A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from September 21 through October 4, 1997.

UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from members of the UBC community.

September 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
October 1, 2, 3, 4
Notices

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

The Masters Of Music - Mozart. CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi conducting; Judy Kang, violin. Chan Shun Concert Hall, 2pm. Tickets, $12, available through Ticketmaster 280-4444. Chan Centre box office info line 822-2697.

Green College Performing Arts Group

Poetry Reading by Clint Burnham, Kegan Doyle, Daniel O'Leary. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-1878.

C.A. McDowell Lecture in Chemical Physics

Modern Developments In Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy. Prof. Jack Freed, Chemistry, Cornell U. Chemistry D-225 (centre block), 10:30am. Call 822-3266.

Botany Department Seminar

Exploring The Mechanistic Basis Of Aluminum Resistance In Wheat. Gregory J. Taylor, Biological Sciences, U of Alberta. Chemistry 250, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.

UBC: It's Yours - Academic Advising in Science Workshop

Free Workshop For First Year Science Students. Hennings 200, 12:30-1:20pm. No pre-registration required. Call 822-4319.

UBC It's Yours - Academic Advising In Arts Workshop

Free Workshop For First Year Arts Students. Buchanan B-312, 12:30-1:20pm. No pre-registration required. Call 822-4319.

Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Software Agents To The Rescue: Intelligent Industrial Automation. R. Granot, Israel. CEME 1202, 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3770.

IAM Distinguished Colloquium Series

Chemical Turing Pattern Formation Analyses: Comparison Of Theory With Experiment. Prof. David Wollkind, Pure and Applied Mathematics, Washington State U. CSCI 301, 3:30pm. Call 822-4584.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar

Catalytic DNA. Dipankar Sen, Simon Fraser U. IRC#4, 3:45pm. Refreshments 3:30pm. Call 822-3178.

Institute of Health Promotion Research Seminar

Globalized Trade And Investment: Problems And Possibilities For Public Health. Ron Labonte, Centre for Health Promotion, U of Toronto. Family/Nutritional Sciences 50 (basement), 4:30-5:30pm. Call 822-2258.

Green College Resident Speaker Series

NB: There Will Be Few Dates In This History: The Writing Of History In The Shadow Of Post-Structuralism. Brenda Trofanenko, Centre for Studies in Curriculum and Instruction. Green College, 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Science and Society

Beautiful Hypotheses Slain By Ugly Facts: The Lemming Story. Dennis Chitty, professor emeritus, Zoology. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-1878.

Cecil and Ida Green Visiting Professor

Floods In Bangladesh: Is The Deforestation Of The Himalayas Responsible For The Floods In Bangladesh? Bruno Messerli, Geography, U of Bern. Geography 100, 12:30pm. Call 822-5675.

Botany Department Seminar

An Analysis Of Conifer Seedling Morphology As Influenced By Two Different Silviculture Systems. Tania Perzoff, MSc candidate. BioSciences 2000, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.

Lectures in Modern Chemistry

Electron Spin Resonance And Molecular Dynamics. Prof. Jack Freed, Chemistry, Cornell U. Chemistry B-250 (south wing), 1pm. Refreshments 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.

Statistics Seminar

Optimal Robust M-Estimates Of Location. Prof. Ruben Zamar, Statistics. CSCI 301, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0570.

Graduate and Faculty Christian Forum

Trinity Western University And The British Columbia College Of Teachers: The Courts, Rights, And Religious Freedoms. Iain Benson, Centre for Renewal of Public Policy. Buchanan Penthouse, 4:15pm. Refreshments at 4pm. Call 822-3115.

Green College Speaker Series

The Ethics Of Research Involving Humans: Creating A New National Code. Michael McDonald, Centre for Applied Ethics. Green College, 5:30pm. Reception in Graham House, 4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

Humeral Shaft Fractures (Plating vs. Nailing). Dr. Peter O'Brien, Orthopedics. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, Eye Care Centre Auditorium, 7am. Call 875-4192.

Cecil and Ida Green Visiting Professor

Climate And Environmental Change In The Arid Zones: The Atacama Desert In Comparison With The Sahara. Bruno Messerli, Geography, U of Bern. Ponderosa main room, 12:30pm. Call 822-5675.

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar

Molecular Systematics Of Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria And Their Relation To Chloroplasts. Sean Turner, Biology, Indiana U. Wesbrook 201, 12:30pm. Call 822-8883.

Reading and Discussion

Danish Author Benny Andersen. Buchanan Penthouse 12:30pm. Call 822-6403.

Noon Hour Concert

Wesley Foster, clarinet, Karen Haley Foster, viola, Terence Dawson, piano. Music Recital Hall, 12:30pm. $3. Call 822-5574.

UBC It's Yours - Know Your Financial Resources Workshop

Free Workshop For First Year Arts And Science Students. Hennings 200, 12:30-1:20pm. No pre-registration required. Call 822-4319.

Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Research Seminar

Non-Equilibrium Population Dynamics And The Genetic Structure Of The Mycophagous Beetle Phalacrus Substriatus. Pelle Ingvarsson, post doctoral student, Zoology. Family/Nutritional Sciences 60, 4:30pm. Refreshments Hut B8, 4:10pm. Call 822-3957.

Biomedical Research Centre Seminar

Application Of Mass Spectrometry To Functional Genomics. Yingming Zhao, Rockefeller U. Biomedical Research Centre seminar room 12-1pm. Call 822-7812.

Philosophy Department Colloquium

Why Are Laws Of Nature So Important To Science? Marc Lange. Buchanan D-121, 1-2:30pm. Call 822-3292.

Installation of the President

Ceremony. Chan Centre, 1:30-2:30pm. Meet the president, reception, Flagpole Plaza (north end of Main Mall), 3-4pm. Call 822-4636.

8th Annual H.R. MacCarthy Pest Management Lecture

Evolutionary Potential Of Crop Pests: Implications For Integrated Pest Management. Prof. Fred Gould, Entomology, North Carolina State U. Botanical Garden Reception Centre, 3:30pm. Reception following. Call 822-2329.

Medieval and Renaissance

Policy In Pictures: Visual Representations Of Female Authority In Portraits Of Queen Elizabeth I. Louis Montrose, English, U of California-San Diego. Green College, 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Law And Society Seminar

A Celebration Of Socio-Legal Publications, 1996-97. Green College, 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Selective Posterior Rhizotomy And Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation In Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Dr. Paul Steinbok, BC's Children's Hosp. GF Strong Auditorium, 9am. Call 875-2307.

Workshop

Advances In Universal Design: Tools, Codes And Concepts For The 21st Century. CEME 2206 and Microcomputer Lab, 9am-5pm. $300. Call 822-3347.

First Nations House Of Learning Celebrating Ten Years Of Service

Creating Power In The Land of The Eagle. Douglas J. Cardinal, Metis architect. First Nations Longhouse, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, 12:30-4:30pm. Call 822-8940.

Centre for Japanese Research Seminar

Christ, The Devil And Money: Witchcraft In Fijian History. Prof. Naoki Kasuga, Anthropology, Osaka U. CK Choi Conference Room 120, 12:30-2:00pm. Call 822-2629.

Centre for India and South Asia Research Seminar

The Kashmir Dispute Between India And Pakistan: A Clash Of Civilizations? Prof. Robert Wirsing, U of South Carolina. CK Choi seminar room 129, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar

Assets And Therapeutic Prospects Of A Novel Class Of Antimicrobial Agents, Cationic Peptides. Prof. Robert Hancock, Microbiology and Immunology. Cunningham 160, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-7795.

Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation

Panel On Economic History Of American Whaling. Lance Davis, CALTECH, Robert Gallman, U of North Carolina. Buchanan Penthouse, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-8644.

Political Science Seminar

Globalization And Deforestation In The Asia-Pacific Region. Peter Dauvergne, Australian National U. Buchanan Penthouse, 3-4:30pm. Call 822-5456.

Chemical Engineering Seminar

Dynamics And Structure Of Complex Interfaces. Prof. Gerald G. Fuller, Stanford U. ChemEng 206, 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.

Mathematics Colloquium

Ginzburg-Landau Equations In Physics And Geometry. Prof. Fabrice Bethuel, Université de Paris Sud-Orsay. Mathematics 100, 3:30pm. Refreshments Math Annex 1115, 3:15pm. Call 822-2666.

Physical Chemistry Seminar

Intermolecular Forces And Liquid Crystals. Prof. Elliott Burnell, Chemistry. Chemistry D-402 (centre block), 4pm. Call 822-3266.

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Concert

I Musica De Montréal. Chan Shun Concert Hall, 8pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster or at the Chan Centre box office after 1pm on performance days or Saturdays from noon to 5pm. $18 - $28. Call 822-2697.

Vancouver Institute Lecture

Mountain Ecosystems: The Last Frontier. Prof. Bruno Messerli, Geography, U of Bern. IRC#2, 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.

Green College Performing Arts Group

The Revenger's Tragedy. A Dramatic Reading. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-1878.

Cecil and Ida Green Visiting Professor

Poverty, Unemployment And Social Exclusion. Anthony Atkinson, Warden, Nuffield College, Oxford U. Buchanan D-238, 12:30pm. Call 822-5675.

Political Science Seminar

The Institution of Citizenship: Immigration Policy And Nationality In Post-War Britain. Randall Hansen, Oxford U. Buchanan Penthouse, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-5456.

Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Finding Engineering Information From The Electronic Library Now And In The Future. Joy Kirchner, reference librarian. CEME 1202, 3:30-4:30pm. Call 822-3770.

Oceanography Seminar

How Are Fish Abundances Influenced By The Interaction Between The Ocean And Plankton Ecology? M. Angelica Pena, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney. BioSciences 1465, 3:30pm. Call 822-3278.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar

DNA Mismatch Repair Deficiency Due To The Absence Of MSH2: A Spontaneous `Mutator' Phenotype And Mutational Hyper-Responsiveness To DNA Alkylation. Dr. Frank Jirik, Rheumatology. IRC#4, 3:45pm. Refreshments 3:30pm. Call 822-3341.

History, Theory and Methodology in International Studies

Keynote Lecture. David Kennedy, Harvard Law School. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-1878.

Biotechnology Lab/Botany Seminar

Rick Bostock, U of California- Davis. BioSciences 2000, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.

Lectures in Modern Chemistry

Interstellar Dust And Molecules - Studying The Earliest Stages Of Star Formation. Prof. Bill McCutcheon, Physics. Chemistry B-250 (south wing), 1pm. Refreshments 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.

Oceanography Seminar

How Variable Nutrient Supply Affects Planktonic Production: A Modelling Approach. M. Angelica Pena, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney. BioSciences 1465, 3:30pm. Call 822-3278.

Statistics Seminar

Stochastic Cointegration. Prof. Brendan McCabe, Commerce and Business Admin. CSCI 301, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0570.

Green College Speakers' Series

Is The Good Health Of British Columbians Sustainable? John Millar, Provincial Health Officer. Green College, 5:30pm. Reception, Graham House 4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

Scaphoid Fracture Non-Union With Specific Reference To Proximal Pole Non-Union. Dr. Peter Gropper, Dr. Murray Penner. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, Eye Care Centre Auditorium, 7am. Call 875-4192.

Noon Hour Concert

Dale Throness, baritone; Jane Hayes, piano; Bruce Clausen, guitar. Music Recital Hall, 12:30pm. $3. Call 822-5574.

Cecil and Ida Green Visiting Professor

Income Distribution In OECD Countries. Anthony Atkinson, Nuffield College, Oxford U. Buchanan D-225, 4pm. Call 822-5675.

Ecology, Evolution and Centre for Biodiversity Research Seminar

Opsin Evolution In The Dark: Visual Pigments In Blind Crawfish. Keith Crandell, Zoology, Brigham Young U. Family/Nutritional Sciences 60, 4:30pm. Call 822-3957.

Cultural and Media Studies Interdisciplinary Group

Phrasing Injustice: Critical Judgement In AnP Uncertain Ethos. George Pavlich, Sociology, U of Auckland. Green College, 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Concert

UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Martin Berinbaum, director. Chan Centre, 12:30pm. Call 822-3113.

President's Lecture for Zoology/Botany

The Ideal Species Concept - And Why We Can't Get It. David Hull, Philosophy, Northwestern U. BioSciences 2000, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.

Oceanography Seminar

Scale Dependent Patterns And Processes In Aquatic Ecosystems. John Kenneth Horne, Great Lakes Centre, SUNY at Buffalo. GeoSciences 330-A, 12:30pm. Call 822-3278.

Royal Society of Canada

Informal Talk. William Unruh, Physics and Astronomy. Green College, 12:30pm. $15 includes lunch. To register call 822-5210.

Biotechnology Lab./Botany Seminar

New Insights Into The Functional, Temporal, And Spatial Complexity Of Pathogen Defense In Plants. Klaus Hahlbrock, Max-Planck Institut, Cologne. Wesbrook 100, 3:30pm. Call 822-2133.

Philosophy Seminar

A Plea For Real Examples In Philosophy Of Science. Prof. David Hull, Philosophy, Northwestern U. Buchanan B-218, 4-6pm. Call 822-3967.

Policy Issues In Post-Secondary Education in BC

Intermediate Skill Development: New Directions For Policy And Research. Paul Gallagher, Robert Sweet, Lakehead U; Rick Rollins, Malaspina University College. Green College, 4:30pm. Call 822-1878,

Workshop

Building Construction Field Review. MacLeod 214, 6:30-9:30pm. Continues Tuesdays and Thursdays to Nov 18. $730 including course materials. Call 822-3347.

Health Care and Epidemiology

Revisiting The Life Table: Epidemiology In Court. Dr. Terry Anderson, professor emeritus. Mather 253, 9-10am. Call 822-2772.

Graduate Student Conference on Evolutionary Perspective

The Heuristic Value Of An Evolutionary Perspective And Some Putative Problems And Disanalogies. David Hull, Northwestern U. Green College, 10am. Call 822-3292.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar

Steroid Regulation Of Epithelial Sodium Channels. Vugranam Venkatesh, B.C. Research Institute for Child and Family Health. Cunningham 160, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-7795.

Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar

New Developments In Asbestos Induced Lung Disease. Prof. David Schwartz, Internal Medicine, U of Iowa. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, UBC Pavilion, Koerner Theatre G-279, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9861.

Physical Chemistry Seminar

Urea - Something Old, Something New: Urea Inclusion Compounds As Models For Understanding Structure-Property Relations. Prof. Mary Ann White, Chemistry, Dalhousie U. Chemistry B-250 (south wing), 1pm. Refreshments 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.

Oceanography Seminar

Spatial Energetics Of Mobile Predator Prey Interactions. John Kenneth Horne, Great Lakes Centre, SUNY at Buffalo. BioSciences 1465, 3:30pm. Call 822-3278.

Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar

Rheological And Thermodynamic Analysis Of The Phase Separation In Poly(Styrene-Co-Maleic Anhydrite)/Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Blends. Divya Chopra, MASc candidate. ChemEng 206, 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.

Mathematics Colloquium

Diffusion, Cross-Diffusion And Their Spike-Layer Steady States. Prof. Wei-Ming Ni, Mathematics, U of Minnesota. Mathematics 100, 3:30pm. Refreshments at 3:15pm, Math Annex, Room 1115. Call 822-2666.

Concert

UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Martin Berinbaum, director. Chan Centre, 8pm. Call 822-3113.

Graduate Student Conference on Evolutionary Perspective

The Evolution Of Rationality. Peter Danielson, Philosophy. Green College, 10am. Call 822-3292.

Vancouver Institute Lecture

Can Welfare States Compete In A Global Economy? Prof. Anthony B. Atkinson, Warden, Nuffield College, Oxford U. IRC#2, 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.

Knee)?

Subjects are required for a study that will be using a nuclear medicine technique to examine the presence of inflammatory cells at the patellar tendon. Subjects aged 20-35 years with unilateral patellar tendinitis symptoms are encouraged to contact Dr. MacIntyre at 822-0799.

Do You Have Patellar Tendinitis (Jumper's Knee)?

Volunteers are required for a study examining the effectiveness of a standard Physical Therapy treatment protocol. Subjects aged 20-35 years with unilateral patellar tendinitis symptoms are encouraged to contact Tyler Dumont at 734-3777 or Dr. Donna MacIntyre at 822-0799.

10th Annual B.C. HIV/AIDS Conference

HIV In Canada Today. Learning From Each Other. October 26-28, 1997. Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver. Designed as a skills building format for individuals from a variety of backgrounds concerned about HIV and AIDS. Sponsored by Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UBC. For further information call 604-822-4965 or fax 604-822-4835 or e-mail: elaine@cehs.ubc.ca.

Museum of Anthropology

Current Exhibits. Written In The Earth. An exhibit exploring the roots of Coast Salish Art. Continues to Dec. 31/97. From Under The Delta: Wet-Site Archaeology In The Lower Fraser Region Of BC. Continues to April 1/98. Vereinigung. A Display of life-sized sculptures of Raven, Wolf and Bear by Northwest Coast artist Connie Sterritt. Continues to Sept. 26/97. 6393 N.W. Marine Drive. Hours of operation are Wed.-Sun 11am-5pm. Tuesday 11am-9pm. Free 5-9pm. Call 822-5087.

Studies in Hearing and Communication

Senior (65 years or older) volunteers needed. If your first language is English and your hearing is relatively good, we need your participation in studies examining hearing and communication abilities. All studies take place at UBC. Hearing screened. Honorarium paid. Please call The Hearing Lab, 822-9474.

CRSG

The Clinical Research Support Group which operates under the auspices of the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology provides methodological, biostatistical, computational and analytical support for health researchers. For an appointment please call Laurel Slaney at 822-4530.

Severe PMS?

Vancouver Hospital Sleep Disorders Program is seeking volunteers for PMS study. Must be 18-35 yrs., with marked PMS, in good health, non-shift worker, non-smoker and not taking medications (no Pill). Involves two overnight sleep studies in your home. Honorarium $100. Call Carolyn 822-7927.

14th International Seating Symposium

Feb 26-28/98. Pre-Symposium Workshop, Feb. 25/98. Vancouver, B.C. Call 604-822-4965. E-mail: elaine@cehs.ubc.ca.

Continuing Studies

Registration is underway for ten-week conversational programs in French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian, Arabic, Punjabi, Greek and Swedish. Weekday and Saturday classes begin Sept. 20-26. For times and registration details call 822-0800.

Parents with Toddlers

Did you know your child is a word-learning expert? Help us learn how children come to be so skilled at learning new words! We are looking for children (two-four years old) and their parent(s) to participate in language studies. If you are interested in bringing your child for a forty five minute visit please call Dr. Geoffrey Hall's Language Development Centre, Dept. of Psychology at UBC, 822-9294 (ask for Kelley).

Boomerang Family Research

The Counselling Psychology Department is looking for adults who have returned home to live. They and their parents are invited to participate in a study focusing on the experience, inter-personal relations and responses to this change in the family. Involves confidential interviews. Please call Michele at 269-9986.

UBC Campus Tours

The School and College Liaison Office offers guided walking tours of the UBC campus most Friday mornings. The tours begin at 9:30am sharp and run for 90 minutes. Interested students must pre-register for the tours at lease one week in advance by calling 604-822-4319.