A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from Jan. 24 through Feb. 6, 1999. The previous calendar is also available.

For events further in the future, see Live@UBC.

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

January 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
February 1 ,2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Notices

Fish 500 Seminar

Use Of Acoustic Seabed Classification For Seabed Habitat Characterization. Bill Collins, chief scientist, Quester Tangent Corporation. Hut B-8 Ralf Yorque Room at 11:30am. Refreshments at 11am. Call 822-4329.

Lectures In Modern Chemistry

Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Seminar

Five Orders Of Magnitude Affinity Gain In Anti-Trypanosomal Drug Development By Structure-Based Design. Christophe Verlinde. IRC #4 at 3:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-8022.

Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Control Of An Industrial Log-Handling Machine. George Wang, director, Control Systems Research Group, NRC. CEME 1204 from 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3770.

Astronomy Seminar

Bayesian Analysis Of 20-Year Radio Measurements Of The X-Ray Binary LSI +61 303: Finding Periodic Modulation. Phil Gregory. Hennings 318 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Call 822-2267

Member Speaker Series

Learning For Life: African-American Schools In Lexington, Ky., 1910-1950. Jamie Winders, Geography. Green College at 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Thematic Lecture Series

Implicit Knowledge: Tradition And Its Aftermath. Michael McKeon, English, Rutgers U. Green College Coach House at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.

St. John's College Speaker Series

Southeast False Creek: An Idea Of Sustainability Through Design. Lisa Kwan, Architecture. St. John's College Fireplace Lounge at 8pm. Call 822-8788.

Archeological Institute Lecture

The Last Emperor: Tracking The Palaiolgoi Of Byzantium. Hector Williams, Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies. Hellenic Community Centre lecture hall at 8pm. Call 822-2889.

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

TBA. VGH, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.

UBC Teaching Community Seminar

Time Management. David Lam basement seminar room from 10am-12:30pm. To register call 822-9149.

English Lecture

The Secret History Of Domesticity: Public, Private And The Division Of Knowledge In Early Modern England. Michael McKeon, Rutgers U. Buchanan B-212 at 12:30pm. Call 822-4225.

Microbiology And Immunology Seminar

Discovery And Characterization Of A Novel Non-Oxidative Decarboxylation System From A Streptomycete: Potential Applications For Biotransformation. Kevin Chow. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3308.

Botany Seminar

MAPing The O-Zone Response In Plants. Brian Ellis, Plant Science. BioSciences 2000 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.

Charles A. McDowell Lecture

The First Steps In Photosynthesis: Femtosecond Spectroscopy Of Light Harvesting. Prof. Graham R. Fleming, Chemistry, U of California. Chemistry B-250 (south wing) at 1pm. Refreshments at 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.

Oceanography Seminar

Climate Impacts On Pacific Salmon In The 20th Century: Characteristics And Implications For The 21st Century And Beyond. Nathan Mantua, Atmospheric Sciences, U of Washington. BioSciences 1465 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3278.

Statistics Seminar

Bias Robustness For Regression Models. Prof. Jorge Adrover, U of Cordoba. CSCI 301 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments, bring your own mug. Call 822-0570.

Graduate And Faculty Christian Forum

Knowing Oneself. John Friesen, Counselling Psychology. Buchanan B-221 at 4:15pm. Refreshments at 4pm. (note new format/time). Call 822-5176.

Green College Speaker Series

The Ombudsman And Fair Administrative Practice: A Unique Form Of Government Ethics Law. Greg Levine, B.C. Office of the Ombudsman. Green College at 5pm. Reception to follow from 6-6:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Museum Of Anthropology Lecture

The Art, Customs and Beliefs of the Indigenous People of Siberia. Evdokia Gaer. MOA Theatre Gallery from 7-9pm. Web site: http://www.moa.ubc.ca or call 822-5950.

Continuing Studies Public Lecture

The VSO Companion. Rodney Sharman; David Phillips. Music 302 from 7:30-9pm. Continues to March 2. Adults $35; Seniors $30. To register call 822-1420.

UBC Teaching Community Seminar

Wellness In The University Workplace. David Lam basement Seminar Room from 9-10:30am. Call 822-9149.

School Of Music Concert

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

Asian Studies Speaker Series

Poverty Alleviation And Gender Equity In Vietnam. Julie Trang Nguyen, research administrator, Centre for Southeast Asian Research. Asian Centre 604 from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-3881.

Obstetrics And Gynecology Seminar

Intracellular Calcium Signaling In Endocrine Cells. Dr. Alison Buchan, Physiology. B.C.'s Women's Hosp. 2N35 at 2pm. Call 875-3108.

Geography Colloquium

Patterns Of Cohabitation In The Multicultural City: The Montreal Case. Francine Dansereau. Geography 201 at 3:30pm. Call Trevor Barnes 822-5804.

Nursing Rounds

Making Nursing Visible: Achievements In Nursing Informatics. Heather Clarke, research and policy consultant, Registered Nurses Association Of British Columbia. UBC Hosp., Koerner G-279 from 4-5pm. Call 822-7453.

Ecology, Evolution And Biodiversity Seminar

Dynamics Of Local Adaptation. Thomas Lenormand. FNSB 60 at 4:30pm. Call 822-6973.

19th Century Studies

A Genealogy Of French Sexuality. Robert Nye, History, Oregon State U. Green College at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.

St. John's College Speaker Series

Islam And The Muslims: Friends Or Foes. Prof. Emeritus Hanna Kassis. St. John's College 1080 at 5:15pm. Call 822-8788.

Engineering/Architecture Continuing Studies Seminar

Legal Issues For The Construction Industry. Various speakers. CEME 1202 from 6:30-9:30pm. Continues to March 10. $460 includes materials and certificate. To register call 822-3347.

Health, Safety And Environment Course

Occupational First Aid Level I. Vancouver Fire Hall #10, 2992 Wesbrook Mall from 8:30am-4:30pm. $90. To register call 822-2029.

Sing Tao School Of Journalism Informal Talk

Brown Bag Lunch. Royce Frith, former Canadian high commissioner to Great Britain. Sing Tao from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-6688.

Earth And Ocean Science Colloquium

Debris Flow Dynamics Research At The USGS: Analysis, Large Scale Plume Model, Field Observations. Richard Iverson, Cascades Volcano Observatory. GeoSciences 330-A at 12:30pm. Call 822-3278.

UBC Teaching Community Seminar

Classrooms Without Walls. David Lam basement seminar room from 12:30-2:30pm. Call 822-9149.

First Nations Discussion Circle

Readings From His Works. Richard Van Camp, poet, novelist. First Nations Longhouse Sty-Wet-Tan at 2pm. Call 822-1878.

Centre For Applied Ethics Colloquium

Deliberative Democracy And Applied Ethics. Daniel Weinstock, U of Montreal. Angus 413 from 4-6pm. Call 822-5139.

Computer Science Invited Speaker Seminar

Digital Television (DTV) And High Definition Television (HDTV) Technology. Charles Poynton, consultant. CICSR/CS 208 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0557.

Physics And Astronomy Colloquium

Adventures In Flatland. Bob Austin, Princeton U. Hennings 201 at 4pm. Refreshments Hennings 325 at 3:45pm. Call 822-2137; 822-3631.

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Maternity Care Improvement Project In The Department Of Family Practice. Dr. Michael C. Klein, director, Family Health Program, B.C.'s Children's and Women's Hosp. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Refreshments at 8:30am. Call 875-2307.

Fish 500 Seminar

Fuzzy Logic Expert Systems For Consultative And Real-Time Applications. John Meech, Mining and Mineral Process Engineering. Hut B-8 Ralf Yorque Room at 11:30am. Refreshments at 11am. Call 822-4329.

Chan Centre Concert

UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Martin Berinbaum, director. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 12:30pm. Call Chan Centre ticket office 822-2697.

Electrical And Computer Engineering Seminar

Emotional, Cognitive And Physical Interfaces. Sid Fels. MacLeod 208 from 12:30-1pm. Call 822-2405.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar

Role Of Endothelin In Congestive Heart Failure. Dr. Norm L.M. Wong, Medicine. Cunningham 160 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-7795.

Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar

Bill 14: Fact And Fiction. John Beckett, manager, Employee Health and Safety, City of Vancouver. UBC Hosp., Koerner G-279 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9302.

Adidas Noon Run

Frostbite Run. SUB North Plaza at 12:40-1:15pm. Web site: http://intramurals.ubc.ca or call 822-6000.

International Debate Tournament

Pacific Cup International Debate Tournament. Angus 310 from 3-7:30pm. Continues to Jan. 31 from 10am-5pm. Call 827-0111.

Mathematics Colloquium

Models For Communicable Diseases With Age-Dependent Mortality. Prof. Fred Brauer, U of Wisconsin. Math 100 at 3:30pm. Refreshments Math Annex 1115 at 3:15pm. Call 822-2666.

Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar

Analysis Of Systems With Recycle. Petar Knezevich. ChemEng 206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.

Co-Rec Volleyball Championships

UBC Howl At The Moon. SRC from 7pm -1am. $60/team. Register to Jan 27. Web site: http://intramurals.ubc.ca or call 822-6000.

Dal Grauer Memorial Lecture

Piano Masterclass. Andre Laplante. Music Recital Hall at 7:00pm. Adults $5; Senior/Student $3 at the door. Call 822-5574.

Thunderbird Men's Ice Hockey

Vs. University of Regina. Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre at 7:30 pm. Continues to Jan. 30. Adults $7; Youth/Seniors $4; UBC Students $3; Children under 12 free. Web site: http://www.athletics.ubc.ca or call 822-2473 (UBC-BIRD).

International House Dance

International House from 8pm-1am. Admission: $3. Web Site: http://www.international.ubc.ca or call 822-5021.

UBC Winter Indoor Tennis Championships

Coast Club from 8:30am-10:30pm. Continues to Feb. 2 from 4:30-10:30pm. $20/ea, $10/ea dbls. Web site: http://intramurals.ubc.ca or call 822-6000.

Chalmers Institute Program

Children And Spirituality. Anne Searcy, co-ordinator. VST from 10am-4pm. To register call 822-9815.

Dal Grauer Memorial Lecture

Piano Masterclass. Andre Laplante. Music Recital Hall at 2:00pm. Adult $5; Senior/Student $3 at the door. Call 822-5574.

Mining And Mineral Process Engineering Dinner

UBC Mining Annual Alumni Dinner. University Golf Course at 6pm. Call 822-2540.

UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert

Martin Berinbaum, director. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 8pm. Call Chan Centre ticket office at 822-2697.

Vancouver Institute Lecture

The Network Age, The Network Economy And The Network Society. William Raduchel, chief strategy officer, Sun Microsystems Ltd. IRC #2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.

Chalmers Institute Program

Elderhostel Program: Judaism, Messiahs and Synagogues. Rabbi Robert Daum. VST from 8:30am to 3pm. Continues to Feb. 5. To register call 822-9815.

Chan Centre Concert

Andre Laplante, piano. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 3pm. Call Ticketmaster 280-3311 or for more info 822-2697.

Wellness Images 2000 Fair

IRC foyer from 10am-4pm. Workshop: IRC G-59 at 12:30pm. Continues to Feb. 5. Call 822-4858.

English Lecture

Picture And Witness At The Site Of The Wilderness. Jonathan Bordo, Trent U. Buchanan B-323 at 12:30pm. Call 822-4225.

Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Modelling Aircraft Manoeuvrability In The Vertical Plane. Mizanur Rahman, technical consultant, Peerless Aviations Services Ltd. CEME 1204 from 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3770.

Astronomy Seminar

Microwave Emission From Interstellar Dust. Alex Lazarian, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. Hennings 318 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Call 822-2267.

UBC Teaching Community Seminar

Adding Images And Graphics To Your Word Documents. David Lam basement seminar room from 9am-4:30pm. To register call 822-9149.

Faculty Women's Club Lecture

Issues Of Sexual Harassment: Shades Of Grey. Margaret Sarkissian, senior equity adviser, Equity Office. Cecil Green Park House main floor at 10am. Refreshments. Call 822-0434.

Continuing Studies Public Lecture

Magic, Mysteries And The Apocryphal Gospel. Dietmar Neufeld, Classical, Near Eastern And Religious Studies. Vancouver Public Library (downtown) Peter Kaye Room from 10-11:30am. Continues to Feb. 23. Adults $45; Seniors $35. To register call 822-1420.

Botanical Garden Lecture

Pruning Techniques And Tools. David Tarrant. Vancouver Public Library (downtown) from 12noon-1pm. $5 at the door. To register call 822-3928.

Botany Seminar

Forestry Practices And Ectomycorrhizal Diversity. Melanie Jones, Okanagan College. BioSciences 2000 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.

Microbiology And Immunology Seminar

Host-Pathogen Interaction In Respiratory Tract Infections. Ananda Chakrabarty, U of Illinois. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3308.

Merck Frosst Lecture

Hydrophobicity At Small and Large Length Scales: Two Faces Of Water. Prof. David Chandler, Chemistry, U of California. Chemistry B-250 (south wing) at 1pm. Refreshments at 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.

Continuing Studies Public Lecture

Medieval Women: Their Musical Lives. Pat Unruh, musician. Vancouver Public Library (downtown) Peter Kaye Room from 2-3:30pm. Continues to Feb. 23. Adults $45; Seniors $35. To register call 822-1420.

Statistics Seminar

Stochastic Planning Using Decision Diagrams. Robert St. Aubin, Computer Science. CSCI 301 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments, bring your own mug. Call 822-0570.

Green College Speaker Series

An Archaelology Of Mathematical Concepts: Sifting Indigenous Languages For Mathematical Meanings. Bill Barton, Math, U of Auckland. Green College at 5pm. Reception Coach House from 6-6:30pm. Call 822-1878.

Education Lecture: Technology

Technology In Education: What Is It Good For? John Willinsky, Pacific Press Professor of Literacy and Technology, Language Education. Pacific Space Centre Aud. from 7-10pm. Reception to follow. Call 822-5512.

Continuing Studies Writing Workshop

The Well-Done Whodunnit And Chilly Thrillers. Laurence Gough, author. Carr Hall 115 from 7:30-9pm. Continues for March 9. $170. To register call 822-1420.

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

No Grand Rounds.

Continuing Studies Public Lecture

Spanish And Portugese Explorations Of The New World: The Age Of Expansion. Robyn Woodward. Vancouver Public Library (downtown) Peter Kaye Room from 10-11:30am. Continues to Feb. 17. Adults $35; Seniors $30. To register call 822-1420.

Lectures In Modern Chemistry

Finding Transition Pathways In Complex Systems: Throwing Ropes Over Rough Mountain Passes, In The Dark. Prof. David Chandler, U of California. Chemistry D-225 (centre block) at 11:30am. Call 822-3266.

Your UBC Forum

Academic Plan. Prof. Michael Goldberg, moderator. SUB Conversation Pit from 12:30 to 1:30pm. Call 822-4636.

School Of Music Concert

Wednesday Noon Hours. Eugene Skovorodnikov, piano. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. $3 at the door. Call 822-5574.

Faculty Financial Planning Lecture Series

You And Your UBC Pension Fund. Stan Hamilton; Rob Heinkel, Faculty Pension Plan. Angus 110 from 12:30-1:20pm. Call 822-1433.

UBC Teaching Community Seminar

Discrimination And Harassment Awareness. David Lam basement Seminar Room from 1:30-4:30pm. To register call 822-9149.

Obstetrics And Gynecology Seminar

Functional Receptors Of Human Sperm. Dr. Gregory Lee. B.C.'s Women's Hosp. 2N35 at 2pm. Call 875-3108.

Geography Colloquium

Studies Of Green: Contrasting Patterns Of Environmental Activisim In Some Fraser Valley Communities. Brian Elliott. Geography 201 at 3:30pm. Call Trevor Barnes 822-5804.

Ecology, Evolution And Biodiversity Seminar

Reinforcement Of Mating Preferences During Speciation. Prof. Mark Kirkpatrick, U of Texas. FNSB 60 at 4:30pm. Call 822-6973.

Individual Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program

There Be Method In Her Metaphors: Examining The Ethics In Ethics Metaphors. Susan Sherwin. Philosophy, Dalhousie U. Green College at 5pm. Call 822-1878.

St. John's College Speaker Series

In The Days Of The One-Legged Cow: Indian Reflections And The Darkening Age. Prof. Ken Bryant, Asian Studies. St. John's College 1080 at 5:15pm. Call 822-8788.

Continuing Studies Public Lecture

Pages Of Beauty: Persian Art And Architecture. Prof. Emeritus Hanna Kassis. Lasserre 107 from 7:30-9pm. Continues to Feb. 24. Adults $45; Seniors $35. To register call 822-1420.

Health, Safety And Environment Course

Occupational First Aid Level I. Vancouver Fire Hall #10, 2992 Wesbrook Mall from 8:30am-4:30pm. $90. To register call 822-2029.

Engineering/Architecture Continuing Studies Seminar

ISO 9000 Series - Implementation And Auditing. Josef Otto. Point Grey Golf and Country Club from 9am-5pm. Continues Feb. 5, March 9 to 12. Single module $450; Six modules $1,580. To register call 822-3347.

Continuing Studies Public Lecture

Art In The Age Of Enlightenment. Justin Newell. Vancouver Public Library (downtown) Peter Kaye Room from 10-11:30am. Continues to March 11. Adults $65; Seniors $55. To register call 822-1420.

Earth And Ocean Sciences Colloquium

Linear Flow Systems: A Case Study. Diana Allen, SFU. GeoSciences 330-A at 12:30pm. Call 822-3278.

History And Jewish Studies Lecture

The Trial Of The Nazi Doctors (Nuremberg 1946-47). Prof. Michael Marrus, U of Toronto. Buchanan D-238 at 12:30pm. Call 822-2889.

Computer Science Invited Speaker Series

Alpha Shapes In The Past, Present And Future. Herbert Edelsbrunner, U of Illinois. CICSR/CS 208 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0557.

Physics And Astronomy Seminar

Conductance Of Molecular Junctions. Mark Reed, Yale U. Hennings 201 at 4pm. Refreshments Hennings 325 at 3:45pm. Call 822-2137; 822-3631.

Policy Issues In Post-Secondary Education In B.C.

A View From The Ministry. Robin Ciceri, assistant deputy minister, Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology. Green College at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.

St. John's College Speaker Series

Biochemical Cycles In A Changing Globe. Prof. Inez Fung, U of California. St. John's College 1080 at 5:15pm. Call 822-8788.

Health And Medicine
Lecture Series

TBA. Robert K. Rae. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Eating Disorders In Children And Adolescents - An Overview With A Plan For Treatment In The Local Community. Dr. Geoffrey Ainsworth, B.C.'s Children's Hosp. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call 875-2307.

Fish 500 Seminar

Community And Fisheries Sustainability: Linking Ecosystem Health To Socio-Economic Well-Being Of Fishing-Dependent Communities. Eric Tamm, Coastal Community Network. Hut B-8, Ralf Yorque Room at 11:30am. Refreshments at 11am. Call 822-4329.

Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar

In Vivo Mutagenicity (Genotoxicity) Studies Using A Transgenic Rodent Assay. Greg Stuart. UBC Hosp., Koerner G-279 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9302.

Asian Studies Speaker Series

Transformation On The Pearl River Delta Region Of South China: Twenty Years Into Reform. Graham Johnson, Anthropology and Sociology. Asian Centre 604 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3881.

Raindrop Hash House
Harrier Run

Pacific Spirit Park from 12:40pm - 2:15pm. $5. Register to Feb. 4. Web site: http://intramurals.ubc.ca or call 822-6000.

Mathematics Colloquium

Mahler's Measure And The Volume Of Hyperbolic Manifolds. Prof. David Boyd. Math 100 at 3:30pm. Refreshments Math Annex 1115 at 3:15pm. Call 822-2666

Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar

Surfactant Modified Electro-
reduction Of Oxygen To Hydrogen Peroxide In Alkaline And Acidic Electrolytes. Elod Gyenge. ChemEng 206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.

UBC Swim Meet

Vs. Calgary. Aquatic Centre at 4pm. To register call 822-9623 or for more info 822-2473 (UBC-BIRD).

UBC Rainfest

Inner Tube Water Polo, Kayak/Inflatable Polo, Water Volleyball, Boat Jousting. Aquatic Centre from 6-11pm. $100/team. Register to Feb. 3. Web site: http://intramurals.ubc.ca or call 822-6000.

Thunderbird Women's Basketball

Vs. University of Alberta. War Memorial Gym at 6:15pm. Continues to Feb. 6. Adults $7; Youth/Seniors $4; UBC Students $3; Children under 12 free. Web site: http://www.athletics.ubc or call 822-2473 (UBC-BIRD).

Thunderbird Men's Basketball

Vs University of Alberta. War Memorial Gym at 7:45pm. Continues to Feb. 6. Adults $7; Youth/Seniors $4; UBC Students $3; Children under 12 free. Web site: http://www.athletics.ubc or call 822-2473 (UBC-BIRD).

Training For The Triathlon Clinic

SUB from 10am-12noon. Web site: http://intramurals.ubc.ca or call 822-6000.

Program In Intercultural Studies In Asia Music

Festival Of Classical Indian Dancing. Music Recital Hall at 7pm. Call 822-2629.

Vancouver Institute Lecture

Human Rights And Women: A Generational Snapshot. Justice Rosalie Abella, Ontario Court of Appeal. IRC #2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.

B.C. Seniors Championship Swim Meet

Aquatic Centre from 9am; finals at 5:30pm. Continues to Feb. 7; finals at 5pm. To register call 822-9623.

Notices

Call For Submissions

Fugue, UBC's annual literary non-fiction anthology, needs original works of biography, autobiography, personal essay, memoir, rhetoric, research-based essay (excluding academic essays), non-fiction film and radio feature scripts, experimental pieces, etc. Max. about 4000 words. Feb. 15 deadline. Related visual art submissions also welcome. Send submissions to Creative Writing, Buchanan E-462, Attention: Jeremiah Aherne; e-mail: fugue@hotmail.com; or call 822-2154.

Thinking About Graduate School?

The Faculty of Graduate Studies is interested in learning about the decision making process you will go through to choose a graduate school. If you are presently "shopping" for a graduate school (for either a master's or PhD), we want to hear from you! If you would be interested in participating in a survey please contact denisels@mercury.ubc.ca.

Research Study

I am a grad student looking for families with an autistic child(ren) to answer a questionnaire regarding the effects of raising autistic children. The child must be seven years old or younger. Please call Keri Smalley 738-8025.

TRIUMF Public Tours

An 80 min. tour takes place every Wednesday and Friday at 1pm. Free parking. Continues to April 30. To arrange for a group tour call 222-7355 or Web site: http://www.triumf.ca/.

UBC Zen Society

Each Monday during term (except holidays) meditation session. Asian Centre Tea Gallery from 1:30-2:20pm. All welcome. Call 822-2573.

Parents with Babies

Have you ever wondered how babies learn to talk? Help us find out! We are looking for parents with babies between four to 21 months of age to participate in language development studies. If you are interested in bringing your baby for a one-hour visit, please call Dr. Janet Werker's Infant Studies Centre, Psychology, 822-6408 (ask for Kate).

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.

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 (one-five 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, Psychology at UBC, 822-9294 (ask for Kelley).

Relationship Research Study

Heterosexual 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.

UBC Campus Tours

The Student Recruitment Office offers guided walking tours of the UBC campus. The tour begins at 9:30am every Friday morning at Brock Hall. To book a tour please call 822-4319.

Museum Of Anthropology Exhibition

Hereditary Chiefs Of Haida Gwaii; Attributed To Edenshaw: Identifying The Hand Of The Artist: Continues to Feb. 21; From Under The Delta: Wet-Site Archaeology In The Lower Fraser Region Of British Columbia: Continues to March31. Call 822-5087.

BC SMILE

The British Columbia Seniors Medication Information Line (BC SMILE), answered by licensed pharmacists, is a free telephone hotline established to assist seniors, their families and caregivers with any medication-related questions including side effects, drug interactions, and the misuses of prescription and non-prescription drugs when it is not possible to direct such questions to their regular pharmacist or physician. Monday to Friday 10am-4pm. Call 822-1330 or e-mail smileubc@unixg.ubc.ca.

Parent-Child Relationship Study

Are you a parent of a child who is still in school? Would you like to help me understand how parents know that they are important? Complete a survey in your own home and return your responses by pre-paid mail. Call Sheila Marshall 822-5672.

Statistical Consulting And Research Lab (SCARL)

SCARL offers long or short term statistical and analytical assistance to UBC researchers. Resources include expertise in many areas of statistical methodology and a variety of statistical software. Web site: www.stat.ubc.ca/~scarl, e-mail: scarl@stat.ubc.ca or call 822-4037.

UBC Fencing Club

UBC Fencing Club meets every Wednesday 8:30-10:30pm, Friday 6-10pm and Sunday 3-7pm in Osborne Gym A. Learn decision making, poise and control. Newcomers welcome. Drop-in fee. Leave message at 878-7060.

UBC Birding

Join a one-hour birding walk around UBC Campus, every Thursday at 12:30pm. Meet at the Rose Garden flagpole. Bring binoculars if you have them. For details, call Jeremy Gordon 822-8966.

Chan Centre Tours

Free tours of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts are held every Tuesday. Participants are asked to meet in the Chan Centre main lobby at noon. Special group tours can be booked through www.chancentre.com or at 822-1815.

Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre

Public Skating 8:30am-4:30pm. $3; free before noon for UBC students. Casual Hockey 8:30am-4:30pm. $3.75/hr. M-F; free before noon for UBC students. Squash and Racquetball. UBC staff $7.50/court; UBC students $6/court. For info call 822-6121.

Got A Stepfather?

17-23 years old? Love him, hate him or indifferent, you qualify. $10 for 30 min., anonymous questionnaire, student or non-student, mailed survey. Contact gamache@interchange.ubc.ca or Susan at 822-4919.

Faculty Women's Club

The Faculty Women's Club is composed of academic faculty and professional staff at UBC, its affiliated colleges, the library, Health Sciences Centre, and post-doctoral fellows from across campus. It brings together women connected to the university either through their work or that of the spouses, for social activities and lectures. The main purpose of the Faculty Women's Club is to raise funds for student scholarships. There are 18 different interest groups within the club, ranging from art appreciation and bridge to hiking. Do come and join us! Call Louise Klaassen, president 222-1983; Marya McDonald, membership 738-7401.

Research Study

5-12 year old children are needed to participate in UBC Psychology research to learn more about the ways children respond to questions about cartoons and stories. Please call Dr. Johnston's lab at 822-9037.

Are You Pregnant? Have You Given Birth In The Last Year?

Do you find that you forget things more easily? Do you sometimes feel like your brain is in a haze? Researchers at UBC are investigating hormonal influences on cognitive processing in both pregnant women and women who have recently given birth. The study takes place at the UBC Department of Psychology and it consists of filling out several paper and pencil tests (approx. 50 min.). All tests will be kept confidential. $10 per hour will be given to participants. If you are interested in participating, please contact Sharon Lee 822-6069 or Dr. Liisa Galea 822-6536.

UBC Children's Art Program

UBC Art Education faculty invite children 7-12 years to participate in a unique art course Saturdays at the Vancouver Art Gallery (January 30-March 13, 1999). Fee $25. E-mail llackey@interchange.ubc.ca or call Dr. Lara Lackey at 822-5422.

Participants Needed

For a study involving public participation in B.C. environmental policies conducted by Eco-Risk Research Unit. We offer $20 for 1.5 hours of your time. UBC staff and graduate students are particularly welcomed (fluency in English is required). If interested, please phone 822-0551 for more details.

UBC Community Winter Sports

UBC Community Sports Services offers holiday hockey camps, gymnastics, skating, ice hockey, adult ballet, and roller hockey for a variety of ages this winter. All programs take place at the Osborne Centre or Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre with the exception of the Adult Ballet program. Programs through to March. E-mail fairplay@unixg.ubc.ca or call 822-3688.