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Historic UBC music venues get $22-million makeovers

Two University of British Columbia concert halls with rich histories of teaching, learning and musical excellence officially reopened today after a $22 million revitalization funded by the provincial government, the university and a donor with a passion for classical music.

Oct 12, 2010

Tip Sheet: UBC expert on Chinese intellectuals available to comment on Nobel Peace Prize award

The Nobel committee today has awarded its peace prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Professor Timothy Cheek, an expert on Chinese intellectuals and the history of the communist party, is available to comment. He is Louis Cha Chair of Chinese Research and Associate Director, Centre for Chinese Research at the University of British Columbia Institute for Asian Research.

Oct 8, 2010

UBC officially opens the Simon K.Y. Lee HKU-UBC House and related facilities

The University of British Columbia celebrated the opening of the Simon K.Y. Lee HKU-UBC House on its Vancouver campus today.

Oct 8, 2010

Fisheries Centre presents ‘For Cod's Sake’ documentary

‘For Cod’s Sake’, an international documentary about the fate of the Baltic Sea cod, will be presented at the UBC Fisheries Centre. For years the stock has been declining and […]

Oct 7, 2010

Apple Festival Oct. 16 and 17

The UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival marks its 20th anniversary this year with organizers bringing in more than 37,000 pounds of apples including 9,000 pounds of organic fruit from local […]

Oct 7, 2010

Sage Bistro hosts United Way reception

Tonight, Sage Bistro is hosting a fundraising reception for United Way. The benefit includes a 50/50 draw, a silent auction with items ranging from a River Rock Casino Resort package […]

Oct 7, 2010

Botanical Garden maple collection receives world class ranking

In a recent assessment by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), the collection of maples curated by the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research was ranked number two in […]

Oct 7, 2010

EIESL looking for help to develop kits on the ethics of international engagement

The Ethics of International Engagement and Service Learning (EIESL) project was initiated in 2009 to explore the ethical dilemmas faced by UBC students, staff and faculty as they planned, participated […]

Oct 7, 2010

UBC engineers elected international fellows

Materials engineering professor Frank Ko will receive an Honorary Fellowship from The Textile Institute at the institute’s World Conference and Centennial Dinner on Nov. in Manchester, UK. Ko’s work focuses […]

Oct 7, 2010

UBC civil engineer receives national transportation award

Prof. Tarek Sayed has received the Award of Academic Merit from the Transportation Association of Canada for his long-term contribution to the advancement of academic research and his development of […]

Oct 7, 2010

UBC Dentistry’s magazine Impressions wins journalism award

UBC Dentistry’s Impressions magazine, edited by the Terry Wintonyk, has won the 2010 Meskin Journalism Award for overall excellence in editorial content and design in a dental student publication. The […]

Oct 7, 2010

UBC prof receives international mineral processing award

UBC mining engineering professor emeritus Janusz Laskowski has been selected to receive the 2010 Antoine M. Gaudin Award by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) for his scientific […]

Oct 7, 2010

UBC nursing professors win awards of excellence

Assoc. Prof. Lynda Balneaves has won the 2010 Pfizer Award of Excellence in Nursing Research from the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology. Balneaves is the principal investigator in the […]

Oct 7, 2010

UBC alumna appointed Lesotho’s High Commissioner to Canada

Her Excellency Dr. Mathabo Tsepa was appointed as Lesotho’s High Commissioner to Canada on Aug. 26, 2010.  She completed her PhD in Environmental Education with Samson Nashon in the Dept […]

Oct 7, 2010

UBC This Week

Recent UBC Media Releases Oct. 5: T cell discovery shows promise for Type 1 diabetes treatment: UBC-CFRI study Oct. 4: UBC, Max Planck formalize partnership among world’s top quantum physicists […]

Oct 7, 2010

Media Advisory: UBC officially opens the Simon K.Y. Lee HKU-UBC House and related facilities

Opening of the Simon K.Y. Lee HKU-UBC House, the Simon K.Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre and the Simon K.Y. Lee Hong Kong Ballroom.

Oct 7, 2010

Vol. 56 | No. 10

Oct 7, 2010

Highlights of UBC media coverage in September 2010

World pays high price for overfishing, studies say Reuters, Agence France Presse, CBC, CTV and the Vancouver Sun reported that decades of overfishing have deprived the food industry of billions […]

Oct 7, 2010 - by Compiled by Heather Amos

UBC’s United Way Campaign

UBC’s Pierre Ouillet, vice-president finance, resources and operations, is going to jail and he won’t come out. Ouillet will be stuck behind bars until he raises $250 for bail.

Oct 7, 2010 - by By Heather Amos

UBC cultivates vision for farm

A new plan for the UBC Farm will make it a world-class hub for sustainability research, teaching and learning.

Oct 7, 2010 - by By Basil Waugh