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Winds of Classroom Change
October 28, 2007
When Prof. Roland Stull designed his first-year course in Earth and Ocean Sciences, The Catastrophic Earth: Natural Disasters, he assembled a team of experts so that students could learn the science behind storms, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunami and landslides -- and their social ramifications --… read more
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MDRU Receives Leo Derikx Award
October 22, 2007
The Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) has won the Leo Derikx Synergy Award for Innovation. Presented by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council. The award honours the most outstanding achievements of industry–university collaborations across Canada. On October 29th,… read more
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Plate tectonics on (other) terrestrial planets and moons
September 22, 2007
Research by Mark Jellinek, Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences, and collaborators at Rice University suggests that the presence of liquid water on the surfaces of Mars and Venus could be a key factor to determine if plate tectonics occurred on these planets in the geologic past – similar to… read more
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Two New Canada Research Chairs in Science, Six Renewed
September 15, 2007
UBC Science builds on and expands its research excellence with the appointment of two new Canada Research Chairs and the renewal of six previously appointed Chairs. Ken Harder, CRC in Host-Pathogen Immunogenetics, and Assist. Prof. in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, explores how… read more
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Three New Leaders Arrive at UBC Science this Summer
September 11, 2007
Anne Condon was appointed Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Strategic Initiatives. She is professor in Computer Science and her research focuses on computational complexity theory and biomolecular computation. Prof. Condon holds the NSERC/General Motors Chair for Women in Science and Engineering… read more
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UBC Science Takes Action on Working Climate and Gender Equity
September 5, 2007
UBC Science has completed a two-year review of the working climate with respect to gender equity and overall recruitment and retention for Science faculty. "The results show a gap between what we value and what we do," says UBC President Stephen J. Toope. "I commend the advisory committee, Dean… read more
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April 25, 2004
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