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Insane Pain: Thrill of the skeleton when jeff pain describes himself as a Type A personality,

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UBC alum Jeff Pain (above) races to discover himself. UBC develops North America’s greenest building

by glenn drexhage occupancy, inhabitant behaviour and more. People working in the facility “sustainability is about what kind will be able to follow the proceedings of world we want to live in,” says on their desktop computers and vote UBC’s John Robinson. If so, then on their usefulness. the ambitious project he’s leading – Construction began last the development of the Centre for September, and the building is set Interactive Research on Sustainability to open in the summer of 2011 (CIRS) – should provide some on Sustainability Street on UBC’s valuable inspiration. The $37-million Vancouver campus. In addition, CIRS building will be greenhouse gas- will be in the Olympic spotlight positive and a net energy producer, this month, as it’s featured at the meaning that it will help UBC reduce BC Canada Pavilion located on the the energy it uses and carbon it fourth floor of the Vancouver Art emits. All water will be sourced from Gallery. rainwater, with wastewater treatment “I think it’s going to help occurring on site. There is also more contribute to the world,” says carbon sequestered in the building’s Robinson, who speaks from wooden structure than will be experience. In January, he was emitted during its construction and named the new UBC Vancouver eventual dismantling. Sustainability Executive Director. Not only does the UBC-based He’s a professor at UBC’s Institute centre aim to be among the greenest for Resources, Environment and buildings in North America, it will Sustainability at UBC, and was one also serve as a living laboratory for of thousands who participated in the sustainability research, development Intergovernmental Panel on Climate and practice. For example, building Change, which shared the 2007 processes will be continuously Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, the courtesy Busby Perkins+Will monitored, including heating, cooling, global warming guru and former U.S.

PHOTO: lighting, equipment use, water Vice President. A rendering of CIRS, due to open on Sustainability Street in 2011. harvesting and treatment, building continued on page 10 2 | UBC REPORTS | FEBRUARY 3, 2010 FEBRUARY 3, 2010 | UBC REPORTS | 3

in the news Building a podium fit for Olympians Highlights of UBC media coverage in January 2010. compiled by heather amos by heather amos

every athlete dreams of standing on an Olympic podium. And a group of UBC students has been scrambling to make that dream come true. Students and staff in UBC’s Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) were given the task of creating all 23 Olympic and Paralympic wooden medal podia and the 100 wooden medal trays for the 2010 Winter Games. “The podia are very striking,” says Iain Macdonald, managing director of CAWP. Each one 36” WIDE FORMAT B/W comes with a different story. The design is intended to symbolize the COPY,PRINT & SCAN importance of our forests to B.C. Quality Digital Printing and Copying Service The provincial Ministry of Forests and VANOC approached UBC about • Architectural & Engineering drawings • Maps and Technical Schematics • House Plans • Construction drawings • Reduce/Enlarge up to 36” wide the podium project in September. • Digitize Old Plans and Drawings save them as PDF or TIFF Format “At first we were skeptical because the time frames were so tight,” said Over 22 years of Excellence www.copiesplus.ca Macdonald. “At the time when we 1950 West Broadway 604-731-7868 started to talk to them about this Open 7 Days Mon-Fri 8am-9pm Sat-Sun 10am-6pm project, much of the wood was still

PHOTO: MARTIN DEE standing trees.” Prof. Loren Rieseberg earned media attention for his research on sunflowers. Twenty-three community forests from around the province donated Your Conference Sunflower DNA Map Could Produce Olympics have no impact on real surfaces for skates, skis and the B.C.-grown trees for the project. Plants for Fuel estate snowboards that are expected to Each podium is made from a unique Planning Partner at UBC The Associated Press reported Research by Tsur Somerville, a boost Canada’s medal count at the piece of wood, including one batch of that UBC botany professor Loren professor in real estate, and Jake Vancouver 2010 Olympics. lumber harvested from a submerged dee Rieseberg is leading a $10.5 million Wetzel, PhD candidate, found “Canada in the previous Olympic forest from the Cheslatta First Nation research project aimed at mapping that cities hosting the Olympics Games won a lot of fourth places,” community forest. martin the DNA sequence of sunflowers. experience neither boom nor bust said Hatzikiriakos, a chemical and “It is really interesting; it’s really

Researchers envision in real estate prices, United Press biological engineering professor pushing the edge to see a new, PHOTO: crossbreeding a standard sunflower International reported this month. at UBC. “We thought that slightly interesting design out of local wood Andrew Pershin, a graduate of UBC’s Wood Products Processing program, crafts an Olympic podium made from B.C. wood. with the Silverleaf species to produce Toronto Star, The Vancouver Sun improving the times we could push species,” says Andrew Pershin, a a hybrid with tasty seeds and thick and Metro were among the media them to the podium positions.” graduate from UBC’s Wood Products stalks filled with complex sugars that outlets that picked up on the study Processing (WPP) program. presented new excitement to the something the WPP program science, engineering and business.” salaries of any UBC undergraduates. can be turned into ethanol. that analyzed house prices and Light shed on fish gill mystery Pershin, a Vernon native, was grad as he gets to see a project go prides itself on. The students learn The program started in 1995 and The degree program promotes United Press International, The construction employment in the Research by UBC’s Clarice Fu asked to come back to UBC to help from start to finish. everything from wood science to until the recent economic downturn, project-based learning. Students get Vancouver Sun and Science Daily also years leading up to and after the suggests that fish evolved gills with this project. He’s an expert “We’ve worked with the same marketing and how to set up and run 100 per cent of the students found full run of a lab packed with a couple Hosting a conference at UBC? We can make it easy. reported on this story. Olympics in Australian, Canadian for the purpose of regulating the with the Computer Numerical of million dollars worth of equipment and U.S. cities. chemicals in their bodies and not for Control (CNC) machinery needed We offer full management and registration services and have experienced and they get to experience real world Vancouver B.C. museums offer “We do not find support for the breathing, BBC News reported this to turn podium drawings into solid Each podium is made from a unique piece of wood, and knowledgeable staff. Let us help you customize a program to suit your scenarios. In one project students world-class riches argument of host city backers that month. structures. needs and budget. use the lab machines to produce a Vancouver’s Museum of the Olympics delivers positive The study found that as rainbow As a thesis project in his last including one batch of lumber harvested piece of furniture; then they develop With UBC’s unique venues and state-of-the-art facilities, your meeting Anthropology, on UBC campus, economic benefits, nor of the trout larvae matured, fish gills year at UBC, 2008-2009, Pershin a business model for it and decide at UBC will no doubt be a memorable success! has undergone a $55.5-million arguments made by opponents that regulated the chemicals in their worked with First Nations artists to from a submerged forest from the how they would run and set up a renovation and The Seattle Times there is some post-Olympic bust,” blood before they took in oxygen. see how the technology at CAWP manufacturing facility. reports on the new exhibit and said Somerville. “We found that ion uptake shifted could be used in the northwest coast Cheslatta First Nation community forest. “The podium project is a great T 604 822 1060 galleries. from the skin to the gills earlier sculpture market. He developed E [email protected] example of authentic learning because The Globe and Mail, the CBC, The Olympic secrets revealed than oxygen uptake. This led us to computer programs to produce machinery in the lab that we used for a manufacturing facility. jobs straight after graduation. In a our students are making something Vancouver Sun and The Province Maclean’s, The Vancouver Sun, propose that the gills are needed for sculptures that now hang in the halls school, and we’ve seen it utilized for “It really is a true interdisciplinary 2005 UBC survey, grads two years www.ubcconferences.com that they’ll see on the world stage this wrote about the renovations and GlobalTV and the CBC reported on ion regulation earlier than they are of the CAWP building. the full industrial process,” he says. program,” says Simon Ellis, program out of the WPP undergraduate month,” says Macdonald. n “Border Zones: New Art Across Savvas Hatzikiriakos’ and Sheldon needed for oxygen uptake,” said Fu. But the Olympic podia project has The full industrial process is director for WPP. “It’s a fusion of program had some of the highest Cultures,” a contemporary show Green’s Own The Podium research. The Telegraph, ScienceNOW, and featuring artists from Malaysia, Hatzikiriakos’ team developed Süddeutschen reported versions of England, Sri Lanka, France, Canada, friction-reducing metal and plastic this story. n Samoa and Australia.

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A fully licensed restaurant with an by lorraine chan upscale casual dining atmosphere is with the world gathered to admire those faster, better and stronger, NOW OPEN many of us would assume that on the south side of campus. “richer” tops that list of desired traits. New evidence from leading 10:00am - 11:00pm (Mon-Thur) | 10:00am - 11:30pm (Fri / Sat) UBC happiness scholars, however, 10:00am - 10:00pm (Sun) 10:00am - 2:00pm (Sunday Brunch) cautions against equating more money with more happiness. If anything, the truth may be closer to the sentiments of the late Notorious BIG in his hit rap song “Mo Money duncan Mo Problems.” todd wealth can limit ability to savour life PHOTO: UBC assistant professor Elizabeth Dunn explores the dynamics of money. In the first study of its kind, UBC Located at 2205 Lower Mall, Marine Drive Residence, Building #4 psychology researcher Elizabeth For hours of operation visit www.food.ubc.ca Dunn discovered that wealth and even thinking about wealth robs a person of the ability to stay in the moment and reap enjoyment from life’s daily pleasures. The paper, “Money Giveth, Money Taketh Away: The Dual Effect of Wealth,” will courtesty Museum of Anthropology appear in a forthcoming issue of the

journal Psychological Science. PHOTO: “While wealth opens doors to great The UBC museum has completed a $55.5 million renewal, unveiled in January. (Above) A canoe by Haida artist Bill Reid in the Museum of Anthropology’s Great Hall. experiences, it appears to undercut (Below) Visible storage galleries open up the collection by another 10,000 objects. dueck

people’s ability to savour,” says Dunn, an assistant professor in the UBC darin Dept. of Psychology.

“We found that wealthier PHOTO: May 14, 2010 DeaDline individuals reported lower ability Economics emeritus professor John Helliwell’s work measures the effect of trust on well-being. to savour,” says lead author Jordi 2011 Distinguished Quoidbach, a visiting PhD student Participants were asked to report and her colleagues gave people $5 or Scholars in Residence from Belgium’s University of Liege their own happiness and to $20 in the morning and asked them working in Dunn’s lab. In addition predict the happiness of others to spend it on themselves or other Up to six senior, tenure-track UBC to Dunn, study co-investigators are and themselves at 10 different people by the end of the day. People faculty members with distinguished Dino Petrides, University College income levels, from US$5,000 to who were asked to spend the money research records and commitment London, England, and Moira US$1 million. They reported their on others were happier at the end of to interdisciplinarity will be chosen as Mikolajczak, with the Catholic predictions using a 0-10 scale the day. Distinguished Scholars in Residence. University of Louvain, Belgium where 0 equals the worst possible appointments run april 1 until March 31. The researchers recruited more life overall and 10 equals the best the trust factor courtesty Museum of Anthropology :

than 350 working adults to answer possible life overall. The researchers For UBC economist John Helliwell, s For more information, please visit our questions about their ability to then compared the participants’ trust is a vital support for better lives. PHOTO website at www.pwias.ubc.ca or call savour life in six different situations, predictions to existing data on “If employees are higher by one us at (604) 822-4782. among them finishing an important happiness and income levels. point on a 10-point scale in their task or spending a romantic weekend The study shows that participants assessment of the trustworthiness away. Respondents were also asked accurately predicted happiness of their managers, the effect on The MOA launches a massive digital collection about their level of happiness, desire levels – approaching 7 and 8 – for their life satisfaction is equal to a BC Reports ad:Layout 1 1/20/10 5:20 PM Page 1 for future wealth and current wealth. people with household incomes of pay increase of more than 30 per The study primed a number of US$90,000 and above. However, cent,” says Helliwell, who carried out by lorraine chan with community feedback on the RNN’s of Peoples. the building, electronic versions can cultural specificity or language.” participants’ thoughts toward money participants were wide off the mark the groundbreaking work with UBC files from frontier design and direction since 2004. The RNN represents a major be created that provide an active The decolonization of knowledge by displaying a photo of a large when it came to lower-income graduate student Haifang Huang, magazine For many Aboriginal communities, cornerstone of MOA’s renewal resource in the RNN’s database. is something Shelton hopes the stack of bills in the questionnaire. households. For example, they now teaching at the University of this is the first time they will see project, which was unveiled in “This will create, over time, a Museum will start to achieve Participants in the control group predicted a happiness rating of 4 Alberta. next month, UBC’s Museum materials and objects that were January. Other renewal features different arena in which researchers as it becomes a resource for received a questionnaire with the for people with household incomes Trust in multiple domains of Anthropology (MOA), the previously scattered in museums include 5,800 square feet of new, and people in the originating Indigenous communities. To this i n m e m o r i a m same photo of money, but blurred of US$25,000 when existing data increases a person’s sense of well Musqueam Indian Band, the Sto:lo across Canada and the world, state-of-the-art exhibit space along communities interact.” end, a new hybrid space within the beyond recognition. suggest it is closer 6. being even further, says Helliwell Nation, Sto:lo Tribal Council and the rendering them unknown and with recording studios and sound Such exchanges are already Museum houses the visible storage In a related experiment on money “There is a real but modest who is also the co-director of the U'mista Cultural Society will launch inaccessible to the communities that booths that will provide a resource underway. Recently during the RNN’s “multiversity” galleries. More than and people’s savouring ability, relationship between money and Social Interactions, Identity and the first-ever digital network of more 10,000 objects in the collection that the researchers timed how long happiness,” says lead author Lara Well-Being program at the Canadian than 300,000 Northwest Coast were previously difficult to view, dr. patricia marchak respondents took to enjoy a piece Aknin, a UBC PhD student working Institute for Advanced Research. objects. For many Aboriginal communities, this is the first along with their interpretations, are of chocolate. Participants were told with Dunn, whose findings were In a paper for the October Called the Reciprocal Research now presented for the public. The they were part of a taste test and published in the November 2009 2009 Organization for Economic Network, this Web-based resource time they will see materials and objects that were interpretations are a product of the given a questionnaire in a binder issue of the Journal of Positive Cooperation and Development World links collections of 12 partner Museum’s collaboration between that primed their thoughts with a Psychology. “But our studies show Forum in Busan, Korea, Helliwell and organizations, including the previously scattered in museums across Canada and curators and communities, which Friend and Author photo of money. Participants who that adult Americans erroneously UBC economics graduate student Smithsonian Institution in the Shelton says has generated a new received these binders with the believe that earning less than Shun Wang used well-being data U.S., and Oxford and Cambridge in the world, rendering them unknown and inaccessible thesaurus of criteria based on money photo spent less time eating the median household income is from the Gallup World Poll and the England. community preference rather than the chocolate. They showed lower associated with severely diminished Canadian General Social Survey. Designed to foster the exchange to the communities that created them. museological dictates. levels of enjoyment than the control happiness.” Both of these surveys also asked of knowledge, the RNN invites The MOA Partnership of Peoples group whose binder contained no Aknin says such a false belief respondents whether their wallets, geographically dispersed users and created them. for preserving Indigenous languages. pilot phase, a Musqueam elder came Renewal Project is funded by M c G I L L such photo. may lead many people to chase if lost, would be returned to them if institutions – including originating “Unlike other museums, we These innovations consolidate and across a rattle he recognized as one Canada Foundation for Innovation, opportunities for increased wealth found by different individuals such as communities – to carry out individual have always tried to democratize strengthen MOA’s place as Canada’s used by his family for a cleansing the Province of British Columbia, QU E E N’S money misleads or forgo a reduction in income neighbours, police and strangers. or collaborative cultural heritage our practice, and work directly largest teaching museum and a ceremony. He notified the Cambridge the Koerner Foundation, Stewart U N I V E R S I TY A joint UBC and Harvard Business for increased free time to spend “Those who think their lost wallet research projects. with communities to represent premier exhibitor of global arts, says University curator that such objects and Marilyn Blusson, the Audain School study further illustrates how on themselves, family or other would be returned if found by a "This technology makes it possible communities and let communities Shelton. are sacred and are not suitable for Foundation for the Visual Arts, P R E S S people overestimate the impact worthwhile endeavours. neighbour or the police report an to research our cultural heritage held represent themselves,” says “The RRN provides a mechanism public display. Department of Canadian Heritage of income on life satisfaction. The On occasion money does buy increase in subjective well-being at museums around the world from Anthony Shelton, Director of MOA, to digitally repatriate Indigenous “It provides an equal playing field through the Canada Cultural Spaces researchers looked at nationally happiness – when you share your similar to that associated with an our home communities,” says Terry who for more than five years has collections and archives,” says for sharing knowledge,” says Point. Fund. n representative data from Americans wealth with others. In a study that increase of household income of Point, a Musqueam associate arts overseen a $55.5-million renewal of Shelton, who notes that instead of “Aboriginal people can bring their across the income spectrum. appeared in Science last year, Dunn about two-thirds,” says Helliwell. n researcher who has been providing the Museum entitled A Partnership physically removing material from expertise to the table whether it’s 6 | UBC REPORTS | FEBRUARY 3, 2010 FEBRUARY 3, 2010 | UBC REPORTS | 7 UBC Olympic legend: GM of first national hockey team predicts women will lead medal count by heather amos

bob hindmarch likes the look of the 2010 Canadian hockey teams. “I think the characters of the people they’ve selected for 2010 are not just individuals, they’re very team-oriented,” he says of players like Scott Niedermayer, Sidney Crosby and Hayley Wickenheiser. For Hindmarch, a former athletics director at UBC, teamwork is the single most important quality of an Olympic hockey team - and he should know. Hindmarch was the general manager and assistant coach for the first national hockey team that went to the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Canada had returned home from the 1960 Olympics medal-less in hockey, a sport Canadians typically excel in. At the time there was no national team and the NHL didn’t share its players, “so our best senior team Canadian champion, the Alan Cup winner, would usually represent

the country at the Games,” he said. Sherri Koop Photography and Federation Internationale de Ski : s

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professional players. martin Richmond, B.C., native and UBC grad Alexa Loo will compete in front of a hometown crowd. In 1963, Hindmarch and the PHOTO: late Rev. Father David Bauer, who UBC Hall of Famer and professor emeritus Bob Hindmarch says teamwork is the top quality for an Olympic hockey team. coached the UBC hockey team and Hooked on racing: Grad’s grace under pressure taught at the university, established Canada’s first national Olympic thing to do is just to get downtown demonstrated over and over again.” caught up in the idea that they have running for the podium. hockey team at UBC. The team was and to meet the people and have But, for the athletes, the Games to win a medal. Hindmarch remembers comforting by glenn drexhage Olympic snowboarding squad. Loo first tried snowboarding when abroad and caroused on Wednesday In addition to the upcoming built around a core of UBC students some fun.” are a completely different experience. “When I was Chef de Mission Underhill and watching the tears She’ll be looking to avenge her she was 15 and fell in love with the nights at the Pit Pub. “I made the Winter Olympics, another life- and the top junior and senior players He knows this Olympics will be a “One great, positive item of the in Sarajevo, I couldn’t believe roll down her cheeks. Later that alexa loo prefers to perform when performance in the 2006 Torino sport. In 1995, she joined a racing most of my university experience changing event will soon come in the country. Canada tied for third success and that everyone will get is that it brings the pressure,” says the Canadian year, the skaters won the World the heat is on. “I kind of work best Winter Olympics. Expectations were club, and the stage was set. and I loved it,” she said. Loo’s way: a 2010 wedding. Loo at the 1964 Games. into the spirit. He says you just have young people together, and they all Olympic Hall of Fame inductee, Championships and Hindmarch sent with a little pressure and a deadline,” high, but a fall in the qualifying round Along the way, she attended Since leaving school, she’s been got engaged shortly before her “With their team, they set the to look at the sale of red Olympic get along.” who – wait for it – lives on Olympic Underhill flowers with the card: “The says the 37-year-old snowboarding silver-medal run in Austria. “I values and goals we still have mittens to see that the international Dances are held in the athlete’s Street in the Dunbar neighbourhood. tears of a world champion are still on Olympian and UBC grad. “I was never Since leaving school, she’s been able to speak got a new board and a shiny new for our game – not just for the my jacket.” one of those students who had my engagement ring – the confidence in national program, but for all hockey In the 2006 Torino Olympics, projects done ahead of time.” French and German on the World Cup circuit, my equipment and my personal life in Canada,” says Bob Nicholson, “With their team, they set the values and goals we Canada came third in medal This approach should serve her allowed me to ride to my abilities President and CEO of Hockey standings with seven gold medals. well, given the hectic schedule and a skill honed by her studies at UBC. and get on the podium,” she says. Canada. still have for our game – not just for the national After a $110 million Own the Podium Olympic expectations that Loo Despite all the big events on the Hindmarch, a UBC professor initiative, Canada hopes to haul in faces. In January, the Richmond meant that Loo finished in 20th place UBC, where she earned a Bachelor able to speak French and German on horizon, she’s managed to adopt emeritus in human kinetics, has program, but for all hockey in Canada.” a record number of medals in 2010 native had her best-ever World Cup and narrowly missed the finals. “I of Commerce degree in 1994 the World Cup circuit, a skill honed a balanced outlook. “I am trying attended every Olympics from 1960 and win its first gold at an Olympic results, nabbing the silver in the was devastated,” she recalls. But Loo (followed by a chartered accountant by her studies at UBC. And recently, to keep everything in perspective. to 1998 and served as the Chef competition is a unifier. “Look at the village and Hindmarch says there’s He remembers telling the athletes: Games at home. parallel giant slalom in Kreischberg, was also resilient – indeed, she quit designation four years later). She she used her math and stats training Marriage is the rest of my life, but de Mission for the 1984 Sarajevo torch relay, it touched every little no other time where a person can “Don’t win a medal for Canada. Go The Olympic legend isn’t worried Austria. Shortly after, Loo was one of her job and kept racing. “Now I get to also rowed and swam on varsity to keep track of the Canadian the Olympics is one race.” Olympics. But the UBC Hall of Famer community.” dance with people from so many out and win a medal for you.” about Canada’s 2010 medal count. 18 athletes named to the Canadian compete for a home crowd!” she says. teams, joined the ski club, studied Olympic Team rankings. For more, visit www.alexaloo.com. n never imagined the Olympics would Hindmarch says the games will different countries around the world To this day Hindmarch remembers “We’ll win medals where we don’t come to him. Now that they’re in his highlight every part of the country in one night. He wishes all young the disappointment of figure think we will,” says Hindmarch. And own backyard, he says, Vancouver is and people around the world will find people could have the opportunity to skaters Barbara Underhill and Paul because of the development of going to be hit with excitement. out who Canadians are and what we experience the Games. Martini. The pair were supposed to female athletics in Canada relative “People don’t really understand the are all about. But he also understands how win a medal in Sarajevo, but early to other countries, Hindmarch thinks fun and enjoyment that’s going to “Canada will be represented as a very important the Olympics are for the in the competition they missed a “women will win more medals than UBC and the Olympics/Paralympics happen,” says Hindmarch. “The big stable, friendly country and that will be athletes – they can’t help but get compulsory skill and were out of the men.” n

insane pain continued from cover when jeff pain describes himself as where racers hurtle face down on kilometres per hour, although Pain 2010 – something that he attributes mentality or body for the event a Type A personality, he’s not kidding. ice-coated tracks and reach mind- notes that the track in Whistler can on his website (www.jeffpain.ca) (bobsleigh features teams of After all, the Canadian Olympian boggling velocities on specialized reach up to a fearsome 145 km-h. to “an insane desire to be the best.” participants that huddle together in a and UBC alumnus specializes in the sleds that don’t have brakes. Speeds The 39-year-old Pain, who “Whatever I try, I want to try and do large sled). So he opted for the solo skeleton – a heart-stopping event typically range between 110 and 120 will compete in his third Winter my best,” he explains, whether that sport of skeleton. Olympics at Whistler in February, includes being a top Olympic athlete, It was a wise move. In addition to recalls the first skeleton ride he took father, husband – or landscaper, his Olympic achievements, Pain has in November 1994. which ties into Pain’s UBC past. won the World Championships twice “It was exciting for me,” he says, He was born in Alaska while his and the World Cup title twice. For the likely with a bit of understatement. father was there on a job assignment. past year and a half, he’s put aside his “I only know of two reactions. You Shortly after, the family returned landscaping work in Calgary to focus absolutely hate it and never want to his hometown of Calgary. Pain solely on training, his racing schedule to try it again – or you want to do it earned his degree in landscape and the . every day of your life.” architecture at UBC in 1994; during Despite his skeleton success, Pain Pain falls into the latter camp, that time he also trained in track and maintains that his involvement in and he’s obviously chosen the right field (specializing in high jump) and the sport is inspired by more than calling. He finished sixth at the Salt served on the executive of a social accolades and attention. “I do what Lake City Winter OIympics in 2002 ski club for a few years. I do not to win or have great results, (when skeleton was added as a During his track training, Pain but instead to discover myself,” he permanent event) and had a brilliant considered returning to Calgary writes on his website. “It does not courtesy Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton silver-medal performance at the to try the bobsleigh once he was matter what arena we choose to play

PHOTO: Torino Games in 2006. finished with school. However, in, it only matters what we learn After a silver in Torino, Jeff Pain is going for gold in 2010. Now, he’s going for gold in he says he didn’t have the right about ourselves along the way.” n 8 | UBC REPORTS | FEBRUARY 3, 2010 FEBRUARY 3, 2010 | UBC REPORTS | 9 Canada dreams of gold Rethinking drug development: by glenn drexhage A new commitment to global access

Montreal, 1976: Team Canada wins five silver medals, six bronze – and not a single by brian lin gold at the Summer Olympic Games. Next up is Calgary, 1988; this time the tally is ubc recently became the first Universities Allied for Essential “Biotechnology was the most research affordable to people communities, expansion of the two silver medals, three bronzes . . . and no gold at the Winter Olympics. Canadian university to join Medicines (UAEM), to leverage apparent use, but in developing our living in low- and middle-income principles to include all medical Yale, Harvard, the US National their intellectual property to address Global Assess principles we sought countries,” says Mike Gretes, a first- technologies and inclusion of more Fast forward more than two decades. Once again, the Winter Olympics are on Institutes of Health and other neglected diseases in disadvantaged to apply them in the broadest sense year medical student and chair of the than a billion of the world's poor major institutions as a signatory regions – much like we did when we possible, as UBC research has a UBC Chapter of UAEM. living in middle income countries Canadian soil. And once again, the expectations for gold medals are reaching a to the Statement of Principles first put together our Global Access stellar track record of addressing While the AUTM principles such as India, China and Brazil. and Strategies for the Equitable “It is gratifying that UBC’s feverish pitch. Dissemination of Medical leadership in both technology Technologies. To date, 14 institutions “In encouraging our industry partners to rethink their transfer and global access principles But what exactly is the significance of the top-notch prize – for athletes, for have pleged to provide developing are recognized by other institutions countries with better access to drugs practices and the potential positive impact this approach and agencies such as the Gates Canada, for sponsors? Is it, shall we say, worth its weight in gold? To find out, we and therapies that originated from Foundation-funded Consortium for university discoveries. may have, we’re bringing the essence of innovation and Parasitic Drug Development,” says talked to a few UBC experts about the true value of Olympian ducat for those Angus Livingstone, managing Livingstone. director of UBC’s Industry Liaison discovery one step further as global citizens.” “This is especially poignant in Canadians who, hopefully, bring an end to the glitter drought. Office, helped craft the principles today’s dire economic times,” he with colleagues from US universities principles,” says Livingstone. real-world problems, including those include ambitious elements, such as adds. “But in encouraging our and the Association of University While the AUTM-endorsed experienced by both developing and ensuring the production of generic industry partners to rethink their Technology Managers (AUTM), principles focus on drugs and developed nations – food security, versions of patented drugs for the practices and the potential positive What a gold medal means for the winning athlete(s) offering UBC’s experience with medical technologies, UBC’s sustainability and the environment,” poor, and developing metrics to impact this approach may have, Jessica Tracy, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology its own Global Access initiative, initiative – the first in a Canadian says Livingstone. gauge the success of access licensing we’re bringing the essence of launched in 2007. university – was designed to also “We applaud UBC for endorsing programs, says Gretes, UBC could innovation and discovery one step my research involves looking at with hubristic pride tend to have depends on their personality. “The American institutions envelop discoveries that could the AUTM Statement of Principles play a leadership role in further further as global citizens.” n two different kinds of pride. There’s relationship problems, they tend to The athlete could also feel that were responding to calls from address some of today’s biggest and for its continued efforts to make advocating for wider consultation authentic pride, which is pride that be aggressive and hostile. I, as a Canadian, just did something the student-driven organization, challenges. technologies based on university of the principles among university you feel in your accomplishments, Certainly, a gold medal win is amazing for my country – and and which is very genuine. Then going to be a major pride-eliciting that’s a group identity. If that’s the there’s hubristic pride, which is more event. For any professional focus, then they would start to feel grandiose and narcissistic. Hubristic athlete, there’s not much higher an a collective sort of pride – “Look pride can be more defensive; it’s the accomplishment than winning a gold at what I’ve done for Canada; as a pride that people feel when they’re medal. So of course they will feel Canadian I’m proud of my national a bit insecure underneath it all. And pride on a personal level – whether identity.” it has negative outcomes; people it’s one type of pride or another

What a gold medal means to Canadians Michael Byers, Professor, Canadian Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law. Also the best-selling author of Intent for a Nation and Who Owns the Arctic?

canadian athletes will win many In some winter-sport obsessed I remember flying into Vancouver gold medals at the Vancouver Winter countries like Austria, Germany, Italy, Airport on February 24, 2002, just Olympics. This is an easy prediction Norway and Switzerland, Canadian minutes after the Canadian men’s to make given that Canada won 24 victories will be clearly noted. A win hockey team had soundly defeated medals at the 2006 Torino Winter in men’s hockey would reverberate the United States. My taxi driver, an The Next Olympics, seven of which were gold. across Russia, the Czech Republic, elderly Sikh man with a heavy accent, At the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Finland and Sweden (which won in long beard and turban, was absolutely Olympics, Canada won 17 medals. 2006). ecstatic about Canada’s victory. Seven, again, were gold – including all- But the impact of all our medals will “It’s a great moment for our country,” Next Thing. important victories in both men’s and be felt most at home, in terms of how he said. “I’m so proud to be Canadian.” women’s hockey. Canadians feel about their country. And I was proud that he was proud. From Here. The value of gold for sponsors • UBC was ranked best in Canada dee Paul Cubbon, Marketing Instructor, and eighth in North America for its Sauder School of Business and martin commercialization activities in the Milken Robert H. Lee Graduate School

PHOTO: Institute’s Mind to Market Report in 2006 an olympic gold medal provides Pharmaceutical Sciences Prof. Kishor Wasan is halping tackle viseral Leishmaniasis, which affects 12 million people worldwide. great opportunity for an athlete’s • More than 140 spin-off companies have sponsors. In many ways, it is the been created around UBC discoveries 2010 PRESIDENT’S SERVICE AWARD marketing dream, but the investment Discovery tackles FOR EXCELLENCE NOMINATIONS in an athlete can also be a risky and • UBC has more than 250 active licensing uncertain one for sponsors. Athletes deals for its technologies with companies can lose form, get injured, or just be unlucky. And there are many neglected disease around the world e committee is seeking nominations outstanding athletes, but only one gold • UBC discoveries have been the basis of of outstanding sta who have made medal winner for each event. “poor boy” hat. It is somewhat easier to be an almost impossible line to hold, by brian lin currently can only be administered managing director of UBC’s Industry distingusihed service to the university. For many Canadians, a win in the leverage a gold medal win to sell more as sponsors of athletes and other intravenously – a considerable of Liaison Office. “Both Prof. Wasan products that have generated more than gold medal men’s hockey game would of an item of clothing than it is, for companies look to take advantage the first application of UBC’s challenge in cost and delivery. and the licensee of this technology, $5 billion in sales be the ultimate medal for Canada to example, to sign up banking customers. of areas that they feel they can Global Access principles tackles “As any pharmacist would tell Vancouver-based iCo Therapeutics, For a nomination form, please go to win. Yet it is unclear whether any one A last and separate point concerns legitimately associate with. These Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), a you, compliance greatly increases were enthusiastic about the • In 2006/07 UBC became the first Canadian www.ceremonies.ubc.ca sponsor can align with the team as a the murky and controversial arena “non-sponsors” of the Games have debilitating disease that affects 12 when the drug can be taken orally. opportunity.” In addition to agreeing university to receive more than $100 million whole, and so it might be a “Games of “ambush marketing” that has never learnt to be more careful about what million people worldwide. According This is especially pertinent when to provide the drug at subsidized Please mail nominations to: Sponsor” rather than an athlete been far from these Games. The official they say and how they say it. However, to the World Health Organization, 1.5 we consider the population and costs to developing countries, iCo in cumulative licensing revenue ’      sponsor that is able to take advantage Games sponsors are not necessarily you can be sure that if an athlete million new cases of VL are reported regions most affected by VL,” says Therapeutics, is co-funding Wasan’s • In 2007, UBC became the first Canadian /   of aligning themselves with such a win the same as the sponsors of individual sponsored by a “non-Games sponsor” and close to 60,000 die annually. Wasan, a Distinguished University Research Chair in Drug Delivery  ,      in a team sport – and this might be athletes, or even organizations like wins a gold medal, then this will be In 2000, UBC pharmaceutical Scholar. “Now that we’ve got a for Neglected Global Diseases with university to formally adopt Global more a case of reflecting in the glow of Hockey Canada. But at its extreme, celebrated, advertised and marketed sciences professor Kishor Wasan formulation of a drug that can be the Canadian Institutes of Health Access principles success by association, rather than any efforts to prevent ambush marketing aggressively. This might include discovered that when added to fat, easily administered and is effective Research (CIHR). Deadline for nominations is March 5, 2010 measurable benefit. represent an appropriation of national team uniform sponsors (such Amphotericin B (Amp B), a powerful in treating the disease, the next The collaboration has since • Industry spends more than $40 million An example of a brand that was patriotism and winning for select as Burton for the U.S. snowboard anti-fungal and anti-parasitic agent, challenge is getting it to people who received support by the Consortium each year in research partnerships with very successful in associating with an commercial sponsors. team – Burton is not an official Games high levels of the drug can be need it the most.” for Parasitic Drug Development athlete – before, during and after a While it is logical that VANOC sponsor) through to any of a myriad delivered to the bloodstream with “This oral formulation of Amp B (CPDD), a Bill & Melinda Gates UBC researchers gold medal win – was Roots with Ross would attempt this to mollify high- of other brands that can hope to link no renal toxicity. In use for more was a perfect candidate for Global Foundation grantee, to the tune of Rebagliati in 1998 with the famous paying official sponsors, it seems to to gold medal success. n than 50 years to treat VL, Amp B Access,” says Angus Livingstone, US$180,000. n 1 0 | UBC REPORTS | FEBRUARY 3, 2010 FEBRUARY 3, 2010 | UBC REPORTS | 1 1 UBC Okanagan's forensic psych group Entrepreneurship project takes aim at tackles tough community issues unemployment in Kenya

by jody jacob by derek moscato ultimately be used to present to business partners, banks, or micro- graduate students and faculty at when nancy langton, associate financing institutions. Since 2006, UBC Okanagan have joined forces professor at UBC's Sauder School of more than 225 Nairobi youth have to form a Forensic Psychology Business, discusses the economic come through the program. Scholar Group that aims to deliver environment of the slums of Kibera, in The program is rooted in the high-quality, practical education and Nairobi she relays a telling anecdote philosophy that social entrepreneurs research to the community. about the area's small-business are agents of positive change for The Forensic Psychology Scholar make-up: Too many hair salons, not society, and can provide innovative Group deals with issues at the enough of anything else. sustainable solutions to an array of intersection of psychology and the That lack of economic diversity – social problems. law, delving into topics such as and the devastating unemployment According to Langton, where a psychopathy, deception detection, picture that goes with is – is one of traditional business entrepreneur sex offending, juvenile offending, the motivators for the UBC business seeks to generate profit, a social eyewitness memory, jury decision- education program she leads, Social entrepreneur is motivated to making, factors leading to recidivism Entrepreneurship 101: Africa. generate social value. Aspiring social (offenders who reoffend), offender Langton annually brings a team of entrepreneurs in the UBC program treatment, and the psychological graduate and undergraduate business in Nairobi have been focused on effects of crime on victims. students to Africa to teach aspiring everything from garbage recycling to “The group provides a network for small-business owners and young community AIDS education. research collaboration and aims to entrepreneurs the fundamentals The program also engages distribute knowledge to the community of accounting, marketing, human traditional small business start-ups. that helps the public form evidence- resources and more, to ultimately The kind of enterprises that have based opinions about crime and the lay down the groundwork of a more participated in the program include jacob justice system,” says Julia Shaw, a robust economic landscape, and the restaurants, graphic arts firms,

PhD student working with faculty on jody jobs that go with it. business plan consultants, and sound forensic psychology research. The program was originally based system vendors. PHOTO: Shaw, who has a Bachelor of Arts on one designed by Sauder faculty “We are looking for businesses that Members of the Forensic Psychology Scholar Group at UBC Okanagan include Tara Carpenter, Erin Hutton, Julia Shaw, Andrea Bennett and Leanne ten Brinke. degree from Simon Fraser University and delivered to residents in the are unique and that start out with a and a master’s degree from the a hub for forensic psychology and the Central and South Okanagan – a Youth Forensic Psychiatric Services, area of interest is deception detection Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, the competitive advantage,” said Langton. University of Maastricht, Netherlands, there are some really good people non-profit organization that focuses a specialized mental health service and how facial expressions can be poorest postal code in Canada. That “Our applicants should be innovative chose to pursue her PhD at UBC here who are very well-known and on crime prevention, rehabilitation, within the Ministry of Children and analyzed to reveal false emotions. program, Entrepreneurship 101, was and realistic.” Okanagan under the guidance of respected in the field,” says Shaw. reintegration and social justice – Family Development, and are currently Upcoming planned activities for the first delivered in 2002. Sauder faculty Last year's Social Entrepreneurship psychology professor Stephen Porter, “This group will further enhance the to evaluate their new offender assisting the organization with an group include a website and monthly and students helped residents from 101 team included a mix of UBC because of the university’s increasing learning experience for students, as it reintegration program. evaluation of their Violent Offender newsletter to distribute throughout the the Downtown Eastside to formulate students from wide-ranging reputation for its psychology and law encourages research collaboration and “I’ll be spending about six months Treatment Program. local legal community highlighting new business plans, while learning basic backgrounds, including graduate research. practical application.” looking at the reintegration program Other graduate student members research findings and events relating business skills. Entrepreneurship 101 student Jonathan Kaida, then “UBC Okanagan is establishing This summer, Shaw will be working trying to answer the question: is the of the Forensic Psychology Group are to forensic psychology. operated out of UBC’s Robson Square completing his MBA with a with the John Howard Society of program working the way the John Andrea Bennett, in her second year of Faculty members of the Forensic site, and provided dinners, childcare, specialization in sustainability. Kaida’s Howard Society intends it to work in graduate studies focusing on the roles Psychology Group include psychology and bus fare to participants on class parents are originally from Kenya and preventing re-offence?” that pedophilia and psychopathy play professors Stephen Porter, Michael Master's students Tara Carpenter in developing distorted beliefs and Woodworth, Jan Cioe, Paul Davies, The program was originally based www.mediagroup.ubc.ca and Erin Hutton have partnered on attitudes in sex offenders, and PhD Brian O’Connor and Zach Walsh. n multiple research initiatives with student Leanne ten Brinke, whose main on one designed by Sauder faculty and delivered to residents in the GRAPHIC Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, DESIGN greenest building continued from cover dee Robinson also chaired the university’s Sustainability the poorest postal code in Canada. Academic Strategy, which delivered its final report in VIDEO & MEDIA Short run printing martin October 2009. One of that report’s recommendations, PRODUCTION nights. Participants were mentored Tanzania, and after traveling to Africa

which is moving forward, proposed that CIRS should PHOTO: by undergraduate and MBA students, in 2008 to help his grandmother build serve as the home to the overarching University Professor Nancy Langston takes business students to Africa to teach a spring small-business owners program. and several businesses were started a house, he applied to be part of the ILLUSTRATION Sustainability Initiative (USI). “This will create a single as a result. The program was funded UBC project. Other students, who home for UBC’s sustainable activities,” Robinson says. through a grant provided by HSBC themselves teach in the program, “It’s particularly appropriate to take a highly innovative, PHOTOGRAPHY and was loosely affiliated with the come from academic backgrounds “It’s a way of helping the community new approach and put it in the most sustainable UBC Learning Exchange. such as finance, marketing, and help their own youth,” she says. building in North America.” John Robinson When two undergraduate students education. But her program pitch isn’t just LARGE FORMAT In addition, this move means that the academic and approached Langton in the fall of Increasingly, Langton and her being extended to the churches of COLOUR operational sides of the sustainability equation will be partners such as BC Hydro, Haworth and Honeywell. 2005 about doing volunteer work team have been drawn into assessing Nairobi. Back in Canada, she’s also PRINTING represented in a single setting – a rarity at other North CIRS will also encourage public involvement, a move in Africa, Langton thought that business plans for the purpose of encouraging engagement from the American universities. “It’s proven hard to do,” notes that Robinson says is crucial. “Community engagement Entrepreneurship 101 might be a micro-financing opportunities, a UBC community. Robinson. “They’re very different worlds.” Indeed, isn’t just desirable in principle…it’s actually necessary to DIGITAL good model to replicate there. The burgeoning financial trend in Kenya “There are so many ways to be sustainability is serious to UBC – so much so that it’s achieve a sustainable future,” he notes. “Politicians can’t PRINTING UBC initiative in Africa started with and other African countries. involved with this project,” she said. listed as one of the nine key commitments in Place and act to change things without a constituency for that the delivery of business plan training She has made many presentations “We can use people who can help accommodation We provide: Promise, the University’s new strategic plan. change. Business can’t deliver sustainable products and to youth living in Kibera, the largest to Kenyan church parishioners about us with writing grants, marketing, LAMINATION l quality printing Other research partners at CIRS include Simon Fraser services if there isn’t a market.” slum in East Africa, in the summer of the virtues of various business curriculum development, with l experienced staff University, the Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, and For more information, please visit & conferences 2006. The workshops, now entering ventures that have come through mentorship, with micro-financing l reliable, prompt service the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Meanwhile, www.cirs.ubc.ca n AV EQUIPMENT their fifth year, educate and enable the UBC program, and their micro- ideas. There are lots of ways to be commercialization opportunities will be explored with & MEDIA SALES l very competitive rates Kenyan youth living in Nairobi to start financing-worthiness. Langton involved.” l conveniently located on campus their own businesses. They are part notes that church parishioners also Follow the Social Entrepreneurship AV SERVICES & UBC sustainability facts of an intense, three-week program have been participating in the post- 101 Africa program at: MAINTENANCE Situated on campus at: that combines entrepreneurship with program, which provides mentorship http://www.africa.sauder.ubc.ca social impact. At the conclusion of and support for the small-business Twitter: SE101Africa n The Media Group • In 1997, UBC became Canada’s first university to adopt a sustainable development policy. Woodward IRC Building, Rm B32 classes, participants have developed participants in Nairobi after the One year later, it was the first Canadian university to open a campus sustainability office. 2194 Health Sciences Mall a business plan draft, which can conclusion of classes. Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 • William Rees, a professor at UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning, Email: [email protected] originated the "eco-footprint" concept and continues to develop the method with his graduate students. Lower level of To 10th Woodward IRC T: (604) 822-5561 • As a result of ECOtrek, UBC reduced greenhouse gas emissions in its 277 core buildings Ave Building F: (604) 822-2004 by nearly 6% compared to 1990 levels, despite a 14% increase in floor space. www.mediagroup.ubc.ca we have a Wesbrook Mall • UBC offers more than 300 sustainability-related courses.

d v N l • In 2003, 2005 and 2006, UBC was Canada’s first and only university to receive B place for you... y t i Green Campus Recognition from the U.S.-based National Wildlife Federation. s r e v • Carbon Offsetters, a company co-founded by President, CEO and UBC Associate Professor James Tansey,

i Agronomy Rd n Health Science www.vst.edu U is the official supplier of carbon offsets for the 2010 Winter Games – a first for the Olympics. Mall 604-822-6398 1 2 | UBC REPORTS | FEBRUARY 3, 2010 Fit for the Games: Athletes aren’t the only ones training

by glenn drexhage The duo’s inspiration for Getting Games Fit came from Jack Taunton, a husband-and-wife team at the Chief Medical Officer for UBC is helping ensure that Games Vancouver 2010 and a professor in volunteers are in tip-top shape. UBC’s Division of Sports Medicine. Darren Warburton and Shannon Previous winter games have Bredin have developed Getting experienced high injury rates in Games Fit – a 12-week interactive volunteers, due to factors such as program designed to boost the fatigue, lack of sleep and fitness, the health of the 25,000 Games repetitive nature of some tasks, and volunteers. “It is our aim to reduce trips and falls that can be caused the risks for common Games-related by snow, ice, errant cables and injuries such as sprains, strains and other hazards. “It was the vision of fractures, and heart attacks,” says Dr. Taunton to reduce the risk for Warburton. “To our knowledge, this adverse events in our volunteers,” is the first-ever program of this Warburton says. nature for the Winter Olympic and As preparation, Warburton and Paralympic Games.” Bredin travelled to Whistler to Warburton is an associate evaluate the demands of the various professor and director of UBC’s snow-based volunteer activities. Cardiovascular Physiology and These could include shovelling snow dee Rehabilitation Laboratory, while with shovels ranging in weight from Bredin is an assistant professor seven to 44 kilograms; walking up martin and director of the Cognitive and ski hills; dyeing snow on skis with a

Functional Learning Laboratory. 16-litre backpack pressure sprayer; PHOTO: Their preventative Games raking and packing snow; and other UBC’s Darren Warburton and his wife Shannon Bredin are helping Games volunteers get healthy. program anticipates the volunteer strenuous tasks. injuries that can occur. At the Thousands are making use of the assigned one of three tailored training. Common workouts include participants increasing by about 30 2006 Winter Games in Torino, for voluntary program, which began in program levels and put in contact running, swimming, brisk walking per cent. And if all goes well, this example, more than 55 per cent of November and continues throughout with qualified exercise physiologists and strengthening exercises. Experts is just the beginning. “The Getting medical incidents originated with the the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (recent graduates of UBC who also offer motivational tips, answer Games Fit program is an important volunteer workforce. Common issues Here’s how it works: volunteers are have received specialized training). questions and assist with referrals to legacy of the 2010 Games,” says include injuries to shoulders, the asked to assess their fitness levels Exercise guidelines are provided others, such as registered dietitians. Warburton. “I am extremely proud of lower back, knees and ankles – plus and answer a series of questions online or in-person, and participants So far, Warburton says the what we are doing, and envision that “cardiovascular events,” such as heart regarding their lifestyle behaviours. can access more than 100 program has been a big success, this will serve as the model for future ailments. Based on the outcome, they are documents and videos to assist with with the general fitness levels of Games.” n

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