Four educators from the Faculty of Applied Science were honoured during May 2012 congregation for their contributions to teaching at UBC. • UBC Killam Teaching Prize for Graduate Instruction: Asst. Prof. Maged Senbel, School of Community and Regional Planning • UBC Killam Teaching Prizes: Assoc. Prof. Peter Cripton, Mechanical Engineering; Prof. Marcello Veiga, Mining Engineering; and senior [...]
The Faculty of Graduate Studies at UBC has announced the new Killam Doctoral Scholarship recipients for the 2012-2013 academic year. These are awarded to the top doctoral candidates in the annual Tri-Agency / Affiliated Fellowships competition. The scholarships include a stipend of up to $30,000 per annum for two years and a $2,000 allowance for [...]
Graduating Applied Science student Alexey Pazukha is the recipient of this year’s Governor General’s Academic Medal. Pazukha achieved the highest academic standing in the Applied Sciences program. Pazukha’s plans include working at McKinsey & Company as a business analyst and Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he will start his MBA studies in 2014. The [...]
James Rochlin, a professor of political science with the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at UBC’s Okanagan campus, has been awarded a $200,000 Partnership Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for his project Human Security and the Colombia-Canada Free Trade Agreement. He will lead a [...]
Three UBC Faculty of Applied Science engineering professors are leading automotive research projects with $2.1 million funding from AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence, Canada’s automotive research program. They will partner with researchers from other Canadian universities over a two-year period. Materials Engineering Assoc. Prof. Daan Maijer will lead a project worth $823,200 that advances [...]
Media opportunity with Japanese Canadian UBC students of 1942 and Honorary Degree Ceremony
Recent UBC Media Releases May 23 A whale of a discovery: New sensory organ found in rorqual whales May 22 Former PM Joe Clark, artist Buffy Sainte-Marie and others honoured during UBC’s Vancouver campus grad ceremonies starting May 23 May 22 Largest class of Aboriginal MDs graduate from UBC Upcoming Event [...]
Asia Pacific Memos consist of short texts and video interviews on current issues in Asia and across the Pacific. The latest Memos: • Is ‘Safe Migration’ Along the Thai-Lao Border Truly ‘Safe?’ By Australia National University’s Sverre Molland • Community Natural Resource Management in India: Does it Reduce Poverty? By UBC’s John R. Wood For more, visit [...]
“Rainbow 24: LGBTQ Voices 2012” is a 24-hour special broadcast of queer content in celebration of Pride season around the world. Listen live to 101.9 FM or streaming live at citr.ca. Podcast hourly on citr.ca and queerfmvancouver.com and available on the NCRA Program exchange and The Way OUT Network. Date: June 1, 2012 Time: From [...]
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