Past Media Releases (2001)

Media releases for 2001 are presented below in reverse chronological order. You can also view past media releases for other years.

Date	Title
Dec. 2, 2001	$1.25 million gift boosts Korean literature and translation at UBC
Nov. 30, 2001	UBC opens new downtown campus at Robson Square
Nov. 29, 2001	The best of UBC goes downtown for official opening of Robson Square campus
Nov. 27, 2001	UBC's System-on-Chip lab to lead the revolution in computer chip design UBC launches design-a-future computer game for public to play
Nov. 26, 2001	UBC Library and Bookstore to open branches at Robson Square
Nov. 20, 2001	UBC bond issue a first Justice Louise Arbour to receive UBC honorary degree Nov. 22
Nov. 19, 2001	UBC at Robson Square new home to Women's Resources Centre
Nov. 16, 2001	UBC welcomes gift of property from Finning International Inc.
Nov. 16, 2001	UBC engineers develop thousand-year plug to clean up Canada's most toxic mine
Nov. 15, 2001	UBC at Robson Square to open Nov. 30
Nov. 14, 2001	UBC Science students click on to new learning technology UBC helps train dental detectives in mock disaster scenario
Nov. 13, 2001	Top BBC journalist named UBC's first CanWest Global Visiting Professor
Nov. 11, 2001	UBC maintains second spot in Maclean's university rankings
Nov. 9, 2001	Media welcome to preview new UBC at Robson Square campus
Nov. 7, 2001	UBC president reports on university ties to community and economy
Nov. 5, 2001	UBC professor's work with veterans will help heal Canadian soldiers now at war
Nov. 2, 2001	UBC appoints new executive director, Community Affairs
Sep. 27, 2001	UBC faculty, staff and students' reach extends beyond university gates
Sep. 10, 2001	UBC establishes first Canadian research chair in children's intestinal, liver disease
Sep. 7, 2001	UBC develops low-cost bridge repair techniques
Aug. 8, 2001	Effective treatments lacking for most desperate AIDS patients, say researchers
Aug. 7, 2001	UBC gaining ground in research funding, honours
Jul. 23, 2001	UBC engineering students bring science to Downtown Eastside kids
Jun. 18, 2001	UBC second in Canada for natural sciences and engineering federal research funds
Jun. 12, 2001	UBC physicist participates in NASA mission to uncover mysteries of the cosmos
Jun. 6, 2001	Court decision supports UBC faculty's role in teacher preparation
Jun. 4, 2001	International criminal law conference marks 10th anniversary of UBC institute
May 31, 2001	UBC kicks off Robson Square campus renovations
May 30, 2001	UBC co-sponsors world congress to illuminate light therapy
May 29, 2001	UBC releases details of Coca-Cola sponsorship agreement
May 22, 2001	UBC researcher probes perfectionism as suicide predictor in youth More than 5,000 UBC grads to graduate May 23-30
May 10, 2001	UBC at Robson Square space planning now complete
May 8, 2001	More than 5,000 UBC grads to graduate May 23-30
May 7, 2001	UBC names new university counsel
May 2, 2001	UBC tops Canadian universities with $10.8 million in federal research chair funding
May 1, 2001	UBC opens Chung treasures to public posterity Chung Collection media preview
Apr. 17, 2001	Public-private partners cut school construction costs, UBC researcher finds
Apr. 16, 2001	Canadian National donates $1.25 million to establish chair in transportation at UBC
Apr. 11, 2001	Diamond Foundation helps UBC lead in Jewish Studies
Apr. 9, 2001	UBC honours Arts and Science prize recipients
Apr. 6, 2001	B.C. genome researchers benefit from $35 million in federal funding UBC Law students raise the bar beyond Canada
Apr. 5, 2001	Study finds girls avoiding high-tech
Apr. 3, 2001	Canada's top women scientists honour laureate's legacy at UBC public symposium
Mar. 29, 2001	UBC and home construction industry tackle building envelope education
Mar. 27, 2001	Gift of $2.5 million to UBC brings new diabetes treatment to B.C.
Mar. 26, 2001	UBC brings new diabetes treatment, leading researcher to B.C. thanks to major gift Gardeners get smart at UBC Native Plant Sale
Mar. 22, 2001	Service for the visually impaired expands to Internet
Mar. 21, 2001	Research suggests girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder going undiagnosed
Mar. 20, 2001	Record number of UBC writers to be honoured
Mar. 19, 2001	Delta "Books for Kids Project" is a dream come true
Mar. 7, 2001	Leading B.C. winemaker to give lecture at UBC National expert gives public lecture on genetically modified foods
March 1, 2001	UBC helps plug brain drain with $24 million in research funding
Feb. 28, 2001	UBC, Korea University agree to joint program and residence
Feb. 26, 2001	Bank of Montreal funds new UBC undergraduate scholarship
Feb. 26, 2001	Myths, realities of women's cancer explored at UBC conference
Feb. 21, 2001	UBC researcher to determine best early labour support for expecting moms
Feb. 20, 2001	UBC engineers show snow-how
Feb. 19, 2001	Unique symposium to showcase key B.C. education research
Feb. 13, 2001	Cultural choices need to inform speech therapy says UBC researcher
Feb. 7, 2001	Jurist, novelist among UBC honorary degree recipients
Feb. 6, 2001	UBC plans MBA program in China
Jan. 29, 2001	New title for Lloyd Axworthy
Jan. 25, 2001	UBC experts share the joys of winter gardening
Jan. 19, 2001	UBC appoints new vice-president, Legal and External Affairs
Jan. 18, 2001	Vision for provincial medical education unveiled
Jan. 17, 2001	Superbugs, Titanic and 3-D microscopes all part of free lectures at UBC
Jan. 16, 2001	In vino veritas: UBC research library to study 30,000 bottles of wine
Jan. 15, 2001	UBC co-op program proves Arts students are in demand
Jan. 10, 2001	UBC creates new forumula for inproving elementary science teaching Gift to UBC lights up Canada's past
Jan. 4, 2001	Axworthy praises U.S. and Israeli support for International Criminal Court