Professor and Dean Emeritus John McNeill of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC is the recipient of an honorary degree from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biologics at Université Montpellier 1 (UM1). The degree was presented to McNeill at a ceremony to honour his accomplishments as educator, researcher, and administrator. To read more, visit http://www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/aboutus/faculty-news/2012-07-12.

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UBC School of Community and Regional Planning professor Leonie Sandercock will be awarded an honorary doctorate from Roskilde University in Denmark in September 2012. Sandercock works with First Nations through the medium of film as catalyst for dialogue on the possibilities of healing, reconciliation, and partnership. For more information, visit: http://www.scarp.ubc.ca/profiles/faculty/Leonie%20Sandercock.

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UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering doctoral student Caitlin Schneider is the inaugural recipient of the Motion Metrics/ICICS Graduate Scholarship. Schneider is developing ultrasound techniques for the guidance system of the da Vinci surgical robot, with a goal of improving the results of kidney cancer surgical treatment performed with the robot. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/NidcuK.

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Twice-weekly, Asia Pacific Memo series publishes short text memos or video interviews on current issues in Asia and across the Pacific at http://www.asiapacificmemo.ca/.

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• China and the SCO – Influence and ‘Soft Power’ by UBC MA student Mendee Jargalsaikhan

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