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I I A majority ofUBC undergraduates expressed satisfactionwith universitylife, according to the 1996 Survey of Under- graduate Experience at Canadian Uni- versities. Eight-five per cent of the UBC under- graduatessurveyed indicated that they were either "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with the overall qualityof their education. A further breakdown showed 79 per cent of UBC students believed their university learning experiences had been intellertu- ally stimulating, 87 per centwere satisfied with their decision to attend UBC and 76 per cent were happy with the quality of teaching they had received. Ten universitiesparticipated in the second annual suney co-ordinated by the University of Manitoba'sDept. of Housing and Student Life. Other institutions participating included Concordia.Acadia. Dalhousie. Nipissing and Simon Fraseruniversities, the universitiesof I1 Thornson photo Lethbridge. andToronto. and Memorial Uni- Eye to Eye versity of Newfoundland. Brock Turner, coach of the UBC Wrestling Club,watches two recruits tangle on new mats in the Student In total, 3.357 students completed the Recreation Centre studio. Club members meet every Monday, Wednesdayand Friday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. mail surveys. Nearly allthe students (97per For information on the more than 200 student clubs on campus call 822-3961 or 822-1961. J' See SURVEY Page 2 Murder my3eryin air Geneticist earns Science and Technology gold for Homecoming'96 Dr. Judith Hall. headof Pediatrics at In oneofherearlystudiesofhormone Solve a murder on the high seas. lend The Great Trek RemTmbered Lunch- UBC and B.C.'s Children's Hospital. has I behaviour. Hall identified a newcauseof an earto local literati. or sample enough eon takes place Oct. 18 at Cecil Green won a B.C. Science and dwarfism. She later de- apples tokeep a dozen doctors away. Park House. Thelunch, to honour alumni Technolorn gold medal velopednew ways to UBC's annual Homecoming celebration for their contributionsto UBC's develop- for her work in mcdical classify various causes offers something lor ever?/ taste Oct. 15- ment over the years. will payspecial genetics. of dwarfism and other 20. tribute to Evelyn Lett on the occasionof Gold medals are pre- congenitalabnormali- The events that make Homecoming up her100th birthday. Lett wasinstm- sented annually by the ties. are expected to bring thousands ofguests mental in the creation of both the Alma B.C. Science Council lo Morerecently,she has and UBC alumni to campus to partici- Mater Society and the UBC Alumni As- recognize outstanding campaigned for adequate pate in classreunions. the Botanical sociation. achievements by B.C. amounts of folic acid in Garden's annual Apple Festival, special A Literary Event, featuring readings scientists. engineers, in- the diet prior to preg- lectures and a murder mystery at the by four alumni authors.my11 take place dustrial innovators and nancy.Foundinfmitand Cecil Green mansion. Oct. 19 from 1-3 p.m. at Cecil Green sciencecommunicators. greenvegetables. folic Severalevents. including the Apple Park House. Authors Murray Logan, Nominated by Nobel acid reducesthe inci- Festival and a lecture by Prof. Stanley Zsuzsi Gartner. Genni Gunn and Tim Iaureate Michael Smith, p^ t ' /"' 3 dence ofneuraltube de- Coren. authorof The Intelligence ofDogs Ward will read from their works at this Hallreceived theaward ~"-1 . : ># i fects as well as several andmore recently Sleep Thieves, are first-ever literary event, hosted by thethe in category New Hall congenitalother abnor- open to the public. Alumni Association and dedicated to malities.Frontiers in Research. Hall is aleader in medical genetics, Previous recognition of her work has Prof. Stanley Coren will kick off Home- the memory of Rosalind MacPhee. au- especially in the field of congenital birth includedtheUBC Senior KillamResearch coming festivities with a talk on sleep thor of Picasso's Woman .- an award- defects. Her discoveries have led to a better Prize. the March of Dimes Award for Life- deprivation, a condition which he says winning story on herfight with breast understanding of the genetic factors that time Achievement in the Genetic Sciences many of us suffer from. Coren's talkis cancer. Call 822-33 13. affect children's Sowth, the lack of it. See GOLD Page 2 thefirst in the Favourite Professors a The Botanical Garden's annual Apple or Speakers Series and partof the Bring- Festival draws thousandsof apple fan- ing UBC Downtown program. It takes ciers every year. Visitors to this year's place from noon to 1 p.m. on Oct.15 at festival will have an opportunityto the Robson Square Conference Centre sample some 50varieties ofapple, ques- and is open to the public.To purchase tionexperts regarding apple types, a ticket, which is $10, call 822-3313. blightsBridges and other general apple infor- Building 3 Murder on the High Seas is the theme mation. and take in pruning and graft-JBC's endowment fund helps fill a gap in funding campus researchers of this year's murder mystery dessert ing demonstrations. Apple trees anda wide range of apple varieties will be event at Cecil Green Park House, Oct. Entrance nternet 3 18. Guests are invited to take part by available forpurchase aswell. The fes- acting as a suspect or joining fellow tival takes place at the Botanical Gar- :ampus works: Growing numbers of students apply toUBC by computer detectives in trying to solve the mys- den on Southwest Marine Dr. on Oct. tery. Thisis the third time the event has19-20 from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Lnxiety Away 11 been hosted by the AlumniAssocia- tion, following two previous sell-outs. More Homecoming new study looks at methods for treating a debilitating disorder Participants can registeras individuals or as a team of six. Tickets are $20 and highlights ... lynamic Duo 12 include a dessert buffet. For informa- rofile: Prof. Alan Mackworth's Dynamites aim to prove robots can think tion and reservations call 822-8923. ;eePaae 2 2 UBC ReDOrtS . October 3,1996
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standard of Ca!l;tdian law and this administrati\rcprtxwlurca Editor: instruc+- thr three-person has. Re: Discrimination and panel to do so when weighting Finally. one original irrl..t of Harassment Policy. Professor the ba1anc.e of probabilities to 'natural justice' is the riel! t to Kahn's response (UBC Reports, reach their verdict. Given this hear the testimonyof IIIV other Scpt. 19) situation. one might ask what party and to cross r.\amine I must apologize in my original would be an accepcnblc this testinion!,. 11: ! i~epolicy, letter for not recognizing that the defense (temporary insallity. the panel 'I(,ts '1.. ...... , ...... UBC ReDorts . October 3.1996 3 Choi building opens to cultural celebration A new cornerstone of UBC's interna- light the different regions represented in tional focus. the C.K. Choi Building for the building4apan on Monday,India the Institute of Asian Kesearch, officially and South Asia on Tuesday, Southeast 3pens on Oct. 7. Asia on Wednesday, China on Thursday The Choi building provides a homenew and Korea on Friday. Tor an expanded Institute of Asian Re- Asia Week festivities run from 9 a.m. to search, which was founded in 1978. 4:30 p.m. daily. Lunches featuring the Headed by Director Terry McGee, the cuisines ofAsian countrieswill be served institutehouses five researchcentres each dayfrom 11 a.m.to 1 p.m., immedi- focusingon different regions of Asia: ately followed by cultural performances. China, Japan, Korea. Southeast Asia, Displays range from traditional arts and India and SouthAsia. and craftsto the latest Internet web sites The building and its institute contrib-from Asia, on view at the institute's mul- ute to UBC's already strong links with timedia centre. Graduate students will academic institutions in other countries demonstrate how new technology is ap- and function as a gateway to the cam- plied to research. pus's international precinct, which in- Daily tours will be given of the award- cludes theAsian Centre andNitobe Gar- winning building, whichis constructed of den. recycled and recyclablematerials and Funding for the institute wasprovided features the latest advances in environ- by a number of major donorsfrom Canada mental design. and Asia including a lead gift from the The tours, conductedby Campus Plan- C.K. Choifamily andmatching funds ning andDevelopment. will take place at from the B.C. government. More than 10 a.m and 2:30 p.m. daily. $20 million in grants and endowments A book exhibition and salewill be held was raised for the institute's building, by the three journals published out ofthe two endowed faculty positions in each Choi building- PacijlcAffairs.B.C. Stud- centre, graduate fellowships, faculty ex- ies and CanadianLiterature. Institute changes and library collections. and Centre publications will be on sale, The official opening ceremony begins ;ovm Wllson phol including copies of Design for the Next at 2:30 p.m.,Oct. 7 with a ribbon cutting,Millennium: The C.K. Choi Buildingfor the Karen Jew, foreground, and Marietta staff members in the Institutea Lao, plaque unveilings and honouring of do- Institute ofAsian Research, which givesa Asian Research, pose in the StoneGarden at theC.K. Choi Building, whicl nors. detailed description of the building and officially opens Oct. 7. The five stones are engravedwith Chinese characters Principal guests of honour will be the the institute's activities. each of which represents a Confucian virtue - humanity, righteousness Choifamily. C.K. Choi is aVancouver As well, the institutewill host an aca- propriety, wisdom andtrustworthiness - chosen by C.K. Choi to reflect th, business leader and philanthropist and demic conference, The Empowerment of philosophy that hasguided his life. The stones were shipped from Mt. Ta five of his seven sons and daughters are Asia, that runs Oct. 8-9. in China's Shandong province, birthplace of Confucius. graduates of UBC. Theconference will bringtogether "Although I have not had the benefitof prominent scholars from Asia and North a higher education and do not consider America for what organizers say prom- myself an intellectual, I have always had ises to be a milestone in the reassessment a tremendous desire for the pursuit of of Asia's role in the emergingglobal sys- knowledge." Choi said in explaining his tem. support of UBC. The keynote speaker is Harvard Uni- Other special events held to inaugu- versityProf. Tu Weiming, aninterna- rate thenew building includeAsia Week, tional scholar on Confucian thought and Students admitted a celebration featuring daily noon hour director of the Harvard-Yenching Insti- concerts and cultural events that high- tute. electronically by Stephen Forgacs Endowment helps fund Staff writer Applying to UBC has never been easier, or faster. More than 600 students who applied for admission to UBC for the 1996/97 school year did so elec- challenging research tronically using a World Wide Web application form. Mike Lehmann. project manager in the Registrar's Office, said the capacity Chris Gallagher looks upon his film problematic at the best of times,"he to accept student applications electronically will benefit students primarily by MortalRemains as a creative arts project said. "The Social Sciences and Humani- speeding up processing. rather than research. This distinction ties Research Fund allowed me to shoot 'The turn-around on an application that is mailed may be several weeks, placed Gallagher's documentaryonNorth a signiflcant portionof the show which, whereas one received by Internet can be turned around ill days. In some Americancemeteries squarely in the when cut together, will clearly demon- cases we are able to send out a letter of acknowledgment on the same day an "high-risk" categoryfor traditional fund- strate the nature and qualityof the project application is received." Lehmann said. ing sources. to other funding agencies." The application foml. which can be accessed through the Post Secondary Fortunately, the associate professor's Gallagher is one offour successful grant Application Service of B.C.'s (PASBC)Web site (http://www.pas.br GI), allows innovative approach to workin the Dept. applicants to give presentations on their prospective students to submit an application form to UUC or other- B.C. of Theatre, Film and CreativeWriting work at a briefing attended by SSHRC universities from Lirtually anywhere in the world and to pay their application landed him one of UBC's inaugural So- President Lynn Penrod. Other presenters fee by credit card. cial Sciences and Humanities Research and projects illustrating the diversity of Although the Internet application was aimed primarily at B.C. hlgh school Fund grants. research funded by the program include: students last year. electronic applicationswcrc received from as far away as The idea behind the fund is to sup- Sociologist Dawn Cunie, Gender 8peafic Australia and Sweden. portscholarly works which challenge Impacto~elopmentStra.teg&sonWomen Previously all applications were received on paper. sorted. entered into a perceived notions in a particular disci- fiom Poor Village and Rural Areas in Sri computer, and thenprocessed by admissions staff. Receipt of applications pline or field," says Prof. Tony Dorcey. LanJca; English Prof. Paul Stanwood, The via the Internet means admissions staff are able to check the computer on a chair of the committee overseeing appli- Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John regular basis for new applications and process them as they come :n. cations. The fund encourages theorigi- Donne; and Psychologist Peter Suedfeld, The number of applications received via the Internet this year represents nality, risk-taking and interdisciplinarity Coping Behaviours and P~ychosocialAd- only six per cent of the total applications for first year. said Susan Peters. that tendto disadvantage or rule outan aptation of People Who Have Experiencsd assistant registrar for Admissions. but the Internet applicLItion wa> available application to the Social Sciences and anExtreme, TraumaticSiluation' The Hob for less than two months before the 1996 deadline for E3.C. seconcklry school Humanities Research Council(SSHRC)." CauSt applicants. Peters expects far more Internet applications next year from all Dorcey quickly points out that grants The briefing, held Oct. 3 from 1-4:45 different types of applicants. including international stuclrnts. from the fund are not intendedto replace p.m.in Green College's Great Hall, is During peak registration times the Registrar's Office rpceives up to 2,000 . thoseavailable from SSHRC or other designed to encourage and assist the de- applications per week for a total of approximately 20.000 each year. The grantingsources. Rather, applicants velopment of proposals for the next com- effect of tcchnological change on the admissions process will be inl:nense, mustdetail how one-yearprojects fi- petition, for which the deadline is Nov. 1. Peters said. nanced under the programwill enhance Drawnfromanendowmentcreatedwith "Using the Internet for-admissions applicationsis just the tip ot the the chances of success for future appli- funds received from the Hampton Place iceberg." she said. "Studentscan now also use our Sttldent Service.; Web site cations to provincial, national and inter-residential development, the Social Sci- to change their address, inquirt>on an award or other Sinanc+d aid or review national funding agencies. ences and Humanities Research Fund has their coursrs and grades. In the near f~~ture, studentswill be able loaccess In thecase of Mortal Remains. grown from $300.000 in 1994/95 to its the Internet to register in their courses. order transcripts or changv their Gallagher is confident that further fund- current pool of $900,000. To date,the personal identity number. We want to improve our senice to studerlts by ing will be found to complete the film. fund has supporteda total of 37 projects. making their student information as accessible as possible for then)." "The nature of any film project is that Forfurther information about the The address of the Student Srrvices Wcl, site is http://ww.ul,c.ca/ it has an elementof risk involved and the SocialSciences and Humanities Research student /student.html topic of death and cemeteries can be Fund call 822-5725. Calendar October 6 through October 19 Lecture Year 2000. Cecilia Danaher. doc- Continuing Studies Mathematics. Mathematics, 104, Sunday, Oct. 6 1 The Rise And Fall Of TheInca toralcandidate, English. Hotel Seminar Series 3:40pm.Refreshments at Empire. Geoffrev W. Conrad. In- Georgia, 2-3:30pm. Continues to Home Is WhereThe Hurt Is: 3: 15pm. Math Annex 1 1 15. Call Green College Performing diaka U. MOA.* 7:30-9pm. Call Nov. 20. $65: seniors $50. Call Houses In North AmericanLitera- 822-2666. 822- 1450. Arts Group 822-5087. ture. Deborah Lendon. Hotel Geor- Distinguished Medical I gia, 2-3:30pm. Continuesto Nov. A Reading Of His Works. 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Kenneth Hardrr. form Society Support Or Under- Ecology & Biodiversity Seminar PhD 'candidate. Wesbrook 201, Wall Slip InThe Capillary Flow A1 mine Interdisc-iplinarit4.'?Michael Research Seminar 4pm.Refreshments. Call 822- Molten Polymers Subject To Vis- Daxner, U Oldenburg.Green Tuesday, Oct. 8 Serengeti Wildebeest Population 8764. Heating.Eugenecous College, 7:30pm. Call 822-6067. Dynamics: Regulation. Limitation Rosenbaum. grad student. CEME Atmospheric Sciences And Implications For Harvesting. Earth & Ocean Science 206, 3:30pm. Call 822-3238. Seminar Simon Mduma. Zoology. Family/ Seminar Tuesday, Oct. 15 Nutritional Sciences 60, 4:30pm. Electromagnetic Imaging Of The Occupational Hygiene Global Models And Small-scale Cecil & Ida Green Visiting Heterogeneity At TheEarth's Refreshments, Hut B-8. 4: 10pm. San Andreas Fault: Implications Program Seminar Series Call 822-3957. Professor Seminar Surface. J.R. Philip, CSlRO.Aus- ' ForFault Mechanics. 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Call 822- ' ExoticQuantum Effects In Veterinary & Agricultural U, Young, playwright. David Berner. 2637. 1 IanAntiferromacnetic Chains. Denmark. CSCI 301,4-5:30pm. Statistics Seminar ~ actor and John Juliani. director. Affleck. physics.Chemistry D- Refreshments. Call 822-0570. i Green College. 8pm. Call 822- Physics & Astronomy Fitting Categorical Regression ~ 402, centreblock, 4pm. Call 822- ~ Centre for Applied Ethics ModelsTo Response-Based Sam- 6067. Colloquium ' 3266. Colloquium ples. Alastair Scott, U of Auck- Air Pollutants. AhMcMillan. At- ~ Green College Linguistics Department Moral Status Of Embryos. Walter land. CSCI 301, 4-5:30pm. Re- Speaker Series mosphericand Environmental freshments. Call 822-0570. Services.Hebb, 4pm. Refresh- Colloquium Glannon. Angus 413.4-6pm. Austria Between 1945 And 1995: merits. 3:45pm. Call 822-3853. The ComDositionalitvOf Words Call 822-5139. Biotechnology Laboratory Westernization, De-Austrification ~ And Caiegories.Rose-Marie Or Normalization? Prof. Anton Poetic Persuasions Favourite Professors Seminar ~ Dechaine, Linguistics. Huchanan Pelinka. U Innsbruck. Green Col- Protein Folding From The Per- Readings Of Original.Creativr , penthouse. 3:30pm. Refresh. Speakers Series lege, 5:30pm. Call 822-6067. spective Of Simple Models. Prof. Works Followed ByAn Open Fo- ~ merits, Call 822-5594, SleepDeprivation. Stanley rum. Green College. 7:30~m.Call ~ Coren. Robson Square Confer- Ken A. Dill, U of California (San Applied Mathematics I, Francisco).Wesbrook 20 1, 822-6067. 1 ColloquiumMathematics ence Centre, 12- lpm. $10, in- 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2260. I Colloquium In Search Of H (Via Non-Linear cludes brown-bag lunch.To reg- A ' i Moving Mesh Method For Higher Law& Society Seminar ~ Eigenvalues).Joel Friedman, ister call 822-3313. Continuing Studies Reading Dimensional PDEs.Robert D. 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Call 822- 1450. Speaker Series Continuing Studies Seminar Police Culture: A Force Of Re- Calendar items must be submitted on forms avail- Continuing Studies Series sistance? Janet Chan,U of Syd- Lecture Series able fiom the UBC Public Affairs Of&% 3 10 - 625 1 Cecil ney. Green College. 5:30pm. Re- HongKong: Past.Present And ~ International Scene.Various aca- Green Park Road, Vancouver B.C.. V6T 121. Phone: ception in Graham House 4:45- Future.Diana Lary and Glen ~ 5:30pm. Call 822-6067. demic experts giving up-to-date Peterson. History. Hotel Georgia. 822-3131.Fax: 822-2684.Please limit to 35 words. perspectiGes onworld events. ~o-12-1:30pm. Continues to Nov. 7. Submissions for the Calendar's Noticessection may be Centre for telGeorgia. 12:05-l2:55pm. $45: seniors $35. Call 822- 1450. Question period 1- 1:30pm. Con- limited due to space. Applied Ethics tinues to Oct. 23. $65: seniors Continuing Studies Lecture colloquium $50. Bring lunch. Call 822- 1450. 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Oregon Thursday, Oct. 17 Intellectual History. Cornell U. HealthSciences U. IRC#4. Distinguished Artists Four Authors: Murray Logan. lRC#2, 8:15pm. Call 822.3 13 1, Zsuzsi Gartner. Genni Gunn and , 12:30-1 :3Opm. Call 822- 171 O/ Earth & Ocean Sciences Concert 822-3737. Seminar Steven Dann, viola: Eric Wilson, cello: Robert Silverman.piano. Lectures in Mineral Physics Interpretations Of Mantle Seismic Tomography Music recital hall. 8pm. $19adult. Modern Chemistry Michael Brown, U of Washington $10 student/senior. Call 822- Theoretical Chemistry At NASA ceosCiences,135, 12:3opn1. call 5574. Ames ResearchCenter. Dr. 822-2267/822.3466, Steve Langhoff. NASA Ames , Research Center.Chemistry 1 Genetics Graduate F’riday, Oct. 18 250, southwing, 1 pm. Refresh- Program Seminar Pharmaceutical Sciences Notices ments from 12:40pm.Call 822- MachineryFor processing hcl 3266. Folding RibosomalRNA: Who Car Seminar Volleyball the Asian Centre from 1:30- riesThe Baggage? Patrick Dennis. Treating HIV Infection: Can We Faculty. Staff and Grad Student 2:20pm. All welcome. Please be Biochemistrv & Molecular Biol Deal With All These New Drugs? Volleyball Group. Every Monday punctual. Call 228-8955. Wednesday, Oct. 16 ogy.WesbroGk 20 1.4pm.Refresh IRC#3. 12:30- 1 :30pm. Call 822- and Wednesday. Osborne Centre, ments. Call 822-8764. 4645. Gym A. 12:30- 1:30pm. No fees. Herpes Zoster Cecil & Ida Green Visiting Drop-insand regular attendees (Shingles) Study Environmental Engineering Theoretical Chemistry Professor Seminar welcome for friendly competitive Participants required to take part Seminar inclinical dermatology trial at Can Camus/ClamencePlead De Seminar games. Call 822-4479 or e-mail: Lisa Walls, Environment Canada. On TheVlasov-Manev Equations. [email protected]. Division of Dermatology. 855 West Man’s Case‘?RereadingThe Fall. R. Illner. U. Victoria. Chemistry Tenth Avenue. Requirements, 50 Dominick LaCapra, Cornell U. CEME 1215.3:30-4:30pm. Re freshments. Call 822-2637. D-402. centre block,4pm. Call Morris and Helen Belkin years of age and older. within 72 Green College coachhouse. 822-3266. hours of onset of first skin rash. 12:30-2:30pnl. Call 822-5675. Art Gallery Exhibition Continuing Studies Tuesday ~ Friday: 1Oam-5pm: Sat- Maximum 13visits over 24-week Occupational Hygiene Ecology & Biodiversity Seminar Series urday, 12-5pm. 1825 Main Mall. period. Free medicationand hono- Visions Oftlurnan Possibility. ex Program Seminar Series Call 822-2759. rarium given. For further infor- Research Seminar GreenBuildings. I’roductivity. mation call 875-5296. The Ecological E3asis Of Avian ploring for identity and sclf;reali zation. Leonard George, psycholo Well-Being.And Judith Surplus Equipment SensitivityTo Ilabitat Fragmen- Heenvagen. Hatelle Seattle Re- Diabetes 1997 Conference tation. Jell Walters. Virginia gist. writerand Iccturcr. Carr Hall Recycling Facility conference room. 7:30-9:30pm. search Centre.Vancouver Hospi- Weekly sales of furniture. com-Diabetic.Young The Tech U. Family/Nutritional Sci- tal/HSC. UBC Site. Kocrner Pa- InterprofessionalContinuing ences 60. 4:30pm.Refresh- $135: seniors $1 15. Call 822 puters. scientific etc. heldevery 1450. \.ilion G-279, 12:30- 1:3Opni. Call Wednesday.noon-5pm. SERF. Education Conference will take ments in Hut B-8. 4: IOpm.Call 822-9595. place Friday, April 4 and Satur- 822-3957. 2352 Health Sciences Mall.Call Biostatistics Seminar 822-2582 for information. day. April 5. 1997. in Vancou- Chemical Engineering ver. for all health professionals Weekly Seminar Faculty Development interested and involvedin dia- Treatment OfA Pulp Mill Conden- Wouldyou like to talk with an betic care. For further infornla- sate Stream In A Fccdback-Con- rxperienced faculty member, one tion call 822-2626. trolledFisrd-Film Biorrartor. on one. abotlt vour teaching con- Gonzalo Milet. grad student. cerns? Call the Centrefor Faculty Centering Pregnancy CEME 206,3:30pm. Call 822- Development andInstructional Drop-in 3238. Services at 822-0828 and askfor The Centering Pregnancy Drop- in, runby UBC Nursing Faculty Microbiology & Red-Cock:&d Woodpeckers. Jeff the Teaching Support Croup. Walters,Virginia Tech U. Geography Colloquium andstudents incollaboration Immunology Seminar MacMillan 166.2:30-3:30pm.Call Series Studies in Hearing with West-Main Health Unit, 01.- Series 822-0502. Biogeography And Colonialism In and Communication ferssupport and information MolecularAnd Functional New Zealancl. John Stenhouse.U Senior (65 years or older) and about pregnancy and birth to Analysis Of Gliding Motility In Medieval And ofOtago. Geography 239.3:30pm. Junior (20-30 years) volunteers women who are pregnant or con- Mvxococcus Xanthus. Alfred Renaissance Studies Call 822-2985. needed. Participants will attend templating pregnancy. Wednes- Spormann,Stanford U. Medieval Mothers: FemaleFore up to threeone-hour appoint- days. IO- 11:30am.Acadia Wesbrook 201, 12- Ipm. Call bears And Founding Fictions. Do11 Fisheries Research ments at UBC. Experiments will Fairview Commons Block. For 822-3308. Maddox. U of Massachusetts. Seminar Series examine different :]spec-tsof hear- information call 822-7470. Green Colle~c.1:00pm. Call 822 Are Coral Reef Fishes I>if!erent ing and communication abilities. Boomerang Family Continuing Studies 6067. From Other Fishes?Rainer Froese. Honorarium for some studies.Call Seminar Series ICLARM. Philippinrs. Fisheries The Hearing Lab. 822-9474. Research Writitlg Mystcry Fiction. I-.R. Critical Issues in Centre. Iiall Yorquc room. The Counselling Psvcholom Dept. Wright, novclist. Carr I fall 1 14. Global Development 11:30an1- 12:30pnl. Refresh- Clinical Research is looking for adults who have i:30-9::[email protected] to Nov. E~loodThickrr7‘h;rnWatcr: A CUI mcnts. Call 822-5674. Support Group returned home to live. They and 27. $170. Call 822- 14.50. tural Analvsis Of Chinese Capi The Clinical Research Support their parents are invited to par- talist 1levelopmc.nt. YoLl-tierl Continuing Studies Group which opcratcs under the ticipate in a study focusing on the Cecil & Ida Green Visiting Hsing, Community and Kcgional Keynote Address auspices of the Dept. of Ilealth experience. inter-personal rela- Professors Lecture Planning. Green Collcgc, 8pm. Call The Stale Of Thc World‘s Chil- Care and Epidenliology provides tionsand responsesto thischange Menlorv. Law And Literature: 822-6067. drcn.Stcphen Lcwis.UNICEF. methodological,biostatistical. in the family. Involvrs confidrn- Curtis 101, 7:30-9pm. Call 822- computational and analytic.al sup- tial interviews.Please call 432- 9171. port for health researchers. For 19 15 for more in1c)nnation. an appointment please call L~LI- Linguistics Colloquium re1 Slaney at 822-3530. Science First Who Put Thr ’I” In Chomsky? Seminar Series Three Models Of Spatiotemporal Garden Hours This is for you! A new seminar Divrrsity In La~iguage.William Nitobe Memorial Garden. Uotan- series focusing on science in re- ‘I’urkel. Buchanarl penlhouse. cal Garden and the Shop-iwthe- search. in education. andin our 3:30pm. Iielrcshrnents.Call 822- Garden arc open IOan1-6pm daily ciailylives. Plan to join. bring Philosophy 5594. (includingweekends) until Oct. your lunch. your curiosity and pertension I’aratligm‘? Subodh Colloquium 13. Call 822-9666 (gardens). 822-vour open mind. Ask questions Verma.Pharmaceutical Sci- Mathematics Colloquium 4529 (shop). and talk to the scientistsin per- ences: Toward Investigating WhatDavidson Said To Thf. Skeptic. L3jorn Ramberg.SFU. Primal Versus Dud Viewpoints In son after the seminars. Watch Cleft Palate: Signalling Mecha- NonsmoothOptimization. Philip Guided Tours of the UBC Calendar and flirrs lor nisms AndNormal Palate De- Buchanan 11-202. 1 -2:30pni. Call 822-3292. D. Loewen. Mathematics 104. Botanical Garden announcements. velopment.Dr. Alan Young. 3:40pm. Refreshments. Mathh- By Friends of the Garden. Every Dentistry. IKC#4. 5-8:30pm. nex 1 1 15. 3:15pm in . Call 822- Wednesday and Saturday. Ipm. Parent Care Project Call 875-2430/822-3737. Cecil & Ida Green Visiting Professors Fireside Chat 2666. until Oct. 13. Free with admis- Daughters/daughters-in-law sion. Call 822-9666. who are caring for a parent in a Orthopedics Revisiting’l‘he Historians’ Debate. Pediatrics Grand Rounds care facility are needed for a Grand Rounds Dominick LaCapra. Cornell U. AlchemyAnd Poison Pills: Parents with Babies counselling psychology study on Paediatric, Orthopedics.Van- Graham House. Grcrn College. ChelatingChildren For ”Heavy Have you ever wondered how ha- thechallenges women face in couver IIospital/€ISC, Eye Care 7:30pm. Call 822-5675. Metal Poisoning.” Dr. G. Lockitch. bies learn to talk? llelp us find parent care. Involves individual Centre auditoriuln. 2550 Wil- Science First Pathologp. GFStrongailditorium, out! We are looking for parents inten~iews/questionnaire. Call low. 7am. Call 875-4646. gam. Call 875-2307. with babies between one and 14 Allison at 822-9199. Lecture Series months of age to participate in Senate Commercializing Scicntific lnno - Murder Mystery language development studies. If The SecondRegular Meeting Of vation ~ A Dangerous But Excit- Dessert Buffet you are interested in bringingyour Senate. UHC’s Academic Par- ing Enrlcavour. I,ornr Whitehead. Murder On The Fligh Seas. Cecil baby for a one-hour visit, please liament. Curtis 102. Xprn. Call IRC#6. 1-2p111.Call 822-5552. Green Park llousc~.7:30pm. S20 call Dr. Janet Wcrker’sInfant 822-2951. CICSR Distinguished per pcrson. Call 822-8923. Studies Centre.Dcpt. ol I’sychol- ogy. 822-6408 (ask lor Nancy). Noon Hour Concert Lecture Series The Cathedral Chamber Play- Chaos And (:onlrol. Liz l3radIcy. UBC Zen Society crs. Martin Fostvr. violin. Susan U 01 <:olor:ltlo. C:I<‘SII 208. 4 Next calendar deadline:Meditation sessions will be held Grccm. c~4lo.EugcncI’l~~\vutsk~. 5:30pI11. Ii~’II-~~SIlIll(’IltS. CaII 822- Monday, Oct. 7, noon each Monday (exc,cpt holidays) United Wy Mllsic~ recital hall. piano. 6894. during term.in t hc Tea Gallery of ., .. .. ,...... + 6 UBC Reports . October 3,1996 walking through the forest aftera spring rain playing a round of golf on your local course cantering along the trailson horseback a game of racquetball or tennis on campus picking blackberries for this evening's dessert planting daffodils and crocus bulbson your patio upping your pulse rateon a mountain bike trail on a sunday afternoon ... an afternoon matinee at the Varsity meet friends atthe beach for a sunset barbecue lazy sunday shoppingon 10th avenue curl up on the couchwith a good book Coming verysoon - a special collection of charming flats and courtyard townhomes borderingPacific Spirit Park on the UBC Endowment Lands. For Priority Registration call 681 - 4636 + UBC Reports . October 3,1996 7 THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA REPORT OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE 1995-96 General Operations 1st year's financ%tl statements have been restatedto make them consistentwith the rw presentation. Included with the schedules. which are noi audited, is Schedule The IJniversity entlccl the year with a net changr in operating surplus of $529.00C which reflects our analvsis of the year's operations on a fund accounting basis. This reduces our ac~c~umulated operatingdeficit lo $122.000, fievcmues increased t,: 2.9% to $784. 1 million (sw table 1). Iievenllr to the Uni\,ersity is deri\wl from fiv :ore Operations sources: government grants and contracts: tuition and related fees: other grants contracts and donations: investment inconle: and sales and senices. he General Purpose Operating (GPO) fund has been restructured anddivided into lree sets of accounts that represent core, non-core and continuing studies func- The provincial goverrlment grant was increasedby $1.7 million in fiscal 1995/96. 11 ons. in order to isolate revenue and expenditures associated with each function. addition to thr base grant the IJniversity received the following: ore ac%vities include both academic and administrative functions is and most easily The third ol' three cqual installrnents totaling $1 million to restrx-eltlncls removel 2finr:d as those tasks lunded from core revenues of which provincial government by thr province when rcsponsibility for rnaintenanw of spac'e in thy teachin, -ants and tuition fees rrpresent over 97%J. hospitals was transferred from the University to the Ministry of Health. This year' 1 payment of$333.000 was awarded on a one-time basisand is not yct added to 011 on-core activities arehose that are supported a on fee for senice basis orby grants base operating grant. la1 are received lor designated purposes. $.9 million to fund the costs of pav equity obligations lo sllppcrt staff': he Continuing Stllclies set of accounts includes both credit and non-credit activity $1.6 million for cnrollment growth: and $1.6 million for graduate student support.: Total provincial operating support in 1995/96 was $273.1 million. In addition to the operating funding above. we also received $1.9 million from th Total Revenug:'Core Operations provincial govemnwnt to fund the costsof the BR Centre Ltd, a company incorporate1 for the year ended March 31, 1996 (rntl~onrd dollarr) under the laws of British Columbia for the purpose of utilizatiorl of biology for th discovery or developnlent of potential medicinal agents. Salaries and benefits of$323.0million foroperating purposes represents77% of tota operating expenses. Total spending for scholarships increased by $3.2 million to $18.9 million. a 2 13 increase over last year. of which $3.0 million came from operating funds. The University benefited from the strong investment marketsof the past year. Th endowment earned $33.5 million, a rate of return equal to 16.00/0for the fiscal vra~ The University's endowment continuedto growboth through donations andthrougl our policy of protecting the endowment from inflation through the reinvestment c $1 1.1 million of investment income. Thebook value ol our endowment grew by ove 130/0last year. Thr markrt value of all endowments hrld spec3ic;lllyfor (he benrfi of the university was $388.6 million at March 3 1. 1996. Total Revenue, Core Operations $340 Total ReverGe by Source lor the year ended March 31, 1996 frnlllans 01 daltar?l TIP, F 1 Total Expense<"Core ODerations fdr the year ended March 31, 199'6 (mll80ns of ddla~) Total Revenue $784 TABS 7 Total Expenses by Category for the year ended March 31. 1996 Total Expenses, Core Operations $341 TAiiLI 7 Total Revenue, Non-Core Operations lo; Ihe ytar end?d March 31 1'3Clti 18 .%,. ,., l,.3> Total Revenue, Non-Core Operations 555 .. 8 UBC ReDOrtS f October 3. 1996 THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1 REPORT OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE 1995-96 Total Expenses, EgA-Core Operations lor lhe year ended March 31, 1996 i"lilll0"S 0,a:,,., Total Expenses, Non-Core Operations S54 Continuing Studies Noncredit courses. as well as some credit courses.are offered through UBC Continuin, Studies whichis comprised ofthe departmentsof the Centrefor Continuing Educatio~ (CCE), UBC Access and the Office of Extra Sessional Studies (OESS). CCE offers non credit courses in such diverse sub.jects as computer informatiol technolo@. environmental studies, and English and foreign language skills. Alsc educational travel is availablethrough field studiesand international travel tl students interested in widening their knowledge in a practical way. Distance education credit courses are offered through UBC Access which designs produces and delivers programs throughout the province. The UBC Access officl works with faculties toprovide credit courses. As part ofB.C.'s OpenUniversity. UB( Access courses are applicable towards an Open University degree, thus providin; more flexible study options for students. Revenues from continuing studies activiliesin 1995/96 were $24.8 million. The University's Endowment The endowment funds have grown significantlyover the last 10 years from a book valu of $92.6 million to $343.0 million, a 270%~increase (see graphbelow), $80.5 million i: designated for scholarshipsand bursaries.This increaseis attributable primarily tothl University's major fund raising campaign and the leasingof university propertyfor thl construction of market housing. Six percent of the market valueof the endowmenti! available for annual spending. The remainder of income is capitalized to protrct thl capital base from being eroded by inflation. Endowment funds include those at UB( ($306.4). and endowments held, for the benefit of UBC. at the UBC Foundation ($21.: million) and at theVancouver Foundation ($15.4 million). ncillary Enterprises ncillary Enterprises provide goodsand services to the University community and are Lpected to operate on a break even basis. They include; Bookstore, Food Group, TABLE 7 ousing and Conferences, Parking Services, Athletics and Sport Services,UBC Press. Schedule of Endowment Funds ediaServices, University Computing Services & Telecommunications, Applied lor the year ended March 31, 1996 search Evaluation Services and this year the housing and residence componentof (rn8lllrnl Of ddlarr) reen College became an ancillary. 403 0 mUBC OVancouver OUEC 343.0 ,tal revenuelor all of the ancillaries increasedto $1 10.5million fromlast year's total FoundationFoundation 350 0 '$98.6 million. Table 10. Total Revenue of Ancillary Operations demonstrates the 3000 lative size of each operation based on annual revenue. 233 0 TABLE 10 Total Revenue, Ancilla 0 erations for the year ended March 1996p ln~~llm~01 dollars1 86487 07/80 88/89 89/90 90191 9219391/92 93/94 94/95 85196 F~scalYear . Research Research revenueat UBC in 1995/96 was $136.6 million. ( 1994/95. $145.4million) New research awarded to UHC during the year was $139million. ( 1994/95. 8 130.( million), a 5.3% increasefrom last year. Funding from the provincial government ha: been declining, in particular from the I5.C. Health Research Fotlndation and thc Total Revenue, Ancillary Operations $1 11 Science Council of B.C. Funding from federal granting agencies has remainedleve for the past three years,while funding from industry continues to clinlb. In 1995, - : 96 UBC received $32.5 million in research awards from indtlstry. Table 8,Schedulc apital Fund of Total Sponsored Research Revenue shows the increasein Research Reventle ove. the last 10 years from $65.3 million to $136.6 million. a 109"/0 increasr. 3pital projects are funded by the provincial government. donations and Ancillary 3terprises. At this time the University is in an active stage of construction. The Table 9, Research Awards by Faculty shows the distribution of research funcliny llowing projects are now under construction or recently completed: theC.K. Choi awarded across the faculties. The Faculty of Medicine's total includes almost $C ~ildingtor theInstitute of AsianResearch ($6.3 million), the ScarfeBuilding million that is administered by affiliated teaching hospitals. novation/expansion-~'hase I1 ($7.4million). the W.C. KoernerLibrary ($26.9 Multiyearawardsarerecorded in the financial statements in thrvear theyarcexl,cndec illion). tht.Char1 Centre for the Performing Arts ($29.8 million) and Forest Sciences not the year awarded: this accounts for thr differences betwwn thcl t\vo tables. 47.5 million). ...... ,.. UBC Reports . October 3,1996 9 Doctor-assisted suicide McCreary lecture topic by Gavin Wilson poster presentations on Wednesday, Oct. 16. StaJr writer The forum begins at 5 p.m. with two An ethics professor from the firstU.S. graduatestudents delivering the key- state to legalize physician-assisted sui- note address. Subodh Verma. ofthe Fac- cidc will deliver the John F. McCrcary ulty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.will dis- Lecture during this year's Health Sci- cussinsulin and hypertension, while ences Week, Oct. 13- 19. AlanYoung. Faculty of Dentistry. will Virginia Tilden is a nursing professor relate new developments in cleft palate and associate director of the Center for research. Ethics in Health Care at Oregon Health Another highlight of the week is the SciencesUniversity. She and her c.01- Health Care Team Clinical Competition. leagues have been at the centre of an held Thursday, Oct. 17, from 12:30 to 2 intense debate since Orcgon approved p.m. in IRC#2. the controversial measuretwo years ago. In front ofa live audience. three inter- Although its imp1r:mentation hasbeen disciplinaryteams of healthsciences blocked by legal challengrls. physician- students will demonstrate their skillsin assisted suicide remainsa divisive issue assessing and managing a mock medical among health care professionals. Tilden case. said. The disciplines of medicine. phar- As well. the annual McCreary Prize for macy, nursing and sorialwork each has Interprofessional Teamworkin the Health a unique perspective on the issue, she Professions will be awarded for the best added. example of a B.C. health care initiative Tildrn will discuss these differences thatdemonstrates innovative co-opera- when she delivers the McCreary lecture tion between three or more health care Tuesday. Oct. 15, at 12:30 p.m. IRC#4.in disciplines. This year's winneris the Brain Other Health SciencesWeek activities Injury Community Education Program at include the Health Sciences StudentKe- the B.C. Rehabilitation Foundation. search Forum, an interdisciplinaryevrnt Call Maureen Dunn at 822-3737 for thatfeatures more than100 oral and more information. Splane to address changes in international nursing 0 Thornson photo Internationally recognized health edu- health field through collaborative plan- cator VemaHuffman Splane will speak on ning with national nursing organizations Captain Canuck changes in international nursing. thepo- and the international community. litical, economic and As a nurse educator Trevor Linden is one of the Vancouver Canucks whovisits the Buchanan socialdevelopments she has lectured at uni- Exercise Laboratory each year duringtraining camp for anevaluation of affecting the field, as versities across Canada his fitness levels.Linden pedalsa stationary bike while connected to the well as opportunities while seaming as a fi1c.- state-of-the-art V-MAX metabolic measurement unit, which measures for Canadian nurses ulty member withUBC's the efficiencyof heart andlungs and the body's ability to deliver oxygen in international nurs- School ofNursing (1975- to its muscles. Edward Rhodes, an assistant professor in the School of ing, at the School of 1984).Since 1985 she Human Kinetics, oversees the lab. Members of the Grizzlies basketball Nursing'sannual has acted as a nursing team will also be tested on the equipment,but most of the year the lab MarionWoodward consultant on healthancl is used for faculty and graduatestudent research into areas such as bio- Ixcture Oct. 24. sorial policy. In partner- energetics, blood flow and fitness levels among elderly women. Splane. who was ship with her husband. recently appointed to RichardSplane, shc ~ the Order of Canada played a key role in a 50- and received an hon- country studyof the rolc orarydegree from of the senior nursing po- UBC last May. was sition in national minis- presidmt ofthelntcv- triesofhealth. Thestudv 11 N 1 tl tl cl hanges in the role of nurses in the global I io thepublic. I, - HOW TO BE A LOCAL HERO f, CALLAFRIEND A Chances are, many of your friends are already Local Heroes, giving their time and money to Point and causes that will interest you too. If you're looking for ways to help yo great source of inspiration. Pick up the phone. click. Be a Local Hero. External Affairs and UBC Rcpouts are now available on the Web. Look for External Affairs at http://www.external-affairs.ubc.ca A New Spirit of Giving ) A n311onalprogram lo encourage Look for the latest issueof UBC Rq~outsunder News at P SIwnI: and volunteering. http://www.ubc.ca 1 ...... * ,I; .... - .". 10 UBC Reports . October 3, 1996 1 Classified ~ ~~.. . - ~_~__"" . ., - UBC's total enrolment for the 1996/97 academic year increased The classified advertisingrate is $15.75 for 35 words or less. Each additional word by more than 1,000 students over the previous academic year. is 50 cents. Ratc includes GST. Ads must be submitted in writing 10 days before An enrolment summary rrleased last month by the Kcgistrar's publication date tothe UHC Public Affairs Office, 3 10 - 625 1 Cecil Green Park Road, Office reports 3 1.8 12 students enrolled inUBC this year. compared Vancouver B.C.. V6r 1Z 1. accompanied by payment in cash,cheque (madeout to UBC to 30,695 a year earlier. Reports) or internal requisition. Advertising enquiries: 822-3131. The number of graduate studentsregistering dropped by 144 to 6,106, while undergraduates rose by 1,354 to 22.332. The number The deadline for the October 17, 1996 issue of UBC Reports is noon, October 7. of international students decreased by two to 2.204. , "" . . . .~- .. - . . .. . - . __ . . - "" ~ __ ~ Accommodation "-1 Aecorlmmodatlon _I p-A-&Tl-~-il~~"~_I .I L ..... L ..ili.^. Ij "" Five outstanding performances are scheduled for this year's POINTGREY GUEST HOUSE A ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN bed BROWN'S BY UBC B&B. Distinguished Artists series sponsored by UBC's School of Music. perfect spot to reserve and breakfast. Warm hospitality Comfortableand relaxing The season begins Oct. 17 with a performance by guest artist accommodation for guest and full breakfast welcome you accommodation close to UBC in Steven Dann who has been describedas "the Pavarottiof the viola." lecturers or other university to this central view home. Close quiet area. Qualitybreakfasts, Dann will be joined by UBC School of Music faculty. cellist Eric memberswho visit throughout to UBC. downtown and bus queen-sized beds, private bath Wilson and pianist Robert Silverman. The program will include the year. Close to UBC and other service. Large ensuite rooms withavailable. Satisfaction is assured works by Schumann, Clarke. Britten and Brahms. Vancouver attractions, a tastefulTV and phone. 3466 West 15th for your friends or professional The musicof Mozart, Butilleux, Hetu. Coplandand Borne will be representation ofour city and of Avenue. 737-2526. guests.Reasonable rates. 222- featured by guestflutist Timothy Hutchins and pianist Janet UBC.4103 W. 10th Ave., ~~~~~ ~~~~ 8073. .~." -~ Creaser Hutchins onNov. 2 1. Vancouver. BC. V6R 2H2. Phone GREENCOLLEGE GUEST HOUSE. KlTSllANO SUITE with panoramic The series continues on Jan. 23. 1997,with a recital by violinist or fax (6041222.4 104. Fivesuites available for ~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~~ - ocean view. Close to ocean, Andrew Dawes and pianist Rena Sharon, faculty members at the academic visitors to UBC only. TINA'SGUEST HOUSE Elegant brand new, total, well designed School of Music, performing works by Stravinsky, Franck, Adaskin Guests dine with residents and - accommodation in Pt. Grey area. renovation. 1 BR and den(2BR?) and Kreisler. enjoy college life. Dailyrate $50, MinutestoUBC.0nmainbusroutes. plus 2 bathrooms and deck. Top Canadian pianist Anton Kuerti performs on Feb. 6. Kuerti will plus 13/dayformealsSun.-Thurs. Close to shops and restaurants. Inc. S floor andattic of a quiet precede his concert with master classes, which are open to the Call 822-8660 for more tea and coffee making, private character house. Avail. now. public, on Feb. 4 and 5. N, information and availability. phone/fridge. Weekly rates avail. N/S. S 1580 incl. utilities. 736-4598 These concerts and thetwo master classes take placein the UBC ~ "" ". Tel: 222-3461. Fax:222-W79. Recital Hall. ~~~ ~- ~ ~~ ~~ FULLY FURNISHED 2-3 bedroom i Lauded byjazzlegendsLouis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Charlie MONET'S ROOM. BED AND house in Kerrisdale to sublet I Barnet. trumpeter Clark Terry appearsat the new Chan Centrefor BREAKFAST. Close to UBC. Close November 1 until March31 (dates ji Acmmeh;iaa the Performing Arts on Mar. 22, with bassist Marcus McLaurine, toocean,shopsand restaurants. flexible). Gasfireplace,verycosy SHARED ACCOMMODATIONIN Dave Glasser, altosax. Sylvia Cuenca on drums andDon Friedman, Smoke-freeenvironment,ensuite and comfortable,lots ofstorage. KlTSwith malestaff member.Very piano. bathroom. Weekly rates Ideal for visiting professor.1 NO/ S comfortable, quiet, spacious, Concerts begin at 8 p.m.; master classes start at 7 p.m. For available. Call 734-2921, month. 261-3649. tickets or more information, please call 822-5574. ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~-~~ . . furnished 2 BR apartment in ideal m.... locationone block fromKits pool. Following up onits 50th anniversary celebrations this summer, Electronics Research N/S, no pets. $545/month incl. the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences will confer 30 honorary utilities/parking.Available degrees and80 Dean's Certificates of Merit at a special Congrega- immediately. Tel. 737-8094. tion ceremony Oct. 15. and Development Held inthe Great Hall of theFirst Nations Longhouse, the Prototypes - Medical Devices - Data Acquisition occasion will be presided over by incomingChancellor Bill Sauder. Analog Circuit Design- Embedded pC HOUSEORAPARTMENT(furnished .- Sauder will be installed as UBC's 15th chancellor onNov. 28 during PROVEN TRACK RECORD - REASONABLE RATES preferred). Jan.and Feb. maybe the Fall Congregation ceremony. March. Point Grey, Kitsilano Former deans BernardKiedel and JohnMcNeill will join current Let us help you zuith your profofype development. preferred. Mature professionalN/ Dean Frank Abbott in presenting the certificates of merit. The Ray Dahlby, Raytech Instruments Inc. S couple, N/P, no children. Refs. certificates honour members of the community who have contrib- Tel: (604) 264-7008Fax: (604) 681-2421 (613) 232-7632. uted to the faculty sinceits founding. Honorary degrees will be conferred by Chancellor Sauder to members of the pharmacy profession who qualified to practise in Alan Donald, Ph.D. B.C. prior to the faculty's establishment. UBCFACULTY MEMBERS who ...*e Biostatistical Consultant need independent assistance in selecting the most appropriate Promise in the Land: Sustaining Our Agriculture, a video pro- UBC Facultypension or duced by the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and UBC Access Medicine, dentistry, biosciences, aquaculture retirementoptions call Don Guided Independent Study, has garneredtwo national awards for Proteau, RFP or Doug Hodgins, its excellencein raising awarenessand understanding about RFP at 687-7526 for more 101-5805 issues concerning sustainable agriculture. Balsam Street, Vancouver, V6M 4B9 information.Independent The project received two Program of Excellence Awards. one 264 -9918 [email protected] financialadvice for faculty each from The Canadian Association of University Continuing members since 1982. 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BritishColumbia Green Plan for Agriculture.VanCity Savings References. Call Brian 733-3171. Credit Union and UBC Telecentre. Repeat broadcasts of thc. one-hour tape are scheduledto appear DAYCAREOPENING Full-time. onthe KnowledgeNetwork over thenext two years.uith an Ages:2.5 to 5 yrs.University estimated audience of 100,000 British Columbians. KindercareDaycare. Pleasant, spacious surroundings,small .e*.. group. Snacks and tender loving A total of 8 17 callswere handled by the Hritish Columbia Seniors care provided by ECE-qualified Medication InformationLine (BC SMILE) itsin first year ofopera 1'Ion. staff, 1 blk. from UBC gates. 4595 Elaine Kam, SMILE coordinator. said pharmacists monitoring West 8th Ave. Call228-5885. the line dealt with roughly 1,400 enquirirs relatingto prescription I drugs. adverse drug reactions and various drug interactions. Events 1! ~.. Housed in UBC's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Ihr free SINGLES IN SCIENCE. Single telephone hotline was established in April 1995 to assist srniors. people interested in science or their families and care-givrrs with information about medication. nature are meeting through a The initiativeis a jointelfort of the university,Ministry of Healt h. nationwide network. Contact us ~ the B.C.Drug and Poison InformationCentre. the pharmacetllical for info:Science Connection, P.O. industry and theScience Council 01' H.C. Box 389,Port Dover, ON Kam said over the next year SMILE pharmacists will star1 NOA 1 NO; e-mail providing medication-related workshops to seniors' groups. Plans 7 [email protected]; are also underway to have drug information incorporated inlo thr 1-800-667-5179 curriculum ofhealth care disciplines suchas medicine. n~~rsingand -. rehabilitationsciences. SMILE operatesweekdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. In Greater Next ad deadline: Vancouver the number to call is 822- 1330. Theprovincial toll-free Monday, Oct. 7, noon number is 1-800-668-6233. ...... UBC Reports . October 3, 1996 ll People by staff writers echanical Engineering Prof. Clarence de Silva has won the 1996 Meritorious Achievement Award pre- M sented by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists. De Silva has held the Natural Sciences and Engi- neering Research Council - BC Packers Research Chair in Industrial Automation at UBC since 1988. His research activities are primarily in the areas of process automation. robotics, intelligent control and instntmentation. Prior to conling to UBC he taught at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a founding member of the Robotics de Silva Institute, and was a Visiting Professor at Cambridge University as a Senior Fulbright Fellow. He is currently a Killam Faculty Research Fellow and " a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. e.... e.... e B.C. Cancer Agency has appointed Dr. Bill Nelems UBC Archives photo as vice-president and executive director of the new ?"'Southern Interior Cancer Centre. Homecoming Happening Nelems is a professor in the Dept. of Surgery and on staff To publicize Homecoming in1956, The Ubyssey and the UBC Pep Clubsponsored a mock at Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre. channel swim by 'Canada's Honey-bun,' 14-year-old marathon swimmerCarol Gregory. Construction of the new centre, to be located in Kelowna. The swim, which took place inthe lily pond in frontof Main Library, attracted some 1500 is underway and it is expected to open in 1998. students. A rowboat paced the swimmer for her three minute, 37 seconds swim. This His responsibilities include the development of a co- year's Homecoming offers no swim but apples, mystery and sleep deprivation, among ordinated and consistent cancer program between the cancer other attractions. See story page 1. wntre and the host institution, Kelowna General Hospital. ....e ....e ham Chen. a student in his final year of the Master of Business Adminis- Study to compare treatments S tration program at UBC, has received a $2.000 bursary in the Bank of Montreal's Brain Money Challenge. for obsessions, compulsions Chen. who was a student intern in the Kea1 Estate by Gavin Wilson irlg toconduct the sludy. nlaking it difficult to detectthei Dept. at the bank's B.C. The major classes of OCI) in- division office in Vancouver, Sq(f writer condition. Aswell.IO per cent c c4~1tlr:kar of contamination. re- all suffererspurare won the bursary for submit- Peoplewith obsrssi\re-com- sultiqg inconqxllsive washing ohsrssionals,who only hav ting a marketing program pulsivedisorder sometimes and cleaning: excessivr doubt - unwanted thoughtsand1~1aync making use of thr bank's wash their hands until their skinirlg. whichleads tocwnstant rshil~it muchin the way ofron~ alltomated banking ma- is raw and bleectit1g. re-do the checking: the need for order. sym- pulsivr behaviours. chines. The competition same load of launclry 10 times Itlt'tV 2it1dCXactllCSS: ,111d the Family members. too. oft?, rcquired interns to submit a in a day, or spend ttlrer hollrs need to hoard and coll~ct. get catlght up in ritllals becaus paper identifying a specific Chen leaving the housc 1)ccause of Some also sufferfrom a sub- it is wsier thantrying to chang business opport~~rlitv the the overpowering net4 to check class of OCD and haw unwantedthe behaviours. bank could undertake to enhance customer senice. and rc-check whcthcr the door and intrusive thoughts that are 'l'he study at the Anxiety Di. is locked. violent. sexual or blasphemous. ordrrs Unit will compareth The Anxiety Disorders Unit resulting in feelings of intense results of two of the most effec - al-filiated with UIK's Dept. of guilt. tivv psychological treatment Staff retirement Psychiatry and 1,ased at Van- Onesuch patient success- that are used as alternativest cot1ver Hospilal and €lt.althSci- l111ly treated by Sochting wasso meclicxtions. which have prove: ences Centre.UUC I'avilion -is distressed by hisviolent beneficial to only a nlirlority c incentive offered seekingvolunteers for a new thoughtsthat he hidall his sufferers. study that will compare differ- knives and scissors and bound Researchers are looking fa y Stephen Forgacs bility rangebut still requires - ent treatment methods for this his hands for frar of harming volllnteers who sufferfrom OCI tulf'uviter mutual consent from employees dcbilitating mental disorder. others. despite the fact he had for the study. They will receiv and their department heads. UBC full-and part-time Obsessive-colllp,llsive disor- never hurt anyone in his life. I:! groupsessions with tw The program was created in der (OCD) is believrd to affect Once suicidal and unable to therapists free ofcharge, aswe lonthlypaid staff aged 50 or response to indicationsCromboth about two per cent of the popu- work. the patient. Lowera Main- as individual pre-treatment an lore may be eligible for a new employees and department heads lation. or about 36.000 people land man in his mid-30s. now follow-up assessment to trac arly Retirement Incentive Pro- thatthere is sufficientinterest in the Lower Mainland. making holds a full-time job and is be- their progress over time. ram announced recently by the and need to make it beneficial to it one of the most common men- ginning to socialize in a normal Duringthe treatments. pa lept . of Human Resources. both groups. The program can IJnder the program. an eligible tal disorders. fashion. tients receive n thorough un make it easier for departments to OCD is characterized by re- OCD strikesmales and fe- derstanding ofwhalOCD is an mployee who is live or more years meet budget requirements, plan 'om retirement-excludingfaculty curring. unwanted thoughts and malesin equal numbers. al- how they cameto suffer from il for future needs and restructure. impulsesthat cause suffering thoygh it tends to begin earlier 'I'hvrapists will gradually expos Ienlbers who have a separate pro- Sprecher said. and much distress. This com- among boys. usually in the mid-patients to situations they fea ran1"could receive one months "Ontheother hand. departnlents pels sufferers to perform ritual- teeens. as compared with ages and teach them ways of reduc rlap for each yearof continuous may notapprove an application if'it rnploqiment at UBC to a maxi- istic behaviours to reduce their 20 lo29 for women. ing both their obsessions an entails costs becausethey have to anxiety. For several reasons. it takes any ritualistic behaviours the lum of 12 months. paid as a replace theindividual at exactly the "OCD is a chronic illness thatsulferers an average of seven may have. llary continuance with til ben- same salary," Sprecher said. "Or maywax andwane with the years beforethey seek treat- The study begins immediatel lit coverage. The salary would be they may wishvery much that an amount of stress in a person's mcnt, addedDr. Kent Anderson. and will run for two years wit 1-0-rated for employees with less individual stay." life. but seldom does it go away another post-doctoral fellow at funding from the B.C.Healt' 1x120 years senice.Those 60 to Employees who do qualify for without treatment. In fact. the the hxietyDisorders Unit. Research Foundation. 5 and less than five years from the program may alsobe able to longeryou go without treatment OCD strikes otherwise capa- If you are interested in par Vrement may also be eligible and start receiving their pensions as ,odd receive a salary continuance the harder it is to correct." said ble. bright people who feel in- tiripating in this study or wis early as age 55. Dr. Ingrid Sochting, a post-doc- tense shame about their obses-further information call th ased ona sliding scale dependent Although departmentmanag- toral fellow who is part of a sionsand compulsions. They Anxiety Disorders Unit at 822 n time to retirement. ers orheads must receive requests e clinical investigation team help- oftenbecome very secretive. 7899. Marcelle Sprecher.director of in writing by no laterthan Dec. 3 1. ompensationin Human Re- 1996, the program start can be mrces. said 1,097 UBC employ- scheduled for any time between 2s are potentially eligible. Oct. 1. 1996andMarch31, 1998. fi Please Giving is an In 1993.30staff members from For further information, please II employee groups took advan- call LindaGauthier at 822-8 119, &aRecycle ~geof a similar program. The fax822-9471 e-mailor Educated Cholce ttest programhas agreatereligi- [email protected]. . ". I, .. . .. 12 UBC ReDOrtS . October 3, 1996 ." Profile Rob0 prof Alan Mackworth builds machinesthat see, reason and act *- a Network of Centres of Excellence by Charles Ker program. Staff writer In the LCI. Markworth co-ordinates a team of colleagues. staff and graduate e Dynamites have finished their students in an IRIS computational first two-on-two scrimmage and. perception prqject called Dynamo, Tlike any conscientious soccer short for Dynamics and Mobile Robots. coach, Alan Mackworth is reviewing Joining t he Dynamites in this initiative game tapes. are: Spinoza. a robot with stereo vision "They're trying to be reasonably which enables it to navigate unaided intelligent, but for the most par! they around objects and sense their dis- look a bit stupid right now." says tance: and the Platonic Beast. a robot Mackworth. 'They keep getting in each which can move on different terrains other's way." without getting stuck. The team is gearing up for its Bu! Markworth says these gadgets inaugural tournament in Japan next are just platformsfor testing con- summer. Mackworl h's goal is to straint-based theories-theories which sharpen his players' perceptive powers. he believes hold the key to a safer their ability to co-operate. reason and future. take advantage of opportunities: a tall s microprocessors proliferate I order for humans. even more so for robots. at a dizzying pace, he claims The Dynamites are remote-controlled A he controls under which many toy cars-modified, six-inch racing systems operate are becoming more Porsches to be exact. Their soccer pitch. ad hoc. He says his systems and resembling an enlarged pool table with those of his colleagues-coded to deal raised edges, donlinates onewing of UBC's with specific constraints or problems Laboratory for Computational Intelligence -are the best way to ensure safety (XI).Above the pitch hangs a colour video whether on an airport runway or in camera hooked up to a modest-looking an elevator. picce of computer hardware. This.how- "An artifical intelligence program is a working theory. one that does some- ever. is novideo game. Charles Ker photo Computers attached to the overhead No ordinary toy store model now, the Porsche Alan Mackworth holds can thing asopposed to just sitting there camera analyse what's happening on reason and work with othersof its kind to achieve a team goal.As director on a piece of paper." he says. 'The claim we make is that con- the pitch 60 times a second and convey of the Laboratory for Computational Intelligence, Mackworth focuses on straint-based systemsgive you power- this visual information to separate off- exploring answers to the question 'Can computers think?' board computers for each car. Players ful engineering tools for designing and Says Mackworth: "Some philosophi- intelligence-the notion of using are continually assessing speed. building safe systems where you can constraints as the basisfor looking at - direction, where they are in relation to cal questions you can just argue guarantee their components because the world. understanding picturesof it partners, competitors. the ball and the forever and never get anywhere. But a they are specifically buil! to engineering and amving at solutionsto problems goal. And then. of course, there's question like 'Can computers think?' criteria." along the way. strategy. can be settled by building one. It was The Dynamo collection also holds "Can I get to the ball before the other something I thought I could see in my hen Mackworth joined UBC's great practical promise. guy? Should I back off and play more lifetime and I wanted to contribute." Dept. of Computer Science in Watching the Dynamites buzz defensively? They're thinking all the The professor built his first thinking W 1974, oneof his first projects around the pitch,Mackworth foresees a time," says Mackworth. machine for his PhD in Artificial was the development of a computer time when households will be cleaned Intelligence at theUniversity of Sussex. As founding director of the LCI. program which could label features on by tiny robotic vacuum cleaners Mackworth has watched it develop into n the early 1970s. computers' sense maps. By the early 1980s. the ability of thinking and working together. Last what many consider to be oneof the of the outside world was limited to remote sensing programsto read maps, summer, a Camegie-Mellon University best laboratories for integrated intelli I reading the pulsesoff a paper tape identify clearcut areas and various team successfully built a computerized gent systems anywhere. Under or punch card. By hooking a TV stands of trees proved a godsend to car which drove itself across the Mackworth's guidance, the lab has camera up to a computer, Mackworth photo-interpreters in the forest sector country under its own vision-a feat grown from a three-professor operation wanted to know if a machine could who were being bombarded with huge that hasdirect links with UBC's in 1981 focused on computational perceive through sight. He was specifi- amounts of image data from satellites. Spinoza. vision into a team of eight professors cally interested in finding out what At the more local level, Mackworth A billion dollars of research money is building hybrid systems in mobile knowledge a computer needed about points to the yearly campus nightmare also being spent in Californiadevelop- robotics, telerobotics, remote sensing, the world in order to differentiate of scheduling classes into roomsas a ing intelligent highways which feature object recognition, decision making and between things in itsview. classic constraint-based problem which platoons of computer-guided cars able computer reasoning. Mackworth based his thesis on the his algorithms have helped solve. to change lanes, exit and monitor Mackworth became interested in argument that people use generic However. his true passionlies with erratic drivers nearby-all elements of artificial intelligence while at Haward stored knowledge to intcrpret images. developing dynamic, hybrid systems the Dynamites' game plan. in the late 1960s.He was pursuing a Using this theory, he proceeded to which combine elements of computer As for the Japanese soccer touma- master's degree in applied math with develop basic algorithms-sequential science and electrical and mechanical ment next year, Mackworth says the -.L the intentionof going into mathemati- sets of instructions that computers use engineering. competition should be fast and furious, cal psychology. Then he came acrossa to solve problems-which allowed his In 1984, the Canadian Institutefor unlike the recent chess match pitting collection of papers called Computers computer to identify blocks in a simple Advanced Research (ClAR) chose the computer Deep Blue against the and Thought which laid out some sketch drawing. artificial intelligence and robotics as Russian world champion. philosophical arguments about This initial exploration into the so- the first area it would fund. Since then Says Mackworth: "In casual chess whether only humans can think. called "blocks world" of artificial Mackworth has played a lead role in you can take as long as you want to - Mackworth saw the readings asa intelligence became the basis for establishing both the CIARs program make the next move. In our game, if personal challenge to him to build a Mackworth's present-day research into in the field as well as the Institutefor you think too long, you're going to thinking computer. computational constraint-based Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS). lose."