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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. 30, […]
Jul 30, 2004
Superstar Michael Jackson and more than 40 million others who suffer from a de-pigmenting skin disease now have a better way to predict the effectiveness of treatment, thanks to a […]
Jul 19, 2004
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. 16, […]
Jul 16, 2004
The UBC Board of Governors has approved a $18.4 million (including special equipment) construction plan to accommodate 900 new student spaces when UBC Okanagan opens in September 2005. With construction […]
A leader in HIV prevention, a specialist in business cycles and economic growth and a history educator are among the five University of British Columbia faculty recently elected to the […]
Jul 15, 2004
Are traditional public opinion polls becoming obsolete? Given the gap between pollsters’ predictions and Canada’s recent election results, researchers at the University of British Columbia think the time is right […]
Jul 14, 2004
What if your child’s overeating was so uncontrollable that it led to eating out of the garbage, ransacking the kitchen and getting arrested for stealing food? These scenarios are a […]
Jul 13, 2004
University of British Columbia research positions valued at $13.5 million have received approval-in-principle from the provincial government’s Leading Edge Endowment Fund (LEEF), designed to support and promote innovation in B.C. […]
Jul 12, 2004
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 The $60 million Irving K. Barber Learning Centre takes shape By Erica Smishek Her title reads University Librarian, […]
Jul 8, 2004
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Books the bookish boost By Michelle Cook Mysteries, racy romances, tell-all biographies. Every summer, the same old book […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 By Brian Lin Roll over, Beethoven! Step aside, Mozart! A new generation of composers is revolutionizing the classical […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Anosh Irani takes readers and playgoers on magic-realist journeys By Erica Smishek Anosh Irani has always loved to […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Books play small role in information expert’s work By Michelle Cook How hard is it for a modern-day […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 2002 October Announcement of The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre November First live webcast from The Irving K. […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Japan’s Princess Takamado visited UBC in June to present a collection of books on Japanese society and culture […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Mountains of Spam e-mails, viruses, worms, Internet predators luring children away. . . After 20 years of surveying […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 By Hilary Thomson (with files from UBC Press) UBC Press, established in 1971, is one of the largest […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 By Brian Lin Nestled between a driftwood waterfall and the First Nations Long House’s Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall is […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 UBC Bookstore has been named Campus Bookstore of the Year for 2004 by the Canadian Booksellers Association at […]
UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Here is a look at UBC Bookstore’s five top-selling books by UBC authors from September 2003 to May […]
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