UBC Reports
October 17, 1996
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from October 20 through November 2, 1996.
UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from members of the UBC community.
October 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31
November 1, 2
Notices
Sunday, Oct. 20
Green College Performing Arts Group
Anti-Talent Night. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Monday, Oct. 21
Hearing Accessibility Research Seminar
Hearing Environmental Sounds. Barry Truax, Communication and Contemporary Arts,
SFU. St. Paul's Hospital, Conference Centre, Providence Wing, Phase II, 1st
floor, 4:30-5:30pm. Call 822-6352.
Biotechnology & Gairdner Foundation Seminar
Helicobacter Pylori: Facts And Controversies. Dr. B.J. Marshall, Foundation for
Helicobacter and Intestinal Immunology. IRC#4, 3:30pm. Refreshments. Call
822-2210.
Continuing Studies
Seminar Series
Travel Writing, Isabel Nanton, author. IRC G41/42, 7:30-9:30pm. Continues to
Nov. 25. $110. Call 822-1450.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar
The Physics Of Blade Forming (Papermaking Fluid Mechanics). Sheldon Green,
Mechanical Engineering. CEME 1202, 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3904.
Astronomy Seminar
Gravitational Lensing. Christopher Stubbs, U of Washington. Physics &
Astronomy 318, 4pm. Refreshments. Call 822-2802.
Centre for Japanese Research Seminar
Japan's Economic Miracle, Small Government And The Politics Of Tax Cuts. Masaru
Kohno, Political Science. CK Choi 120, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Suspension Bearing Gravity Flows On Sloping Bottoms. Prof. Bryant Moodie, U of
Alberta. CSCI 301, 3:30pm. Call 822-4584.
Resident Speaker Series
Body And Soil: Nature Metaphors And National Identity In The Quebec Declaration
Of Sovereignty. Caroline Desbiens, Comparative Literature. Green College,
5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Animal Science
Seminar Series
Poultry Production In Brazil. Sazzad Hossain, Federal U, Brazil. MacMillan 158,
12:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-4593.
Biotechnology Laboratory Seminar
Self-Incompatibility In Canola: Genes To Make One Love Thy Neighbour. Prof.
Steven Rothstein, U of Guelph. Wesbrook 201, 12:30pm. Refreshments. Call
822-4733.
Astronomy Seminar
Carbonaceous Materials In Space. Harry Kroto, U of Sussex. Hebb Theatre, 4pm.
Call 822-2802.
Statistics Seminar
An Analysis Of Categorical Repeated Measurements. Prof. Philip McCloud, Monash
U. CSCI 301, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0570.
Lectures in
Modern Chemistry
C60 Buckminsterfullerene, The Celestial Sphere That Fell To Earth. Prof. Harold
Kroto, Sussex U. Chemistry 250 south wing, 1pm. Refreshments from 12:40pm. Call
822-3266.
Continuing Studies
Lecture Series
Prague: The Heart Of Europe, A Look At The Historical, Social, Political And
Cultural Dimensions. Various speakers. Lasserre 107, 7:30-9pm. Continues to
Nov. 12. $45, seniors $35. Call 822-1450.
Green College Speaker Series
Environmental Security And Freshwater Resources: The Need For Eco System. Jutta
Brunnée, Law. Green College, 5:30pm. Reception in Graham House from
4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Green College Speaker Series
Poetry Reading. David Bromige. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Object Identification Clinic
Identification Clinic For Objects And Artifacts. Museum conservation staff.
MOA, 7-8pm. To bring objects for conservation advice call 822-5087 in advance.
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Seminar
Seeing Trees: Engendering Environmental And Land Use Planning. Maureen Reed,
Geography. Centre for Women's Studies, 1896 East Mall, 3:30-5pm. Call 822-9171.
Respiratory Research Seminar Series
Eosinophil-Delivered Cytokines In Asthma: Intracellular Storage And Relevance
To Inflammation. Dr. R. Moqbel, U of Alberta. St. Paul's Hospital, Gourlay
Conference Room, 5-6pm. Call 875-5653.
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
T Cells And Autoimmunity. Christopher Ong, Microbiology and Immunology.
Wesbrook 201, 12-1pm. Call 822-3308.
Faculty Development Seminar
Natural And Life Sciences On The World Wide Web. Kathryn Hornby and Helen Chow.
David Lam basement, Continuing Studies Computer Lab. B (use outside entrance
behind Trekkers), 1-4pm. To register, call 822-9149.
Ecology & Biodiversity Research Seminar
The Influence Of Food And Predation On Raptor Reproductive Strategies. Pat
Kennedy, Colorado State U. Family/Nutritonal Sciences 60, 4:30pm. Refreshments
in Hut B-8, 4:10pm. Call 822-3957.
Centre for Japanese Research Seminar
Assertion Of Rights And Legal Culture In Japan. Prof. Koichiro Fujikura, Law,
Waseda U. CK Choi 120, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
C.A. McDowell Lecture In Chemical Physics. Prof. Harold Kroto, Sussex U.
Chemistry 225 (centre block), 10am. Call 822-3266.
Classics Lecture
Born To Be Wolves? Origins Of Roman Imperialism. Prof. Kurt Raaflaub, Brown U.
Buchanan B-318, 12:30pm. Call 822-2889.
Classics Lecture
Soldiers, Citizens, And The Evolution Of The Early Greek Polis. Prof. Kurt
Raaflaub, Brown U. Buchanan B-318, 3:30pm. Call 822-2889.
Continuing Studies
Lecture Series
Mexico: Yesterday And Manana. Myriam Cabrera. Carr Hall Conference Room,
7:30-9:30pm. Continues to Nov. 13. $60, seniors $45. Call 822-1450.
Fiction Reading
The Instructor. Ann Ireland. Buchanan penthouse, 12:30pm. Call 822-0699.
Your UBC Forum 3
Role Of The Student - Your Rights And Responsibilities. Moderator: Maria Klawe,
VP Student and Academic Services. Conversation Pit, SUB,12:30-2pm. Call
822-6799.
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
Orthopedic Engineering Research. Thomas R. Oxland, Maurice E. Müller
Institute for Biomechanics, U of Bern. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, Eye Care Centre
auditorium, 7am. Call 875-4646.
Noon Hour Concert
Geoffrey Rutkowski, cello, Paul Berkowitz, piano. Music Recital Hall, 12:30pm.
$3 at the door. Call 822-5574.
Thursday, Oct. 24
Earth & Ocean Sciences Seminar
Deformation Processes In Crustal Shear Zones. Joseph White, U of New Brunswick.
Earth & Ocean Sciences 135, 12:30pm. Call 822-3466/822-2267.
Multimedia Seminar
A Century Of Crests On The North West Coast: Biomechanics Laboratory Resource
On the Web. Marjorie Halpin, Anthropology and David J. Sanderson, Human
Kinetics. University Services Building TELEcentre, 1-2pm. Call
822-1851/822-3062.
Biotechnology & Neuroscience Seminar
Subcellular Targeting Of Multienzyme Signalling Complexes. John D. Scott,
Vollum Inst. for Advanced Biomedical Research, Portland. IRC#1, 4:30pm.
Refreshments. Call 822-0705.
Genetics Graduate Program Seminar
Cellulases And Cellulose Binding Domains (CBDs): A Sticky Tale. Douglas
Kilburn, Microbiology. Wesbrook 201, 4pm. Call 822-8764.
Faculty Development Seminar
Controlled Commotion: Active Learning In A Large Class. Paul G. Harrison.
Wesbrook 100, 4:30-5:30pm. Call 822-9149.
MacMillan Lecture Series
The Role Of Science And Advocacy In Conservation. Patricia Kennedy, Colorado
State U. MacMillan 166, 2:30-3:30pm. Call 822-0502.
Marion Woodward Lecture
International Nursing: From A Creditable Past To A Challenging Future. Verna
Huffman. IRC#6, 8pm. Call 822-7506.
The 1996 Library Lecture
Digital Libraries And Their Future, Or, Outsourcing The University. Michael
Lesk, Computer Science Research, Bellcore. Angus 110, 12:20-2pm. Call 822-3310.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Panel On Art And Ritual In Early Modern Europe. Patricia Badir, English and
Rose Marie San Juan, Art History. Green College, 4:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Green College Speaker Series
Fireside Chat. David Bromige, poet and story-teller. Green College, 7:30pm.
Call 822-6067.
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
The Search For More Fundamental Structure. Pekka Sinervo, U of Toronto. Hebb
Theatre, 4pm. Refreshments at 3:45pm. Call 822-3853.
Social Event
Let's Meet. Faculty mentoring program. Graduate Student Centre penthouse,
5-8:30pm. Refreshments. RSVP by Oct. 21. Call 822-0831.
Concert
UBC Symphony Orchestra. Grace Chan, soprano, Jesse Read, conductor. Old
Auditorium, 12:30pm. Call 822-3113.
Author Reading
Fugitive Pieces. Anne Michaels. Frederic Wood, 12:30pm. $10 ($8 student and
senior). Call 822-2514.
Friday, Oct. 25
Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar
The Dangerous Habit Of Not Sleeping. Stanley Coren, Psychology. Koerner lecture
theatre G-279, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9595.
Theoretical Chemistry Seminar
Monte-Carlo Particle Simulation For Plasma Assisted Materials Processing. V.
Serikov, Inst. Fluid Science, Tohoku U. Chemistry D-402 (centre block), 4pm.
Call 822-3266.
Linguistics Colloquium
The Acquisition Of Moraic Structure In Japanese. David Ingram, Linguistics.
Buchanan penthouse, 3:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-5594.
Mathematics Colloquium
Primal Versus Dual Viewpoints In Nonsmooth Optimization. Philip D. Loewen,
Mathematics. Mathematics 100, 3:40pm. Refreshments at 3:15pm in Math Annex
1115. Call 822-2666.
Geography Colloquium Series
Employment Opportunities And Prospects For Geographers In Consulting. Panel of
consulting geographers from the Vancouver area. Geography 229, 3:30pm. Call
822-2985.
Lonergan and Science
The Spirituality Of Science. Hugo A. Meynell, U of Calgary. Buchanan B-325,
12:30-1:20pm. Call 221-3342.
Lonergan For the Future Lecture
Lonergan And The Coming Third Millenium. Fr. F.E. Crowe, U of Toronto. St.
Mark's College, 7:30pm. Admission by donation. Call 221-3342.
Graduate Student Conference in International Theory
International System In A Grotian Moment. Richard Falk, Princeton U; David
Kennedy, Harvard Law School; Robert Jackson, UBC; Karin Mickelson, UBC. Green
College Coach House and Great Hall, 9am-6pm. Continues Oct. 26. Call 602-1588.
Grand Rounds
Care For The Dying Child: Pediatrics And Palliative Management. Palliative Care
Physicians, Canuck Place. GF Strong auditorium, 9am. Call 875-2307.
Concert
UBC Symphony Orchestra. Jesse Read, conductor. Old Auditorium, 8pm. Call
822-3113.
Saturday, Oct. 26
The South Asian Colloquium of the Pacific Northwest
Centre For India And South Asia Research. CK Choi 120, 9am-4pm. Refreshments.
Call 822-5734.
Green College Performing Arts Group
Dylan Thomas' "Reminiscences of Childhood." Performed by Arnab Guha, Aurian
Haller and others. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Lonergan and Spirituality Conference
Bernard Lonergan On The Trinity And The Human Spirit. F.E. Crowe, U of Toronto
and H.A. Meynell, U of Calgary. Regent College, 9am-4pm. $25, students/seniors
$5. Call 221-3342.
Vancouver Institute
What Can We Return To The Earth? Japanese Pollution Experiences. Prof. Koichiro
Fujikura, Faculty of Law, Waseda U. IRC#2, 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.
Monday, Oct. 28
Faculty Development Seminar
Developing A Teaching Dossier For Tenure, Promotion And Reflection. William
Webber and Judith Johnston. David Lam, Faculty Development Seminar room (use
outside entrance behind Trekkers), 3-5pm. Registration 822-9149.
UBC School of Nursing Research Colloquium
Self-Rated Health Status: A Measurement Conundrum. Pamela Ratner, Assistant
Prof., Nursing. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, Koerner Pavilion T-180, 3:30-4:30pm.
Call 822-7453.
Resident Speaker Series
The Palazzo Courtyard: A Progressive Revelation. Lynn Gordon-Findlay,
Architecture. Green College, 5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Science and Society
Political Surveys And Majority Rule. Richard Johnston, Political Science. Green
College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Biotechnology Laboratory Seminar Series
Continuous Phase Woven Fabric Matrices For Protein Chromatography And Buffer
Exchange. Michael Ladisch, Purdue U. Wesbrook 201, 12:30pm. Refreshments before
the seminar. Call 822-4838.
Statistics Seminar
A Class Of Markovian Samplers Related To The Gibbs Sampler. Professor Claude
Bélisle, U Laval. CSCI 301, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0570.
Graduate and Faculty Christian Forum
The Modern University And Christian Assumptions. Prof. John Redekop, Political
Science, Wilfred Laurier and Trinity Western U. Buchanan penthouse, 4:15pm.
Refreshments at 4pm. Call 822-3112.
Lectures in Modern Chemistry
The Influence Of Zeolites On The Behaviour Of Organic Reactive Intermediates: A
Laser Photolysis Study. Fran L. Cozens, Dalhousie U. Chemistry 250 (south
wing), 1pm. Refreshments from 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.
Lecture
Travellers In Epiros Then And Now. Richard Spratley. MOA, 7:30pm. Call 822-5087.
Green College Speaker Series
Flirting With The Enemy: State - NGO Relations In Mexico. Faranak Miraftab,
Community and Regional Planning. Green College, 5:30pm. Reception in Graham
House 4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Creative Writing
A Reading With Sandra Birdsell. Buchanan A-100, 12:30-1:30pm.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Ecology & Biodiversity Research Seminar
Arctic Ground Squirrel Populations At Kluane: Experimental Manipulation Of
Peanut Butter And Other Limiting Factors. Andrea Byrom. Family/Nutritional
Sciences 60, 4:30pm. Refreshments Hut B-8 4:10pm. Call 822-3957.
Biotechnology Laboratory Seminar
Novel Aqueous Two-Phase Systems For Protein Purification. Tjerneld Folke,
Biochemistry, Lund U. IRC#4, 12:30pm. Refreshments before the seminar. Call
822-5136.
Respiratory Research Seminar
Inhalable Particle Effects: Is Small Really Beautiful? Dr. Sverre Vedal,
Medicine. St. Paul's Hospital, Gourlay Conference Room, 5-6pm. Call 875-5653.
Microbiology & Immunology Seminar
From Locus Control Region To Apoptosis In T Cells. Astar Winoto, Molecular and
Cell Biology, U of California, Berkeley. Wesbrook 201, 12-1pm. Call 822-3308.
Law Lecture
The Charter Dialogue Between Courts And Legislatures: Perhaps The Charter Of
Rights Isn't Such A Bad Thing. Prof. Peter Hogg, York U. Curtis 101/102,
12:30pm. Call 822-3435.
Modern European Studies Colloquium Series
Vaclav Havel's View On Europe: A Voice From The Centre. Marketa
Goetz-Stankiewicz, Germanic Studies. Buchanan penthouse, 3:30-5pm. Call
822-5969.
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Modelling The Response Of Laminated Composite Structures To Projectile Impact.
Reza Vaziri, Civil Engineering. CSCI 301, 3:30pm. Call 822-4584.
Surgery Grand Rounds Lecture
Trauma Systems, Centres And Services -- Where Does VHHSC Stand? Dr. Richard
Simons, Vancouver Hospital/HSC. GF Strong auditorium, 7am. Call 875-4136.
Cultural and Media Studies Interdisciplinary Group
Youth, Disaffection, Law And Popular Culture. Steve Redhead, Law, Manchester
Metropolitan U. Green College, 5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
19th Century Studies
Science And The Arts. John Gilbert, Health Sciences Co-ordinator. Green
College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
Surfing The Internet As An Orthopedic Surgeon. Daniel Ngui, third year
medicine. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, Eye Care Centre auditorium, 7am. Call
875-4646.
Noon Hour Concert
Rita Costanzi, harp. Music Recital Hall, 12:30pm. $3 at the door. Call 822-5574.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Earth & Ocean Sciences Seminar
Climate Of The Arctic Ocean: Key Features And Processes. Richard Moritz. Earth
& Ocean Sciences 135, 12:30pm. Call 822-3466/822-2267.
Genetics Graduate Program Seminar
Sexuality And Dimorphism In The Fungal Pathogen Ustilago Maydis. Jim Kronstad,
Microbiology and Plant Science. Wesbrook 201, 4pm. Refreshments. Call 822-8764.
Biostatistics Seminar
Modelling Zero Inflated Count Data. Cheryl Garden, Statistics. CSCI 301,
4-5:30pm. Call 822-0570.
Law And Society
Lunchtime Seminar
The Sociologist As Lawyer: The Case Of Max Weber. Thomas Kemple, Anthropology
and Sociology. Green College, 12pm. Call 822-6067.
Issues In Post-Secondary Education
New Realities, New Directions, New Institutions - The Changing Higher Education
System In British Columbia. Gerald O. Kelly, president and vice-chancellor,
Royal Roads U. Green College, 4:30pm. Call 822-6067.
MacMillan Lecture Series
Using Stable Isotopes To Monitor Avian Migration And Reproduction. Keith
Hobson, Canadian Wildlife Service, Saskatoon. MacMillan 166, 2:30-3:30pm. Call
822-0502.
Joan Carlisle-Irving
Lecture Series
Breaking Frames: Ned Lud Meets Erving Goffman. Iain Boal. Lasserre 102,
12:30-2:30pm. Call 822-2757.
Science First Lecture Series
Educational Computer Games: Is There Any Science In Making Learning Fun? Maria
Klawe, Computer Science. IRC#6, 1-2pm. Call 822-5552.
Colloquium
Crystallization Of Proteins At Interfaces, A Two-Dimensional Phase Transition.
Viola Vogel, U of Washington. Hebb Theatre, 4pm. Refreshments 3:45. Call
822-3853.
Law & Society Seminar Series
The Sociologist As Lawyer: The Case Of Max Weber. Thomas Kemple, Anthropology
and Sociology. Graham House, Green College, 12-1pm. Call 822-4837.
Friday, Nov. 1
Theoretical Chemistry Seminar
Production And Distribution Of Hot Atoms In Planetary Atmospheres. G. Arkos,
Earth and Ocean Sciences. Chemistry D-402 (centre block), 4pm. Call 822-3266.
Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar Series
Cholinesterase Monitoring In The Field With The EQM Cholinesterase Kit. Matt
Keifer. Koerner lecture theatre G-279, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9595.
Geography Colloquium Series
Ageographia, Heterotopia, And Vancouver's New Public Library. Loretta Lees,
Geography. Geography 229, 3:30pm. Call 822-2985.
Mathematics Colloquium
How Many Parameters Does It Take To Define A Generic Polynomial? Zinovy
Reichstein, Oregon State U. Mathematics 100, 3:40pm. Refreshments at 3:15 in
Math Annex 1115. Call 822-2666.
Linquistics Colloquium
Passives And Object Control In Mainland Comox (Salish). Susan J. Blake.
Buchanan penthouse, 3:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-5594.
Cultural and Media Studies Interdisciplinary Group
Discussing Issues Around Law And Popular Culture. Steve Redhead, Law,
Manchester Metropolitan U. Green College, 1pm. Call 822-6067.
Grand Rounds
Nitric Oxide In Newborns With Hypoxic Respiratory Failure, An Update. Dr. A.
Solimano, Pediatrics. GF Strong auditorium, 9am. Call 875-2307.
Concert
Band Festival. UBC Jazz Ensemble, Fred Stride, director. Music Recital Hall,
12:30pm. Call 822-3113.
Concert
15th Field Artillery Band. Richard van Slyke, director. Old Auditorium, 7:30pm.
Call 822-3113.
Student Leadership Conference
Erna Hagge, Speakeasy, Toastmasters. SUB 214/216, 9am. $35 including lunch and
snack. Register at AMS Volunteer Services, SUB 100D. Call 822-9268.
Saturday, Nov. 2
Vancouver Institute
An Evening With Mary Pratt. Mary Pratt, artist. IRC#2, 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.
Notices
Volleyball
Faculty, Staff and Grad Student Volleyball Group. Every Monday and Wednesday,
Osborne Centre, Gym A, 12:30-1:30pm. No fees. Drop-ins and regular attendees
welcome for friendly competitive games. Call 822-4479 or e-mail:
kdcs@unixg.ubc.ca.
Fun and Fitness
UBC Community Sport Services offers adult ballet, gymnastics and ice hockey
classes for beginners. No experience is necessary. For more information call
822-3688.
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery Exhibition
Tuesday - Friday; 10am-5pm; Saturday, 12-5pm. 1825 Main Mall. Call 822-2759.
Surplus Equipment Recycling Facility
Weekly sales of furniture, computers, scientific etc. held every Wednesday,
noon-5pm. SERF, Task Force Building, 2352 Health Sciences Mall. Call 822-2582
for information.
Garden Hours
Nitobe Memorial Garden open 10am-2:30pm weekdays only, Botanical Garden and the
Shop-in-the-Garden are open 10am-6pm daily (including weekends). Call 822-9666
(gardens), 822-4529 (shop).