Past Media Releases (2000)

Media releases for 2000 are presented below in reverse chronological order. You can also view past media releases for other years.

Date	Title
Dec. 19, 2000	Russian President's visit to Canada comes as Lloyd Axworthy prepares for meeting on nuclear security
Dec. 15, 2000	UBC volunteers prepare Christmas dinner for students
Dec. 14, 2000	UBC investigators to lead national health research institutes UBC oceanographer first Canadian to win Japan's highest science and technology award
Dec. 13, 2000	UBC and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to honour major international science prize winner
Dec. 8, 2000	Chinese excellence in mathematics teaching: Can we match it in North America?
Dec. 6, 2000	UBC honours Michael Smith with graduate fellowships
Dec. 5, 2000	UBC receives new funds to supply doctors to B.C.'s northern and rural areas Canada shows improvement in mathematics and science, study says
Dec. 4, 2000	Humane Society praises UBC Animal Welfare Program
Dec. 1, 2000	Results of international math and science study to be released at UBC
Nov. 21, 2000	UBC to hold Fall Congregation Nov. 23 and 24
Nov. 20, 2000	UBC treks to downtown campus UBC political scientists encourage on-line debate among federal election candidates
Nov. 16, 2000	Choi family creates $1.7-million endowment at UBC
Nov. 14, 2000	UBC researchers to speak at forum examining transnationalism and immigration
Nov. 12, 2000	UBC secures second spot in Maclean's rankings of universities
Nov. 7, 2000	UBC English professor popular among leading scientists
Nov. 2, 2000	Educator, Ballard Power head join UBC Board of Governors UBC to hold celebration of Michael Smith's life Community invited to Remembrance Day UBC chemists lauded
Nov. 1, 2000	Superbugs, snoring, schizophrenia topics at UBC medical school golden jubilee conference UBC professor helps heal trauma of war and peace
Oct. 31, 2000	University innovators help power economy say UBC president, leading software researcher
Oct. 30, 2000	UBC president, leading software researcher report on innovation to business community Globalization, Asian women focus of UBC conference
Oct. 25, 2000	UBC community celebrates innovators at campus annual general meeting
Oct. 24, 2000	Scott MacRae to be director of Public Affairs at UBC
Oct. 11, 2000	Popular festival is the apple of many an eye
Oct. 10, 2000	Canadians catch election stock market fever
Oct. 5, 2000	Nobel laureate and UBC professor Michael Smith lost to cancer at 68
Sep. 27, 2000	Totem pole rises on UBC Alumni Day
Sep. 27, 2000	Lecture zeros in on biotechnology: the good, the bad and the ugly
Sep. 26, 2000	UBC names new dean of Forestry
Sep. 21, 2000	UBC researchers offer free therapy for adult sexual trauma
Sep. 20, 2000	Tip sheet: UBC Liu Centre opening
Sep. 19, 2000	UBC president meets with Kelowna students, alumni
Sep. 18, 2000	Lloyd Axworthy to join UBC
Sep. 18, 2000	UBC's Liu Centre opens doors on changing world
Sep. 15, 2000	Picture this - there's lots to shoot at UBC
Sep. 14, 2000	UBC president meets with Kamloops students, alumni
Sep. 14, 2000	UBC president meets with Kelowna students, alumni
Sep. 12, 2000	Drug delivery research gets boost from new professorship
Sep. 11, 2000	Aliens, armed conflict, the American Dream topics of Vancouver Institute fall lectures
Sep. 11, 2000	UBC hosts important conference on illegal drug use
Sep. 7, 2000	UBC surgeons scale down stress of kidney donation
Aug. 30, 2000	Parents line up for UBC orientation
Aug. 29, 2000	Imagine UBC -- the first day lasts all year
Aug. 17, 2000	UBC researchers find key to reducing inflammation
Aug. 17, 2000	Local students shine in UBC essay competition
Aug. 1, 2000	Musician and mentor earns top UBC Arts award
Jul. 27, 2000	B.C. universities celebrate record research funding
Jul. 27, 2000	Full-scale house gets shakedown in UBC earthquake test
Jul. 26, 2000	UBC researchers earn record CFI funding
Jul. 13, 2000	UBC psychologists offer free post-trauma stress therapy
Jun. 26, 2000	Pacific Rim university leaders endorse collaborative projects
Jun. 23, 2000	Pacific Rim university leaders to hold press briefing
Jun. 21, 2000	Pacific Rim university leaders tackle global science and technology issues
Jun. 15, 2000	Cells come alive in 3-D at UBC microscopy course
Jun. 12, 2000	New UBC biotech building named for Nobel laureate Michael Smith
Jun. 12, 2000	Top North American geneticists gather at UBC
May 29, 2000	B.C. schools finish high in national math exam
May 25, 2000	UBC offers something for everyone this summer
May 23, 2000	UBC graduates hail from hometowns across B.C. (regional release)
May 18, 2000	More than 5,600 students to graduate May 24-31 (advisory)
May 11, 2000	More than 5,600 students to graduate May 24-31 (complete information package)
May 10, 2000	Homer Thompson, famed archeologist and UBC alumnus,dies
May 9, 2000	UBC lures top U.S. computer scientist
May 8, 2000	Chair in Software Design to be announced
Apr. 26, 2000	UBC symposium poses key child-care questions
Apr. 26, 2000	Alternative computing program seeks applicants
Apr. 12, 2000	"We're on the move," says UBC's new dean of Arts
Apr. 7, 2000	Artists, educators earn new UBC honours
Apr. 6, 2000	UBC launches seniors' self-help health program
Apr. 6, 2000	Students,locals team up on environmental issues
Apr. 6, 2000	Educator of the blind earns international honour
Apr. 6, 2000	New curator has roots in UBC's Botanical Garden
Apr. 4, 2000	"New Europe" focus of former ambassador's keynote address
Apr. 3, 2000	Native plant phenomenon cultivated locally
Mar. 30, 2000	Larry Bell named chair of UBC Board of Governors
Mar. 24, 2000	Law firm helps build legal excellence at UBC
Mar. 23, 2000	UBC experts examine provincial budget issues
Mar. 23, 2000	Keyboard Wizard links kids and computers
Mar. 23, 2000	UBC showcases innovative nursing jobs
Mar. 23, 2000	Scholar of race, nation and gender to lecture
Mar. 23, 2000	Maestro to stage masterpiece
Mar. 21, 2000	Chair in urban transportation established at UBC
Mar. 14, 2000	Media messages on heart disease may mislead say UBC researchers
Mar. 14, 2000	UBC researcher to study treaty rights court cases
Mar. 13, 2000	UBC authors uncover a new era in books
Mar. 2, 2000	UBC pioneer in photodynamic therapy received NSERC funding for $3.2-million project
Feb. 24, 2000	March forth on March 1st
Feb. 24, 2000	Hosts generate revenue for students, tourism
Feb. 24, 2000	Arts groups and audiences cheer the "new" Chan
Feb. 24, 2000	Parental choice makes difference say researchers
Feb. 24, 2000	UBC experts examine federal budget issues
Feb. 17, 2000	Team-based care for dementia patients aim of new UBC/Vancouver Hospital unit
Feb. 17, 2000	Banker, communicator and students join UBC Board of Governors
Feb. 14, 2000	UBC students use reading break to deliver a message home
Feb. 10, 2000	Students create and teach classes
Feb. 10, 2000	Electronic records -- truth or data?
Feb. 10, 2000	Chemists win top UBC research awards
Feb. 10, 2000	Aboriginal education specialist takes top award
Feb. 9, 2000	Work and environmental safety aim of new UBC school
Jan. 31, 2000	UBC/CUPE labour dispute update
Jan. 27, 2000	Former prime minister, filmmaker, Nobel Prize-winning alumnus to receive UBC honorary degrees
Jan. 14, 2000	UBC zooms in on 3-D kids' science books
Jan. 14, 2000	Tibetan monks visit Museum of Anthropology
Jan. 14, 2000	What's UBC's fastest growing fitness program?
Jan. 14, 2000	Ice Mice score in winter 2000
Jan. 13, 2000	Bees, genes and ancient Troy topics of Vancouver Institute spring lecture series
Jan. 12, 2000	UBC community team to help refocus the future of law
Jan. 11, 2000	UBC selects new dean of Education