"Men care differently," says nurse Barry Thornloe.
He is precisely where he wants to be, working in labour and delivery at the
Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia. And Thornloe -- one
of four males in a class of 71 to earn a Bachelor of Applied Science degree
in Nursing this year -- plans to move up in his chosen profession.
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Ten years ago, Darlene Kavka became a leading advocate in her Courtenay community
over concerns that high voltage power lines could cause cancer. With a natural
ability to speak effectively, she knew she had a special talent for standing
up for the things in which she believed.
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Tom Sweatman is among a select group poised to reshape Canada's future wood
industry. He's one of the first 10 graduates to earn a UBC Bachelor of Science
in Wood Products Processing from the Faculty of Forestry.
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An occupational therapist, Karen Hammell was aware many of us believe life
with complete paralysis isn't worth living and was concerned with the lack of
in-depth research on how people cope.
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When Cam Bowman steps on stage to receive his medical degree this month he'll
be on familiar territory.
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Globetrotting graduate Nazeeh Abunasra has been halfway around the world in
pursuit of a career in dentistry.
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Adriele Hawes and Christina Custer were raised in the big city but say that
Agricultural Sciences 300 and Soil Science 433 were their favourite courses
on the way to earning bachelor's degrees in Agricultural Sciences.
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Christopher Ming Lee's love of literature is closely tied to his deep interest
in Chinese-Canadian history. He became fascinated by how people express themselves
and by their use of language after interviewing Chinese-Canadian World War II
veterans for an oral history project.
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Murray McCutcheon -- B.C.'s 1999 Rhodes scholar -- was raised in the shadow
of the campus of the University of British Columbia. While he earned a BSc and
a master's degree in Physics, he was a member of Canada's national triathlete
team. Now he's changing course at Oxford.
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Globetrotting graduate Nazeeh Abunasra has been halfway around the world in
pursuit of a career in dentistry.
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After his second year in Commerce and Business Administration, Michael Giligson
was determined to obtain a rare double degree in finance and marketing which
required taking extra credits in the summer.
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