Past Media Releases (1996)

Media releases for 1996 are presented below in reverse chronological order. You can also view past media releases for other years.

Date	Title
Dec. 19, 1996	UBC's Child Study Centre to close in June 1997
Dec. 12, 1996	Half a million library books on the move Project helps train Sri Lankan planners Chemicals reclaimed, reused to prevent waste Nursing students get lessons in life overseas
Dec. 10, 1996	Cuban gold medals validate sports psychologist's theories
Dec. 9, 1996	Expert advice for the holidays from UBC
Dec. 5, 1996	UBC researchers to investigate links among education, training and the labour market
Dec. 3, 1996	UBC to participate in major education and training research network
Nov. 29, 1996	Researchers show simple construction change can double earthquake resistance
Nov. 28, 1996	Anorexia nervosa also claims lives of elderly
Nov. 27, 1996	Talkin' on the world UBC remembers victims of Montreal massacre Hunger takes deadly toll UBC Press marks 25th anniversary
Nov. 26, 1996	UBC holds fall graduation ceremonies Nov. 28
Nov. 21, 1996	Closing the doctor-patient communication gap
Nov. 20, 1996	Canadian students above average in mathematics and science studies
Nov. 19, 1996	New president appointed for University of British Columbia
Nov. 14, 1996	Study aims to take bite out of denture costs
Nov. 14, 1996	UBC releases results of ambitious international study of math and science
Nov. 14, 1996	Global warming will take toll in Canada's North QUEST peers into Vancouver's future Men enrol in Nursing in record numbers Osteoporosis discovery saluted
Nov. 13, 1996	Education: a help or hindrance in the fight against racism?
Nov. 8, 1996	UBC Faculty of Education celebrates completion of renovation and expansion project
Oct. 31, 1996	Two medical research centres established Sherry Milne props up the stage Students trick or treat for food banks
Oct. 30, 1996	Top business school deans to gather in Vancouver
Oct. 29, 1996	Best and brightest of UBC alumni honoured
Oct. 29, 1996	UBC Forestry dean appointed to second term
Oct. 16, 1996	Manley opens microbes-to-medicine company Rick Hansen set for Man in Motion anniversary Innovative program helps troubled teens Computer guru ponders the future of reading
Oct. 8, 1996	Murder, authors and apples highlight Homecoming '96
Oct. 7, 1996	C.K. Choi Building new home for Institute of Asian Research at UBC
Oct. 3, 1996	UBC robots hold key to a safer future
Oct. 3, 1996	United Nations war crimes prosecutor to speak at UBC
Oct. 3, 1996	Enrolment up by more than 1,000 Ethics of physician-assisted suicide discussed Speaker looks at international nursing Services for students improved via Internet
Sep. 26, 1996	Conference looks at growing Asian influence
Sep. 26, 1996	Festivities mark C.K. Choi building opening
Sep. 19, 1996	Conference looks at concerns of female children Writer Peggy Thompson displays many talents Memorial for Douglas Kenny held
Sep. 18, 1996	Conference looks abroad for solutions to Canada's federalism woes
Sep. 5, 1996	Science First! aims to excite first-year students New directors named to Music, Human Kinetics Pregnancy drop-in clinic opens on campus Arthritis drugs may protect against Alzheimer's
Aug. 8, 1996	Funding cuts to have lasting impact on UBC
Aug. 6, 1996	Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation funds $500,000 Chair in Computational Fluid Dynamics
Aug. 1, 1996	BC TELECOM and University of British Columbia forge information technology alliance
Jul. 24, 1996	UBC announces creation of new journalism school
Jul. 23, 1996	Conference to focus on minimizing aftermath of earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis
Jul. 22, 1996	Study looks at obsessive-compulsive behaviour
Jul. 22, 1996	UBC to announce School of Journalism at ground-breaking ceremony
Jul. 11, 1996	Professor looks at getting the bugs out Heart drugs could prevent deaths Nobel winner leaves for year-long sabbatical Associate vice-president, Academic, named
Jul. 5, 1996	New deans appointed for UBC faculties of Arts, Graduate Studies
Jul. 2, 1996	Top high school students join astronaut Marc Garneau at UBC
Jun. 17, 1996	Construction starts at St. John's College UBC
Jun. 13, 1996	Library's kids' lit collection no child's play Sid Katz's mission: turning us on to science World's pain experts convene in Vancouver
Jun. 13, 1996	St. John's College finds new home at UBC