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Not Necessarily for Sale

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 Racial and ethnic discrimination alive and well in American mortgage lending By Erica Smishek The more things change in the American inner city, the more they […]

UBC United Way

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 With a successful kick-off event behind them, and an amount of over $20,000 raised to date, the 2003 UBC United Way Campaign is well underway. “Pledge […]

University Town Continues to Grow

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 The dream becomes reality By Erica Smishek UBC computer science professor Raymond Ng likes to joke that if he has a class at 8:30 a.m., he […]

Violent Neighbourhoods can Lead to Violent Workplaces

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 10 | Oct. 2, 2003 Research proves the connection By Erica Smishek The risk of an employee “going postal” may have more to do with an organization’s postal code than with […]

UBC computer science student’s research leads to new software that can build digital panoramas automatically

UBC computer science PhD candidate Matthew Brown, 25, has developed panorama software with a new object recognition feature that surpasses the capability of panorama-building software currently on the market. Brown’s […]

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. Sep. 26, […]

Teens’ and Women’s Substance Use Treatment Explored at UBC Conference

How do we protect children from alcohol advertising that is specially developed to target young people? This topic will be discussed at a public lecture on Sept. 24 at 7 […]

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. Sep. 18, […]

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. Sep. 12, […]

On the Eve of 9/11, Terrorism’s Threat takes its toll on Internet Privacy and Civil Liberties

"Is the Enemy Us?" That’s the question UBC Computer Science Professor Richard Rosenberg continues to ask as his research reveals how the tragic events of September 11, 2001 have encroached […]

Vol. 49 | No. 9

Is it a bird? A plane? Electrical and computer engineering professors Joseph Yan (left) and John Madden are designing a dragonfly-like robot capable of autonomous flight – photo by Martin […]

IN THE NEWS

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 9 | Sep. 4, 2003 Highlights of UBC Media Coverage in August 2003 Compiled by Brian Lin Tuition Keeps Rising A recently released Statistics Canada report shows undergraduate students will pay […]

Time Piece 1974

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 9 | Sep. 4, 2003 In the early 1970s, UBC students had a bizarre outlet to express their frustrations. A wave of streakers swept over the campus in the early part […]

UBC Alumni

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 9 | Sep. 4, 2003 The UBC Alumni Association will honour accomplished members of the UBC community at its Ninth Annual Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner on Nov. 20, 2003, at the […]

Bike Hub Re-born in SUB

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 9 | Sep. 4, 2003 Bike Kitchen cooking with consolidated programs By Michelle Cook The university has approved $137,500 in funding for the Bike Co-op to set up a full-service facility […]

First ComPASS Study Begins

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 9 | Sep. 4, 2003 By Brian Lin For the first time in Canada, researchers will study if a community transportation pass will reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. Led […]

A Garden Grows in Surrey

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 9 | Sep. 4, 2003 Arts Co-op student helps transition house harvest hope By Erica Smishek Give a woman and her child potatoes and you feed them for a day. Teach […]

Hydro Savings Power Programs

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 9 | Sep. 4, 2003 They turned off lights and encouraged their colleagues to use less paper in the photocopier and the efforts of UBC’s 125 Sustainability Co-ordinators (SCs) saved the […]

Promoting Teaching, Promoting Teachers

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 9 | Sep. 4, 2003 By Cristina Calboreanu A common theme in most Canadian universities is that teaching and research rank equally and reinforce each other. But, as Assoc. VP, Research […]

Robo-Fly

UBC Reports | Vol. 49 | No. 9 | Sep. 4, 2003 The future of robots is positively buggy By Michelle Cook For all those who’ve ever wanted to be a fly on the wall, scientists John Madden […]