UBC News Digest

The UBC News Digest is a weekly summary of news stories about UBC people, research, learning, community, and internationalization initiatives. News Digest past issues are also available on-line.

Jun. 11, 2004

• Financial Community to Get Preview of New Research in High-Tech Sector
• UBC Students Chosen to Represent Vancouver in Beijing
• Human Kinetics Prof Earns Michael Smith Research Award
• Human Kinetics Gets New School Director
• UBC Bookstore Director Becomes National Association President
• Dancers of the Damelahamid to Perform at UBC Longhouse

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Financial Community to Get Preview of New Research in High-Tech Sector

On Tuesday, June 15, UBC will host an event to profile current and future research that will continue to propel growth in B.C.’s high-tech sector. Targeted specifically for the local business and financial community, it will showcase research projects that have helped triple the amount of research funding at UBC to $377 million in areas such as clean energy, artificial blood, and proteomics. The event is sponsored by Discovery Parks, GrowthWorks, Richards Buell Sutton, and supported by BC Biotech.

Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with wine & cheese to follow
Location: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street
Web site: www.uilo.ubc.ca/research
Details: $25 + GST. Space is limited.
Contact: Sandy at 604-822-8939.

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UBC Students Chosen to Represent Vancouver in Beijing

Bruce Krayenhoff and Pamela Lyn, both students at UBC, have won first and second prize in the university students (non-heritage) category of the B.C. Mandarin Speech Contest, co-sponsored by the Chinese Consulate in Vancouver and the Department of Asian Studies. Krayenoff has won a one-year scholarship to study Chinese in China, while Lyn has won a scholarship to a summer program in China. They have been selected to represent Vancouver in Beijing, China, this August at the International Chinese Bridge Mandarin Speech Contest.

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Human Kinetics Prof Earns Michael Smith Research Award

Darren Warburton, assistant professor in human kinetics, has been awarded a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award. The MSFHR Scholar Award “gives promising researchers the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to initiate and conduct independent research.” Warburton won the award for his project titled The Link Between Cardiovascular And Bone Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Statins And Exercise Rehabilitation In Post-Menopausal Women . Warburton has previously received the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Early Career Scholar Award.

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Human Kinetics Gets New School Director

Associate professor Robert Sparks has been appointed Director of the School of Human Kinetics (HKIN). A well-known member of the school, Sparks specializes in leisure and sport management, with an emphasis in media studies, consumer culture, sport marketing and communication.

The School of Human Kinetics offers a wide array of courses to over 700 undergraduate HKIN students. Courses range from cellular to societal levels, providing students with both the specialization and breadth required to tackle complex human kinetics challenges.

www.hkin.educ.ubc.ca

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UBC Bookstore Director Becomes National Association President

Debbie Harvie, director of the UBC Bookstore, has been installed as president-elect on the board of the National Association of College Stores (NACS). NACS is the North American professional trade association representing the more than $11.12 billion higher education retailing industry.

As a trustee, Harvie will help provide governance for the association’s more than 4,000 members and will assist the organization in its mission of enhancing college stores through education, advocacy and the utilization of new technologies.

Headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio, NACS represents more than 3,000 collegiate retailers and about 1,000 associate members who supply books and other products to college and university stores. NACS member stores daily serve the majority of North America’s 15.8 million university students while supporting the academic missions of higher education institutions everywhere. Additional information on NACS can be found online at www.nacs.org.

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Dancers of the Damelahamid to Perform at UBC Longhouse

On June 19, 2004, from 6 - 8 p.m. the Dancers of Damelahamid will be performing at the UBC First Nations House of Learning. The group will perform coastal dances from the Gitksan Nation. Admission is free.

Contact: 640.904.9795
Web site: www.damelahamiddancers.org

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