UBC This Week

UBC will unveil to the public more than 20,000 square feet of exhibits, specimens, and Canada’s largest blue whale skeleton exhibit at this weekend’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum opening.  Festivities will include a Biodiversity Treasure Hunt.

Date: Oct. 16 and 17
Time: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Place: 2212 Main Mall
Info: http://bit.ly/bnLyxb

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The latest instalment of the Mythbusters series published by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) is based on a submission by the 2010 Mythbusters Award recipient, UBC master’s candidate Tenneille Loo.  Her myth on adverse drug reactions is entitled: “Clinical trial studies and voluntary adverse drug reaction surveillance systems are effective methods in reducing adverse drug events in the Canadian population.”

The Mythbusters awards is designed to give students the opportunity to work with CHSRF staff to prepare a user-friendly summary of the research evidence behind some of today’s major debates in Canadian health services management and policy.

For more information, visit http://www.chsrf.ca/funding_opportunities/Mythbuster_Student_Award_e.php

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The UBC Faculty of Applied Science announces the McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award. Established to highlight the contributions high-school teachers make to students and communities through their mentorship, the award celebrates those who go above and beyond teaching the curriculum to ensure their students succeed not just academically but personally. Students currently enrolled in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science who attended secondary school in British Columbia or elsewhere in Canada are eligible to nominate an influential teacher.

The winning teacher will receive $5,000 to spend on school enrichment activities, programs or development. The winning teacher will also be asked to nominate a current high-school student to receive a $5,000 scholarship to attend UBC. The UBC Engineering student who nominated the winning teacher will receive $250 in recognition of his or her efforts.

For more information, visit www.apsc.ubc.ca/news/2010/oct7.html.

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The RES’EAU-WaterNET, together with the UBC Faculty of Applied Science and the First Nations House of Learning, are hosting a workshop on Aboriginal Water Health entitled Water: the Life of a Community.. The objective is to discuss water quality and health in indigenous communities and to explore strategies to align university research with the needs of the communities and build on the foundation for community-based participatory research.

Participants include senior community leaders, water operators, scientists and students who will discuss and tackle current challenges in synchronizing governance and technologies with communities’ health and water situations.

Date: Oct. 20
Time: 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Place: The First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall
Info: Limited seating, RSVP to info@reseauwaternet.ca, www.reseauwaternet.ca

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Fresh from sold-out shows at the Vancouver Comedy Festival and Montreal Fringe, Standup for Mental Health (SMH) brings its SMH Days on Campus comedy show to UBC featuring David Granirer and the comics of SMH Vancouver. 

SMH uses stand-up comedy to break down the stigma surrounding mental illness and facilitate a lively discussion about mental illness on campus.   This October, SMH visits 12 top universities and colleges across Canada during Mental Illness Awareness Week/Month. 

Students, faculty, alumni and staff are invited to the lunch and evening shows (free admission).

Date: Oct.14
Time: Lunch: 1 – 1:30 p.m.  Evening: 8 – 9:30 p.m.
Place: Lunch: Norm Theatre, Student Union Building
 Evening: Totem Park Ballroom, 2525 West Mall
Info: Reserve tickets at www.thrive.ubc.ca.  Q & A to follow
SMH video clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLksbEe_Y48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7uMX3syc9o

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The next call is out for applications to the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre’s BC History Digitization Program (BCHDP).

Application materials for 2011 are now available on the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre’s website: http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/node/326

The BCHDP, launched in 2006, provides matching funds to help organizations such as libraries, archives and museums with their digitization projects. Since the program’s inception, 77 projects throughout BC have been awarded total funding worth more than $650,000.

For more information, visit http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/ps/BCDigitInfo.html or contact Mimi Lam mimi.lam@ubc.ca or Chris Hives chris.hives@ubc.ca

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