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u-BREPO_RTSFind.. 11 UBC Reportsa- 1 on www.publicaffairs.ubc.cathe -e Web. . ... at Community input sought for UBC vision ~y Gavin Wilson Students, faculty and staff at the uni- versity are already involved in the visioning Staff writer process. UBC is asking the community to assist“We have a responsibility to plan for t in developing a new visionfor the 2 1st the future- to be bold. to be visionary - :entury. and in this planning processwe 6ust be As part ofvisioning consultation, which willing to reach outto the community we seeks to redefinethe natureof the univer- serve to invite advice and guidancefrom jity’s research and learning environment,all quarters,” Piper says. “LJBChas much %esident Martha Piper has formed a 33- to offer the communities it serves, asand nember Community Advisory Council. British Columbia’s pre-eminentresearch iepresentatives from business, labour, university,it is uniquelypositioned to :ommunity and cultural groups and pro-meet the needsof our society.” rincial and municipal levels of govern- UBC is redefining its mission inlight of nent will provide input as UBC develops societal changes suchas increasing glo- 3 new vision. balization, the rapid expansion of infor- Piper alsorecently visited Victoria, mation technology and thegrowing inte- Wnce George, Kelowna and Kamloops to gration of academic fields of study. :onsult with the community about the As well, the university is seeking to re- direction the university should take in examine the purpose of undergraduate the coming century. education. It is especially looking for ways During hervisits Piper met with gov- to combine its research activitieswith ernment representatives, the presidents undergraduate education. of post-secondary institutions, business Other issues being examined include leaders, UBC alumniand highschool new models of researchpartnerships, students. See VISION Page 2 Mathematician wins

;avn Wllson photo nat’l research award Drum Song Mathematics Prof. Michael Ward has ematics to explore gradual changes in the been awarded one of Canada’s top re- I physical properties of materials such as Vietnamese folk musician Ngoc Bich plays a trong. a traditional searchawards, a 1998 metal alloys. ” Vietnamese drum, during a recent performance at the Institute of E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Ward has explored his Asian Research. Ngoc and fellow musician Khac Chi teach a course Fellowship. field in depth, analysing “Dr. Ward is leading an at UBC on theperformance ofVietnamese musicwhich is sponsored and developing new mod- international renaissance els that arebeing used in by the School of Music andthe Centre for Southeast Asia Research in applied mathematics, a areas such as materials (CSEAR). Both Khac and Ngoc are virtuosos on a variety of folk field that is growing in im- science, biology, combus- instruments.They studied and taughtinVietnam and have performed portancebecause it pro- tion. fluid mechanics and around the world. They were joined in this performance by CSEAR vides hard numerical an- predicting theperfom- staff member Julie Trang Nguyen and UBC student Tokunoh Yuko. swers for difficult problems ance of semiconductor in science, engineeringand devices. industry,”said Thomas “His ability to see the Study: Brzustowski, president of mathematical structureof the Natural Sciences and real world problems, to EngineeringResearch conceive solutions andto Council of Canada inspire others by his ap- Demand for university (NSERC).announcing on Ward proach. isremark- truly the fellowshipable,” recently. Brzustowski said. Applied mathematics in the context of Ward madehis mark internationally grads not being met Ward’s research involves usingmath- I See AWARD Page 2 British Columbia is providing enough ates annually, butB.C.’s universities on1 vocational and technicaltraining, but produced 12,000. This means that twc not enough university education. thirds of high quality, well-paying job That‘s the conclusion of a recent study went begging and were filled by peopl by Economics Prof. Robert Allen on the moving to B.C. from other province, demand and supply of post-secondary Allen says. Cinnamon Stars 3 education and training inB.C. At thesame time, thedemand fc ‘There’s a strongly held view that we another 35,000 people with trade, tecl Offbeat: Who’s got the best sticky buns in town? The Province says UBC should continueto emphasize vocational nical, and vocational credentials wasmc and technical training,” says Allen. “My by provincial supply. ADe Eauality a findings show this approach to be mis- “We don’t need to expand technic; guided.” and vocational training any further,”sa3 Forum: Prof. David Fraser arguesfor equal treatmentfor our closest cousins The study reveals that between 1992 Allen, “but theuniversity systemis far tc and 1996, the provincialeconomy re- small.” Fin Form 12 quired about 35,000 university gradu- See DEMAND Page 2 Profile: PhD candidate Kathy Heise studies thedolphins’ return “enquiries into THiiK- the odd and WILLIAM NEW the ordinary99 UBC Dept. of English; Royal Society of Canada &out I. UBC RESEARCH 2 UBC Reports . February 19,1998

Award Colour Connected Against Racism presents Vision Continued from Page 1 Continuedfrom Page 1 in classical applied mathemat- mon mathematical thread: they Cry Freedom: Allying Ourselves new teaching methods, the ex ics and particularly asymptotic are not in a true steady-state but pansion of continuing educatior analysis - which allows analy- insteadchange very slowly in and the changing nature of thc Friday, March 6,1998 sis of very complex models in time. Student Union Building student body. simpler termsby makingrational "It is usually very difficult to The campus and external conand systematic approximations distinguishstrictly stationary Room 21 4/21 6 and Conversation Pit sultations will result in a shor to the equations that model a solutions from thosethat are "green paper," which shouldbc phenomenon. These models for onlyquasi-stationary,'' Ward 9:00 am completedin March. This wil analysis may represent, for ex- says. "This distinction is, how- Opening Remarks and Displays serve as the basisof further dis ample, thehigh speedflow of air ever, very important over very 9:30 am cussion of the issues the univer past airplane wings, or the flow long time intervals, as the ulti- Panel A: First Nations and Settlers sity must address in its long of a very viscous fluid. mate stateof the system maybe termpursuit of excellence ir He has also made major theo-radically different." 12:OO noon teaching and research. retical advances in thetheorq. of The NSERC fellowship is one Presentation and performance by Women of Colours The campus and communic metastability. Metastable proc- of four awarded each year. The in Action and Colour Connected Against Racism consultations will culminate ir essesinfluence outcomes in honour is given to university re- Displays the creation of a vision state many physical systems, but oc- searchers who arecapable of 1:45 pm ment for UBC which will go tc cur very slowly, taking so long to capturingintemational attention Film presentation and discussion by Allan Dutton the university Senate and Boar(develop that they are impossiblefor outstanding scientific or en- of Governors for approval in Sep to track numerically.Ward cites gineering achievement. 4:OO pm tember and October. changes in the atomic composi- Under the termsof the fellow- Panel B: Representation on Campus Additional information abou tion of metal alloys over20 to 40 ship. NSERC will provide UBC 5:45 pm UBC's visionprocess can bl years as anexample. with the full amount of Ward's Closing remarks foundtheWebon a Ward's methods for analys- salary for up to two years. The www.vision.ubc.ca. ing these processes haveevolved fellowship will allow him to pur- For more information call: Rupinder or Mwalu into a new mathematical tech- suehis research full-time, as (822-1421) nique in wide use. well as to obtain new research Publicity co-sponsored by the Culturally Inclusive Campus Committee Demand With his Steacie Fellowship, funding from NSERC. Continued from Page 1 heplans to investigate other The E.W.R. Steacie Fellow- classes of very practical diffu- ships will be presented by Gov. According to the study, B.C sion problems including changesGen. Romeo LeBlanc in Ottawa is last among Canadian prov in chemical reactionsthat occur April 27. inces in the number of degree: around a defect on a reacting The three other 1998 Steacie awarded per resident aged 20 surface,the formation of hot fellows are Sara Iverson, Biol- 29, and has the smallest univer Wax if spots in heated ceramics, and ogy,Dalhousie University; sity system, relative toits popu the diffusion of oxygen through Jonathan Schaeffer, Computing Histology Services lation, of any province. small capillaries to muscle cells.Science, University of Alberta: Providing Plastic and Wax sections for the research community While running a small uni While differentphenomena, and LouisTaillefer, Physics, versity system may save B.C the for Ward they all share a com- George Spurr RT, RLAT(R) Kevin Gibbon ART FIHMS government money, Allen cau I McGill University. tions it reduces earnings pros Phone (604) 822- I595 Phone (604) 8.56-7370 pects for children. spurrwax~univnerve.comE-mail E-mail [email protected] The real losers, he says, arl THE LJNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Web Page: www.uniserve.com/wax-it children growing up outside a themajor urban areas wheri mostuniversities are located since travel discourages attend Berkowitz & Associates ance. 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Managing Editor: Paula Martin([email protected]) Editor/Production: Janet Ansell ([email protected]). Contributors: Stephen Forgacs ([email protected]). September 1998 Sean Kelly ([email protected]). Kindergarten/Child Experiments on space shuttles help solve problems in areas from medicine to Hilary Thomson([email protected]), material composition.Vibrations on board wreakhavoc with experiments.Tirn Gavin Wilson([email protected]). Care & Preschool Salcudean and astronaut (and UBC grad) BjarniTryggvason have developed the Editorial and advertising enquiries:(604) 822-3 13 1 (phone), (604) Open House Microgravity Isolation Mount which solves this problem. The MIM has been 822-2684 (fax). UBC Information Line:(604) UBC-INFO (822-4636) used on a NASA shuttle fllght as well as on the Russian space station, Mir. Wednesday, March 4,1998 UBC Reports welcomes the submission of lettersand 5:30-7:00 p.m. opinion pieces. Opinionsand advertising published inUBC Think About THiiiK Reports do not necessarily reflect officialuniversity policy. Contact: 822-5343 hutIt. UBC Child Care Services UBC RESEARCH Material may be reprinted in whole or in part with Space www.research.ubc.ca 2881 Acadia Road, Van. appropriate creditto UBC Reports. UBC Reports. February 19,1998 3 Trade, computer experts I take top research prizes JamesBrander, a professor in the from 30, two-metre-long aluminum tube: Faculty of Commerce and Business Ad- -hangs above thelobby inUBC’s Centrc ministration,and Computer Science for IntegratedComputer Systems Re Assoc. Prof. Jack Snoeyinkhave been search. It illustrates the difficulty of as awarded UBC’s top research prizes for sembling simple geometric objectsif yo1 1997. only have two hands (or, in the caseof i Brander, whose recent research has robot, two manipulators) but work in : focused on the roleof international trade normal, three-dimensional space. policy as it affects natural resources, has His current focusis on applicationso won the Prof. computational geometry in Geographic Jacob Biely Information Systems (GIs). FacultyRe- Theuniversity has also announce( search Prize. recipients of the Killam Research Prize! His re- and another 13 facultymembers whc search has also have won 1998-99 Killam Fellowships. explored entre- The$10,000 UBCKillam Researcl preneurship, Prizes are awarded annually to top cam business entry pus researchers. The prizes, establishec andventure in1986, arl capital. A past equallydi recipient of the vided betweel UBC Killam thearts an( Prize andthe sciences. Faculty of Recipient: Commerce and Izalare: Business Ad- Brander Benbasat ministration Commercl Research Prize, Branderand faculty col- and Busines: league Prof. Barbara Spencer are regarded Administra as pioneers in the research area of stra- tion:Stevl tegic trade policy. Calvert, Eartl Brander is managing editor of the Ca- andOceal nadian Journal of Economics and a re- Sciences; ROI search associate of the U.S.-based Na- Snoeyink Clowes, Eartl tional Bureau of Economic Research. and Ocean Sciences;Ken Lum, Fine Arts Long regarded as UBC’s premier award, Lawrence McIntosh, Biochemistry anc the Biely prize is given for a distinguished Molecular Biology; Peter Quartermain record ofrecently accomplished publishedEnglish; Arthur Ray, History; Corneli: Stephen Forgacs photo research. Van Breemen, Pharmacology and Thera The Charles A. McDowellAward for peutics;Rabab Ward, Electrical anc Resting Space Excellence in Research,won by Snoeyink. Computer Engineering; and MarkZacher is presentedfor demonstrated excellence Political Science. Space shuttle Discovery crewmembers (1-r) Curtis Brown, Bjarni in pure or applied scientific research. Isaac Walton Killam Memorial Fellow Tryggvason, Robert Curbeam,Jan Davis, Stephen Robinson, and Kent Snoeyink’s primary research area is ships top up faculty salaries while the: Rominger relaxoutside Cecil Green Park Housebetween appointments computational geometry, whichinvolves are on sabbaticalleave by up to $15,00C on their recentVancouver visit. UBC graduate Tryggvasonintroduced the study of the design and analysis of Scholars also receive a $3,000 grant fo the crew to members ofthe universitycommunity during a presentation algorithms for geometric computation. research and travel expenses. earlier in the day. During the crew’s mission,which blasted off Aug. Computational geometry is a branch Fellowship winners lor 1998-99 are 7, 1997, Tryggvason used a devicehe helped develop with UBC of the theory of computer science that Jutta Brunnee, Law;I3rian Copeland Electrical Engineering Assoc. Prof.Tim Salcudean. Called the seeks efficient algorithms (computer pro-Economics; Sheldon Duff, Chemical an1 grams) for problems best stated in geo- Bio-Resource Engineering;Mike Jackson Microgravity Isolation Mount, the deviceallows shuttle experiments metric form. Electrical and ComputerEngineering to be conducted free from vibration. It finds application in problems from Fiona Kay, Anthropology and Sociology solid modelling,computer graphics, data AnnaKindler, Curriculum Studies structuring, and roboticsas well as math- Joshua Mostow, Asian Studies: Wesle: ematical questions of combinatorial ge- Pue, Law; JohnRes, Commerce anc ometry and topology - thestudy of BusinessAdministration; Neil ReineI -0rnmutersU asked to geometrical properties and spatial rela- Medicine; and Bhagavatula S.R. Sastrq tions unaffectedby the continuous changePharmacology andTherapeutics. Ros of shape or size of figures. Marie San Juan, Fine Arts, and J. Pau The most visible result of Snoeyinks Russell, Philosophy, will also receive fel eave cars March 4 research -an aluminum sculpture madelowships if sufficient fundingis available!. I On March 4th. march forth! transportation they will use onMarch 4. - That’s the message Gord Lovegrove, ‘Wewill be offering coupons for cinnamon IJBC’s director of Transportation Plan- buns andcoffee at bicycle parkmg areas, the rling, is putting out to the campus com-bus loop, and to car and van pool partici- Offbeat rnunity. pants. Par- lot users may face higher Lovegrove is asking everyone whonor- than usual costsfor that day only to coverthe rnally comes tocampus in a single-occu-cost of the coupons,”he said. by staff writers F)ant vehicle (SOW to consider forjust one The UBC Trek Program Centre, which Clay - March 4, Trek to UBC Day - an Lovegrove heads, has published a second discussion paper titled Options and Priori- Province newspaper reviewer describes them like this: atltemative means of getting to campus. ties. They leave the competition in the dust! Soft, sweetand 7’hat could mean cycling, walking, This paper deals with options for re- smooth. Not too thick, not too thin. They’ve got soul.” t elecommuting, using public transporta- A tion, or car or vanpooling. solving issues raised in the first paper ‘They” are UBC’s legendary cinnamon buns. published in January. It also identifies The buns, a longtime favourite inUBC’s cafeterias and ”The purpose of Trek toUBC Day is to issues aslong- or short-term priorities. eateries, were recently ranked number one in Vancouverby r aise awareness on campusof the whole Students, faculty and staff are urged the daily newspaper outof a field of bakery, cafe andfood transportation issue, and to try to meet toget a copy and completethe brief store buns. Clur overall goalof reducing single-occu- questionnaire regarding the options and “Light texture and a rich caramel/cinnamon flavour that‘s F)ant vehicle trips to campus by 20 per C priorities. Both are available at various literally soaked-in make these a hugely satisfylng way to :ent for at least one day,” Lovegrove. said locations including: Student Envi- combat morning sweet-tooth syndrome.No wonder these buns arelegen- “We also want to show the Greater AMs \ ronment Centre(SUB second floor); Uni- dary,” Province reporter Anne Garber wrote. rancouver Regional District, the City of versity Services Building (second floor, Indeed, it’s not the first timeUBC’s buns have emerged at thetop of the \ rancouver, BC Transit and other service 2329 W. Mall): and the West Point Grey heap. They are often rated best in Vancouver andUBC Food Services fields Flroviders that we’re serious about this, and Dunbar public libraries. frequent calls for the recipe. UBC alumni are often heard to reminisce 1:)ut thatwe need their help. The paper’s executive summary and about the sticky treats. One recent Commerce graduate andAlumni ’Ultimately it’s about staff, students questionnaire are also available on the Association award winner, whonow lives in New York City, was lucky atnd faculty at UBC showing themselves Trek Web site at www.trek.ubc.ca. enough to have the faculty couriera couple of the sticky buns to her after t hat they can do it one day perweek to hit Commentsand questionnaires re- she was heard sayinghow much she missed them. t he 20 per cent mark.” ceived over the next monthwill be usedas In the latest ratings,UBC’s buns, which scored a nine out of 10, beat Lovegrove and the Student Environ- the basisfor developing the initial draftof out competitors from Solly’s Bagelry. theLazy Gourmet, Spa at theCen- rnent Centre are askingfor volunteers to the UBC Strategic Transportation Plan. tury, The Cafe in the Century Plaza. Buns Master Bakery,Cafe Zoom, and tlelp signup participants. Volunteerswill For information call the Trek Program The Real Canadian Superstore. t)e asked to use sign-up forms tocollect i nformation onhow individuals normally Centreat822-1304, ore-mail Jet to campus and what [email protected]. 4 UBC ReDOrtS . Februarv 19.1998 Study finds: Learning lacking from too many Web courses by Gavin Wilson Many merely try to replicate face-to- Staff writer face courses, filling their Web site with lecture notes and other text. Some were Much ofwhat Prof. RogerBoshier sees difficult to navigate oreven read. Others being passed off as on-line education on had muddled concepts and lacked links the World Wide Web is enough to make to other sitesor potential for students to him throw LIP his hands in despair. provide feedback. With its vast amountsof information These are not technological problems, and capacity for interaction.the Web Boshier pointed out. Instead, too many has enormous potential for education. course designers view students as pas- But most of what is now available is, in sive recipients of information and not Boshier’s opinion, little short of a trav- partnersin collaborative learning, he esty. said. “Some Web courses are an unmiti- The best courses, on the other hand, gated boreand representlittle morethan were easy to navigate,involved high lev- lecturenotes posted on theWeb,” he els of interaction,rewarded creativity k says in a recent journal article. “At the and made useof the enormous resources other extreme are those laced with links,of the Web. Asst. Prof. Michele Williams, Oral Biological and MedicalSciences. getssei animation andmore than enough glitter Some oftheir features included graph-

to help take dental care to residents of long-term care facilities. andglam to make ~~ ~ ics.I animation,~~~~ video, Liberace wince.” audio,threaded dis- Boshier, ofthe Dept. cussions, student chat of EducationalStudies, 44 Some Web Comes rooms,e-mail, space Dental clinic hitsthe and graduate students to post student work

inthe Adult Education me unmitigated and~~~~..links ””toother rel- ResearchCentre sur- bore ...” sites.evant cou rses “More creativeveyed 127 “More Web courses road to care for agec tosee how theymeas- - Prof, Roger goshier courseshad learners u red up. leave the home site to site home the leave up. ured by Hilary lhomson every graduating dentist toprovide somc I rel- on research do resultedTheir study geriatric services in his or herown com in an academic paper, Staff writer munity. evant sites, then post I but also tongue-in-cheek presentations their findings for all learners to use,” Patients at Lower Mainland carefacili With dental equipment worth thou- of a MadonnaAward for the best dressed Boshier said. ties are first screened by Williams, col sands of dollars resting in the back seat, site and a Drab and NamelessAward for For example, a University of Texas Asst. Prof. Michele Williams doesn’t bring leagues MyleneBoridy andSusar the worst dressed. geology coursehas students use the the big white van to anysudden stops. Bermingham, dental students and resi Ideally, Boshier says, ‘The Web can Web to locate an earthquake that has The equipment is oneof the units that dents. The team then returnscompletc to function less like a traditional classroomoccurred in the previous 24 hours.Work- travels to long-term facilitiescare through- the required dental work on a fee-for and more like a library where a person ing in groups, they answer a series of out B.C. of UBC’s Dental Program service basis, allowing students to lean as part can browse, talk with people involved questions about it and then post the for Seniors, a new mobile dental service first hand the skills needed tofor care thc with the program and others not in the results for all to see. for institutionalized elderly. elderly. course but with similar interests.” Boshier and his colleagues gave the Where the treatment required is to( The program, whichWilliams directs, Boshier and his colleagues took the Madonna Award to a history course at is the only one of its kind in B.C. and complex to be done on-site, team mem position of customers, looking for stand- the University of Wisconsin. The worst berscare for thepatients in hospita offers province-wide supportfor geriatric alone Web courses that could be com- site was judged to be an Illinois State through a special agreement with Van dentistry through treatment, trainingfor pleted entirely without face-to-face in- University education course. dental students and continuing educa- couver Hospital and Health Sciences Cen teraction with an instructor. Boshier and his colleagues have now tion for practicing dentists. tre. Most of the courses were based at turned their attention to other issues “Seniorsin care are a truly under- “Besides direct servicewe educate cart universities and colleges, mainly in the involving education on theWeb, includ- aides, facility administrators and famil) serviced population, many of whom are United States, but alsoin Canada. Aus- ing American dominanceof the medium. challenging to treat because of multiple members about oral hygiene for institu tralia and the United Kingdom. Topics “There is a sense that America is the tionalized seniors.” says Williams. Foul healthproblems,” says Williams,who ran the gamutof science. business. com- centre,and the rest of the world the of the program’s six portable unitshavc teaches in the OralBiological and Medi- puters, social sciences and education. periphery,” Boshier said. “The realityof cal Sciences Dept. been dispatched toregional health unit: Theresearchers found that disap- people from smaller nations, indigenous Self-containedportable units about across B.C. fifth is used for research. A pointingly few courses used muchof the people and non-English-speaking peo- the size of a mini-bar each contain a Theportable units are a vital ste: Web’s interactive capability, Boshier said.ple is not reflected on the Web.” water supply, suction unit and generatortowards building a network of B.C. den for runningstate-of-the-art operating tistsand dental hygienists working il drills and other equipment.A high-pow- geriatric care. Togetherwith other facult ered gooseneck lampcan be connected to members, Williams offers province-wid the unit and a separate tool kit holds continuing dental education on carin Math goesto work for sterile equipment and dental materials. for B.C.’s approximately 23,000 institu The mobiledental office plugs into any tionalized seniors. wall socket and can be rolled to a pa- Funding for the UBC Dental Progran tient’s bedside. for Seniors is provided by the Seniors BCsmajor industries One of Williams’ goals is to prepare I Foundation of British Columbia. TheUBC-based Pacific Institute for da’s newest and third institute for the theMathematical Sciences (PIMS)will mathematicalsciences. It will become apply high-level mathematical methods the central co-ordinating agency for ac- to help develop B.C.’s major industries. tivities of mathematical scientists at the thanks to recently announced funding universitiesofAlberta, B.C., Calgary,Vic- Bringhurst to lecture from the provincial Information, Science toria and Simon FraserUniversity. and Technology Agency (ISTA). The institute is involved in a range of In an intensiveweeklong workshop projects including scientific workshops, last year, PIMS gathered over 80 math- conferences and summer schools on top- March 5 ematical scientists, including 30 gradu- ics ranging from mathematical finance to ate students, to analyse problems pre- high-performancecomputing and the Author Robert Bringhurst joins the theatre andfilm and ninebooks includ- sented by theB.C. Cancer Agency, development of a National Network for ranks of distinguished scholars such ing the forthcomingSharp as aKniJefe:An MacMillan Bloedel, Petro-Canadaand Mathematical Sciences. as Northrop Fryeand Hugh MacLennanIntroduction to Classical Haida Litera- other companies. The workshop’s suc- “We are very optimistic about the scope when he delivers the 1998 Sedgewick ture. cess has led the institute to create an and depth of research that can be con- Memorial Lecture next month. Bringhurst‘s lecture,in the GreatHall annual industrial workshopwith monthlyducted now that PIMS is becoming partof Named for Garnett Sedgewick, the of Green College at 4 p.m. on Thursday, industrial problem-solving seminars in the intellectual fabricof B.C. and western first headofUBC’s Dept. ofEnglish, theMarch 5, is held in conjunction with a between. Canadian enterprises,” saidPIMS direc- lecture has been a campus traditionfor conference, Perspectiveon NativeAmeri- “B.C.’s economy is diversifying at a tor Prof. Nassif Ghoussoub. more than 30 years. can Oral Literatures. thatruns March 5- rapid rate, and technology-based indus- PIMS is in the process of developing a Bringhurst will refer to Sedgewick’s 8. tries are taking their placein the market new national network called Mathemat- 1928 essay on unity in the humanities Hosted by Green College andthe and playing animportant rolein job ics of Information TechnologyAnd Com- whilediscussing his own interestin First Nations House of Learning, the creation,”Dan Miller. minister responsi- plex Systems (MITACS) in collaboration First Nations cultures and literatures. conference will bring together speak- ble for the ISTA said when the funding with its sister institutes in Ontario and A former lecturer in UBC’s depart- ers, writers and storytellers such as wasannounced. “The application of Quebec as partof the federalNetworks of ments of English and Creative Writing, scholarDennis l‘edlock. playwright mathematics to daily challenges found Centres of Excellence (NCE) program. Bringhurst has written critical essays, Drew Hayden Taylor and storytrllerVi in many sectors is leading to increased MITACS is one of only 10 groups that has 15 volumes of poetry, several works for Hilbert. productivity.” been invited to submit a full NCE pro- PIMS. which opened in 1996, is Cana- posal. UBC Reports . February 19,1998 5 Exhaustive data moves

alobal_" fisheries". in crisis 51- - -- by SeanKelly Thispattern of destruction,which Staff writer Pauly calls "fishing downthe food web." is worst in the northern hemisphere, with FisheriesCentre Prof. Daniel Pauly its highly efficient and technologically has hard evidence toback up what many advanced fishing fleets. scientists have longsus- Pauly says if present pected - marine fisher- 7 exploitationpatterns ies are in a global crisis. continue theonly fish in In an articlewhich theseas in about 25 appearedin the Feb. 6 years will be lanternfish, issue of the journal Sci- jellyfish and krill. ence, Pauly and four co- Creatinglarge 'no- authorsdemonstrate a take'marine protected shift in global fisheries areas may be the only catchesawayfrompreda- way to avoid the wide- tors high in thefood web, spread collapse of fish- like snapper, halibut and eries and rebuild healthy tuna, towards plankton- food webs. he says. eatingspecies lower in Theresearch is an- the food web, like ancho- other nail inthe coffin of vies and shrimp. traditionalfisheries Pouring over 50 years management.says of United Nations catch Pauly. data,the researchers Pauly "Currentfisheries show conclusively that management only wor- asfishers decimate larger ries about the health of predators, theymove systematically down particular fisherieswithin the fishing in- the food web to smaller plankton eaters. dustry," he says. "Instead,we should be "When we remove big predators andgo focusing on the health of ecosystems, Ssoti Urquhart photo after their smaller prey, we are ripping and the consequencesof extracting sin- the fabricof these webs, and endangeringgle species stocks from the system." Use Your Noodle their ability to produce harvestable fish Paulyconducted the research with Akayak noodle-jousting teamreadies for takeoff during UBC Rainfest, at any level," Pauly says. FisheriesCentre graduate student one of the events in the month-longRain Festival organized by UBC's He points to the east coastof Canada, Johanne Dalsgaard. and three research- Intramural Sports and Recreation program. Eight teams battled at where the shrimp fishery has expanded ers from the International Centrefor Liv- the AquaticCentre recently for the coveted Rainfest title with since the cod were fished out. Since cod ing Aquatic Resources Management in Science One's Psi One Floyd team declared overall winner. Rain feed onshrimp, Pauly warns that the the Philippines. , Festival events continue to February 28. increased fishing of shrimp may hinder The researchers analysed catch data the recovery of cod stocks. for 1,300 different groups of marine spe- In case after case around the world, cies covered in theofficial statistics ofthe targetingsmaller and more abundant United Nations' Food and Agricultural plankton eaters at first leadsto increas- Organization since 1950. These statistics ingly large catches,but the resulting were thencompared against 60 pub- Survivor makes crowd disruption of the ecosystem soon results lished food web models for all major in stagnating ordeclining catches. aquatic ecosystems. think about assault by Hilary Thomson of shame." he says. "The presentatioIn AMS head set to tackle Staff writer was an eye-opener and a reminder th;3t it still happens..' They were crammed intoevery corner. Students are at greatest riskof sexu; a1 Hundreds of students from Place Vanier assault in the firstt hreemonths atschol 01 threats to education and Totem Park residences were perch- Koestner says - a period she calls tk le ing onwindow ledges, crowdingthe aisles "red zone." and standingin the doorway. Starting relationshipswith strangerS. But you could haveheard a pindrop as absence of parental supervision, avai 1- date rape survivor and sexual assault ability of and peer pressure to use drug:s preventionactivist Katie Koestner told and alcohol and a motivation to fit in a]:e her story. factors that make a Sirst-year studerIt In a presentation called No/Yes spon- vulnerable to victimization. sored by the residence associations. Hous- 'The media portray rapeas some weir -d ing and Conferences, the Women Stu- guy grabbing you in a dark alley." sa)IS dent's Ofice. and Health, Safety and the Totem Park residence floor represent: 3- Environment. Koestner told more than tive Katie Scozzafava. "I was surprised1to 650 students in residence how to help hear that 84 percent of the time tk le prevent rape. rapist is someone you know." Weeks later her words are on still on Koestner's recommendations for prl D_ the minds of those who attended. ventioninclude communication abot It "It was an impressive turnout," says sexual issues.especially consent. Sheals j0 Janet Cox. residence life manager. "Stu- promotes responsibility in drinking anId dents are still talking about the ideas the use of drugs; 90 per cent of colleg ;e presented and questioning each other's sexual assaults involve alcohol. actions and beliefs." Simple respectfor oneself and othersis In 1990.Koestner wasraped by a critical, Koestner says. She encourage:S fellow student she had been dating dur-students to take a stand againstvictimiz: 1- ing her first year collegeat in Virginia. tion, which she says ranges from verb;al adequately funded. Chenwill servea one-year It was several days before Koestner sexual abuse and jokes about assault1to "We've seen funding levels erode, es- term as student representativeto the decidedto reportthe crime. A lawyer rape itself. pecially over the pastfive to eight years, Board of Governors. Joining heris James advisedagainst a criminalproceeding The presentation was Koestner's fir st and the quality of education is threat- Pond, a PhD candidate in Physics. because no evidence had been gathered appearance at a Canadian campus. Skle ened by that," she says. Five studentsenators have also been at the time of the assault. When she has spent the pastfour years speaking:It She also plansto joinforces withother elected for 1998, as well as eight student persuadedthe dean of the college to colleges across the United States whe~:e student groups to pressure the federal senators fi-om individual faculties. There conduct a hearing, the accused was foundresources range from nothing to esta\ 3- government to initiate national grants wereto no Senate nominations for the faculties guilty of rape. lished protocols for responding to the crime. mitigate rising student debts. ofAgricultural Sciences, Dentistry, Forestry The experience led Koestner to a ca- At UBC, the Women Students' Offic:e Hoffmann previously served as AMs and Pharmaceutical Sciences. but senators reer of activism aimedat preventing cam- provides counselling tostudents ando f- director of finance. may be appointed at a later date. pus sexualviolence. fers workshops on acquaintance sexu'a1 No stranger to student activism, she Lack of a quorum voided election week "This is a crime of silence." says assaultand personal safety in pub1lic helped organize opposition to the federal referenda askingfor student fee increases Koestner. "Bringingit into the open is theplaces. government's proposal to cut fundingfor for Pacific Spirit Family and Community first step in prevention." The UBC Sexual Assault InformaticIn post-secondary education in 1995. Services and theAMS Clubs Benefit Fund. Second-yearScience student Ross Line at 822-9090 offers recorded infan- One of her challenges, she says,will A referendum on whether to index the Woo, a resident of Totem Park, agrees. mation about what to do in ofthe 2In eventbe keeping the lines of communication AMs membership fee to the B.C. Con- "Nothing's ever said about rape because assault. open between a politically diverse AMs sumer Price Indexwas also declaredvoid. 6 UBC ReDorts . Februarv 19,1998 Calendar

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Sunday, Feb. 22 Friday, Feb. 27 Burkholderia Cepacia, A Multi ' 875-41y)z. Anjani's Kathak Dance Of Drug ResistantOpportunistic surplus Equipment sale President'sSpeakers Series Health Care And India Pathogen' Barbara McKav' TaskForce Warehousc from agesSacajawea And AndHer Sisters: Im- Epidemiology Rounds lance. Drama And Song High- Gail Call 822-3308.100from 12:30- 1:30p111. 12noon-5pm. Call 822-2582 or Valaskakis, First Nations House The Menstrual CycleEffect On .ightingIndia's Rich Cultural 1 822-2813. Breast Cancer Diagnosis And Heritage. Chan Shun Concert Hall ofLeaming from 12noon-2pm.Call Treatment. Dr. Corneilia Baines, 3t 8pm. Call 822-9197. PacificWest Coast Inorganic Netherlandic Studies Visitor Ethel Gardner822-8942. PreventativeMedicine and Bi- Lecture Public Lecture Science First Lechunr &siea ostatistics. U ofToronto. Mather Green College Performing Controlling The Molecular Archi- The Dutch Economy - From Dutch 253from9- loam. Call 822-2772. tecture OfLow NuclearityPoly- DegenaativeeD:l.hm&@k Arts Group Disease To DutchMiracle: Thc UmVelingBrain.Ds.Lynn~: John Doheny Jazz Quintet.Green Rhodium And Iridium Complexes. Interdisciplinary Studies/ Political Foundations Of Dutch Dr. PeterReiner, Psychiatry. Collegeat8:15pm.Call822-1878. Prof. Luis A. Oro, Chemistry. U of Economic Success. Prof.Stevcn Zaragoza. Chemistry H-250(south Wesbmk 100 hrn 12:30-I:3Ctprn. Green College Symposium I. Wolinetz. PoliticalScience, Memo- Website www.science.ubc.ca/mnf- Inside The Kaleidoscope: Inter- wing) at lpm. Refreshments from rial U. HuchananA-202 from Monday, Feb. 23 12:40pm. Call 822-3266. nars/seminarserit?s.htmlorcaB822- preting Interdisciplinarity. Julie 12:30-1:30pm.Call 822-2717. 5552. Thompson Klein, WayneState U. Lectures In Modem John Davidson Memorial GreenCollege from 9am-6pm. Wednesday Noon Hour Faculty Recital Chemistry Lecture Registration 8:30am. $1 0. Con- Concert Alan Rinehzut. guitar. Music Recital tinues toFeb. 28. Website BimetallicReactions Of I'fie Role Of Hybridization In The Hall at 12:3Opm. Call 822-5574. www.interchange.ubc.oa/iisgpor Pyrazolato-Bridged RhodiumAnd EvolutionOfPackera: Speculations Mark kvine, jazz piano: Andre Lachance, bass. Music RecitalHall call 822-0954. [ridium Complexes. Prof. LuisA. Based On Molecular Data. John Philosophy Colloquium Dro, U ofZaragoza. Chemistry D- I Bain, U oflethbridge. BioScienrcs at 12:30pm. Admission $3 at the door. Call 822-5574. Realism, Naturalism AndMoral Pediatric Grand Rounds 225 (centre block) at 11:30am. 2000 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call Semantics. Prof. David Brink, U of Call 822-3266. 822-2133. Protecting Patients FromAnti- Immigration Information California. Buchanan D- 121 from microbial ResistantInfections Institute Of Health Materials And Metals Session 1-2:30pm. Call 822-3967. 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Chemical Engineering Green College Resident Asserre 107from 12:30-1:30pm. 1998 @edg~~kMsmOriat Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar Speaker Series :all 822-3914. Lactove Weekly Seminar auantification OfThe Direct Rate When The Fat Lady Sings. James Native Amerida orrtf Zdteratures Bone MarrowCulture Process De- Played BySulfate Reducing Bac- McLennan, Music. Green College Obstetrics And Gynecology AndThe Unity Of"& Humanities. vdopment. J. Audet. ChemEng teria In Precipitation Of Copper at 5:30pm. Call 822- 1878. Research Seminars Robert Bringhumt, author, fec- 206 at 3:30pm. Light refresh- Sulfides. K. Jalali, Bio-Resource 3varian Cancer: A General Over- turer, scholar.Green College Great ments ChemEng 204 at 3: 15pm. Engineering. ChemEng 206 at Science And Society Jiew. Dr. Monique Bertrand, Hall at 4pm. CalI 832-9569. Call 822-3238. 3:30pm. Refreshments ChemEng Mandated Science:Tasks For Sci- 2ynecology. BC Women'sHosp 204 at 3: 15pm. Call 822-3238. ence Studies. 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Creative Writing Readings Recent Advances In Asymmetric Catalysis, MethodDevelopment Cultural And Media Studies Fish500 Seminars Brave New Play Rites.Chan Cen- And ApplicationsTo Total Synthe- Assessment Of Icelandic Flatfish Ensemble Showcase tre BCTel StudioTheatre at Interdisciplinary Group Stock. Hreidar Valtysson. Fisher- sis. Prof. Amir Hoveyda.Boston Culture And/or Show Business: Concert 1:30pm.3:30pm, 7:30pm. College. Chemistry B-250 (south ies Centre. The Role Of Shoaling UBC Chamber Strings, Collegium 9:30pm. Call 822-9197. The Current Economics Of Pre- Behaviour In The Spatial Dynam- wing) at lpm. Refreshments from sentingThe Performing Arts. Musicum. Chan Centre at 8pm. 12:40pm. Call 822-3266. ics Of Stock Collapse In Fisheries. Call 822-5574. Operatic Excerpts Concert Michael Noon, Director,Chan Cen- Nathaniel Newlands. Fisheries UBC OperaEnsemble, UBC Cho- tre. Green Collegeat 7:30pm. Call Irving K. Fox Lecture Series Centre. 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+ 8 UBC Reports . February 19,lYYtl Forum After land mines, a new challenge for Canadian compassion

by David Fraser childhood lasting many years, scientific evidenceof cognition and they form permanent and self-awareness in animals, Mid l+aser is a professor of attachments to their mothers. two American psychologists Animal Weljiie in the Dept of They empathize with others concluded that humans and Animal Science and the Centre who are injured: they teach the great apes (chimpanzees, forApplied He holds the Ethics. their young through demon- gorillas and orangutans) stand Natural Sciences and Engineer- stration; they plan and carry apart from all other species that ing Research Council Iruiustrial out ingenious deceptions: they have been studied, whereas the Research Chair in Animal have a rich system of gestural difference between ourselves Welfare at UBC. communication which makes and the great apesis largely As Canadians, we can be them naturals at learning our quantitative. proud of Canada's leadership systems of sign language. As The obvious conclusion from in trying to reduce suffering primatologist Roger Fouts puts this evidence is that chimpanzees through the international it, the chimpanzee is a "highly are capableof Sufferingvery ban on land mines.For our intelligent, co-operative, and much as humanswould suffer next assignment, let us be at violent primate whonurtures when they are captured,impris- the forefrontof a movement family bonds, adopts orphans, oned, or when family members to end anotherform of mourns the deathof mothers, are takenfrom them. Scientists suffering that countries practises self-medication, who study thewelfare of animals Fraser around the world seem struggles for power, and wages disagree on many issues, but no powerless to combat. war." Sound familiar? one today seriously argues that use chimpanzees in research or mental similarity to humans, The chimpanzee is our In terms of intellect, thereis chimpanzee suffering and human entertainment, we should apply while still acknowledging that closest biological relative, but an obvious gulf between suffering are substantially the same degree of scruples as they stand outside human only recently has science humans and chimpanzees. different. we would if these actionswere cultural institutions. shown how close the relation- However, this mainly appears What are the implicationsof done to human beings. To bring the law into line ship really is. New genetic to involve the special human our new understanding of But to begin the process, we with our scientific under- techniques show that chim- capability to use spoken and chimpanzees? First, we need to need to take a small but standing of chimpanzees will panzees share 98.4 per cent written language to string focus international pressure original step: we need to revise require careful thought, legal of our DNA. This makes the together long sequences of and assistance on the destruc- our legal system so that innovation. and political will. chimpanzee and the human thoughts. This capacity allows tion of chimpanzees killed for chimpanzees, and probably But by resolving the issue in as closely related as, for us to express abstract ideas meat, body parts, or to capture other great apes, areaccorded Canada, where chimpanzees example. the zebra and the and to inventcomplex technolo- their infants for sale. We should appropriate status under the are few in number and where horse, or thefox and the dog. gies. But apart from this treat these deathswith the law. The legal system recog- vested interests are unlikely Studies of behaviour also difference, humans and chim- seriousness we attach to nizes living beings as either to derail the process. we reveal remarkable parallels panzees are now thought to be murder andgenocide rather persons or property. Chimpan- could develop a legal formula between the two species. Like very similar in their cogmtive than poaching. Next, in any zees need a category of thrir that would serve as a modrl us, chimpanzees have a processes. In a recent review of cases whereit is proposed to own to recognize their funda- for the rest of the world.

UBC'S Individual Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program (IISGP) and Green College are pleased to host THE SECOND ANNUAL IISGP SYMPOSIUM 9:00 am - 6:OO pm INSIDE THE KALEIDOSCOPE: Friday, February 27 & INTERPRETING Saturday,February 28,1998 Green College lNTERDlSClPLlNARlTY 6201 Cecil Green Park Road The University of British Columbia SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM Papers, Panels, Performances, and Public Debate examining the conceptualization and practice of c interdisciplinarity by graduate students Registration Fee:$10 The symposium is open to evetyone. Coffee and Lunch will be served. FRIDAY FEBRUARY27 8:30 Registration 9:OO-1l:OO, Methods & Practices I 1 1 1 :30-1:00 Science,Technology, Society I Methods & Practices II 1 :oo BuffetLunch The ContraryMan - Dance Performance 2:OO-3:30 Keynote Address JULIE THOMPSON KLEIN Thisnoted educator, interdisciplinary scholar and author of Crossing Boundaries: Knowledge, Disciplinarifies, and lnferdisciplinarities(1 996)will give a talk entitled: IMAGES OF THE KALEIDOSCOPE: STORiES AND METAPHORSOF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH Discussion to Follow

5:30 ReceptionandPoetry Readings SATURDAY FEBRUARY28 8:30 Registration 9:OO-11:OO Cultures,Identities, Ideologies I Methods & Practices 111 1 1 1 :30-1:00 Science,Technology, Society II Cultures,Identities, Ideologies ll 1 :oo Lunch Buffet 2:OO-3:30 HealthIssues II 3:30-4:30 Coffee and /nforma/ Discussions Allsessions take place at Cecil Green College. Rooms will be noted in the final program andat entrances. For more information contact: IlSGP Office, Green College, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, UBC, Vancouver BC V6T 1z1 Tel: 6041822-0954 Fax 6041822-8742 E-mail: iisgp63mercury.ubc.a Website: www.interchange.ubc.cd1isgp UBC Reports . February 19,1998 9

Canadian 44,?F Conseil Council of >’ 1,‘, ,*)$et 1 ’-;; !+ Canadien Hands Of Professional des Hello Engineers > i;,’’; i,c Ingknieurs Welcoming .visitors to the Museum of Anthropology, this CCPE National Scholarships red cedartotem was carvedin 1984 by 1998 Call for Entries Joe David of the Tla-o-qui-aht First The Canadian Councilof Professional Engineers announcesa Nation and raised in Call for Entries for 1998 CCPE National Scholarships. Six front of the museum cash prizes totalling $50,000 will reward excellence in the in 1992. Welcome Canadian engineering profession and support advanced figures weretrad- studies and research. itionally placed on thebeaches of To be eligible, candidates must be registered as full members Northwest coastal with one of Canada’s provincial or temtorial professional villages.- engineering associationstordre. Gown Wilson photo The following scholarships will be awarded:

Three CCPE-MANULIFE FINANCIAL Scholar- ships valued at $10,000 each provide financial Safeway staff help clinic assistance to engineers returning to university for . .. further study or research -. Candidates must be accepted or registered in a needed equipment Faculty ofEngineering. Employeesfrom a local The store also distributedin- of UBCs Neurodegenerative Dis- Two CCPE-MELOCHE MONNEX Scholarships of Canada Safeway store have madeformation brochures about orders Centre,ofwhich the Move- $7,500 each support engineers returning to university for further study research a contribution tomovement dis- movement disorders, the most ment Disorders Clinic is a part. or orders research at UBC. common of which, Parkinson’s With finding support for clinical engineering. Candidates must be accepted or registered in a Faculty other than Engineering. The Agroup of five employees from disease, affects 80,000 Canadi- research projects becoming more field of study should favour the acquisition of the TenthAvenue and Sasamat ans. difficult, donations such as this knowledge which enhances performance in the branch wanted to do some fund-We’ve never tried like an- are especially appreciated,he engineering profession. raising that would be relevant to thisbefore,”saysSafewayadminis- adds. the Point Grey community served trative clerk ValerieWong, co- The adjustable height bed is A CCPEcENCON Endowment of $5,000 will be by the store. ordinator of the campaign. the > “AU particularly helpful for patients awarded toa professional engineer pursuing studies in Luckily for patients the UBC at employees really got behind it.” who use a wheelchair, says clini- the area of engineering failure investigation, risk Movement Disorders Clinic, the With the donation the clinic cal trials nurse SharonYardley. management, andor materials testing. This area of group decided to make equip- was able to purchasean adjust- Patients can now simply slide engineering is concerned with analyzing thecauses of ment for the newly renovated able height patient and bed weigh- from the chair across to the bed, materials failure and preventing accidents in the clinical trials area of the facility ing scaleswhich will enable clinic which is then raised pneumati- industrial, manufacturing, or construction sectors. the target of their campaign. staff to carry out examinations cally to a comfortable working A summer of hot dog sales, for clinical trials in one location. level. Deadline for applications in allcategories is May lst,1998. carwashes and barbecuesin the “It makes a real difference for The new equipment is cur- Safeway parking lot brought in a patients with movementdifkul- rently being usedin two clinical Scholarship application forms are available from your total of $4,000 fromSafeway ties to haveactivities centralized,” trials of Parkinson’sdisease provincial or territorial professional engineering association/ employees and customers. I says Prof. Donald Calne, director I medication. ordre or from: CCPE National Scholarship Program Canadian Council of Professional Engineers 401 - 116 Albert Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5G3. Tel- (613) 232-2474, Ext. 227 Fax - (613) 230-5759 E-mail - [email protected] Website - http:llwww.ccpe.ca CCPE thanks ENCON Insurance Managers Inc., Manulife Financial,and MELOCHE MONNEX Inc., and its subsidiaries, Monnex Insurance Brokers Limited and J. The Faculty of Forestry has established a new undergraduate Wood Products Processing degree Meloche Inc., for their support of the CCPE National program to prepare graduates for careers in Canada’s primary and secondary wood products Scholarship Program. industries. The Faculty maintains a wood products laboratoryto support education programs and advanced researchin various fieldsof wood products and advanced woodprocessing relevant to the needs of Canada’s primary and secondary wood industry.

A new tenure-track Faculty appointmentis available in the field of Advanced Wood Adhesivesand Wood Composites. The candidatewill be responsible for delivering undergraduate courses including: In-Class Writing Wood Adhesives and Coatings, Glued Wood Products and a graduate in course Wood Composites. The candidate must develop a basic and applied research and extensionprogram to address the issues important to the primary and secondary wood products manufacturing industry. Workshops The successful applicantwill have an outstanding backgroundin polymer or wood chemistry andthe experience to undertake leading edge fundamental physical-chemical research on -adhesive wood Are your students struggling with the written interactionsat the micro and macro scale.A Ph.D. is required. Experiencein wood products research components of your course? is an asset. The research program should involvethe development of fundamental knowledge of wood-adhesive bonding mechanismsin both wood and fibre composite materials andapplication of Are you finding it difficult to grade and evaluate that knowledge to improvewood andfibre composite manufacturing operations theand performance reports, projects, labs, and essays because they are of wood and fibre composites under in-service environment conditions. poorly written? Let the Writing Centre’snew service help you and your studentsby h Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. UBChires on the basis of merit andis committed to offering the following: employment equity. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. In accordance with Canadian a consultation session with you to assess the specific needsof your class immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. Program informationisavailableonourwebsites: www.wood.ubc.caand www.cawp.ubc.ca. a 50 minute in-class writing workshop Applications must include a Curriculum Vitae the and names of atleast three references. Theclosing free follow-up consultations for your students date for the competition is May 15, 1998 or until the position is filled. Mail or fax applications to: consultation reports to help you address your students’ needs Dr. J. David Barrett This service will be provided for free to the first 20 faculty members who Head, Departmentof Wood Science request it this term. Instructors will need their department head’s approval to take advantage of this offer. University of British Columbia 385 - 2357 Main Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 124 Fax: (604) 822-9104

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He is in the midstof similar Trust, a government agency that promotes and J supports community-based Robert Silverman is a musi cycles inKitchener-Waterloo. cian with a mission. Courtenay/Campbell River and heritage conservation. Theacclaimed pianist an( Madeira Park on the Sunshine Barman will now serve as School of Music professor plan! Coast. chair of the trust. Culture a rare feat. He is playing all 32 o This summer he begins an- Minister Jan Pullinger said in a Beethoven’s pianosonatas ir other at theGlenn Could Studio recent announcement. eightrecitals spread over 1: in Toronto. Other performances The trust was established in months at the Chan Centre fo are being negotiated. 1978 to support conservation. the Performing Arts. Silvernlanbegan theChan increase public awareness. It marksthe firsttime thc Centre performances of the cy- understanding and apprecia- completesonatas have beer cle Jan. 1 1. More concerts in the tion of heritage. and provide played in Vancouver by one per series are scheduledfor Feb. 15. financial assistance to commu- son in more than35 years. April 26 and May 10 before a nity heritage projects. Silverman hasspent year: summerhiatus. The series Barman is author of The planning and preparing his per resumes in September and con- West Beyond the West. a social formance of these complex work! tinues with a performance each history of British Columbia. he calls “oneof the greatoeuvre! month until December. in Western art.” Silverman is not playing the Silverman “Asa pianist andas a teacher sonatas in chronological order. nothingelse that 1 have donc Instead, each concert program ruce Macdonald, director of UBC’s Botanical comesclose to the experiencc lade his debut with the Mon will highlight various aspectsof Garden. has been awarded the 1998 Gold Veitch that I have had while studyini -ea1 Symphony at 14. He ha: Beethoven’s evolutionas a com- BMemorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society an d performingand thesc erformed with symphonies or poser. of the United Kingdom for “outstanding contribution to masterworks.” says Silverman. )ur continents- from Sydne) Tickets for Silverman’s per- advancement and improvementof the science and practice One of Canada’s most distin 1 St. Petersburg - and witk formances areavailable through of horticulture.” guished pianists,Silverman gavc very major orchestra in Canada Ticketmaster or at the ChanCen- This is the first time the society’s most prestigious his first recital at age five an( The ChanCentre perform tre box office. international award has been given to a Canadian. Macdonald is acknowledged for his work in the develop- ment of the UBC Botanical Garden and theinnovative and internationally acclaimed Plant Introduction Scheme,as BCFTpresenb JBC leads way once well as for his work with the B.C., Canadian andU.K. ound Beef Irradiation Petition nursery industry and with the International Plant Propa- gators’ Society and Canadian Ornamental Plant Founda- tion. His book, Practice of Woody Plant Propagation for Nursery Growers, is a standard text for universities. UBC is once again among the beproud to have achieved so colleges and nursery growers. top Lower Mainland organizations much so quickly.” Location: Chan Center ClBC in the United Way category of Lead- UBC also was among the top Date: Thursday, February 26 ers of the Way with 60 donors who ...e Registration: 6:OO p.m. organizations in the Discoverer Cost: $20.00 or $15.00 students contributed $1,000 or more. category-those with donors who For registration and information: Althoughat$292,511 toialcm- contribute $500 or more. rof. Linda Peterat of the Dept. of Curriculum Studies David Kitts IIBC 822-5560 paign contributions felljust shy of Asian Studies Prof. Emeritus has won the Federation Award from the Canadian the goal of $310.000, 1997 Cam- John Howes was the winner of PHome Economics paign Chair PeterNault praised - the campaign’s grand prize a Association for her outstand- ~ ~~ ~~ UBC’s United Way volunteers. Irir, for two to anv CanadianAir- ing service to the education L profession in B.C. Peterat was also presented with the Outstanding Profes- sional Award from the B.C. Home Economics Association in recognition of her profes- sional leadership and research

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Shewas also recognized by ~ the Teachersof Home Econom- ics Specialist Associationof the B.C. Teachers’ Federationfor professional and scholarly Peterat contributions to the teaching profession. 7u! ...e ichard Kerekes, director of the UBC Pulp and Paper Centre, recently received the 1997 Beloit R Award and a $5.000 honorarium from the Engi- neering Division of the Technical Association of the I”ulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). The award, made at theTAPPI conference in Nashville, Tennessee, recognizes significant contributions to the engineering science of fibre processing and paper making. A TAPPI member since 1976, Kerekes is also a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers and theChemical Institute of Canada. “They... leave the competitionin thedust! 99 ... ..e. “Am I in heaven? Rich, sweet and delicious.” ral Biology Prof. Don Brunette’sbook, Critical The Province. Thinking: Understanding and Evaluating Dental 0Research, has been awarded a first place in the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) 1997 ALL UBC FOOD SERVICE LOCATIONS ARE OPEN Medical Book Awards Competition. This is thefirst book for Brunette. who is associate dean with Reading Break Hours to Serve You. (Feb. 16 -20) in the Faculty of Dentistry. The text offers a systematic (Exceptions: Arts 200, Roots & Yurn Yum’s are closed, approach for analysing dental research andis intended to The Barn is open 7:30am- 3:30 pm ) assist students and practitioners. The competition focuses on North American health Please check for postings at yourfavourite locations or turn to the sciences writers and winners are chosenby a committee of Calendar Section for more detail. the AMWA. h, A second edition of the book. which was published in 1996, is planned. @E UB( FOOD SERVKES Visit our Web Site @ www.foodsrrr.ubc.ca 12 UBC Reports . February 19,1998 Profile

Schooling with dolphins Kathy Heise searches for what's bringingthe dolphins back

actors such asclimate and water by Stephen Forgacs emperature changes and related StaB writer :hanges in various fish stocks, such as ialmon, hemng and anchovy. ast summer, Kathy Heise came a Heise points to evidence that certain little too close to becomingpart of ish populations, such as sardine and a food chain shewouldn't nor- L mchovy - both of which are prey of mally associate herself with. 'acific white-sided dolphins off Califor- Heise, a Zoology doctoral student, lia - appear to fluctuate at intervals of was studying seabirds from a blind set 50 to 100 years. Sardines, abundantoff up ona small rocky island about 10 he B.C. coast until the mid-1940s. are kilometres from shore near Hudson naking ;I comeback in California and Bay when couple of polar bears a ;ince 1996 have reappeared in B.C. waded ashore. vaters. The bears, although primarily Fluctuations of marine species interested in dining on the ground- such as zooplankton, sea birds, nesting birds and theireggs. stalked Ierring, salmon and other forage fish Heise and her colleagues for two Wer decades of staying away from B.C. waters, Pacific white-sided dolphins two species also suggest a link to a days. hardly deterred even by shotgun lave returned. Schools numbering several hundred have been spotted noving through Johnstone Strait. -egime shift in the North Pacific that blasts. mer using a radio-telephone to legan in 1976-77, says Heise. An call for help, Heise assembled a small lolphins' distinctive vocalizations on a un from 50,000 to 4.5 million. :arlier regime shift from warm to cool Zodiac and returned to the mainland to Iydrophone set upto monitor killer In seeking to find reasons for the .emperatures took place during the pick up Inuit and an RCMP officer two whale activity, and saw a school of vhite-side's reappearance, Heise set Minter of 1946-47. who had travelled eight hours in a four- )ut to record the life history param- several hundred dolphins moving xamining the stomach contents wheel drive vehicle to meet her. Back hrough Johnstone Strait. :ters of the dolphin - such aslifespan, on theisland they too were unsuccess- of dolphin carcasses combined "Hearing the dolphins cameas a )reeding cycles, and size - while also with hours observing them feed ful in persuading the bearsto leave. surprise after five years of seeing and txamining its diet and collecting E md then identifying the remnants, has -After six days of bear occupation we learing only killer whales." Heise says. nformation on its range. lelped Heise determine the species' finally loaded our gear into the Zodiac The question of why the dolphins- eise considered three possible jources of food. Pacific white-sided and left. And, at the rate the bearswere xually considered inhabitants of going through eggs, we could tell that explanations for the dolphin's jolphins from B.C. to Japan have a Iffshore waters - have appeared along very soon there wouldn'tbe any nests H reappearance in the mid- to diet ranging from salmon, squid, .he coast led Heise to UBC and became ate 1980s. An obvious explanation herring and anchovy to the odd left to study. the subject of her master's thesis. could simply be that population growth jellyfish. The dolphins Heise studied "I learned a few valuable lessons The recovery of dolphin teeth from accounted for the dolphin sightings off off B.C. seemed to show a preference about how to behave when confronted aboriginal midden sites near Queen B.C. However, after evaluating factors for salmon and herring. by polar bears through that experi- Charlotte Strait and on severalGulf including lifespan, age at sexual But Heise stops short of a definite ence," Heise says. from the relative Islands suggests dolphins have trav- maturity and annualpregnancy rate. link between past and recent. changes safety of her office in a UBC hut. elled the coast for at least 2,000 years. Heise determined that the population in climate, the effect those changes While last summer's experience may Sightings in B.C. waters though have appears stationary, and that popula- have on fish stocks. and the reappear- have given Heise a new interest in polar been relatively rare since thefirst was tion growth was therefore an unlikely ance of the dolphins. bears, or inavoiding them, her real officially recorded in 1900. explanation for the dolphins' sudden "Unfortunately we don't have enough research interest remainsa much A survey conducted by Heise of appearance. historical evidence of dolphin abun- friendlier creature - the Pacific white- hundreds of mariners revealed that She also considered the impactof dance to link the earlierregime shift sided dolphin. while a number of people recalled the high seas fishery, notably the with changes in dolphin distribution," Thousands of British Columbians seeing dolphins along the B.C. coast in Japanese flying squid driftnet fishery she says. and visitors have hadat least a brief the 1940s. '50s and '60s. sightings of which is estimated to have caused the While Heise acknowledges the many encounter with Pacific white-sided the Pacific white-sided dolphin dropped death of 49,000 to 89,000 white-sided unanswered questions remaining about dolphins, thanks to the presenceof off dramatically between the late 1970s dolphins between 1978 and 1990 the Pacific white-sided dolphins' White Wings in thekiller whale pool at and mid- 1980s. the Vancouver Aquarium. Now even before being closed in 1992. reappearance, her compilation of more are becoming acquainted with the ow the acrobatic dolphins, Since the dolphins' reappearance on information and research into the species thanks to its reappearancein which can live to be as old as 46 the B.C. coast occurred while the dolphins' diet represents a step toward the past decadealong the B.C. coast- N years, are seenfrequently along fishery was taking a toll on dolphin understanding the animal and its line, particularly northof Campbell the coast, travelling in schools as small populations, a possible explanation behaviour. River on Vancouver Island and up the as two and aslarge as 1,000. The fact was that the white-sides,faced with Heise remains deeply interested in central coast. Since 1992, the dolphins that white-sides are attractedto boats driftnets in the open ocean, had sought the dolphins, but hasbroadened the have also been regularly sighted in the - they often bow ride, surfing the the relative safety of coastal waters. scope of research for her PhD to look at inshore watersof southeastern Alaska. water swell in front of a boat - contrib- However, since thousands of dolphins food-chain-related interactions between and sightings in the inshore watersof utes to making an accuratepopulation remain along B.C.'s coast more than forage fish, marine mammals and Georgia Strait are becoming more count difficult, says Heise. The same five years after the squidfishery ended. seabirds. common. group could easily be counted again it too seemed an unlikely reason for And, in the months of research that Heise's interest in the dolphins was and again. With no firm results, their appearance. lie ahead. Heise hopes to build on her sparked in 1986. While working as a estimates of the Pacific white-sided Finally, Heise turned to a "regime knowledge of the marine mammalfood lighthouse keeper, she detected the dolphin population in the North Pacific shift" explanation which considers chain, without becoming part of it.