March 9, 2000 UBC



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Federal budget bolsters funding for universities

Resources for post-secondary education will be enriched with a portion of a four-year $2.5-billion federal transfer payment being made to fund post-secondary education and health, according to the recently announced federal budget.
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Speech researcher lands CFI funding

A social sciences researcher is among the UBC scholars to receive funding in the latest round of New Opportunities grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
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Campaign to build athletic scholarships

A major community campaign to recruit top student athletes to the university will be officially launched March 13 at 7:30 a.m. at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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"Key" students meet on campus

The UBC chapter of the Golden Key National Honour Society will host the first-ever Canada Conference on campus March 16-19.
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Drug pioneer earns $3.2-million research funding

David Dolphin, a Chemistry professor and UBC's acting vice-president of Research, has received a $3.2-million grant in support of his pioneering work in the field of photodynamic therapy.
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Work and environment hazards school's focus

The only school of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene west of Toronto has recently been established at UBC--the 11th professional school on campus.
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Sociology lectures drew students like magnets

The memory of Kaspar Naegele--who was appointed as the first dean of Arts when Arts and Science became separate faculties in 1964--lives on.
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New curriculum gives students bigger bite

Drilling and filling is just the beginning for a new breed of dentists about halfway through their training in the Faculty of Dentistry.
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Survey queries safety concerns

Do you feel safe on campus? UBC's Personal Security Co-ordinator's Office wants to know.
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Swimmers try out for Sydney Olympics

It's all come down to the wire for 19 UBC swimmers who are currently competing in Olympic trials in Montreal.
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Sculpture combines sound, light, electronic wizardry

They are a group of seven--from the departments of Fine Arts, Music, English, Classical Studies and Electrical and Computer Engineering--whose work of art will turn on lights and imaginations in Canadian galleries.
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