A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from March 23 through April 5, 1997.

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

March 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30,
April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Notices

Norooz, the Iranian New Year Celebration

Introduction To Norooz. Mary Ghomshei, Mining. SUB ballroom, 6:30-8:30pm (cultural), 9:30pm-1am (party). Refreshments. Call 221-0632.

Green College Performing Arts Group

UBC Early Music Ensembles. Green College, 8:30pm. Call 822-6067.

Author Reading

Tamarind Mem, Anita Rau Badami. Bookstore, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2665.

English Dept. Lecture

The Tasks Of Theory (1). Prof. Terry Eagleton, Warton Professor of English, Oxford U. Buchanan A-205, 12:30pm. Call 822-9824/221-1506.

Noon Hour Concert

UBC Percussion Ensemble. John Rudolph, Sal Ferreras, directors. Music Recital Hall, 12:30pm. Call 822-3113.

Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Topics In Orthopedic Engineering. Dr. Clive Duncan, Orthopedics. CEME 1204, 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3904.

School of Nursing Research Colloquium

Clinical Evaluation In The Real World: Evaluation Of The Nursing Respite Program. Asst. Prof. Virginia Hayes, School of Nursing. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, Koerner Pavilion T-180, 3:30-4:30pm. Call 822-7453.

Resident Speaker Series

General Idea's Playful Texts: Irony, Excess, Enigmas, Ambiguities And Pleasure In The Miss General Idea 1984 Project. Isabela C. Varela, Fine Arts (Art History). Green College, 5:30pm. Call 822-6067.

Multimedia Open House

Multimedia Grand Opening. UBC Main Library, Science & Engineering Division, Multimedia Station, 10am-3pm. Call 822-0689.

Animal Science Seminar Series

Transgenic Salmon: Production And Evaluation Of Aquaculture. R. Devlin, Fisheries and Oceans. MacMillan 158, 12:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-4593.

English Dept./Green College Lecture and Panel

The Tasks Of Theory (II). Prof. Terry Eagleton, Oxford U. Panel discussion following. Green College, 12:30pm. Call 822-9824/221-1506.

Botany/Biotechnology Laboratory Seminar

Scratching The Surface Of Plant-Fungal Interaction: Infection-Related Morphogenesis And Host Responses In Rice Blast Disease. John Hamer, Biological Sciences, Purdue U. BioSciences 2000, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.

Lectures In Modern Chemistry - Laird Lecturer in Physical Chemistry

Self-Organization In Surface Reactions. Prof. Gerhard Ertl, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin. Chemistry B-250 (south wing), 1pm. Refreshments at 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.

Earth and Ocean Sciences Oceanography Seminar

Short Term Forecasts Of Meterological Variables With A Neural Network. Kassiem Jacobs, U of Hamburg. BioSciences 1465, 3:30pm. Call 822-1814.

Statistics Seminar

Analysis Of Choice Data And Research In Random Utility Models. Prof. Harry Joe, Statistics. CSCI 301, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0570.

Medical Genetics Seminar

Exploring Far's Modification Of Dominance. Randy Dreger, PhD candidate. Adenoviral-Mediated Gene Transfer Of The Human Lipoprotein. Kate ExCoffon, PhD candidate. Wesbrook 201, 4:30-5:30pm. Refreshments 4pm. Call 822-5312.

Green College Speaker Series

Coping With Stress, And Then Some: Hardiness, Resilience, And Salutogenesis. Peter Suedfeld, Psychology. Green College, 5:30pm. Reception in Graham House 4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-6067.

Artist Talk

Uereinigung Exhibit. Connie Sterritt, Northwest Coast artist. MOA, 7:30-9pm. Call 822-5087.

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

The Coonrad-Morrey Total Elbow Arthroplasty: A Personal Series. Dr. R.W. McGraw, Dr. A.K. Baggoo, Orthopedics. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, Eye Care Centre Auditorium, 7am. Call 875-4646.

Surgery Grand Rounds

Management Of Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence. Dr. Howard Fenster, Dr. Lorne Sullivan, Surgery; Dr. A David C. Manson, Urology. GF Strong Auditorium, 7am. Call 875-4136.

Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Symposium

Hybrid Or Hype?: Varying Perspectives On Interdisciplinarity. Keynote speaker, Pat Hutcheon, author. Presenters: Interdisciplinary and disciplinary graduate students. Green College, 9am-5pm. Reception 5-6pm. Call 822-0954.

Noon Hour Concert

UBC Jazz Ensemble. Fred Stride, director. Music Recital Hall, 12:30pm. Call 822-3113.

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar

The Molecular Mechanism Of Cell Polarization In Yeast And T Cells. John Chant, Harvard U. Wesbrook 201, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3308.

Lecture

Soziale Antriebe Der Gewalt Gegen Auslaender In Deutschland. Rainer Geissler, U of Siegen. Buchanan penthouse, 12:30pm. Call 822-6403.

Seminar

Women And APEC. Sunira Thobani, former Nat'l Director National Action Committee. Ruth Wynn, Women's Studies, SFU. Asian Centre 604, 12:30pm. Call 822-2629.

Centre for Japanese Research Seminar

Lending Relationships, Corporate Governance And Institutional Complementarity In Japanese Firms: An Empirical Analysis Of Panel Data 1982-1994. Hiroshi Izawa, Economics, Ritsumeikan U. CK Choi 120, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.

Research Division Seminar (OBST 506)

Immunological Aspects Of Reproduction. Dr. M. Stephenson, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. B.C. Women's Hospital/Health Centre 2-N35, 2pm. Call 875-3108.

Ecology/Centre for Biodiversity Research Seminar

Multiple Domains Of Attraction In Zooplankton Community Dynamics: Theory Meets Field Work. Chantal Ouimet, PhD candidate. Family/Nutritional Sciences 60, 4:30pm. Call 822-3957.

Respiratory Research Seminar

High Performance Ventilation. Dr. Don McKenzie, Sports Medicine Clinic. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, 2775 Heather St. 3rd floor conference room, 5-6pm. Call 875-5653.

Internet Workshop

Intelligent Agents: Your Electronic Butler. David Orchard. David Lam Microcomputer Lab B, 6-10pm. $120. Call 822-1431.

19th-Century Studies

There Is A Vision Of The Orient That I Have: Imperialism, Race, And Gender In The Madame Butterfly Narrative. Melinda Boyd, PhD candidate, Music; Sherrill Grace, English; Brian McIlroy, Film Program; Vera Micznik, Music; Jonathan Wisenthal, English. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.

Concert

Collegium Musicum. John Sawyer/Ramona Luengen, directors. Music Recital Hall, 8pm. Call 822-3113.

Law and Society Lunch-Time Seminar

Living Between Water And Rocks: Law, First Nations And Land Use Planning. John Borrows, Law. Green College, 12pm. Call 822-6067.

Earth and Ocean Sciences Seminar

Climate Change Scenarios In Canada's Northwest: Results And Reflections From The Mackenzie Basin Impact Study. Stewart J. Cohen, Sustainable Development Research Institute. GeoSciences 330A, 12:30pm. Call 822-3466/822-2267.

Anthropology and Sociology Colloquium

Public Opinion And Archaeological Heritage. David Pokotylo and others. ANSO 205, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2878.

Wood Science
Seminar Series

Engineered Wood - "Building" The Future. Bill Adams, senior vice-president, MacMillan Bloedel. MacLeod 214, 1:30pm. Call 822-1833.

Chemical Engineering Seminar

A Nonfogging Film Coating For Polycarbonate Lenses. Veljko Dragojlovic, Postdoctoral Research Fellow. ChemEng 206, 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.

Statistics Seminar

Estimating Resource Absorption In Service Systems. Prof. Leonard MacLean, Commerce and Business Admin. CSCI 301, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0570.

Colloquium

Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. C. Waltham. Hebb, 4pm. Refreshments at 3:40pm. Call 822-3853.

Invited Speaker Seminar Series

Content-Centric Computing. Ramesh Jain, U of California, San Diego. CICSR/CS 208, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0557.

Genetics Graduate Program Seminar

Early Events In Erythropoietin Induced Signalling. Dr. Gerald Krystal, Pathology. Wesbrook 201, 4:30pm. Refreshments 4:15pm. Call 822-8764.

Green College Performing Arts Group

Violin Recital. Catherine Wong. Green College, 8pm. Call 822-6067.

Animal Science Seminar Series

Use Of Enzymes In Poultry Nutrition To Increase The Utilization Of Palm Kernel Meal (Agro-Industrial By-Products) In Malaysia. R. Chong, M.Sc candidate. MacMillan 158, 12:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-4593.

Botany and Biotechnology Laboratory Seminar

The Opium Wars: Unravelling The Molecular Regulation Of Alkaloid Biosynthesis In Opium Poppy. Peter Facchini, Biology, U of Calgary. BioSciences 2000, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.

Lectures In Modern Chemistry

Tom Siddon, EnviroSonics, Inc. Chemistry B-250 (south wing), 1pm. Refreshments 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.

Statistics Seminar

A Generalization Of Basu And Stein's Theorems. Prof. Bent Jorgensen, Statistics. CSCI 301, 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0570.

Medical Genetics Seminar

How Is The Crossover Pattern Established During Meiosis In C.Elegans? Vijhee Vijayaratnam, PhD candidate. Isolation And Characterization Of Huntington Interacting Proteins. Michael Kalchman, PhD candidate. Wesbrook 201, 4:30-5:30pm. Refreshments, 4pm. Call 822-5312.

Fine Arts - Joan Carlisle-Irving Lecture Series

Mantuan Woman Maps 16th Century Markets: Diana Mantuana's Practice Of Printmaking. Prof. Evelyn Lincoln, History of Art, Brown U. Lasserre 102, 7pm. Two guest speakers. Call 822-2757.

Fine Arts - Joan Carlisle-Irving Lecture Series

Charles II's New Clothes. Prof. David Solkin, Art Historian, Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Lasserre 102, 7pm. Two guest speakers. Refreshments. Call 822-2757.

Green College Speaker Series

How To Get Your Work Published. Green College, 7:30pm. Call 822-6067.

Orthopedics Grand Rounds

Proximal Tibial Fibular Joint. Dr. R.L. Loomer, Orthopedics. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, Eye Care Centre Auditorium, 7am. Call 875-4646.

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series

Listeria Monocytogenes: Interactions With Host Cells. Patrick Tang, Microbiology and Immunology. Wesbrook 201, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3308.

Research Division Seminar (Obst 506)

The Role Of Cadherins In Human Implantation. Spiro Getsios, MSc candidate. B.C. Women's Hospital/Health Centre 2-N35, 2pm. Call 875-3108.

Ecology/Biodiversity Research Seminar

Live Fast, Die Young: Behavioural Indirect Effects In Communities. Brad Anholt, Biology, U of Victoria. Family/Nutritional Sciences 60, 4:30pm. Refreshments Hut B-8, 4:10pm. Call 822-3957.

The Interdisciplinary Seminar

Responses To Peter Gay, "On Writing The Freud Biography." Green College, 5pm. Call 822-6067.

Respiratory Research Seminar

Nitric Oxide And The Pulmonary Microcirculation. Dr. Dave McCormack, U of Western Ontario. Vancouver Hospital/HSC, 2775 Heather St. 3rd floor conference room, 5-6pm. Call 875-5653.

Science First! Lecture Series

Don't Pick The Daisies! Is There Science We Shouldn't Do? Iain Taylor, Botany. IRC#6, 12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-5552.

E.S. Woodward Lecture Series (Economics)

Risk Sharing And Growth Of Consumption. Richard Blundess, University College London. Buchanan A-102, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-4129.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar

Lamivudine In Hepatitis B. Agnes Lo, Pharm D candidate. Cunningham 160, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-4645.

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series

L. Nicholas Ornston, Biology, Yale U. Wesbrook 201, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3308.

Wood Science Seminar Series

Building Envelope Failures In Southwestern BC. Paul Morris, research scientist, Forintek Canada Corp. MacLeod 214, 1:30pm. Call 822-1833.

Presentation

The Donner Canadian Foundation - Funding Opportunities. Patrick Luciani, director, Donner Canadian Foundation. OAB Board and Senate room, 2pm. Refreshments. Call 822-5159.

Centre for Chinese Research Seminar

Relations Of Power: In Search Of A Chinese Canadian History. Prof. Imogene Lim, Malaspina University College. CK Choi 120, 12:30-2pm. Call 822-2629.

Environmental Engineering Seminar

Removal Of Resin And Fatty Acids In Biological Treatment Of Pulp And Paper Mill Waste. Doug Weddell, MASc candidate. CEME 1215, 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-2637.

Colloquium

Extrasolar Planets. Geoff Marcy, San Francisco State U. Hebb, 4pm. Refreshments at 3:40pm. Call 822-3853.

Genetics Graduate Program Seminar

The Function And Mechanism Of Genomic Imprinting In Mammals. Shirley Tighlman, Molecular Biology, Princeton. Wesbrook 201, 4:30pm. Refreshments at 4:15pm. Call 822-8764.

Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Pediatric Intervention: State Of The Art. Dr. Richard Towbin, U of Pittsburg School of Medicine. GF Strong Auditorium, 9am. Call 875-2307.

Conference

1997 Diabetes Conference - Diabetes In The Young. Coast Plaza at Stanley Park, 8:30am-5pm. Continues April 5, 8:30am-1pm. Physicians $249. Other Health Care Providers $225. Students $75. Call 822-2626.

Open Mike Poetry Session

Random Acts Of Poetry. Bookstore, 12:30-1:30pm. Poets, to pre-register call 822-2665.

Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar Series

Respiratory Health Of Composting Workers Exposed To Microorganisms: Results Of A Pilot Nasal Lavage Study. Assoc. Prof. Dick Heederick, Wageningen Agricultural U. Vancouver Hospital/HSC Koerner Pavilion G-279, 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9595.

Centre For Korean Research Seminar

Fraternal Tribute: Diplomatic And Cultural Relations Between Korea And The Kingdom Of The Ryukyus, 1389-1637. Don Baker, Asian Studies. CK Choi conference room 120, 3:30pm. Call 822-2629.

Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar

Effect Of Molecular Structure On Rheological Behaviour Of Polyethylene. Igor Kazatchkov, PhD candidate. ChemEng 206, 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.

Linguistics Colloquium

Aspect And The Construal Of Complement Clause Tense. Karen Zagona, U of Washington. Buchanan penthouse, 3:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-5594.

Theoretical Chemistry Seminar

Time Dependent Density Functional Theory For Dynamics In Liquids. G. Patey, Chemistry. Chemistry D-402 (centre block), 4pm. Call 822-3266.

Concert

University Singers. James Fankhauser, director. Music Recital Hall, 8pm. Call 822-3113.

Health Care & Epidemiology Rounds

HIV Prevalence Incidence And Risk Behaviours In The Vancouver Injection Drug Use Study. Dr. Stephanie Strathdee, HIV epidemiologist, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Mather 253, 9-10am. Call 822-2772.

Concert

UBC Chamber Strings. Eric Wilson, director. Music Recital Hall, 8pm. Call 822-3113.

The Vancouver Institute Lecture

Newton On Line: The Electronic Revolution In Mathematics. Prof. Peter Borwein, SFU. IRC #2, 8:15pm. Call 822-4636.

Garden Hours and Tours

March 8 - October 13. 10am-6pm. Botanical Garden tours will be given by garden volunteers Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1pm. Call 822-9666 (gardens), 822-4529 (shop).

T4 Slips

All UBC employees (including student employees) should have received their T4 slips in the mail. If you haven't, please contact Financial Services.

AMS Life Drawing Club

Drawing sessions from a nude model. Every Thursday until May, Lasserre 204, 12:30-2:15pm. Call 822-0074.

Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery Exhibition

New Art From Cuba: Utopian Territories. March 22 - May 25, 1997. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 12-5pm. 1825 Main Mall. Call 822-2759.

Do You Suffer from PMS?

Recruiting volunteers for study, must be 18-35 yrs., marked PMS, otherwise in good health, no sleep problems, no shift workers, no medications (no Pill users), non-smokers. Honorarium $100. Reply by April 1. Call Carolyn at 822-7927.