Calendar

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from May 3 through June 13, 1998.

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

May 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 , 28, 29
June 5, 6, 10, 12
Notices


Sunday, May 3

Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert

Rick Scott And Pied Pumkin Family Matinee. Chan Centre BC Tel Studio Theatre at 2pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or at the Chan Centre box office 822-2697.

Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert

Pied Pumkin String Ensemble. Chan Centre BC Tel Studio Theatre at 7:30pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or at the Chan Centre box office 822-2697.


Tuesday, May 5

Microbiology And Immunology Seminar Series

Utilizing TAPs To Enhance Immune Responsiveness To Cancer And Viruses. Judy Alimonti. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3308.

Museum Of Anthropology Lecture Series

Sage Kings And Their Legendary Regimes In Pre-Dynastic China: The Use Of Textual Material In Archaeological Interpretation. Min Li. MOA Theatre Gallery from 7:30-8:30pm. Gallery tour included with talk. Call 822-5087.


Wednesday, May 6

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

Cervical Spine "Whiplash": The Biomechanics. Dr. P. Wing; Guenter Sigmund. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.

Centre for India And South Asia Research Seminar

Customary Law And Common Property Resources Are Building Blocks For Natural Resource Management. Minoti Chakravarty-Kaul, Economics, U of Delhi. CK Choi 120 from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.

Lecture And Book Signing

Launch of Tom Cahill's Latest Work: The Gifts Of The Jews. Regent College chapel at 7pm. Call 228-1820.


Thursday, May 7

Centre For Health Services And Policy Research Seminar

The Two Solitudes Of Complementary And Conventional Medicine: Integrative Research As A Tool For Health Service Reform. Allan Best, Tzu Chi Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. IRC #414 from 12-1pm. Call 822-4969.

Biotechnology Lab Seminar Series

Invasion Of The Intestinal Barrier By Shigella: From Molecular And Cellular Pathogenesis To Vaccine Development. Philippe Sansonetti, Pasteur Institute. Wesbrook 100 at 12:30pm. Refreshments prior to seminar. Call Dr. B. Finlay 822-2210.


Friday, May 8

Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds

Risk Factors For Childhood Leukemia. Mary McBride, Epidemiologist, Cancer Control Research Centre. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.

Pediatric Grand Grounds

Hepatitis C In Children: A Disease In Waiting? Dr. Simon Dobson, Infectious and Immunological Diseases Clinic; Dr. Rick Schreiber, Gastroenterology. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.

Plant Sale

Annual And Perennial Bedding Plants. Horticulture Greenhouse from 9am-6pm. Call 822-3283.

Chemistry Seminar

Bioanalytical Techniques: New Approaches To Integrated Genome/Proteome Analysis; LC And LCMS In Protein/Peptide Characterization; Capillary Electrophoresis For Protein Analysis. Jennifer Smith; Peter Harrsch, Hewlett Packard. Chemistry D-225 (centre block) from 1:30-3:30pm. Call 822-3235.

Social Work Spring Symposium

Aging And Families: Recognizing Diversity, Refuting Myth. Anne Martin-Matthews, Family and Nutritional Sciences. Ponderosa from 5-7pm. RSVP. Call 822-2255.

Equality, Security And Community Lecture Series

Taxing Times For Women: Feminism Confronts Tax Policy. Claire Young, Law; Distribution In Economic Models Of Tax Avoidance And Tax Evasion. Jon Kesselman, Economics. Green College at 3pm. Call 822-1878.


Sunday, May 10

Perennial Plant Sale

Celebrate Mother's Day At the Garden. UBC Botanical Garden from 10am-4pm. Call 822-4529; 822-9666.

Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert

Beethoven Piano Recital. Robert Silverman. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 3pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or at the Chan Centre Box Office 822-2697.

Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert

The Wyrd Sisters. Chan Centre BC Tel Studio Theatre at 7:30pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or at the Chan Centre Box Office 822-2697.


Tuesday, May 12

Museum Of Anthropology Lecture Series

Hong Kong Neolithic And Its Relationship To The Rest Of China. Guo Li. MOA Theatre from 7:30-8:30pm (in Cantonese). To register call 822-4604.


Wednesday, May 13

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

Femoral Neck Fractures. Dr. R. Meek. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.


Friday, May 15

Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds

Mathematical Modeling Of HIV/AIDS Prevention: Towards A New Evaluation Framework. Nancy Meagher, Health Economist. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Mitochondrial Diseases: Is There A Gold Standard For Diagnosis? Glenda Hendson, Neuropathology. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.

Equality, Security And Community Lecture Series

Education, Training And Distributional Outcomes. Craig Riddell, Economics. Green College at 3pm. Call 822-1878.


Sunday, May 17

Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Opera

Mezzo-Soprano Recital. Denyce Graves. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 3pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or at the Chan Centre Box Office 822-2697.


Tuesday, May 19

Museum Of Anthropology Lecture Series

Sage Kings And Their Legendary Regimes In Pre-Dynastic China: The Use Of Textual Material In Archaeological Interpretation. Min Li. MOA Theatre Gallery from 7:30-8:30pm (in Mandarin). Gallery tour included with talk. To register call Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society 267-0901 ext 2.


Wednesday, May 20

Continuing Education Seminar

Contaminated Sites Regulation And Remediation. Various speakers. CEME 1202 from 8am-5pm. Continues to May 23. $430 for Module 1; $635 for both modules; $240 students. Call 822-3347.

Women's Resources Centre Fund-raising Luncheon

Help Us Celebrate Our 25th Anniversary. Martha Piper, keynote address. Pan Pacific Hotel, Governor General's Suite at 12:15pm. $75. Reception at 11:30am. Call 482-8590; 482-8588.

Continuing Education Seminar

Resource-Efficient Building Construction, Demolition And Design. Various speakers. CEME 1202 from 6:30-9:30pm (sessions 1-5); 9am-2pm (session 6). Continues to June 20. $440; $250 students. Call 822-3347.

Senate Meeting

Regular Meeting Of The Senate. UBC's Academic Parliament. Curtis 102 at 8pm. Call 822-2951.


Thursday, May 21

Board of Governors Meeting

Open Session Begins At 8am. Fifteen tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis on application to the Board Secretary at least 24 hrs. before each meeting. OAB Board and Senate room. Call 822-2127.

Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert

CBC Orchestra With Pepe Romero And Alexander Dunn. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 8pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or at the Chan Centre Box Office 822-2697.


Friday, May 22

Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds

Osteoporosis, The Dilemma Of The Medical Approach. Penny Ballem, B.C.'s Children's and Women's Health Centre. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Dyslexia - How Does The Brain Do That? Dr. Bruce Bjornson, Neurology, B.C.'s Children's Hospital. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.

Biotechnology Lab Seminar

Inhibitors In Animal Cell Culture: An Overview With An Emphasis On The Toxic Metabolite Methylglyoxal. Frank W.R. Chaplen, Bio-resource Engineering, Oregon State U. IRC #3 from 12noon-1:30pm. Refreshments prior to seminar. Call Dr. J. Piret 822-5835.

Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Opera

Vancouver Opera Ensemble. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 8pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or at the Chan Centre Box Office 822-2697.


Sunday, May 24

Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert

Baccalaureate Concert. School of Music's outstanding artists. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 8:30pm. Call 822-5574.


Thursday, May 28

Continuing Education Seminar

Sales Forecasting. Denzil J. Doyle. Point Grey Golf And Country Club from 8am-4:30pm. $330. Call 822-3347.


Friday, May 29

Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds

Necrotizing Fasciitis And Public Anxieties: Lessons From Langley. Rob Strang; Danuta Skowronski, Boundary Health Unit. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Thriving And Surviving With HIV. Jack Forbes, co-director, B.C.'s Children's Hospital. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.


Friday, June 5

Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds

Pharmanet: An Overview And Process For Data Disclosures. Melva Peters, Pharmanet co-ordinator. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.

Pediatric Grand Rounds

New Provincial And National Perinatal/Neonatal Initiatives. Margaret R. Pendray, Neonatology, B.C.'s Children's Hospital. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.

Equality, Security And Community Lecture Series

Welfare State Retrenchment: A Study Of The New Politics Of Income Security In Canada. Nicole Bernier. Green College at 3pm. Call 822-1878.


Saturday, June 6

Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert

Vancouver Youth Symphony. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 8pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or at the Chan Centre Box Office 822-2697.


Wednesday, June 10

Continuing Education Seminar

Risk Management. F. Oboni. CEME 1202 from 8am-5pm. $700; $300 students. Continues to June 12. Call 822-3347.


Friday, June 12

Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds

Towards New Perspectives On The Art And Science Of Complementary Medicine. Allan Best, director, Tzu Chi Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Rick Spratley, Co-Chair Scientific Advisory Committee. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Paid parking available in B Lot. Call 822-2772.

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Metabolic Disease in Adults: A New Discipline In Internal Medicine. Dr. Sandra Sirrs, endocrinologist, Biochemical Disease. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.


Notices

UBC Birding

Join a one hour birding walk around UBC campus every Thursday at 12:30pm. Meet at the Rose Garden flagpole. Binoculars suggested. For details call Jeremy Gordon 822-8966.

Vegetarian Women

Vegetarian women between the ages of 19-50 required for a study examining nutrition attitudes and practices. Involves questionnaire and interview. Will receive a gift certificate for the Bread Garden or Starbucks. Call Terri 209-3281.

Writing Centre Course

Report And Business Writing and Writing 098: Preparation For University Writing And The LPI. Courses begin May 4. Call 822-9564.

BC SMILE

The British Columbia Seniors Medication Information Line (BC SMILE) is a free telephone hotline to assist seniors, their families and caregivers with medication-related questions including side effects and drug interactions. Monday to Friday 10am-4pm. Call 822-1330 or e-mail smileubc@unixg.ubc.ca.

Flower Sale

Cut flowers every Friday. Cut-Cash-Carry. Horticulture Greenhouse from 11am-1pm. Call 822-3283. Families and children of all ages are invited to UBC Child Care Services' annual parade which takes place Thursday, May 21 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

The parade starts at the day-care centres on Osoyoos Crescent and winds up with entertainment and picnicking at the commons block grass field in the centre of the family housing complexes.