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,
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June 5, 6, 10, 12
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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.
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.
Utilizing TAPs To Enhance Immune Responsiveness To Cancer And Viruses. Judy Alimonti. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3308.
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.
Cervical Spine "Whiplash": The Biomechanics. Dr. P. Wing; Guenter Sigmund. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.
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.
Launch of Tom Cahill's Latest Work: The Gifts Of The Jews. Regent College chapel at 7pm. Call 228-1820.
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.
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.
Risk Factors For Childhood Leukemia. Mary McBride, Epidemiologist, Cancer Control Research Centre. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.
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.
Annual And Perennial Bedding Plants. Horticulture Greenhouse from 9am-6pm. Call 822-3283.
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.
Aging And Families: Recognizing Diversity, Refuting Myth. Anne Martin-Matthews, Family and Nutritional Sciences. Ponderosa from 5-7pm. RSVP. Call 822-2255.
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.
Celebrate Mother's Day At the Garden. UBC Botanical Garden from 10am-4pm. Call 822-4529; 822-9666.
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.
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.
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.
Femoral Neck Fractures. Dr. R. Meek. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.
Mathematical Modeling Of HIV/AIDS Prevention: Towards A New Evaluation Framework. Nancy Meagher, Health Economist. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.
Mitochondrial Diseases: Is There A Gold Standard For Diagnosis? Glenda Hendson, Neuropathology. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.
Education, Training And Distributional Outcomes. Craig Riddell, Economics. Green College at 3pm. Call 822-1878.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Regular Meeting Of The Senate. UBC's Academic Parliament. Curtis 102 at 8pm. Call 822-2951.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Baccalaureate Concert. School of Music's outstanding artists. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 8:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Sales Forecasting. Denzil J. Doyle. Point Grey Golf And Country Club from 8am-4:30pm. $330. Call 822-3347.
Necrotizing Fasciitis And Public Anxieties: Lessons From Langley. Rob Strang; Danuta Skowronski, Boundary Health Unit. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.
Thriving And Surviving With HIV. Jack Forbes, co-director, B.C.'s Children's Hospital. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.
Pharmanet: An Overview And Process For Data Disclosures. Melva Peters, Pharmanet co-ordinator. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.
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.
Welfare State Retrenchment: A Study Of The New Politics Of Income Security In Canada. Nicole Bernier. Green College at 3pm. Call 822-1878.
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.
Risk Management. F. Oboni. CEME 1202 from 8am-5pm. $700; $300 students. Continues to June 12. Call 822-3347.
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.
Metabolic Disease in Adults: A New Discipline In Internal Medicine. Dr. Sandra Sirrs, endocrinologist, Biochemical Disease. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.
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 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.
Report And Business Writing and Writing 098: Preparation For University Writing And The LPI. Courses begin May 4. Call 822-9564.
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.
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.