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March 31 Deadline for Media Accreditation for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Visit to Vancouver

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and religious and spiritual leader, will make a rare visit to UBC and Vancouver April 18 – 20, 2004. Members […]

Sullivan Reappointed Vice-President, Students

The UBC Board of Governors has approved the reappointment of Mr. Brian Sullivan as vice-president, Students for a second term for a six-year period effective 1 July 2004. Mr. Sullivan […]

Nortel Network’s Multi-Million Dollar Broadband Gift Advances B.C.’s Communications Technology

Donation will connect post-secondary schools, benefit local industry Nortel Networks has donated optical network equipment valued in the millions to UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science it was announced today. With […]

Board of Governors Approves New Tuition Fees

UBC’s Board of Governors, at its March 18 meeting, approved a 16 per cent base increase in tuition for undergraduate and research graduate programs. With the increase, the base undergraduate […]

Student Housing First Priority for Okanagan’s New UBC Campus

KELOWNA — One thousand new residence spaces will help create a vibrant learning community at B.C’s newest university campus, UBC President Martha Piper said today following provincial government announcement of […]

Canada and UBC Support Sustainable Development in Africa and the Americas

UBC researchers have received a $5.3 million contribution over six years from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to support three international development projects by UBC and its partner institutions […]

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. Mar. 12, […]

UBC’s New Timber Building Research Group Brings Cutting-Edge Technology to B.C.’S Forest Industry

The recently formed Timber Building Technology Research Group at UBC’s Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, Canada’s national centre of excellence for the wood products industry, will unveil its new Hundegger […]

Slocan Supports Establishment of B.C. Forum on Forest Economics and Policy at UBC

The UBC Faculty of Forestry with the support of Slocan Forest Products Ltd. today announced the establishment of the new B.C. Forum on Forest Economics and Policy. Slocan will contribute […]

Western Canadian Students to Present Martin Government with Foreign Policy Report

Event: Presentation of report on human security in Canadian foreign policy Date / Time: Sunday, March 14, 2004 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Place: Fletcher Challenge Canada Theatre, Forest […]

UBC Researchers Gain $45 Million In Federal Funding

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and its affiliated hospitals have earned the silver spot in federal funding — close to $45 million in infrastructure research funding for nine […]

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. Mar. 5, […]

UBC Now Ranks 35th among World’s Universities

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 3 | Mar. 4, 2004 12th among North America’s public universities By Hilary Thomson The University of British Columbia is now ranked 35th […]

Media Accreditation Available for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Visit to Vancouver

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and religious and spiritual leader, will make a rare visit to UBC and Vancouver April 18 – 20, 2004. The […]

Solving the Mysteries of Spider Silk

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 3 | Mar. 4, 2004 UBC researcher freeing industry from a web of problems By Michelle Cook People have been using silk for […]

Shell Shock in the Emergency Room

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 3 | Mar. 4, 2004 Not the patients… the staff By Erica Smishek A child the same age as your own bleeds profusely […]

Innovation, Ideas Crossing Boundaries

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 3 | Mar. 4, 2004 Theme of Research Awareness Week By Hilary Thomson If ideas carried passports, we’d see that they cross many […]

Study Shows Nurses are Regular Targets of Violence

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 3 | Mar. 4, 2004 But 70 per cent of incidents go unreported By Hilary Thomson When she went on shift that day […]

Dr. Chu’s Micro Gadgets

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 3 | Mar. 4, 2004 Mini sensors provide maximum data By Celine Horner Just as James Bond was always armed with amazing gadgets […]

Have Lab, No Travelling Required

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 3 | Mar. 4, 2004 Mini sensors provide maximum data By Brian Lin (with files from Krista Charbonneau) A unique pilot project will […]