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Centre investigates lung, heart disease

UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Facility pools experts and resources to find answers by Hilary Thomson staff writer Allison Banting had no reason to know about lung disease research in Vancouver […]

Feb 7, 2002

UBC earns lion’s share of innovation funding

UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Research excellence rewarded by national panel of peers Researchers at UBC and its affiliated teaching hospitals received almost $76 million in infrastructure research funding for 16 […]

Feb 7, 2002

Older women think age does wither you

UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Bodies change but image concerns don’t, study suggests by Michelle Cook staff writer If you think your worries about weight and wrinkles will disappear with the […]

Feb 7, 2002

Rocket man

UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Prof. Emeritus Vinod Modi’s curiosity makes him anything but retired by Michelle Cook staff writer In the daily symphony of life here on Earth, planes rumble […]

Feb 7, 2002

School mourns loss of music makers

UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Each created a legacy both on campus and in wider community by Laurie Townsend Music The UBC School of Music and larger musical community are mourning […]

Feb 7, 2002

Honour Roll

UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 UBC United Way chair Michelle McCaughran was recently recognized for organizing the most exceptional employee campaign by the United Way. McCaughran, an administrator in the School […]

Feb 7, 2002

UBC Reports Index for 02-02-07

Researchers at UBC and its affiliated teaching hospitals received almost $76 million in infrastructure research funding for 16 projects — the largest amount awarded — from the Canada Foundation for […]

Feb 7, 2002

Accounting for health-care policy

UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Debate over private or public funding is clouding the real issues, suggests health-care economics expert by Prof. Robert Evans Economics Two fundamental accounting relationships — iron […]

Feb 7, 2002

Digest

UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 Women of distinction The YWCA of Vancouver is seeking nominations for the 19th Annual Women of Distinction Awards. The awards celebrate women whose outstanding activities and […]

Feb 7, 2002

Calendar

UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 3 | Feb. 7, 2002 A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from February 10 through February 23, 2002. The previous […]

Feb 7, 2002

Former UN executive to head up new UBC Centre for Human Security

Andrew Mack will draw on his experience working for United Nations’ head Kofi Annan to track trends in global violence at the University of British Columbia’s new Centre for Human […]

Feb 6, 2002

Axworthy travels to northern Uganda to help war-affected children

Lloyd Axworthy, chief executive officer of the University of British Columbia’s Liu Centre for the Study of Global Issues, has travelled to northern Uganda to assist efforts in ending the […]

Feb 4, 2002