Past Media Releases (1999)

Media releases for 1999 are presented below in reverse chronological order. You can also view past media releases for other years.

Date	Title
Dec. 21, 1999	Not a Y2K bug was stirring at UBC
Dec. 21, 1999	UBC hosts holiday dinner for students unable to get home
Dec. 10, 1999	Skills for caregivers offered in new UBC program Conference on aboriginal women and wellness Free treatment for traumatic stress at clinic
Dec. 8, 1999	UBC and TELUS form strategic alliance
Dec. 8, 1999	UBC experts offer sage seasonal advice
Dec. 6, 1999	New UBC research centre to boost B.C. wine
Nov. 30, 1999	UBC, Science World launch after-school learning program
Nov. 25, 1999	Millennium musings abound at UBC The beat goes on for 80-year-old UBC composer New kids' music program unique in B.C. Wreath-making tradition is growing School of Music sounds off at gala concert Hansel and Gretel live for festive season
Nov. 22, 1999	Canada's chief justice, leading economist to receive honorary degrees from UBC
Nov. 22, 1999	Global expert to fuel food policy debates
Nov. 18, 1999	UBC names new vice-president, Research
Nov. 15, 1999	Public invited to review commercial developments Europe's best films at bargain prices Debate promotes humour in the law courts Fetal alcohol syndrome graduate research recognized Psychologist honoured for work on psychopathy A successful actor credits academic study
Nov. 10, 1999	Health-care researcher diagnoses community care in free UBC public lecture
Nov. 9, 1999	UBC researcher offers new guide for SAD treatment
Nov. 8, 1999	UBC symposium examines Bill Reid's legacy
Nov. 3, 1999	UBC establishes major Canadian literary award
Oct. 28, 1999	Point Grey cliff erosion subject of open house UBC remembers war veterans Coveted $500,000 grants awarded Students asked to write about freedom
Oct. 28, 1999	Made to measure: tailoring drug therapies to genes topic of free seminar at UBC
Oct. 21, 1999	Oceans expert to sound warning at UBC lecture
Oct. 21, 1999	UBC researchers share traditional school study
Oct. 20, 1999	UBC to help secondary schools detect cosmic rays
Oct. 19, 1999	UBC cancer researcher awarded first research chair in childhood tumors
Oct. 18, 1999	Consumer tips on alternative health care topic of free public lecture at UBC
Oct. 15, 1999	Thousands of apple lovers expected at festival Is hospital reform good medicine?: lecture Grad studies celebrates its 50th with gala concert Famous musicians featured at UBC this month
Oct. 14, 1999	UBC well on way to achieving Trek 2000 goals
Oct. 13, 1999	Reminder: UBC holds second annual general meeting in downtown Vancouver
Oct. 12, 1999	Nobel laureates to celebrate medical science at UBC
Oct. 8, 1999	UBC Faculty of Medicine announces new Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education
Oct. 7, 1999	UBC reports back to the public at second annual general meeting
Oct. 5, 1999	Hire education: UBC's new Arts Co-op is working
Oct. 4, 1999	UBC experts have new angles on the millennium
Sep. 29, 1999	UBC Internet banking survey yields surprising results
Sep. 29, 1999	UBC astronomers a step closer to solving dark matter mystery
Sep. 28, 1999	UBC opens its doors to alumni, friends, neighbours and their families
Sep. 28, 1999	UBC public symposium zeros in on the Balkans
Sep. 27, 1999	Prominent UBC economist to push borders of Canadian Studies
Sep. 22, 1999	Public lecture to provide biotechnology perspectives
Sep. 22, 1999	UBC students aim to be ambassadors of science
Sep. 16, 1999	UBC beetles beat loosestrife at Jericho Students struggle with potted palms Books beautiful on display at UBC Students find splendid space for free concerts
Sep. 15, 1999	Anti-matter, commerce and heart disease covered in Vancouver Institute fall lecture series
Sep. 15, 1999	UBC launches new era in Arts education
Sep. 9, 1999	UBC public forum to focus on photojournalism
Aug. 30, 1999	The first day at UBC is better than anyone imagined
Aug. 24, 1999	See you in Sep.
Aug. 16, 1999	UBC educator earns 3M teaching award
Aug. 12, 1999	UBC co-hosts congress on mental health and aging
Aug. 12, 1999	UBC med student aims to speed infants' air ambulance Hundreds of students get head start at Orientation Canada's Pan Am head puts Games, Olympics in perspective
Aug. 10, 1999	UBC Bike Hub puts campus, public in the saddle
Aug. 5, 1999	UBC Dental Clinic technology goes global
Aug. 4, 1999	UBC, BCCA receive $9.35-million grant for joint cancer research venture
Jul. 23, 1999	UBC Fisheries Centre researcher receives $3-million grant
Jul. 21, 1999	UBC names head of technology transfer office
Jul. 21, 1999	UBC creates hot summer job site for students and employers UBC student health researchers sweep awards Top of the class: UBC Continuing Studies earns national awards Four UBC faculty find Royal Society honours UBC faculty, alumni named to Order of Canada
Jul. 19, 1999	UBC's Carre leads Canada to Pan Am Games
Jul. 16, 1999	UBC names interim vice-president, Research
Jul. 13, 1999	UBC health researchers receive $16.5 million funding boost
Jul. 8, 1999	UBC Bookstore takes top seller award Millennium grants good news for needy students First students find new route to computer skills UBC lecture series enlists lifelong learners
Jul. 6, 1999	UBC physicist honoured for science breakthroughs with Killam Prize
Jun. 30, 1999	UBC researcher helps develop environmentally safe pesticide
Jun. 22, 1999	Hot B.C. gardening takes centre stage at global conference
Jun. 10, 1999	UBC team involved in first detection of neutrinos at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
Jun. 10, 1999	UBC team involved in first SNO neutrino detection Summertime and the touring is easy Feminism a hot topic for Grade 12 students UBC zoologist earns Royal Society honour
Jun. 8, 1999	Mass "casualties" to test UBC's emergency response
Jun. 7, 1999	B.C. schools score high in math results
Jun. 2, 1999	Distinguished global advisers of UBC's Liu Centre to gather in Vancouver
May 27, 1999	UBC hosts international research colloquium on German history
May 18, 1999	UBC graduates hail from communities throughout B.C.
May 11, 1999	Summer in the city: thousands enrol at UBC
May 10, 1999	5,500 UBC grads awarded degrees May 26 to Jun. 2
May 4, 1999	UBC stages special Mother's Day celebrations
May 3, 1999	Arts and Engineering create combined UBC degree
Apr. 28, 1999	UBC plant sale helps make Mother's Day
Apr. 28, 1999	UBC women net record number of nominations for YWCA awards
Apr. 23, 1999	UBC project gives public opportunity for dialogue on social science research
Apr. 15, 1999	UBC students ready for race car challenge Energy, environmental efficiency initiative recognized UBC outdoor swimming pool opens
Apr. 14, 1999	Ground-breaking research agreement in genetic medicine signed between Canada and Singapore
Apr. 12, 1999	New vice-president, Students appointed at UBC
Apr. 8, 1999	UBC Board of Governors adds architect, academic and students
Apr. 7, 1999	UBC centre to shape Canada's future wood industry
Apr. 1, 1999	UBC panel takes pulse of women at the heart of leadership
Mar. 31, 1999	UBC health research gets boost from B.C. grants
Mar. 31, 1999	UBC faculty members make the grade
Mar. 29, 1999	UBC experts examine provincial budget issues
Mar. 25, 1999	UBC students drive into their future at auto show
Mar. 25, 1999	Oyster River Research Farm transition continues
Mar. 18, 1999	Gardeners to go wild at first-ever UBC native plant sale
Mar. 18, 1999	UBC seeks public input in campus planning UBC math professor earns top science award UBC offers new real estate degree
Mar. 17, 1999	UBC authors, composers, producers to be recognized at downtown library reception
Mar. 11, 1999	UBC publishes comprehensive first look at Nisga'a Treaty
Mar. 10, 1999	The Exxon Valdez, 10 years later: UBC researchers work to reveal the big picture
Mar. 9, 1999	UBC opens university community centre
Mar. 4, 1999	Unique funding fuels UBC mining research
Mar. 4, 1999	UBC volleyball stars court national title Seeking twin sisters UBC gardens spring to life
Mar. 3, 1999	UBC Commerce researcher leads $2.4-million study of business growth in Canada
Mar. 2, 1999	UBC names honorary degree recipients for 1999
Feb. 25, 1999	UBC hosts first-ever public forum on death and dying
Feb. 25, 1999	Linking learning to earning the focus of UBC education research conference
Feb. 18, 1999	Survey finds students wary of buying condoms
Feb. 18, 1999	Thoreau, computers and conflict over clearcluts Festival marks International House 40th birthday
Feb. 17, 1999	UBC workshop puts focus on sustainable forestry
Feb. 16, 1999	UBC adds Malcolm Lowry's first novel to special collection
Feb. 15, 1999	UBC faculty share exceptional first-hand expertise on Burns Bog
Feb. 8, 1999	UBC experts examine federal budget issues
Feb. 8, 1999	UBC president reports back to Prince George community on university plans
Feb. 8, 1999	UBC health research gets shot of federal funding
Feb. 8, 1999	UBC appoints new dean of Commerce and Business Administration
Feb. 4, 1999	UBC physicist takes top Canadian research prize
Feb. 4, 1999	Popular lecture series covers sensationalism to Chopin
Feb. 4, 1999	Building a baby-friendly Canada Lego a building block in innovative device Chinese legal expert to head Institute for Asian Research
Feb. 3, 1999	UBC education expert takes pulse of heart-smart schools
Feb. 2, 1999	UBC Bike Kitchen open for business
Feb. 1, 1999	School computers more than high-tech toy, says UBC education expert
Jan. 25, 1999	UBC bacterial disease scientist wins top Canadian research prize
Jan. 21, 1999	Inventing ingenious bone repairs aim of new lab Women students set to study strategic skills List of kids' literature spans centuries
Jan. 20, 1999	UBC names new associate vice-president Human Resources
Jan. 20, 1999	UBC gallery takes Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt to the Downtown Eastside
Jan. 7, 1999	Seeking alumni achievers Ready, set, publish