Calendar

A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from January 11 through January 24, 1998.

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

January 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Notices


Sunday, Jan. 11

Concert

Beethoven Piano Sonatas. Robert Silverman, piano. Chan Centre at 3pm. Tickets available through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or Chan Centre box office 822-2697.


Monday, Jan. 12

Lecture

Writing The Hereafter: Afterlife And Resurrection In Hellenistic Judaism And Early Christianity. Alan F. Segal, Prof., Religion, Barnard. Buchanan D-339 at 12:30pm. Call 822-2515.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Discussion Group Seminar

Tissue Specific Expression of Na/Ca - Exchange Isoforms. Jonathan Lytton, U of C. IRC#4 at 3:45pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Call 822-7156.

Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Engipreneur or Entrepreneur: How To Combine Technology And Business. Ted Heidrick, Director, Advanced Technology Programs. CEME 1204 from 3:30-4:30pm. Light Refreshments. Call 822-3770.

Astronomy Seminar

Galaxy Evolution Revealed By The Canadian Network For Observation Cosmology Survey. Simon Morris, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. Hennings 318 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Call 822-4134.

Green College Resident Speaker Series

The Meaning Of Time: Evolution Of The Cosmos, And How People Fit In. Paul Bergbusch, Physics and Astronomy. Green College at 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Science And Society

Is There Any Point In Talking About Social Construction In The Natural Sciences? Ian Hacking, Philosophy, U of Toronto. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.


Tuesday, Jan. 13

UBC Humanists' Society Lecture

Religion And Equality: Are They Compatible? John Westwood, Executive Director, BC Civil Liberties Association. Scarfe 206 at 12:30pm. Free donuts. Call 739-9822.

Animal Science Seminar Series

Plasma Gonadtropin (FSH And LH), Progesterone IGF-I Profiles Following Unilateral Ovariectomy In Cattle. Mahesh Mohan, Animal Science. MacMillan 166 at 12:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-4593.

Botany Seminar

A Physical Model Approach For Estimating Wave Induced Mortality In An Intertidal Kelp Species Hedophyllum Sessile. Kristen Milligan, Botany. BioSciences 2000 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.

Microbiology And Immunology Seminar Series

EXT, A Putative Tumor Suppressor, Alters The Expression Of Cell Surface Glycosaminoglycans. Frank Tufaro, Microbiology and Immunology. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3308.

Metals And Materials Engineering Seminar

1997/98 Elliott Lecture - Using Your Technical Education In The Steel Industry. Jan Kor. Frank Forward 317 at 3:30pm. Call 811-1918.

Centre For Applied Ethics Colloquium

Business Ethics: University Industrial Relations. Wayne Norman, Centre for Applied Ethics. Angus 413 from 4-6pm. Call 822-5139.

Green College Speakers' Series

On The Construction Of Psychopathologies. Ian Hacking, Philosophy, U of Toronto. Green College at 5:30pm. Reception Graham House from 4:45-5pm. Call 822-1878.


Wednesday, Jan. 14

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

Selected Cases From Division Of Orthopaedics Trauma Morbidity And Mortality Rounds. Dr. Blachut, Orthopaedics. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.

Centre For India And South Asia Research Seminar

The Growth Of Naxalite Groups In Tribal Hinterland Of India. Rina Mitra, Centre for India and South Asia Research. Choi 120 from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.

Centre For Japanese Research Seminar

Growth And Transportation In A North Pacific Resource Regime: Japan's International Fisheries. Roger D. Smith, History/Centre for Japanese Research. Choi 129 from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.

Concert

Wednesday Noon Hours. Andrew Dawes, violin; Eric Wilson, cello; Rena Sharon, piano. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. $3 at the door. Call 822-5574.

Seminar

Achieving Sustainable Redevelopment In Vancouver: The Southeast False Creek Experience. Mark Holland, City of Vancouver. Lasserre 205 from 12:30- 1:30pm. Call 822-9314.

Obstetrics And Gynecology Research Seminars

Chimeric Oncoproteins Expressed By Gene Fusions in Paediatric Solid Tumors. Dr. Paul Sorenson, Pathology, Children's Research Centre. BC Women's Hosp. 2N35 at 2pm. Call 875-3108.

IAM Colloquium

Strongly Correlated Electrons. Ian Affleck, Prof., Physics and Astronomy. CSCI 301 at 3:30pm. Call 822-4584.

Geophysics Seminar

Real Time Telemedicine Using Shared 3-Dimensional Workspaces Over ATM. Geophysics and Astronomy 260 at 3:30pm. Call 822-1814.

Science And Society Seminar

Summation And Discussion Of `The Social Construction Of What?' Series. Ian Hacking, Philosophy, U of Toronto. Green College at 5pm. Call 822-1878.

Canadian Studies

Trading Identities: Native Art And The Souvenir In Northeastern North America, 1700-1900. Ruth Phillips, Director, MOA. Green College at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.


Thursday, Jan. 15

Human Kinetics Seminar

Wuchereria Bancrofti: A Student's Observations Of The Parasite Causing Elephantiasis And Hydroceles In Haiti. Jeff Beselt. War Memorial Gym 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3913,

Science First! Lectures Exploring The Brain

Learning And Memory: Worming Through Our Memories. Dr. Peter Graf, Psychology; Dr. Catherine Rankin, Psychology. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Website: www.science.ubc.ca/seminars/seminarseries.html or call 822-5552.

Earth And Ocean Sciences Colloquia

Acoustic Exploration Of The Coastal Ocean. David Farmer, Institute of Ocean Sciences. GeoScience 330-A at 12:30pm. Call 822-3278.

NeuroScience Seminar

Ten Outstanding Problems In Neuroscience. Dr. Patricial S. Churchland. IRC#1 from 3:45-5pm. Call 822-0225.

Genetics Graduate Program Seminar Series

Salmonella Typhimurium: From Genetic Maps To Genome Sequencing. Kenneth E. Sanderson, Biological Sciences, U of Calgary. Wesbrook 201 at 4pm. Refreshments. Call 822-8764.

Medieval And Renaissance

Keeping Secrets In A Dark Age. Paul Dutton, History, SFU. Green College at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.


Friday, Jan. 16

Pediatric Grand Rounds

The Emerging Genetics of Spindle Cell Tumours in Childhood. Dr. Poul Sorenson, Molecular Pathology, BC's Children's Hospital. GF Strong Auditorium at 9am. Call 875-2307.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar

Some Issues In Scientific Reasoning: A Research Case Study Involving Cyclosporine In Renal Transplant Patients. Dr. Marc Levine, Pharmaceutical Sciences. Cunningham 160 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-7795.

Lecture

Parts Of Modernity: 19th Century Invention Of Figurative Art In Oceania. Prof. Nicholas Thomas, Australia National U. Lassserre 102 at 2:30pm. Call 822-2757.

Geography Colloquium

What Has Health Promotion To Do With Geography Or Vice Versa? Martin Taylor, McMaster University. Geography 229 from 3:30-5pm. Call 822-2663.

Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar

Development Of An Integrated Process For The Treatment Of Pig Manure. Prof. Xiaotao Bi. ChemEng 206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.

Cultural And Media Studies Interdisciplinary Group

How To Predict The Past: From Post-Traumatic Amnesia To Repression. Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen, U of Washington. Green College at 4pm. Call 822-1878.


Sunday, Jan. 18

UBC Housing Presentation

No-Yes - An Acclaimed Program On Sexual Assault Prevention. Place Vanier Commonsblocks at 7pm. Call 822-9141.


Monday, Jan. 19

IAM Distinguished Colloquium Series

Nonlinear Conservation Laws And Shock-Capturing Numerical Methods. Randall J. Levesque, U of Washington. CSCI 301 at 3:30pm. Call 822-4584.

Mechanical And Engineering Seminar

Scaling The Vertical Structure Of Sea Breezes: Atmospheric Science In Action. Douw Steyn, Prof. Geography; Chair, Atmospheric Science In Action. CEME 1204 from 3:30-4:30pm. Light refreshments. Call 822-3770.

Astronomy Seminar

CO As A Possible Tully-Fisher Observable; A New Determination Of The Distances To The Galaxies. Tess Lavezzi, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. Hennings 318 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:30. Call 822-4134.

Green College Resident Speaker Series

Citius, Altius, Fortius: Non-Ethical Solutions. Michael Edwards, Human Kinetics. Green College at 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Seminar

Reduce Revenue Canada's "Take" Of Your Investments' Returns Through Private Client Money Management. Gary Goossen, Loring Ward Investment Counsel Ltd. University Golf Club from 7:00-9:00pm. Call 733-9335

Science And Society

Constructing Desirable Futures: The Quite Understandable Ecosystem Scenario Tool (QUEST). John Robinson, Director, Sustainable Development Research Institute. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.

UBC Housing Presentation

No-Yes - An Acclaimed Program On Sexual Assault Prevention. Totem Park Commonsblocks at 8pm. Call 822-9141.


Tuesday, Jan. 20

Post-APEC Forum

Forum For The Campus Community. President Martha Piper. Chan Centre from 12:00-2pm. Call 822-4636.

Animal Science Seminar Series

Issues In Canadian Agriculture: Animal Welfare, Food Safety, The Environment. R. Blair, Prof. Animal Science. MacMillan 166 at 12:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-4593.

Microbiology And Immunology Seminar Series

Invasion And Spread Of An Alpha Herpes Virus In The Mammalian Nervous System. Lynn Enquist, Princeton. Microbiology and Immunology. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3308.

Metals And Materials Engineering Seminar

Directional Solidification In Superalloys. Raji Soundararajan. Frank Forward 317 from 3:30-4:30pm. Call 822-1918.

Oceanography Seminar

The Effect Of Buoyant Diatom Biofilms On The Erodibility Of Subliteral Sediment In A Microtidal Estuary. Terri Sutherland, Oceanography, Earth and Ocean Sciences. BioScience 1465 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3278.

Green College Speakers' Series

Creativity And Constraints: Myths And Anti-myths In Architecture. Ken MacCrimmon, Director, Peter Wall Institute; Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe, Chair, Individual Interdisplinary Studies Graduate Program. Green College at 5:30pm. Reception Graham House from 4:45-5pm. Call 822-1878.

First Nations Discussion Circle

Apache Pass: The Racialization Of Space In Prince Rupert. Charles Menzies, Anthropology and Sociology. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.


Wednesday, Jan. 21

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

TBA. Call Hannah Mahoney 875-4192.

Concert

Wednesday Noon Hours. Nancy Hermiston, soprano, Terence Dawson, piano. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. $3 at the door. Call 822-5574.

Our Living Planet Lecture Series

UBC's Impact On Global Warming. John Robinson; Dale Rothman. IRC #3 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3827.

Obstetrics And Gynecology Research Seminar

Role Of LH In Ovarian Hyperandrogenism In Anovulatory Women. Dr. Anthony Cheung, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. BC Women's Hosp. 2N35 at 2pm. Call 875-3108.

Comparative Literature

Chaos, Rhizome And Creolization In The Caribbean: Discursive Convergences And Divergences In The Works Of Edouard Glissant And Antonio Benitez-Rojo. Anny Curtis. Green College at 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.

History And Memory: Repositioning Of The Past

Historical Distance And The Reception Of Enlightenment Historiography. Mark Phillips, History. Green College at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Theatre At UBC

Beautiful City. Patrick MacDonald, director. Frederic Wood Theatre at 7:30pm. Continues to Feb. 7. Call 822-2678.

Senate Meeting

Regular Meeting Of The Senate. UBC's Academic Parliament. Curtis 102 at 8pm. Call 822-2127.


Thursday, Jan. 22

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.

Science First! Lectures Exploring The Brain

Behavioural Development: Baby Listen - Baby Talk. Geoff Hall; Janet Werker, Pyschology. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Website: www.science.ubc.ca/seminars/seminarseries.html or call 822-5552.

CICSR's Distinguished Lecture Series

Observing The Earth From Space: A Global Information System. John MacDonald, MacDonald Dettwiler. CICSR/CS 208 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call Linda Sewell 822-6894.

Policy Issues In Post-Secondary Education In BC

A Research Plan For UBC. Bernard Bressler, VP Research. Green College at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.


Friday, Jan. 23

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Congenital Malformations In Two Northern Aboriginal Populations: Will More Folate Make a Difference? Dr. Laura Arbour, Medical Genetics. GF Strong Auditorium at 9am. Call 875-2307

Mathematics Colloquium

TBA. Niky Kamran, Mathematics and Statistics, McGill U. Math 100 at 3:30pm. Refreshments Math Annex 1115 at 3:15pm. Call 822-2666.


Notices

UBC Medical School

Needs male and female volunteer patients of any age, either healthy or ill to help students learn how to interview and complete a physical examination (external only). The total time for each teaching session is between two-four hours, Tues-Thurs. pm. Travel expenses will be paid. Call Vancouver Hospital/HSC 875-5943.

Art Exhibition

Roy Arden, a selection of works from 1991-97. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Tues-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat-Sun 12-5pm. Continues to Dec 21; Jan 2-25/98. UBC students, staff, faculty free with valid ID. Call 822-2759.

Children's Art Program

The UBC Department of Curriculum Studies -- Art Education invites children 7-10 to participate in a unique visual art program at the UBC Child Study Centre Mondays 5-6:15pm. Feb 2-Mar 30/98. Call 822-5321.

Art Exhibition

Recalling The Past: A Selection Of Early Chinese Art From the Victor Shaw Collection. MOA Dec 2 - Aug 31/98, Wed-Sat 11am-5pm; Tues 11am-9pm. Call 822-5950.

Research Study

Relationship Study. Hetero men (25 years of age and older), in relationships of greater than six months needed for a UBC study of relationships. Complete questionnaire at home, receive $10. Call 822-2151.

Volunteers Needed

To play the part of a patient in a clinical exam Jan. 16, 1998. Potential Rehabilitation Science students welcome. Please call 822-7392.

Museum of Anthropology

Current Exhibits. From Under The Delta: Wet-Site Archaeology In The Lower Fraser Region Of B.C. Continues to April 1. 6393 N.W. Marine Drive. Hours are: Wed.-Sun., 11am-5pm; Tues., 11am-9pm (free 5-9pm). Call 822-5087.