded to Arts and Science researchers Efficient use of taxation and ethical concerns surrounding social choice and variable population are some of the […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 Guelph, UBC students join to help community gardens by Michelle Cook staff writer A group of UBC students took 11 of their counterparts from the University […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 Sally Thorne has been named director of UBC’s School of Nursing for a five-year term. An alumna, Thorne has been a faculty member since 1983. Her […]
UBC students are asking UBC President Martha Piper to include them in making decisions about how tuition fee levels will be implemented at UBC. more… Economist garners top prize Efficient […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 B.C.’s public spending cuts: fiscal necessity? This week’s provincial budget is based on unduly pessimistic economic forecasts, argues UBC expert Prof. Jon Kesselman Economics The B.C. […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 Nominate a scientist The Science Council of B.C. is accepting nominations for its 2002 awards program. This year’s B.C. Science and Technology Award winners will be […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 4 | Feb. 21, 2002 A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from February 24 through March 9, 2002. The previous […]
The B.C. government has launched the most sweeping cuts to spending and public services in the province’s history. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, B.C.’s Finance Minister Gary Collins will present the […]
Feb 18, 2002
Date: Thursday, Feb. 14 and and Friday, Feb. 15 Time: Media Interviews, Thursday, Feb. 14 at 12:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. (see below for more details) How to rebuild Afghanistan will […]
Feb 13, 2002
Officials at the University of British Columbia support the recent decision to lift a six-year freeze on tuition fees, saying it will benefit students by providing a higher quality education. […]
Feb 12, 2002
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Study shows seasonal moods affect markets worldwide by Lisa Miguez Commerce;Michelle Cook staff writer Winter blues may be bad for us but not for the return […]
Feb 7, 2002
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Rehabilitation Sciences researchers will seek to discover how muscles recover after weightlessness and lack of use Skiers, hikers and astronauts may all benefit from an investigation […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Annual report on global violence among goals by Michelle Cook staff writer Mapping the incidence, severity and consequences of global violence will be the major focus […]
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