UBC This Week 15-Aug-2013

The Learning Centre presents Vancouver Island author and painter Julie Emerson, who will read from her latest novel A Hundred Days: A Botanical Novel. The novel reveals a fascination and appreciation of island life in the Pacific Northwest and is a wonderful reference for gardeners.

The reading is free and open to the public but registration is recommended. Please visit the Learning Centre for more information.

Date:  August 21
Time:  Noon – 1 p.m.
Place:  Lillooet Room (Room 301), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall

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UBC Library has ranked 14 out of 115 in the latest round of Investment Index rankings by the U.S.-based Association of Research Libraries (ARL). ARL is a non-profit organization of research libraries in Canada and the U.S. UBC placed second among Canadian academic institutions included in the index, which dates to 2011/12.

The latest results highlight a notable rise since 2008/09, when the Library finished 26th in Investment Index rankings. The Investment Index reflects total library expenditures including collections expenditures, staff expenditures and full-time equivalent staff figures.

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Six years ago, BroadbandTV Corporation (BBTV) had three employees. Now, with more than 70 full-time employees and 7,500 YouTube and content partners including NBA, Discovery and A&E, it is one of the top digital media companies in Canada.

UBC Faculty of Applied Science has collaborated with BBTV during the company’s growth. The collaboration began when UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Rabab Ward sought out BBTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati to partner on a project to design multimedia fingerprinting technologies. Together, they received an NSERC Strategic Grant in 2008.

Currently, three UBC PhD graduates work as research engineers at BBTV as well as chief technology officer Mehrdad Fatourechi, a former PhD student and research associate under Ward’s supervision. For more information, click here.

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alumniUBC has secured special pricing for UBC staff, students, alumni and friends of UBC at two remaining BC Lions home games: August 17h vs. Calgary Stampeders and October 4th vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders. Tickets, available at a reduced rate, support UBC with $3 from each ticket sold directed back to the university. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bclions.com/ubc. The offer code is UBCTIX and the discounted rate will be reflected at checkout. For group seating, contact Sharon Jopio at (604) 930-5453 or sjopio@bclions.com. For questions, contact Jenna McCann at jenna.mccann@ubc.ca.

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