UBC This Week 19-Sep-2013

Recognizing their contributions to the UBC community, five staff members have been awarded the 2013 President’s Service Award for Excellence.

• Dionne Pelan, Learning Exchange
• Rob Lloyd-Smith, Student Health Service
• Lynn Macdonald, Office of Research Services
• Nelson Dinn, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
• Andrea Wink, Development and Alumni Affairs

Recognizing their personal achievements and contributions to UBC and to the vision and goals of the university, staff members have been awarded the 2013 President’s Staff Awards (Vancouver campus).

Enhancing the UBC Experience
• Bernhard Zender and Jon Nakane, Physics and Astronomy
• Jill Rachel-Baird, Museum of Anthropology

Leadership
• Moyra Ditchfield, Department of Computer Science
• Joanne Schroeder, Human Early Learning Partnership

Emerging Leadership
• Robyn Leuty, School of Kinesiology
• Leonie Harper (née Croydon), Faculty of Medicine

Creativity and Innovation
• Caroline Rueckert, International Student Development
• Jens Locher, Faculty of Graduate Studies

Global Citizenship
• Steven Golob, Food Services

Advancing Diversity and Inclusion
• James Andrew, Faculty of Medicine

Recognizing their achievements and contributions to the Okanagan campus and the community, staff members have been awarded the Staff Awards of Excellence (Okanagan Campus).

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal Award
• Bud Mortenson, University Relations

Enhancing the UBC Experience Award
• Jody Ainley, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
• Susan Belton, Fine Arts (FINA) Art Gallery

Leadership Award
• Jamie Snow, Faculty of Management

For more information, click here.

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The 2012-2013 UBC Annual Report is a digital, online-only document that includes an interactive timeline of major milestones, a financial summary infographic, a metrics scorecard, and customizable, printable options to create and share special interest versions of the annual report to specific stakeholders.

Engaging the UBC community as co-creators, stories were crowd-sourced using an online repository (StoryBox) and built on a WordPress platform, allowing users to easily create ‘blog-style’ entries and share copy, photos and video. The stories selected from 383 submissions reflect UBC’s nine commitments in the University’s Place and Promise Plan. For more information, click here.

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UBC journalism students and faculty have received six nominations in the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. The school’s International Reporting Program received three nominations and its new interdisciplinary social media course, offered in conjunction with the Sauder School of Business, also received a nod. The other two finalists recognize work produced by first-year students on TheThunderbird.ca.

This year marks a record number of nominations for the school – it received five nominations in 2012 and five in 2011. For more information, click here.

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Carolyn Gotay, professor and Canadian Cancer Society Chair in Cancer Primary Prevention at the School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). Gotay will be recognized for her leadership in the field of cancer prevention and for her research which spans population health practices and clinical studies.

Fellowship in the CAHS is one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences communities. For more information, click here.

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The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) has appointed Dr. Sally Thorne as chair of its Board of Directors. Thorne is a professor in the School of Nursing and associate dean of the Faculty of Applied Science at UBC. For more information, click here.

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Pulp and Paper Centre researcher Ata Sina is one of five Canadian students invited to attend the Marcus Wallenberg Award Ceremony, Symposium and Session for Young Researchers in Sweden. Sina is a Master of Science student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the supervision of professors James Olson and Mark Martinez. Sina’s search focuses on a novel method and apparatus that has been developed to create self-folding paper products. For more information, click here.

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UBC Engineering team Andrea Palmer, Tagg Jefferson, Kevin Sipila and Jesse Neufeld won first place in the inaugural Shell International Engineering Competition (Consulting Category) on September 13 in Calgary. The team defeated 15 other universities across Canada, the U.S. and Europe to win a prize of $4,800. For more information, click here.

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A UBC Nursing study on how gay-straight alliances reduce binge drinking among youth in Canadian schools has been included in the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver issue under the heading “Best unexpected bonus of gay straight alliances.” Click here to read the article.

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Dean Mary Anne Bobinski and Faculty of Law invite the UBC community to the inaugural awarding of the Allard Prize for International Integrity. The ceremony will include remarks from keynote speaker, Stephen Lewis, C.C., Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University, followed by the award presentation and reception.

The three finalists for the $100,000 Allard Prize are Global Witness, Anna Hazare and Sima Samar.

Date: Sept. 25, 2013
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Place: Franklin Lew Forum, Allard Hall
Info: Please RSVP. More info.

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Research Day is a student initiative with a focus on “Energy, Water and Sustainability.” This full day event on Oct. 9, 2013, will showcase research work by engineering students in the Faculty of Applied Science. Visit here for more info.

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Two winners were announced for the UBC Faculty and Staff Appeal contest. Long-time donor Margaret Tom-Wing (BSc ’89, BFA ’93), executive coordinator in the Dean of Arts office, won an Apple product prize pack. Engineering assistant professor André Phillion, who won a travel package, said “Graduate students are the life-blood of any major university. I support UBC in order to improve the wellbeing of these talented individuals who are indispensable for achieving UBC’s goals of excellence in Teaching and Research.” For more information about the start an evolution campaign, visit startanevolution.ca.

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Food Services introduces Mercante Cucina Italiana, a new campus eatery located in the Ponderosa Commons on the southwest corner of West Mall and University Boulevard. The menu features traditional Italian pastas, salads, soups, stone-oven pizzas and Italian-themed desserts.

Hours: Monday-Friday 7:45 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Place: 6488 University Boulevard
Info: Click here

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