UBC Reports
September 5, 1996
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from September 8 through September 21, 1996.
UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from members of the UBC community.
September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Notices
Monday, Sept. 9
Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Also Sept. 16. Finding Engineering Information Electronically. Joy Kirchner,
Library. CEME, Room 1202, 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-6671.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Green College Speaker Series
Education Reform In Anglo-American Democracies. Neil Guppy, Anthropology and
Sociology. Green College, 5:30pm. Reception in Graham House, 4:45-5:30pm. Call
822-6067.
Botany Department Seminar
The Shaping Of Systematics, Past And Present: Cognitive Psychology,
Classifications, And Character States. Peter Stevens, Harvard U. BioSciences,
2000, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.
Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Beat The Heavy-Metal Blues With DFT. Tom Ziegler, U of Calgary. Chemistry, 250
(south wing), 1pm. Refreshments from 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.
Centre for Applied Ethics Colloquium
Abortion, Potentiality And Probabilities. Phil Gosselin, Philosophy, Brandon U.
Angus, 413, 4-6pm. Call 822-5139.
Poetry Reading
Dan Farrell. Belkin Art Gallery, 8pm. No-host bar. Call 822-2759.
Poetry Reading
Vivian Marple. Reading Rm., Creative Writing, Buch. E, 4th fl. 12:30pm. Call
822-0699.
Faculty Women's Club Meeting
Tea On The Terrace. Cecil Green Park House, terrace, 1:30-3:30pm. Call 264-7843.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
Centre for Japanese Research Seminar
Regional Innovation Systems In Japan. David Edgington, Geography. CK Choi,
conference room (120), 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.
Your UBC Forum 1
Financial Aid and Student Employment. Moderator: Maria Klawe, VP, Student and
Academic Services. A series of forums to hear your thoughts and address your
concerns. We want your feedback. SUB Conversation Pit. 12:30-2pm. Call 822-6799.
Annual Orientation Meeting
Third Age Community Of Learners & Scholars. A university-level experience
for retired persons seeking an enjoyable but structured intellectual pursuit.
Cecil Green Park House, main floor, 9:15-11:30am. This meeting free, $250
annually ($150 fall or winter-spring term only). Call 822-1462.
Thursday, Sept. 12
Graduate Scholarships Day
Various Representatives From External Funding Agencies & Graduate Studies.
Graduate Student Centre ballroom, 10am. Refreshments. Call 822-4556.
Centre for India & South Asia Research
CISAR General Meeting And Lunch For All South Asianists And Friends Of South
Asia. CK Choi foyer, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.
Friday, Sept. 13
Theoretical Chemistry Seminars
Kinetic Roughening And Pattern Formation In Molecular Beam Epitaxy. Michael
Plischke, Physics, SFU. Chemistry, D402 (centre block) 4pm. Call 822-3266.
Chemical Engineering Seminar
A Study Of The Hydrodynamics Of Spouted And Spout-Fluid Beds. Denis Pianarosa,
grad. student. ChemEng, 206, 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.
VHHSC/UBC/BCSEPS Fall Clinical Day
Paediatric Ophthalmology And Strablemus For General Opthalmologists. Dr.
William E. Scott, U of Iowa. Chairperson, Dr. R.A. Cline. Vancouver
Hospital/HSC, Eye Care Centre, auditorium, 2550 Willow St., 8am-3:15pm.
Refreshments 7:30-8am, 2nd floor lounge. Call 875-5266.
Grad Centre Open House
Grad Centre, noon-5pm. Fun, games, prizes, food. Call 822-3203/822-0999.
Grad Centre
Bzzr Garden in Thea's at the Grad Centre, 5pm. Call 822-3203/822-0999.
Grand Rounds
Urolithiasis In Children. Dr. F. Bruder Stapleton, U of Washington School of
Medicine. GF Strong auditorium 9am. Call 875-2307.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Botany Department Seminar
The Regrowth Responses Of Three Herbaceous Plant Species Following Herbivory:
The Effects Of Clipping Intensity And Nutrient Availability. Samantha Hicks,
MSc candidate. BioSciences, 2000, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.
Green College Speaker Series
Comparing Immigrant Incomes. Peter Saunders, U of New South Wales. Green
College, 5:30-6:30pm. Reception in Graham House, 4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-6067.
Statistics Seminar
Penalized Regression Methods: The Penalty Is Important! Nancy Heckman,
Statistics. Old Computer Science Bldg., 301, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call
822-0570.
Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Microscopic NMR Imaging Studies Of Synthetic And Biological Materials. Colin
Fyfe, Chemistry. Chemistry, 250 (south wing), 1pm. Refreshments from 12:40pm.
Call 822-3266.
Third Age Community of Learners & Scholars
The Arthurian Cycle In Contemporary Fiction. Cecil Green Park House, main
floor, 9:15-11:30am. $250 annually, $150 fall or winter-spring term only. Call
822-1462.
Graduation Orientation Day
For All Incoming Graduate Students. Get information on e-mail access, library,
awards, equity, housing, AMS etc. Graduate Student Centre, ballroom, 9:30am.
Refreshments. Prizes. Call 822-4556.
Poetry Reading
Patricia Young. Sponsored by Canada Council and Creative Writing. Buch A100.
12:30pm. Call 822-0699.
Wednesday, Sept. 18
Respiratory Research Seminar Series
The Development Of Allergic Disorders In Children. Dr. Moira Yeung. St. Paul's
Hospital, Gourlay conference room, 5-6pm. Call 875-5653.
Third Age Community of Learners & Scholars
The History Of Science, or World Views In Transition. Cecil Green Park House,
main floor, 9:15-11:30am. $250 annually, $150 fall or winter-spring term only.
Call 822-1462.
Senate
The First Regular Meeting Of Senate, UBC's Academic Parliament. Curtis, 102,
1822 East Mall, 8pm. Call 822-2951.
Noon Hour Concert
Neal Gripp, viola, Andrew Dawes, violin, Eric Wilson, cello. Music recital
hall, 12:30pm. $3 at the door. Call 822-5574.
Play Performance
A Lie Of The Mind by Sam Shepard. Frederic Wood Theatre, 8pm. Season tickets
available. Ticket range $8-14. Refreshments sold. Call 822-2678.
Thursday, Sept. 19
Institute of Asian Research Seminar
Widening the APEC Agenda: NGO's & APEC. John Price, Inst. of Asian
Research. CK Choi, conference room 120, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.
Multimedia Seminar
Multimedia In Language Learning And Adding Interactivity To Your On-Line
Courseware With JAVA & VRML. Joerg Roche, Centre for Intercultural Language
Studies; JAVA and VRML developers. University Services Bldg., south end, 2329
West Mall, TELEcentre, 1-2pm. Call 822-1851/822-3062.
School of Human Kinetics Seminar
Delivery Of Leisure Services - Accountability. Rick Mansell, Lincoln U. at
Canterbury. War Memorial Gym, 100, 12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3913.
Science First! Seminar Series
Where's The Science In Science Education. Lee Gass, Zoology. Dr. Barry McBride,
Dean of Science will welcome the students. IRC#2, 1-2:20pm. Call 822-5552.
Critical Issues In Global Development
The Nishga Agreement And The Future Of First Nations And Resource Development
In British Columbia. Douglas Saunders, Law. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.
Fine Arts Department Guest Lecturer/Artist
The 1996-97 Joan Carlisle-Irving Lecture, Media's Mediums Lecture Series.
Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Mexican artist working in California. Lasserre 102,
12:30-2:30pm. Call 822-2757.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Stephen Orgal, Stanford U. Green College, 4:30pm. Call 822-6067.
CICSR Distinguished Lecture Series
Hybrid Dynamical Systems. Our Unpredictable Universe: Computation And Chaos In
The Solar System. Norman Murray, U of Toronto. CICSR/CS 208, 4-5:30pm.
Refreshments. Call 822-6894.
Friday, Sept. 20
Centre for Japanese Research Seminar
Immature Japanese Multinationals. Hideki Yoshihara, Kobe U. Teruhiko Tomita,
Shiga U. as discussant/commentator. CK Choi, 120, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.
Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar
Activated Sludge Treatment Of ECF/TCF Kraft Mill Wastewater. Belinda Larisch,
grad. student. ChemEng, 206, 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.
Grand Rounds
Resilience In Chronic Disease - What Really Matters For The Transition Into
Adulthood. Dr. A. Klinkoff, George Washington U. GF Strong auditorium, 9am.
Call 875-2307.
A Casual Affair. Clyde Mitchell, Conductor. Old Auditorium, 8pm.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Continuing Studies Conversational Programs
Registration is underway for 10-week conversational programs in French,
Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, German, Italian, Arabic, Punjabi, Greek
and Swedish. Evening, late afternoon and Saturday classes begin Sept. 21-26.
For times and registration details call 822-0800.
The Dal Grauer Memorial Lectures
Biotechnology: Cornucopia or Pandora's Box? Moderator: Dr. Sid Katz, executive
director of Science World. Panelists: Dr. Patricia A. Baird, Medical Genetics,
UBC. Dr. Robert Hancock, Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network. Brewster Kneen,
York U. Dr. John R. Williams, Canadian Medical Association. IRC#2, 7pm. Tickets
$25. Call 822-5675.
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.
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery Exhibition
August 30-Sept. 28. Title: Recent Acquisitions. August 30-Sept. 28. Title:
Colour Research. 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.
Guided Tours of Botanical Garden
By Friends of the Garden. Every Wednesday and Saturday, 1pm, until Oct. 13.
Free with admission. Call 822-9666.
Centering Pregnancy Drop-in
The Centering Pregnancy Drop-in, run by UBC Nursing Faculty and students in
collaboration with West-Main Health Unit, offers support and information about
pregnancy and birth to women who are pregnant or contemplating pregnancy.
Wednesdays, 10-11:30am, Acadia Fairview Commons Block. For information call
822-7470.
Premature Menopause Study Volunteers
Women less than 40 years and menopausal for greater than 3 months needed for a
12 week study of medications to reverse early menopause. Your menopause must
not be due to surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. Call Sue at 875-2337, UBC
Department of OB/GYN.
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.
Monday Movies at the Grad Centre
7pm. Free and everyone is welcome. September is "Kevin Costner" month.
Call the hotline at 822-0999 to find out what is showing.
Science First! Seminar Series
This is for you. A new seminar series focusing on science in research, in
education, and in our daily lives. Plan to join, bring your lunch, your
curiosity and your open mind. Ask questions and talk to the scientists in
person after the seminars. The first seminar is on Thursday, Sept. 19 from
1-2:20pm in IRC#2. Others will follow on alternating Thursdays. Watch the UBC
Calendar and fliers for announcements.