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UBC News Digest

The UBC News Digest is a weekly summary of news stories about UBC people, research, learning, community, and internationalization initiatives. News Digest past issues are also available on-line. Jul. 31, […]

Jul 31, 2003

“Hockey-bots” set to face off at annual UBC student engineering competition

Event: Students in summer engineering physics course design robots for “hockey-bot” competition. Date/Time: Thursday, July 31, 2003, 10 a.m. – 12 noon. Place: UBC Campus, Hennings Bldg., Rm. 200, 6224 […]

Jul 30, 2003

UBC names new Chair of Board of Governors

The head of one of North America’s leading providers of energy services is the new chair of the University of British Columbia’s Board of Governors. John Reid, president and chief […]

Jul 24, 2003

UBC News Digest

The UBC News Digest is a weekly summary of news stories about UBC people, research, learning, community, and internationalization initiatives. News Digest past issues are also available on-line. Jul. 17, […]

Jul 17, 2003

UBC-led team helps to identify oldest planet in the universe

An international research team co-led by Prof. Harvey Richer of the University of British Columbia today announced that it has confirmed the existence of the universe’s oldest known and farthest […]

Jul 10, 2003

2003 Cecil Green Croquet Invitational

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 In June of 2003 UBC Public Affairs held its second Annual Cecil Green Croquet Invitational for the media and members of the UBC communications community. See […]

Jul 3, 2003

Uncovering the Treasure

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 By Cristina Calboreanu From 17th-century Japanese roadmaps to the works of the early Vancouver bookbinders, the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of the UBC Library […]

Jul 3, 2003

What’s Popular at the UBC Bookstore

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 The top 10 UBC selling authors 1. Toxic Emotions at Work: How Compassionate Managers Handle Pain and Conflict Peter Frost Harvard Business School Press, 2003 A […]

Jul 3, 2003

UBC is a Hotbed of Creative Writing

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 From small classes large book deals grow Most students dream of cool jobs and a stable income. Creative writing students tend to dream about book deals, […]

Jul 3, 2003

UBC Authors from UBC Press

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 Globalization and Well-Being John F. Helliwell The winner of this year’s $25, 000 Donner Prize for the Best Book in Canadian Public Policy was Prof. John […]

Jul 3, 2003

UBC Alumni

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 Ellen Schwartz, MFA’88 What do Sheryl Crow, Sting and Tobey Maguire have in common? They all practice yoga and they all appear in Ellen Schwartz’ new […]

Jul 3, 2003

Time Piece 1967

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 Books take all forms at UBC. In 1967, graduate student Paul Thiele used a Braille edition of Winston Churchill’s history of World War II as a […]

Jul 3, 2003

Letters

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 Dear Editor: Shirley Sullivan, a 2003 Killam Teaching Prize Winner (UBC Reports, May 2003), advises her students that before venturing criticism ‘they must first appreciate…what the […]

Jul 3, 2003

Kudos

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 UBC’s Alumni Association Trek Magazine continues to gain international and national awards and recognition. Trek writer Diane Haynes recently was named among the winners in Canada’s […]

Jul 3, 2003

In the News

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 Highlights of UBC Media Coverage in June 2003. Compiled by Cristina Calboreanu UBC Receives Major Donation William Sauder, the 77-year-old chairman of International Forest Products Ltd. […]

Jul 3, 2003

Vol. 49 | No. 7

The top 10 selling faculty-authored books – photo by Sharmini Thiagarajah UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 7 | Jul. 3, 2003 Special Issue: UBC Summer Reading UBC has a proud tradition of producing authors and books. […]

Jul 3, 2003

UBC gains honours in Royal Society of Canada

A psychologist who specializes in memory and amnesia, a global fisheries expert and a leader in heart disease research are among the eight University of British Columbia faculty recently elected […]

Jul 2, 2003