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Recent UBC Media Releases
- Jun. 7: UBC researchers find stroke death channel
- Jun. 6: UBC study gives insights into how first-time mothers may
experience enhanced learning and memory - Jun. 5: UBC’s Museum of Anthropology to grow by 50 per cent
in $52-million expansion
Upcoming Event Highlights
- Jun. 9: Animal Welfare and the control of stray dogs in Brazil
- Jun. 10: Portugal day celebration
- Jun. 12: The baffling world of contemporary American health care
- Jun. 13: Meeting the challenge of rapid urban growth in India
- Jun. 13: Digital lifestyle rvent – GarageBand & podcasting
Find out what else is happening at UBC
this week. For sports events, visit the UBC Athletics site
at www.gothunderbirds.ca/schedule.asp.
UBC People
- Outgoing president and dean awarded YWCA Women
of Distinction awards - International internships available for UBC postgraduates
- Fire smoke website provides information on air
quality
UBC People
Outgoing president and dean awarded YWCA Women
of Distinction awards
Outgoing UBC president Martha Piper and outgoing
dean of the UBC Faculty of Graduate Studies Frieda Granot were two of eight women who received YWCA 2006 Women of Distinction
awards. For more information: www.ywcavan.org.
Piper won in the category of business and the professions, recognized
for her work in cultivating one of the most internationally acclaimed
universities in Canada, while fostering strong ties between the
university and the business and philanthropic communities. She
began her academic career as a physical therapist of children
with mental disabilities and is now an Officer of the Order of
Canada and recipient of the Order of British Columbia.
Granot won in the category of training and development, recognized
for her role in generating capacity for exceptional global citizens,
especially in knowledge-based economics, and promoting women in
under-represented fields of study. Her interdisciplinary initiatives
include the Liu Institute for the Study of Global Issues, the
Human Early Learning Partnership and the Institute for Resources,
Environment and Sustainability.
International internships available for
UBC postgraduates
Nine young Canadians will get to work overseas in fields related
to their university studies as part of the Institute for Resources,
Environment and Sustainability (IRES) international
internship program. The six-month placement allows postgraduate
students to work in a developing country in order to focus on
fostering sustainability in human and natural systems. Host countries
of South Africa, Rwanda, Urugay, Columbia, India and Senegal currently
have nine job opportunities available. The program is funded by
the Canadian International Development Agency.
For more information: www.ires.ubc.ca/interns.
Fire smoke website provides information
on air quality
In recognition of Clean Air Day, UBC researchers have launched
a website to provide comprehensive information on BC forest fires,
fire smoke-related air quality and their effects on human health.
Visitors can view near real-time fire and air quality status through
interactive maps of BC and the Pacific Northwest that use satellite
and weather data to create a comprehensive picture of current
smoke conditions.
Professor Michael Brauer of the UBC Centre for
Health and Environment Research says the website is a “one
stop shop” for information on fire risk, fire locations,
fire smoke and its health impacts. The fire smoke website is funded
in part by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the
BC Lung Association.
For more information: www.firesmoke.ubc.ca.
