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Past Media Releases (1997)

Media releases for 1997 are presented below in reverse chronological order. You can also view past media releases for other years.

Date

Title

Dec. 15, 1997

UBC researcher wins top Canadian research prize

Dec. 15, 1997

UBC unleashes canine IQ test

Dec. 12, 1997

Bubble zeros in on deadly tumours

Better health care for elderly focus of program

Think About It -- and support students

Dec. 8, 1997

UBC experts offer advice for the holidays

Dec. 4, 1997

Study may help check suicide among native youth

Nov. 27, 1997

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences branches out

Journal helps bring order to cancer chaos

UBC's modernist buildings praised in new book

Nov. 27, 1997

Duelling tips to Dante -- all part of UBC's new Renaissance collection

Nov. 26, 1997

Centre for Australian Studies established at UBC

Nov. 24, 1997

Student fellowship commemorates APEC

Nov. 24, 1997

Centre for Australian Studies to be announced

Nov. 20, 1997

School bullies topic of public lecture

Nov. 17, 1997

UBC research breakthrough holds promise for E. coli vaccine

Nov. 17, 1997

UBC holds Fall Congregation ceremonies Nov. 20-21

Nov. 13, 1997

UBC provides expert opinions, venues for APEC '97

Nov. 13, 1997

Campus lights up for festive season

Students plan to enliven campus core

University and industry Mar. to a new drum

Nov. 10, 1997

Science dean to help chart UBC's academic direction

Nov. 6, 1997

Asian air pollution not just health hazard

Nov. 4, 1997

Exhibit of ancient Chinese art to follow APEC

Oct. 30, 1997

UBC spin-off companies yield benefits of university research

Oct. 30, 1997

Chan re-appointed as Board of Governors chair

Great Trekkers gather to mark 75-year milestone

Study of cancer journals challenges taboos

First Nations forestry programs get new head

Oct. 29, 1997

UBC appoints transportation planner

Oct. 22, 1997

Researchers hope to stimulate dialogue on animal welfare issues

Oct. 22, 1997

Alzheimer's researcher awarded research chair in neurosciences

Oct. 22, 1997

Getting more girls on Information Highway goal of Oct. 25 events

Oct. 20, 1997

Get bad breath tested at new UBC clinic

Oct. 16, 1997

Animal welfare issues focus on new UBC research positions

Oct. 16, 1997

Human rights observer to receive Great Trekker award

Oct. 16, 1997

Professor to head Canada Foundation for Innovation

Society's dirty laundry hung out to dry

Students hope to watch history happen at APEC

Varsity athletes also earn top scores in class

Oct. 10, 1997

Violence against women, teen suicide, topics for UBC Health Sciences Week, Oct. 14 to 16

Oct. 9, 1997

Infant "grads" help launch Think About It research awareness campaign

Oct. 9, 1997

UBC researchers unlock secrets of baby talk

Oct. 7, 1997

Canadian students upstage U.S. counterparts in hands-on tests of math and science skills

Oct. 2, 1997

Infant "grads" get degrees at campaign kick-off

Oct. 2, 1997

Education minister helps faculty mark its 40th year

Oct. 2, 1997

Homecoming welcomes alumni back to campus

Sep. 25, 1997

"Think about it" -- UBC's new president invites campus to redefine its mission

Sep. 24, 1997

Study warns Fraser River basin environment at risk

Sep. 23, 1997

UBC health scientists receive largest research funding grant in Western Canada

Sep. 18, 1997

Award salutes strides in equity employment

Donors provide new financial aid for students

UBC researchers among first to predict El Nino

Sep. 17, 1997

Project aims at opening high-tech doors to women

Sep. 17, 1997

Vancouver to benefit from UBC fire protection expertise

Sep. 16, 1997

UBC diamond research records a first for science

Sep. 16, 1997

Ceremony installs Martha Piper as UBC president

Sep. 15, 1997

Media to mountains subjects for Vancouver Institute fall lecture series

Sep. 11, 1997

Internationally known brain researcher to head up new Vancouver centre

Sep. 5, 1997

Stakeholders to review Forest Accord report card

Sep. 4, 1997

No cavities -- good news in any language

Division of Palliative Care established

Green College passes test with flying colours

Aug. 29, 1997

No first day classes for new UBC students thanks to Imagine UBC

Aug. 27, 1997

Building opening ushers in new era in Canadian journalism

Aug. 20, 1997

Sing Tao School of Journalism building opens at UBC

Aug. 15, 1997

Burnaby transformation may pave way for brighter high-density future

Aug. 14, 1997

South Pacfic genes may hold Alzheimer's clues

Aug. 14, 1997

UBC zeros in on bad breath Aug. 22-23

Aug. 14, 1997

New appointments to UBC board announced

Romantic works make rare visit to UBC gallery

Improving management crucial to fisheries' health

Aug. 6, 1997

UBC grad takes UBC-developed technology to the final frontier

Jul. 30, 1997

UBC makes cuts to balance 1997/98 budget

Jul. 28, 1997

New principal, students, alumni attend St. John's College opening at UBC

Jul. 25, 1997

UBC and SFU collaborate to study relationship between government and business

Jul. 24, 1997

Outdoor workers leaving themselves exposed to skin cancer, researchers find

Jul. 22, 1997

Spirit of St. John's College reborn at UBC

Jul. 14, 1997

Former Trudeau foreign policy adviser, deputy minister to lead new UBC centre

Jul. 11, 1997

Researchers ready to take whale of a call

Jul. 10, 1997

UBC names Sing Tao School of Journalism director

Jul. 10, 1997

Young minds tackle real problems

UBC zeros in on Europe

Program gives refugee students a chance to succeed

Jul. 9, 1997

UBC students, international experts, tackle Burnaby planning challenge

Jun. 13, 1997

Solar car to make B.C. road trip

TRIUMF gift boosts high-tech manufacturing

Summer music institutes strike the right note

Summer walking tours free, fun and informative

Jun. 13, 1997

Sports, science and excitement for kids at UBC this summer

Jun. 11, 1997

Canadian students do well in international math and science test

Jun. 6, 1997

UBC equity in research companies reaches $6.9 million

Jun. 6, 1997

Growing need for world perspective behind creation of new cetnre for study of global issues

Jun. 4, 1997

International survey of mathematics and science test results to be released

Jun. 4, 1997

New deans appointed for UBC faculties of Agricultural Sciences, Applied Science, and Law

May 26, 1997

Medical agreement benefits Pacfic partners

May 23, 1997

UBC commits to more services for permanent campus residents

May 23, 1997

UBC commits to transportation planning process for Point Grey campus

May 23, 1997

New housing policy planned for UBC

May 22, 1997 (Congregation 1997 Update)

UBC recognizes teachers who make a difference

Leading students named Wesbrook Scholars

UBC graduates to receive degrees May 25-30

May 22, 1997

Low fat restaurant fare ranks high in customer satisfaction

May 22, 1997

What direction north? A UBC professor ponders the impact of the Canadian North on our culture

May 22, 1997

B.C. residents lead UBC's graduating class

May 21, 1997

Universities of B.C., Hong Kong announce partnership

May 8, 1997 (Congregation 1997)

5,000 UBC students to graduate May 25-30

From frogs to forests: Tales of UBC graduation 1997

Leading provincial court justice Alfred Scow among UBC honorary degree recipients

May 8, 1997

Political junkies and neophyte traders can test their skills on UBC Election Stock Market

May 1, 1997

Parents at home with homework

Lively arts' future in Canada under discussion

Commerce students enter first co-op program

Apr. 30, 1997

UBC team links Yukon glacier with global climate change

Apr. 30, 1997

Eminent scientists gather to talk dirt and the origin of life

Apr. 28, 1997

UBC experts available for federal election commentary

Apr. 28, 1997

UBC, attorney general take BOLD step in fight against crime

Apr. 21, 1997

Attorney general opens forensic dentistry lab

Apr. 18, 1997

Clinic offers dental care for underprivileged youth

Apr. 18, 1997

Computer tool a 1.5 million "hit"

First-year students get up close and personal

UBC health books cited as among best

Apr. 16, 1997

New centre at UBC to advance feminist legal research and scholarship

Apr. 16, 1997

Researchers recommend changes to air bag design for Canadian drivers

Apr. 14, 1997

Clean air bus leaves UBC campus for California testing

Apr. 3, 1997

UBC to deliver Appraisal Institute educational programs through distance education

Apr. 3, 1997

Nothing paltry about this bird, UBC researchers find

Apr. 3, 1997

An intimate look Under the Volcano

Record number of exchange students accepted

Professor joins elite rank

Study targets brain chemistry of schizophrenia

Apr. 3, 1997

Conference tackles issues raised by UBC Political Science controversy

Mar. 21, 1997

UBC launches international student recruitment drive

Mar. 20, 1997

Adult learning and training rates in B.C. surpass rest of Canada, UBC study finds

Mar. 20, 1997

UBC announces honorary degree recipients for 1997

Mar. 20, 1997

Centre ushers in new focus for Rehabilition Sciences

Events mark anti-racism day

Mar. 18, 1997

UBC observatory open for comet Hale-Bopp viewing

Mar. 13, 1997

UBC's "Julie" challenges for title of Most Human Computer

Mar. 6, 1997

UBC hosts 20th Annual Physics Olympics

Mar. 6, 1997

Write on

UBC captures a piece of hockey history

Merits of interdisciplinary study debated

Mar. 4, 1997

A virtual reality: UBC's Walter C. Koerner Library officially opens Mar. 10

Feb. 28, 1997

UBC scientists fight disease molecule by molecule

Feb. 26, 1997

UBC forum to probe media's role in Canadian politics

Feb. 20, 1997

Channel changers

Contemporary composers showcased

Endowment named in memory of slain geologist

Feb. 20, 1997

Employers hungry for UBC wood products co-op students

Feb. 19, 1997

Ask not how smart is this child but, how is this child smart

Feb. 19, 1997

UBC astronomer detects birth of stars 5,000 light years away

Feb. 14, 1997

Measles case confirmed at UBC

Feb. 13, 1997

UBC serves up feast of Asian food and folklore

Feb. 12, 1997

China programs garner award for UBC Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration

Feb. 7, 1997

Surgeon wins aboriginal achievement award

Animal ecologist, rock physicist honoured

Student performers take centre stage at ArtsFest

Feb. 7, 1997

Experts on fitness and aging to gather at UBC

Feb. 6, 1997

UBC experts examine federal budget issues

Feb. 4, 1997

There's much more to a bargain than money, study shows

Jan. 31, 1997

UBC medical students to get early dose of reality

Jan. 28, 1997

UBC zoologist spearheads ecological stakeout

Jan. 28, 1997

UBC study cites nitrogen in reforestation failure

Jan. 24, 1997

Curtain falls on Dorothy Somerset Studio

Extreme fliers of the bird world

Is there life beyond the BA

Architecture builds town-gown links

Jan. 23, 1997

Latin lovers keep the language alive

Jan. 9, 1997

Documentary profiles former Dean of Women

Kelso stays in the swim of things

Jan. 7, 1997

Program helps women remain non-smokers after giving birth

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