UBC Reports
November 14, 1996
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from November 17 through November 30, 1996.
UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from members of the UBC community.
November 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Notices
Sunday, Nov. 17
Sign Dedication at Lutheran Campus Centre
For Lutheran, United And Pentecostal Campus Ministries. Rev. Bill Wiegera. 5885
University Boulevard chapel, 10:30 am. Sunday morning worship service and
potluck lunch to follow. Call 224-1614.
Green College Visual Arts Group
Ten Years Of Painting: Mixing The Personal And The Political. Kate Collie,
Counselling Psychology. Green College, 5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Cultural Performance
Nehru Day Celebration. Speakers from Goel Family Charitable Foundation.
International House auditorium, 6:30-9pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3846/822-5021.
Green College Performing Arts Group
An Evening Of Acoustic Jazz. John Doheny Quartet. Green College, 8pm. Call
822-6067.
Monday, Nov. 18
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
GKS Stability Analysis. Prof. Brian Wetton, Mathematics. CSCI 301, 3:30pm.
Refreshments at 3pm. Call 822-4584.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Transient Turbulent Jets: Experiments, History And Numerical Simulation. Philip
Hill, Mechanical Engineering. CEME 1202, 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call
822-3904.
Green College Resident Speaker Series
Gold Rush! Searching For Gold In Central BC. Cari Deyell, Geological Sciences.
Green College, 5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Green College Science and Society Lecture
From Carving Nature At Its Joints To Measuring It: Enumerating Kinds In The
History Of Biology. Gordon McOuat, U of King's College, Dalhousie U. Green
College coach house 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
Botany Seminar
Breeding System Dynamics In The Rare Checker-Mallow Sidalacea Hendersonii.
Melanie Marshall, MSc candidate. BioSciences 2000, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.
Biotechnology Lab Seminar
Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis: Regulation And Prospects For The Genetic
Engineering Of A Complex Plant Secondary Metabolic Pathway. Richard Dixon,
Samuel R. Noble Foundation. Wesbrook 201, 12:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3155.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
Synthesis And Murine Biodistribution Of A Para Ortho Iodinated
Radiopharmaceutical Directed Towards The Muscarinic Receptor. Laura Alcorn,
grad. student. IRC#3, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-4645.
Merck, Frosst, Sharp & Dohme Organic Chemistry Lecture
Combination Catalysis. Prof. Eric Jacobsen, Harvard U. Chemistry 250 (south
wing), 1pm. Refreshments, 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.
Liu Centre Open House
For The Campus Community. Cecil Green Park House, 3-7pm. Forum, 5:30-6:30pm.
Call 822-2064.
Green College Science and Society Seminar
Natural Kinds In The Nineteenth Century. Gordon McOuat, U of King's College,
Dalhousie U. Green College coach house, 3:30pm. Call 822-6062.
Statistics Seminar
The Estimating Function Bootstrap. Feifang Hu, National U Singapore. CSCI 301,
4-5:30pm. Call 822-0570.
Centre for Applied Ethics Colloquium
Feminist Ethics And Care. Peta Bowden, Philosophy, Murdoch U. Angus 413, 4-6pm.
Call 822-5139.
Green College Speaker Series
Apocalypse Now: Ancient Apocalyptic And Its Audience. Harry Maier, Vancouver
School of Theology. Green College, 5:30pm. Reception in Graham House,
4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Faculty of Education Public Lecture Series
The School's Struggle With Everyday Racism. Kogila Adam-Moodley, David Lam
Chair of Multicultural Education. Robson Square Conference Centre, Conference
Room 2, 7pm. Reception to follow. Call 822-6239.
Lecture
Taking Care Of Photographs And Works On Paper. Rosaleen Hill, conservator. MOA,
7:00-8:30pm. Call 822-5087.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
Wrist Arthrodesis: A Cohort Study. Dr. P.T. Gropper, Orthopedics; Dr. J.
Dunwoody, Orthopedics Resident. Vancouver Hospital/HSC Eye Care Centre
auditorium, 7am. Call 875-4646.
Bookstore Sale
Customer Appreciation Day. Bookstore, 9am-5pm. Free gift-wrapping until 4pm.
Call 822-2665.
Presentation
A Presentation Of The Canadian Third International Math and Science Study
(TIMSS) Results. David Robitaille, Head, Curriculum Studies, Education. Scarfe
310 centre block, 10am. Call 822-9136.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series
Post-Translational Regulation Of Rhodobacter Capsulatus Light-Harvesting
I Complex Levels By The Integral Cytoplasmic Membrane Protein F1696. Conan
Young. Wesbrook 201, 12-1pm. Call 822-3308.
Centre for Japanese Research Seminar
Frontier Settlements In Modern Japan: A Critical Analysis Of Problems Of
Modernization. Machiko Tsubaki, Tokyo Gakugei U, CK Choi 120, 12:30-2pm. Call
822-2629.
Noon Hour Concert
Gemini and Gaetanne. Marisa Gaetanne, soprano; Julie Rutter, flute and piano;
Valerie Rutter, piano and recorders. Music recital hall, 12:30pm. $3 at the
door. Call 822-5574.
Centre for Southeast Asia Research Seminar
Where Angels Fear To Tread! - Bangkok's Environmental Problems In Political And
Behavioural Context. Prof. Helen Ross, Australian National U. CK Choi
conference room 120, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.
Women's Studies and Gender Relations Seminar
Claire Young, Law. 1896 East Mall, 3:30-5pm. Call 822-9171.
Ecology and Centre for Biodiversity Research Seminar
Stability, Instability And Population Persistence. Dan Haydon, post-doctoral
fellow. Family/Nutritional Sciences 60. 4:30pm. Refreshments at 4:10pm Call
822-3957.l
Respiratory Research Seminar Series
The Life And Death Of Inflammatory Cells. Dr. Vince Duronio. St. Paul's
Hospital, Gourlay conference room, 5-6pm. Call 875-5653.
Comparative Literature
Poetry, Text, and Hypertext. Jaan Kapilinski, Tartu, Estonia. Green College,
5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Thursday, Nov. 21
Earth & Ocean Sciences Seminar
Modelling The North Pacific Ecosystem: The PICES CCCC Challenge. Paul LeBlond,
Earth & Ocean Sciences. GeoSciences 135, 12:30pm. Call 822-3466/822-2267.
Two Poets
Al Purdy And Diane Tucker Read From Their Latest Works. Bookstore, 12:30pm.
Call 822-2665.
Joan Carlisle-Irving Lecture Series
The Politics Of Virtual Systems. Norman M. Klein, California Institute of the
Arts. Lasserre 102, 12:30 pm. Call 822-2757.
School of Human Kinetics Seminar
Osteoporosis Prevention: Exercise And Calcium In Children. Assoc. Prof. Alan
Martin, Human Kinetics. War Memorial Gym 100, 12:30-1:30. Refreshments. Call
822-3913.
Philosophy Department Colloquium
Mind As Mechanisms: The Mental/Non-Mental Distinction in Cognitive Science.
Charles Wallis, Philosophy. Buchanan D-202, 1-2:30pm. Call 822-3292.
H. R. MacMillan Lecture Series
Role Of Genetics In Conservation. Vicki Friesen, Queen's U. MacMillan 166,
2:30-3:30pm. Call 822-9695.
Environmental Engineering Seminar
Christina Jacob, GVRD. CEME 1215, 3:30-4:30pm. Call 822-2637.
Genetics Graduate Program Seminar
Muscle Attachment And Morphogenesis In C. Elegans. Don Moerman, Zoology.
Wesbrook 201, 4pm. Refreshments. Call 822-8764.
Physics Colloquium
Physics Innovation, Patents and Technology Transfer. Lorne Whitehead, Physics
and Astronomy. Hebb theatre, 4pm. Refreshments at 3:45pm. Call 822-3853.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene After 500 years. Paul Stanwood, English.
Green College, 4:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Computer Science Invited Speaker Seminar
Omnidirectional Image Sensing. Shree Nayar, Columbia U. CICSR/CS 208, 4-5:30pm.
Refreshments. Call 822-0557.
Critical Issues In Global Development
International Trade And Human Rights: Do Corporations Have A Responsibility?
Alex Currie, national coordinator for Amnesty International. Green College,
8pm. Call 822-6067.
Distinguished Artists Concert
Timothy Hutchins, flute; Janet Creaser Hutchins, piano. Music recital hall,
8pm. $19 adults, $10 students/seniors. Call 822-5574.
Friday, Nov. 22
St. Paul's / UBC / BCSEPS Clinical Day
Contact Lens Symposium 1996. Chaired by Dr. Helson C. Chew. St. Paul's
Hospital, New Lecture Theatre, 7:30am-3pm. Refreshments, 7:30-8am. Call
875-5266.
Pediatrics Grand Rounds
Brain Injury In The Premature Newborn. Dr. A. Hill, Neurology. GF Strong
auditorium, 9am. Call 875-2307.
Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar Series
Latex Allergies. Dr. Stephanie Mah, WCB. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, UBC site, Koerner
Pavilion G-279, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9595.
Centre for Chinese Research Seminar
Naming And Explaining Contemporary Prostitution In China. Prof. Gail
Hershatter, History, U of California, Santa Cruz. CK Choi 120, 3-4pm. Call
822-2629.
Linguistics Colloquium
Reduplicative Transfer In Lushootseed And Elsewhere. Suzanne Urbanczyk.
Buchanan Penthouse, 3:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-5594.
Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar
Catalytic Activation Of Methane. J.S. Soltan Mohammad Zadeh, grad student.
ChemEng 206, 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.
Theoretical Chemistry Seminar
Stochastic Resonance: Numerical Aspects. H. Chen, Applied Mathematics.
Chemistry D-402 (centre block), 4pm. Call 822-3266.
Saturday, Nov. 23
Vancouver Institute Lecture
Today, Vancouver; Tomorrow, Everything. Chuck Davis, author. IRC#2, 8:15pm.
Call 822-3131.
Sunday, Nov. 24
Dance Performance
The Philhellenic Folkdance Group. MOA Great Hall, 2:30pm. Call 822-5087.
Green College Performing Arts Group
The Night Of The African Drum. Performance and participation with La Beat'O.
Green College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Monday, Nov. 25
Biotechnology Laboratory Seminar
Leishmania's Survival Kit: Tips To Thwart Macrophage Harsh Environment (Effect
Of PTP Inhibitor Peroxovanadiums On Leishmania Infection In Vivo). Dr. Martin
Olivier. IRC#4, 12:30pm. Refreshments before the seminar. Call 822-2493.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Orthopedic Engineering. Prof. Clive P. Duncan, Orthopedics. CEME, 1202,
3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3904.
UBC School of Nursing Colloquium
Applications From Imperfections: Bringing An Evaluation Project Full Circle.
Assistant Prof. Virginia Hayes, UBC School of Nursing. Vancouver Hospital/HSC,
Koerner Pavilion T-180, 3:30-4:30. Call 822-7453.
Earth & Ocean Sciences Seminar
Silicate Liquids And Mantle Geodynamics: New Perspectives From Isotopes Of The
Main Element, Oxygen. Kurt Kyser, Queen's U. Geology 135, 4:30pm. Call
822-3466/822-2267.
Resident Speaker Series
What Do We Do At TRIUMF? Makoto Fujiwara, Physics. Green College, 5:30pm. Call
822-6067.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
Botany Department Seminar
The Biogeography Of Post-Glacial Recolonization Of The Northeast Pacific.
Sandra Lindstrom, Botany. BioSciences 2000, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
Transduction Pathways Controlling Cell Motility: A Potential Therapeutic Target
To Treat Breast Cancer Metastases To Bone? Research Associate Pierre Lemieux,
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals. IRC#3, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-4645.
Biotechnology Lab Seminar
Protein Modules In Signal Transduction. Anthony Pawson. Wesbrook 201, 12:30pm.
Refreshments before the seminar. Call 822-4838.
Poetry Reading
Hope Anderson. Belkin Art Gallery, 12:30pm. Call 822-2759.
Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Exploring The Basis Of Peptide/Carbohydrate Cross-Reactivity. Prof. Mario
Pinto, Chemistry, SFU. Chemistry 250 south wing, 1pm. Refreshments from
12:40pm. Call 822-3266.
Statistics Seminar
On Admissible Minimax Estimation Of A Lower-Bounded Poisson Mean. Prof.
Constance van Eeden, Statistics. CSCI 301, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call
822-0570.
Graduate and Faculty Christian Forum
Pascal, Probability, And Belief In God. Richard Johns, Philosophy. Buchanan
penthouse, 4pm. Refreshements. Call 822-3115.
Green College Speaker Series
Learning Productive Problem Reformulation: Some Lessons From The Preparation Of
Administrators. Graham Kelsey, Educational Studies. Green College, 5:30pm.
Reception in Graham House 4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Archaeological Institute Lecture
Greek Architectural Sculpture. Prof. Brunilde Ridgway, U California at
Berkeley. Hellenic Community Centre, 4500 Arbutus, 8pm. Call 822-2889.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
Surgery Grand Rounds
Management Of Sarcomas. Dr. Walley Temple, U of Calgary. GF Strong auditorium,
7am. Call 875-4136.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series
New Perspective On The Microbial World: Molecular Microbial Ecology. Norman
Pace, Plant and Microbial Biology, U California at Berkeley. Wesbrook 201,
12-1pm. Call 822-3308.
Noon Hour Concert
Douglas McNabney, viola; Andrew Dawes, violin; Eric Wilson, cello; Rena Sharon,
piano. Music recital hall, 12:30pm. $3 at the door. Call 822-5574.
Leon and Thea Koerner Lecture
Colour In Ancient Greek Architecture. Prof. Brunilde Ridgway, U California at
Berkeley. Laserre 102, 12:30pm. Call 822-2889.
Centre for Southeast Asia Research Seminar
The Centrality Of ASEAN In ARF: Opportunities And Limitations. Chin Kin Wah,
National U of Singapore, U of Toronto. CK Choi 120, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.
Women's Studies and Gender Relations
Ngo Thi Tuan Dung. 1896 East Mall, 3:30-5pm. Call 822-9171.
Ecology and Centre for Biodiversity Research Seminar
Divergent Selection In A Polymorphic Butterfly. Durrell Kapan.
Family/Nutritional Sciences 60, 4:30pm. Refreshments, 4:10pm. Call 822-3957.
Individual Interdisciplinary Studies Workshop
Deconstructing Disciplinarity/Constructing Interdisciplinarity: Intellectual
Objectives And Academic Means. Pamela Azad, Health Care and Epidemiology;
Sharon Fuller, Anthropology and Sociology. Green College, 4:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Respiratory Research Seminar Series
Sleep Apnea And The "RCMP". Dr. John Remmers, U of Calgary. St. Paul's Hosp.
Gourlay conference room, 5-6pm. Call 875-5653.
19th Century Studies
Staging Peer Gynt: Being And Nothingness. Prof. Errol Durbach, Theatre and
English. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Thursday, Nov. 28
Law and Society Lunch-Time Seminar
Taxing Times For Women: Critical Perspectives On Canadian Tax Policy. Claire
Young, Law. Green College, 12pm. Call 822-6067.
Centre for India & South Asia Research
Queer Guests And Gracious Hosts In The Marathi Sant Tradition. Vidyut Aklujkar,
honorary research associate CISAR. CK Choi 120, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.
Distinguished Medical Research Lecture
Pathogenesis Of Toxic Shock Syndrome: A Bedside To Bench Adventure. Dr. Anthony
Chow. IRC#1, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-8633.
Concert
UBC Jazz Ensemble: The Music of Artie Shaw. Guest, Tom Colclough, clarinet;
Fred Stride, director. Music recital hall, 12:30pm. Call 822-3113.
Science First! Lecture Series
Imaging The Earth: Experiments In The Lab And In The Field - With Numerous
Examples Of The Unscientific Method. Rosemary Knight, Earth and Ocean
Sciences. IRC#2, 1-2pm. Call 822-5552.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
Do COPD Patients Need To Be Vaccinated? Zahra Esmail, PharmD student.
Cunningham 160, 1-2pm. Call 822-4645.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
Thrombolytics In Stroke. Bruce Lange, PharmD student. Cunningham 160, 1-2pm.
Call 822-4645.
Philosophy Colloquium
Keeping Dynamics In Mind. Clifford Hooker, U of Newcastle, Australia. Buchanan
D-202, 1-2:30pm. Call 822-3292.
H. R. MacMillan Lecture Series
Marine Conservation In The Atlantic - The Collapse Of The Cod Stocks And
Prognosis For Recovery. Bob Gregory, Memorial U. MacMillan 166, 2:30-3:30pm.
Call 822-9695.
Genetics Graduate Program Seminar
Genetic Instability In DNA Mismatch Repair Deficient Hosts: Mutation Frequency
And Spectrum Detected By A Transgenic Reporter Gene System. Dr. Frank Jirik,
Medicine/Biomedical Research Centre. Wesbrook 201, 4pm. Refreshments. Call
822-8764.
Physics Colloquium Series
High Field Laser-Molecular Interactors. Paul Corkum, National Research Council.
Hebb theatre, 4pm. Refreshments at 3:45pm. Call 822-3583.
Statistics Seminar
The Not-So-Smoother: A Discontinuity Preserving Smoothing Method. Paige Eveson,
Statistics. CSCI 301, 4-5pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0570.
Issues in Post-Secondary Education
New Realities, New Directions, New Institutions - The Changing Higher Education
System In British Columbia. Peter Jones, president, U College of the Fraser
Valley. Green College, 4:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Green College Special Event
Ainumoshir, A Peoples' Land: History Of Japan Viewed From The Northern
Perspective. Sherry Tanaka, Interdisciplinary Studies. Green College, 5:30pm.
Call 822-6067.
Green College Special Event
Life In Nibutani. Koichi Kaizawa, Chairman of Nibutani Self-government
Association. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Green College Special Event
A Performance Of Ainu Traditional Dance Music. Ainu Traditional Dancers. Green
College, 8:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Friday, Nov. 29
Pediatrics Grand Rounds
Health Promotion And The Physician - Lobbying For Change. Dr. D. Smith,
Pediatrics. GF Strong auditorium, 9am. Call 875-2307.
Lecture
Alfred Kinsey And Magnus Hirschfield: Early Sexologists As Collectors Of Gay
Erotica. Tom Waugh, Concordia U. Green College coach house, 12:30pm. Call
822-2759.
Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar Series
Kiln Emissions And Potters Exposures. Bob Hirtle, research scientist, Health
Care & Epidemiology. Koerner lecture theatre G-279, 12:30-1:30pm. 822-9595.
Faculty Women's Club Lecture
How Life Experiences Shape Her Writing. Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize-Winning
author. Cecil Green Park House, 1pm. Call 224-4419.
Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar
Prediction And Prevention Of Sheetbreak Using PLS And An Expert System. Ilse
Li, grad student. ChemEng 206, 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.
Mathematics Colloquium
Mahler's Measure, Entropy And Elliptic Curves. David W. Boyd, Mathematics.
Mathematics 104, 3:30 pm. Refreshments at 3:15 in Math Annex, 1115. Call
822-2666.
Department of Linguistics Colloquium
Phonological Development As Constraint Reranking. Joe Pater. Buchanan
penthouse, 3:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-5594.
Saturday, Nov. 30
Reading/Signing
Kit Pearson, children's author. Bookstore, 1:30pm. Call 822-0587.
Vancouver Institute Lecture
Canada: Can We Survive? Prof. Alan Cairns, Political Science, U of
Saskatchewan. IRC#2, 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.
Notices
Volleyball
Faculty, Staff and Grad Student Volleyball Group. Every Monday and Wednesday,
Osborne Centre, Gym A, 12:30-1:30pm. No fees. Drop-ins and regular attendees
welcome for friendly competitive games. Call 822-4479 or e-mail:
kdcs@unixg.ubc.ca.
Fun and Fitness
UBC Community Sport Services offers adult ballet, gymnastics and ice hockey
classes for beginners. No experience is necessary. For more information call
822-3688.
Morris and Helen Belkin
Art Gallery Exhibition
Tuesday - Friday; 10am-5pm; Saturday, 12-5pm. 1825 Main Mall. Call 822-2759.
Surplus Equipment Recycling Facility
Weekly sales of furniture, computers, scientific etc. held every Wednesday,
noon-5pm. SERF, Task Force Building, 2352 Health Sciences Mall. Call 822-2582
for information.
Faculty Development
Would you like to talk with an experienced faculty member, one on one, about
your teaching concerns? Call the Centre for Faculty Development and
Instructional Services at 822-0828 and ask for the Teaching Support Group.
Studies in Hearing and Communication
Senior (65 years or older) and Junior (20-30 years) volunteers needed.
Participants will attend up to 3 one-hour appointments at UBC. Experiments will
examine different aspects of hearing and communication abilities. Honorarium
for some studies. Please call The Hearing Lab, 822-9474.
Clinical Research Support Group
The Clinical Research Support Group which operates under the auspices of the
Dept. of Health Care and Epidemiology provides methodological, biostatistical,
computational and analytical support for health researchers. For an appointment
please call Laurel Slaney at 822-4530.
Eczema Study
Volunteers needed. 12-40 years of age. Must have a current flare of eczema.
Able to attend 5 visits over a 15 day period. Honorarium to be paid upon
completion. Call 875-5296.
Multisite Fungal Infection Study
Jock itch, athlete's foot, irritation beneath the breasts or ringworm.
Volunteers needed. Must have at least 2 different sites of skin infections.
Seven visits over 12 weeks. Honorarium paid upon completion. Call 875-5296.
Psoriasis Laser Study
Volunteers needed. The UBC Division of Dermatology is seeking volunteers with
psoriasis who are not currently receiving medical treatment for psoriasis. We
are testing a potential new laser therapy for psoriasis. Volunteers who
complete the treatments and follow-up visits will receive a stipend. Call
875-5254.
Christmas at the Shop in the Garden
November/December 1996. Fresh foliage wreaths and baskets, tree ornaments and
table centrepieces made by the "Friends of the Garden" available from November
25 while quantities last! Great selection of gifts too! All proceeds help the
garden grow. UBC Botanical Garden, Shop in the Garden, 10am-5pm. Call 822-4529.
Garden Hours
Nitobe Memorial Garden open 10am-2:30pm weekdays only, Botanical Garden and the
Shop-in-the-Garden are open 10am-5pm daily (including weekends). Call 822-9666
(gardens), 822-4529 (shop).
Parents with Babies
Have you ever wondered how babies learn to talk? ... help us find out! We are
looking for parents with babies between 1 and 14 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,
Department of Psychology, UBC, 822-6408 (ask for Nancy).
Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Study
Participants required to take part in clinical dermatology trial at Division of
Dermatology, 855 West 10 Avenue. Requirements, 50 years of age and older,
within 72 hours of onset of first skin rash. Maximum 13 visits over 24 week
period. Free medication and honorarium given. For further information call
875-5296.
Diabetes 1997 Conference
The Young Diabetic. Interprofessional Continuing Education Conference will take
place Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5, 1997, in Vancouver, for all health
professionals interested and involved in diabetic care. For further information
call 822-2626.
UBC Zen Society
Meditation sessions will be held each Monday (except holidays) during term, in
the Tea Gallery of the Asian Centre from 1:30-2:20pm. All welcome. Please be
punctual. Call 228-8955.
Parent Care Project
Daughters/daughters-in-law who are caring for a parent in a care facility are
needed for a counselling psychology study on the challenges women face in
parent care. Involves individual interviews/questionnaire. Call Allison at
822-9199.