UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 1 | Jan.
10, 2002
Calendar
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus
and off campus within the Lower Mainland from January 13 through
26, 2002. The previous
calendar is also available.
For events further in the future, see Live@UBC.
UBC Reports welcomes calendar
submissions from members of the UBC community.
- January 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18,
20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25,
26
- Notices
sunday, jan. 13
Pacific Spirit Concert
Julia Nolan, sax; Rita Costanzi, harp. Music Recital Hall at 3pm.
Admission $20/$10 at the door. Call 604-822-0182.
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monday, jan. 14
Concert
UBC student composers. Music Recital Hall at 12 noon. Call 604-822-0182.
VST Lecture
Church And The Public Voice. Sallie McFague, John Mellis Richard
Leggett, Peter Rolston. VST Epiphany Chapel from 1:30-5:30pm. Call
604-822-9815.
IAM Colloquia Seminar
Representing Clouds In Global Climate Models. Phil Austin, Earth
And Ocean Sciences. Klinck 301 from 3-4pm. To register, visit www.iam.ubc.ca.
E-mail iam@iam.ubc.ca. Refreshments
at 2:40pm in Klinck 306. Call 604-822-4584.
Lecture
Is God In Globalism? Max Stackhouse. Regent College Aud. at 4pm.
Call 604-822-9569.
Thematic Lecture Series
Creativity, Neuroplasticity And Mental Health, Neil Smalheiser,
Psychiatry Institute, U of Illinois. Green College at 5pm. Call
604-822-1878.
Member Speaker Series
Perfectionism and Depression. Simon Sherry , Psychology. Green
College at 7:45pm. Call 604-822-1878
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tuesday, jan. 15
Seminar
Intracellular Trafficking Of The Salmonella Typhimurium Containing
Vacuole In Epithelial Cells. John Brumell. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm.
Call 604-822-3308.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
Supramolecular In Organic Chemistry Towards Functional Molecules
And Materials. Prof. Stephen J. Loeb. U of Windsor. Chem B-250 from
12:45-1:45pm. Refreshments. Call 604-822-3341.
VST Tuesday Lecture
Fighting Words: Polemical Rhetoric As An Obstacle To Reconciliation.
Rabbi Robert Daum, sessional instructor. VST Epiphany Chapel from
5:30-7:30pm. Call 604-822-9815.
Green College Speaker Series
A Case In Legal Biography: Being A 19th-Century Liberal Barrister
Isn't As Easy As It's Cracked Up To Be. Wes Pue, Law. Green College
at 5pm. Reception, Coach House from 6-6:30pm. Call 604-822-1878.
VST Tuesday Lecture
Talking About God In Troubled Times. Rev. Sharon Betcher. VST Epiphany
Chapel from 5:30-7:30pm. Call 604-822-9815.
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wednesday, jan. 16
Lecture
Grand Rounds Bicep And Tricep Tears And Ganglion Cysts Of The Spino-Glenoid
Notch. Dr. William D. Regan, Dr. Robert H. Hawkins, Upper Extremity
Division, VGH, Eye Care Centre Aud. from 7-8am. Call 604-875-4193
Wednesday Concert Series
A Trombone Among Friends. Jeremy Berkman, trombone; Hyperion String
Quartet; John Oliver, midi. Music Recital Hall at 12 noon. Admission,
$4. Call 604-822-5574.
Seminar
Chemical And Biological Engineering. Macrolage As A Biomonitor
For Nitrogen Loadings Around Ocean-Based Fish Farms. Ok-Hyun Anh,
PhD. Chem Engineering 206 at 12 noon. Call 604-822-3238.
OBST 506 Seminar
Cancer Genetics. Dr. David Huntsman, Pathology. BC's Women's Hospital
2N35 from 2-3pm. Call 604-875-3108.
Centre For Applied Ethics Colloquium
Richard Paisley, Institute For Resources And Environment. Scarfe
200 from 2-4pm. Call 604-822-8625.
Nursing Rounds
Breastfeeding Patterns Of Mothers And Their Preterm Infants Born
At 30-34 Weeks. Joanne Wooldridge. Nursing, UBC Hosp., Koerner Pavilion
T-182 from 3-4pm. Call 604-822-7453.
Lecture
Yes We Have No Bananas Today! Or Do We? An Intergenerational Perspective
On The Chinese Canadians: Their Aspirations And Realities. Joe Y.
Wai, Wallace Chung, Hayne Wai, Colleen Leung, Mark Simon. Scarfe
100. 4:30pm. Call 604-822-9366 or e-mail f.graeme.chalmers@ubc.ca.
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thursday, jan. 17
Board Of Governors Meeting
Open Session begins at 8am. OAB Board and Senate room. Fifteen
tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis on application
to the Board Secretary at least 24 hours before each meeting. To
confirm date and time, check under Board Announcements at www.bog.ubc.ca
prior to the meeting. Call 604-822-2127.
Workshop
Scriptures Of Modernity? The Bible, Literature and The Book. Green
College at 9am. To register call 604-822-4095 or mail mvessey@interchange.ubc.ca.
Lecture
Practising Law In The Public Interest. Pat McDonald. Curtis 157
from 12:30-2pm. To register, visit cfls.law.ubc.ca.
E-mail cfls@law.ubc.ca. Call
604-822-6523.
Lecture
Medieval and Renaissance. Chaucer's Leave-Taking And The Makers
of Books. Stephen Partridge, English. Green College at 4:30pm. Call
604-822-1878.
Concert
Borealis String Quartet. Robert Silverman, pianist. Music Recital
Hall at 8pm. Call 604-822-0182.
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friday, jan. 18
Lecture
Diagnosing Deficiency: Canadian Newspapers And Hormone Replacement
Therapy. Merilee Hughes. Mather 253 at 9am. Call 604-822-2772.
Concert
Inspired By Goethe. Main Library Dodson Room at 12 noon. Call 604-822-0182.
Seminar
Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. Case Study Of The Outcome
Of An Occupational Exposure. Dr. Neva Hilliard. UBC Hosp., Koerner
Pavilion G-279 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 604-822-9861.
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sunday, jan. 20
Concert
Laura Crema Jazz Ensemble. Green College at 8pm. Call 604-822-1878.
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monday, jan. 21
IAM Colloquia
Applied Mathematics In Industrial Robotics. Elizabeth Croft, Mechanical
Engineering. Klinck 301 from 3-4pm. To register, visit www.iam.ubc.ca.
E-mail iam@iam.ubc.ca. Refreshments at 2:40pm in Klink 306. Call
604-822-4584.
Green College Member Speaker Series
Avalanches. Antal Jarai, Mathematics. Green College at 7:45pm.
Call 604-822-1878
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tuesday, jan. 22
Seminar
Interferon Gamma Signaling Pathway In Macrophages. Carlos Leon,
Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 604-822-3308.
Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Exploring New Methods In Carbohydrate Synthesis. Prof. David Y.
Gin, U of Illinois. Chem B-250 from 12:45-1:45pm. Refreshments at
12:30 pm. Call 604-822-3341.
VST Tuesday Lecture
Fighting Words: Polemical Rhetoric As An Obstacle To Reconciliation.
Rabbi Robert Daum. VST Epiphany Chapel from 5:30-7:30pm. Call 604-822-9815.
Speaker Series
Pragmatism And Music: Semiotic Illuminations Of Musical Meaning.
Scott Goble, Education. Green College at 5pm. Reception in Coach
House from 6-6:30pm. Call 604-822-1878.
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wednesday, jan. 23
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
Outcomes of Hindfoot Fusion. Dr. John-Paul Veri, Dr. Alastair S.F.
Younger and Dr. Kevin Wing. VGH, Eye Care Centre Aud. from 7-8am.
Call 604-875-4192.
Chemical And Biological Seminar
A New Method To Trap And Degrade Solid Waste Particles On Fish
Farms. Mardell Buryniuk. Chem Eng 206 at 12 noon. Call 604-822-3238.
Wednesday Concert Series
Marc Destrube, violin; Janina Kuzmas, piano. Music Recital Hall
at 12 noon. Admission $4 at the door. Call 604-822-0182.
Law And Society Lectures
Patent(ly) Unfair? The Patent System In A Global Village. Ikechi
Mgbeoji, Law, Dalhousie U. Green College at 12:30pm. Call 604-822-1878.
OBST 506 Seminar
The Interaction Between Immune System And The Brain In Psychiatry
Diseases. Dr. Cai Song, Psychiatry, B.C.'s Women's Hosp 2N35 from
2-3pm. Call 604-875-3108.
Lecture
Aesthetic Geography: Community Murals in Chicago. Olivia Guide.
Scarfe 100 at 4:30pm. Call 604-822-9366 or e-mail f.graeme.chalmers@ubc.ca.
Senate Meeting
Regular Meeting Of The Senate -- UBC's Academic Parliament. Curtis
102 from 7-9:30pm. Call 604-822-2951
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thursday, jan. 24
Workshop
Aesthetic Geography: Community Murals in Chicago. Olivia Guide.
Britannia Community Centre Boardroom at 9am. To register call 604-408-5182.
Concert
UBC Symphony Orchestra. Chan Centre at 12 noon. Call 604-822-0182.
Lecture
The Intersection Of Gender And Race: Report From The Durban World
Conference. Dr. Jennifer Chan-Tiberghien, Political Science. Curtis
157 from 12:30-2pm. To register, visit cfls.law.ubc.ca.
E-mail cfls@law.ubc.ca. Call
604-822-6523.
Computer Science Seminar
Getting To Know You: Social Intelligence in Educational Computing.
Lewis Johnson. CICSR/CS from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 604-822-0557.
Theatre
Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Frederic Wood Theatre at 7:30pm. Continues
to Feb. 2. $16, adult; $10 student/senior. Call 604-822-2678.
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friday, jan. 25
Lecture
New Models Of Delivery, Financing And Integration Of Long-Term
Care In The Health System. Marcy Cohen. Mather 253 at 9am. Call
604-822-2772.
Lecture
Islam And The Western Encounter: A Proposal. Lamin Sanneh, Yale
U. SUB Theatre Aud. at 12 noon. Call 604-822-9569.
Occupational And Environmental Hygiene Lecture
Myths and Risks of Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation. Randy Ross,
BC Radiation Protection Branch. UBC Hosp. Koerner Pavilion G-279
from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 604-822-9861.
Concert
UBC Symphony Orchestra. Chan Centre at 8pm. Call 604-822-0182.
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saturday, jan. 26
Chalmers Institute Seminar
Children And The Church-Raising Planetary Christians. Janice Love;
various speakers. VST from 10am-4pm. $47; $40 group; $25 seniors.
Refreshments, lunch. Call 604-822-9815.
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notices
Positive Space Resource People Wanted
Help make UBC a positive space for its lesbian, gay, bisexual,
queer, transgendered, and two-spirited community. Workshops for
volunteer resource people will be offered in January and February
2002. To register or for more information, e-mail positive.space@ubc.ca
or visit www.positivespace.ubc.ca.
Call 604-822-4859.
Participants Needed
The Adult Development Lab at UBC is looking for adults interested
in volunteering for: a focus group study looking at what it means
to be your age today and/or; studies on visual memory and visual
abilities. Call Pam at 604-822-5250.
STAR Breast Cancer Prevention Study
Volunteers are needed to participate in a breast cancer prevention
trial being conducted at UBC Hospital. Two drugs, Raloxifene (Evista)
and Tamoxifen, are being studied to see which works better at preventing
breast cancer. Women must be postmenopausal and have an increased
risk for developing breast cancer. Interested women should call
Lynn or Janet at 604-822-7997.
UBC Research
Boys between seven and nine (with or without ADHD) and their mothers
are needed for a study. Mothers receive $20 and children get a UBC
t-shirt. If interested, please call 604-822-9037.
UBC Zen Society
Zazen (sitting meditation) each Tuesday at the Asian Centre Tea
Gallery from 1-1:50pm while classes are in session. Call 604-822-2573.
Sexuality Study
Researchers at the Dept. of Psychology and Division of Sexual Medicine
are conducting a study examining sexual functioning in women receiving
estrogen replacement therapy. Both sexually healthy women, as well
as women who have recently experienced a change in their orgasmic
functioning are welcome. For further information, please contact
604-822-2952. Your confidentiality will be assured. All participants
will receive an honorarium for their participation.
Participants Wanted
Would you like to share your story about your experience with health
care professionals? We are conducting a study of patient perceptions
about helpful and unhelpful communications in fibromyalgia. In order
to learn more about what makes communication effective, we are asking
individuals who have had Type 2 Diabetes for at least five years
to participate in our study. Participation will involve one or two
interviews in a location convenient to you, and possibly a focus
group interview at a later time. The interviews usually take about
an hour. All information will be kept confidential. If you would
like more information about the study, please e-mail andrea_con@hotmail.com
or call Andrea Con, project coordinator 604-822-8070.
Participants Needed
Parents and adolescents are invited to participate together in
research that addresses how parents and adolescents talk about the
youth's future. If your family faces challenges such as unemployment
or illness, call to participate 604-822-4919.
Research Project Volunteers Needed
Stress And Coping In Female Clerical Workers. Educational and Counseling
Psychology, and Special Education is seeking female clerical workers
to participate in study on stress and coping. If experiencing workplace
distress/frustration, we would like to learn more about your experiences.
Call 604-822-9199.
Legal Clinic Open
UBC Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) runs clinics all
over the Lower Mainland. LSLAP has been working in the community
for over thirty years and is currently British Columbia's second
largest legal aid organization. For more information about the program,
visit www.lslap.bc.ca or call
604-822-5723.
Lactose Intolerant?
Researchers at UBC are doing a questionnaire-based study to learn
more about lactose intolerance. Participation will take about 20-30
min. of your time. If you are 19 years of age or older, experience
lactose intolerance and live in the Greater Vancouver area, please
call 604-682-3269 ext. 6377 to receive a copy of this questionnaire
or more information.
Volunteer Paid Participants Needed
CroMedica Prime is a Phase One research company located in Vancouver
General Hospital. Our research studies require that volunteers take
one or more doses of an investigational medication. We are currently
looking for healthy volunteers, male/female, non-smoking aged 18
and older and not taking any medications. Volunteers are financially
compensated upon completion of a study. If you are interested please
call our Research Recruitment Coordinator, Monday to Friday between
9am-5pm at 604-875-5122 or e-mail volunteers@cromedica.com.
Research Study
Researchers at the Psychology Dept. are conducting a study examining
sexual functioning in women. The aim of this study is to help women
who experience sexual difficulties. Your confidentiality will be
assured. All participants will receive a detailed sexual psychophysiological
profile for their participation. If you are a healthy, heterosexual,
premenopausal woman who is currently in a relationship, please call
604-822-2952.
Habitat For Humanity UBC
Is looking for volunteers. Come help out on the construction site
and build homes for low-income families - no skills required. For
more information and to register for an orientation, e-mail habitat@vancouver.net
or call 604-681-5618.
Parents With Toddlers
Did you know your child is a word-learning expert? We are looking
for children (one to five years old) and their parent(s) to participate
in language studies in the Psychology Dept. at UBC. You and your
child, and a trained researcher will play a word game using puppets
and toys or pictures. As you might imagine, children find these
word games a lot of fun. During your visit, you will remain with
your child at all times. If you (or someone you know) might be interested
in bringing your child for a 30-minute visit to our research playroom,
please contact Dr. Hall's Language Development Centre at 604-822-9294.
Participants Wanted
Are you a postmenopausal woman with Type Two diabetes interested
in beginning an exercise program? St. Paul's Hospital Healthy Heart
Program and Diabetes Centre are recruiting participants, who do
not smoke or use insulin, for a research project on the effect of
exercise on diabetes for women. Call Darcye Cuff 604-806-8601
Parkinson's Research
A research team from UBC is asking for the assistance of people
with Parkinson's to participate in research. This research is aimed
at understanding how Parkinson's may affect complex activities such
as managing multiple tasks. Participation involves performing fairly
simple tasks, some of which, involves responding verbally to computer
screen displays. If you are a healthy person of the age 50 years
or older, we are also in need of several people to participate as
part of a non-Parkinson's comparison group. Call Todd Woodward,
Psychology Dept. at 604-822-3227.
Sexual Assault Research
The Anxiety and Fear Laboratory in the Dept. of Psychology requires
female volunteers who have experienced unwanted sexual activity,
to participate in a research project. If you have ever had sex with
someone when you didn't want to, because the other person continued
the event when you said no, forced or threatened to force you, or
because you were given alcohol or drugs, and you would be interested
in helping us with our research, please call 604-822-9028. Confidentiality
and privacy protected.
Museum Of Anthropology
The Spirit Of Islam: Experiencing Islam Through Calligraphy. Continues
to May 12. Dempsey Bob: The Art Goes Back To The Stories. MOA at
11am. Continues to Dec. 31. A Connoisseur's Collection: Chinese
Ceramics From The Victor Shaw Donation. Continues to Feb. 28. Continuing
Traditions. Continues to April 30. Winter hours Wed.-Sun. 11am-5pm,
Tues. to 9pm (5-9pm free). Call 604-822-5087.
AMS Rentsline
Helping students find housing since 1993, the AMS Rentsline is
UBC's off-campus housing registry. This service gives students access
to hundreds of rental listings, and landlords access to thousands
of students looking for housing. You can call the Rentsline from
any touchtone phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 604-714-4848.
Faculty Women's Club
The Faculty Women's Club brings together women connected to the
university either through their work or that of their spouses, for
social activities and lectures. The main purpose of the Faculty
Women's Club is to raise funds for student scholarships. There are
19 different interest groups within the club, ranging from art appreciation
and bridge to hiking. Do come and join us. Call Elizabeth Towers,
president 604-224-5877 or Gwyneth Westwick, membership 604-263-6612.
Twin Research
Are you, or do you know a female adult twin? We are studying the
relationship types of fraternal and identical female twins. If you
can help by completing some questionnaires and being interviewed
about relationships, please e-mail: tmacbeth@cortex.psych.ubc.ca
or call Tannis MacBeth, Psychology 604-822-4826.
Parents With Babies
Have you ever wondered how babies learn to talk? Help us find out.
We are looking for parents with babies between four to 21 months
of age, including babies raised in a bilingual home, to participate
in language development studies. If you are interested in bringing
your baby for a one-hour visit, please call Prof. Janet Werker's
Infant Studies Centre, Psychology, 604-822-6408 (ask for Kate).
Statistical Consulting And Research Lab (SCARL)
SCARL offers statistical advice and long or short-term assistance
to researchers. Resources include expertise in many areas of statistical
methodology and a variety of statistical software. Web www.stat.ubc.ca/scarl,
e-mail scarl@stat.ubc.ca
or call 604-822-4037.
Chan Centre Tours
Free tours of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts are held
on Thursdays at 11:30am. Participants are asked to meet in the Chan
Centre main lobby. Special group tours can be booked through www.chancentre.com
or at 604-822-1815.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Research
Infectious Diseases researchers from VGH seek volunteers diagnosed
medically with CFS to participate in a study about managing symptoms.
Call Kenna Sleigh 604-875-5555 ext. 62366.
Sustainability Coordinators
The World Is what You Make It! The UBC Sustainability Office is
seeking outgoing volunteers to act as departmental Sustainability
Coordinators. In this role, the volunteer will get training and
support in their efforts to raise awareness of sustainability within
their unit. With only a limited time commitment, our Coordinators
are affecting changes by sharing work environment specific information
on energy conservation, waste reduction, and transportation alternatives.
For more information visit www.sustain.ubc.ca/2ourintiatives/sust_coord.html
or call Brenda 604-822-3270.
Fire Hydrant Permits Now Required
Campus Planning and Development (CP&D) and UBC Utilities have
jointly implemented a permit program for fire hydrants which is
effective November 2000. Permits have become necessary to comply
with provisions of the BC Plumbing Code and the BC Fire Code. Permit
applications must be submitted a minimum of 24 hours in advance.
Application forms will soon be available at www.lbs.ubc.ca.
Users wanting to connect to a fire hydrant should pick up application
forms at CP&D Regulatory Services located at 2206 West Mall.
Call CP&D at 822-2633 or for further information, UBC Utilities
at 604-822-4179.
Call For Evening Volunteers
Crane Production Unit (a division of the UBC Disability Resource
Centre) needs volunteers to narrate textbooks onto tape. We are
looking primarily for those who can read between 4:30-8:30pm for
a two-hour session once a week. An audition will be required. For
more information, call Patrice Leslie Mon.-Thurs. from 4:40-8:30pm
at 604-822-6114.
BC SMILE
The British Columbia Service For Medication Information Learning
And Education (BC SMILE) is a medication information program for
the public in BC. It is located at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical
Sciences at UBC, and is staffed by licensed pharmacists to educate
the public of all ages about the safe and effective use of medications.
The free telephone consultations include complicated inquiries on
medication issues such as interactions, contraindications, allergies,
medication reviews, herbs, and alternative therapies. SMILE pharmacists
also provide public presentations on a variety of medication-related
topics. All presentations contain valuable practical, unbiased,
and up-to-date research information. Call (800) 668-6233 or 604-822-1330.
Participants Needed
Problems with remembering, smelling...Men and women 45-plus years
old are required for a UBC study on age-related hormone changes
and their impact on sensory and cognitive abilities. Earn $50. Call
Kevin 604-822-2140.
Child, Youth and Family Research Day
Conference call for submissions "From Cell to Society" Keynote
- Dr. Ronald Barr, McGill University, Department of Pediatrics.
Submissions can be made on-line by February 1, 2002. To register
visit www.edu.ubc.ca/research/childandfamily.
Call 605-822-6593.
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