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Past Media Releases (2005)

Media releases for 2005 are presented below in reverse chronological order. You can also view past media releases for other years.

Date

Title

Dec. 20, 2005

International Experts Weigh in on Next Big Thing in 2006, and Beyond

Dec. 19, 2005

UBC Out on the Podcasting Frontier

Dec. 15, 2005

UBC Okanagan Expansion Adds Six Board of Governors Seats

Dec. 14, 2005

Canada’s First Prescription Drug Atlas Maps Billions in Spending

Dec. 12, 2005

Comox Valley Farmer to Purchase UBC Oyster River Research Farm

Dec. 12, 2005

UBC Election Stock Market Opens for Trading

Dec. 7, 2005

UBC Squad Knocks Stanford and Berkeley Out of the “Geek Olympics”

Dec. 5, 2005

UBC and B.C. Government Partnership Injects $120 Million into Campus Facilities Renewal

Nov. 25, 2005

UBC Economics Student Earns Rhodes Scholarship

Nov. 24, 2005

UBC Scientists Create Protein to Block Addiction Cravings

Nov. 24, 2005

Canada Zeroes in on Prion Diseases, Including Mad Cow Disease, with a $35 Million Investment in a New Network of Centres of Excellence (Network of Centres of Excellence)

Nov. 18, 2005

Depression Research Receives Funding For Endowed Chair (Province of British Columbia)

Nov. 10, 2005

UBC Gains Global Brains With New Federal Research Positions

Nov. 3, 2005

$2 Million Commitment to Create Meekison Student Centre at UBC Okanagan

Nov. 1, 2005

UBC Given Green Light for South Campus Neighbourhood Plan

Oct. 31, 2005

UBC Experts Examine the Gomery Report

Oct. 28, 2005

Okanagan Fire Response: Study Reveals Untold Story from Health Care Organizers’ Perspectives

Oct. 27, 2005

UBC Blog Project Keeps Close Eye on the Vancouver Municipal Election “Mediascape”

Oct. 24, 2005

International Experts Meet at UBC to Offer Solution to Largest Mass Poisoning In History

Oct. 21, 2005

UBC Researcher Seeks Solution to Largest Mass Poisoning in History

Oct. 19, 2005

UBC-supported Math Research Facility Receives Record US Science Funding

Oct. 18, 2005

UBC Fisheries Expert First Canadian to Receive $415,000 International Award

Oct. 17, 2005

Comprehensive Study Shows Evidence of Major Declines in Political Violence Worldwide

Oct. 11, 2005

UBC Launches World Urban Forum Program with Living the Global City Series

Oct. 7, 2005

UBC Researchers Explain Why Females are Better Off Choosing Unattractive Mates

Oct. 6, 2005

UBC Students Build Space Elevator for NASA Competition

Oct. 5, 2005

New UBC pool site of 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (Swimming Canada)

Oct. 3, 2005

Canada’s First Library Robot Serves Phase One of Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Sep. 20, 2005

Real Estate Leader Bob Lee and UBC Announce a $15 Million Boost to Graduate Programs at the Sauder School of Business

Sep. 15, 2005

UBC’s Fred Kaiser Building Opens, Engineering Expands

Sep. 12, 2005

New UBC Residential Construction Leads Market in Green Building Practices

Sep. 9, 2005

Scotiabank’s $750,000 Gift Fosters Global Links for Canadian and Mexican Students

Sep. 8, 2005

Students and Faculty Make History at Opening of UBC Okanagan in Kelowna

Sep. 7, 2005

International University Presidents Help Mark Official Opening of UBC Okanagan in Kelowna

Sep. 6, 2005

UBC Education Experts Offer Back-to-school Insights

Sep. 2, 2005

Largest One-day Orientation in Canada to be Held at UBC

Aug. 31, 2005

UBC Grows by More Than 3,500 Students

Aug. 23, 2005

UBC Researchers "Move" Sunlight to Illuminate Office Space

Aug. 16, 2005

Dean of Management Appointed to UBC Okanagan

Aug. 15, 2005

Survey Ranks UBC a Top North American Patent Powerhouse

Aug. 9, 2005

Cap Rouge II Tragedy Spurs UBC Prof to Improve Marine Safety Instruction

Aug. 3, 2005

"Bot the Builder" to Construct Tall Towers at Annual UBC Student Robot Competition

Jul. 27, 2005

Engineers to Launch Model Rockets at UBC

Jul. 26, 2005

Royal Society of London Honours UBC Prof

Jul. 26, 2005

Space Industry Theme Day and Public Panel

Jul. 25, 2005

Public Panel Discussion: China and Russia in Space

Jul. 22, 2005

Student Services Leader Appointed at UBC Okanagan

Jul. 19, 2005

Top UBC Hi-tech Researchers Show Off Latest Animation, Robotics and AI Technologies at Building Opening

Jul. 18, 2005

UBC Researchers to Examine Why Lung Disease Escalating in Women

Jul. 14, 2005

Dean of Science Appointed Vice President, Research at UBC

Jul. 13, 2005

UBC Faculty Elected to Royal Society

Jul. 12, 2005

LEEF Announces Dr. Martin Gleave as BC Leadership Chair in Prostate Cancer Research (Leading Edge Endowment Fund)

Jul. 8, 2005

Autonomous Robots to Compete in Simulated Mars Mission at UBC

Jul. 8, 2005

Cutting-edge Brain Research Among 14 UBC Projects to Gain $1.3 Million CFI Funding

Jul. 6, 2005

Human Gene Corrects Pathological Aggression in Mice

Jul. 5, 2005

UBC Researcher Gains US$8.7 Million in Gates Funding to Lead Global Health Project

Jul. 5, 2005

UBC Research Shows Acupuncture Reduces Substance Use in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Jul. 4, 2005

OUC Keys Passed to New Institutions

Jun. 30, 2005

Third Annual Musqueam and UBC Youth Soccer Tournament Includes First Team from Alberta

Jun. 29, 2005

Unprecedented Number of Astronauts Hold Public Panel at UBC

Jun. 27, 2005

UBC Gains Three New Canada Research Chairs

Jun. 24, 2005

Walter Hardwick Memorial Set for June 28

Jun. 23, 2005

Terrorism or Patriotism: Media Word Choices Shape Our View

Jun. 21, 2005

Three UBC Students Among 14 Trudeau Scholars

Jun. 20, 2005

Space Industry Professionals Meet at UBC, Bringing Astronauts, Robots and Rockets

Jun. 15, 2005

UBC to Stage Mock Disaster

Jun. 14, 2005

Urban School Children and Farmers Harvest Crops in Unique UBC Education Program

Jun. 13, 2005

Former GVRD Manager Takes Helm at UBC Planning

Jun. 7, 2005

UBC Receives $4 Million from B.C. Entrepreneur

Jun. 6, 2005

UBC Board Approves Tuition Increases for Both Vancouver and Okanagan Campuses

Jun. 3, 2005

UBC Second in Social Sciences and Humanities Funding

May 31, 2005

UBC Physics & Astronomy, TRIUMF Open Doors to Public for the First Time in 10 Years

May 30, 2005

UBC Hosts 250 Landslide Practitioners in First International Conference

May 27, 2005

B.C. Math Student Results Continue to Slide in National Euclid Contest

May 20, 2005

Standard and Poor's Upgrades UBC Credit

May 13, 2005

UBC Acoustic Experts Showcase Research at International Conference

May 13, 2005

UBC Chancellor Re-elected, Board Members Named

May 12, 2005

Greens Make Small Gains; Liberal Majority Predicted on UBC Election Stock Market

May 10, 2005

UBC Receives $34 Million for Science, Engineering Research

May 10, 2005

UBC Research Finds New Predictor for Blood Transplant Success

May 4, 2005

Report Throws Cold Water on Next Hot Thing in Aquaculture: Sablefish

May 3, 2005

UBC Opens Asia-Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong

Apr. 29, 2005

UBC Picks a Winner for University Boulevard

Apr. 25, 2005

UBC-U of S Research Offers Hope for Treatment of Age-Related Blindness

Apr. 22, 2005

UBC Gains Global Experts With Federal Funding

Apr. 20, 2005

Five Nobel Laureates to Participate in UBC International PITP Showcase Conference

Apr. 19, 2005

UBC Provincial Election Commentators

Apr. 18, 2005

UBC Election Stock Market Shows Early Lead for Liberals; Close Pass / Fail for Referendum

Apr. 14, 2005

UBC Okanagan Names Former Chamber CEO to Key Public Affairs Role

Apr. 11, 2005

UBC Experts Available for Federal International Policy Review Commentary

Apr. 8, 2005

UBC prof’s Human Cargo Earns Peabody

Apr. 6, 2005

TELUS Contributes $2.4 Million to UBC

Mar. 31, 2005

Children’s Entertainer and Senior Poet Among Those with UBC Honorary Degree

Mar. 30, 2005

UBC Board of Governors Names New Chair

Mar. 30, 2005

Bladder Care Centre Opens at UBC Hospital

Mar. 24, 2005

Dr. Martha Piper to Leave UBC Presidency in 2006

Mar. 22, 2005

UBC Researchers Explore Mothers’ Thoughts of Harming Baby

Mar. 21, 2005

UBC Professor is New Bank of Canada Research Fellow

Mar. 18, 2005

UBC BComm and BASc Energy Aware Students Take National Honours

Mar. 8, 2005

UBC Law Faculty Hosts Former Minister of Justice for a Talk on Same Sex Marriages

Mar. 8, 2005

Blood, Obesity Research Part of UBC New Life Sciences Institute

Mar. 7, 2005

Okanagan Students Go for a UBC Degree Near Home

Feb. 28, 2005

UBC Board of Governors Welcomes Four New Elected Members

Feb. 24, 2005

UBC Okanagan Encourages Students With 75 Per Cent Average to Apply

Feb. 24, 2005

Highly Quoted Health-care Advisor Earns Prestigious UBC Honour

Feb. 21, 2005

Canada’s Largest Mental Health Gift Launches $20 Million UBC Institute

Feb. 18, 2005

UBC Okanagan Set to Offer Full Engineering Degree Programs in Kelowna

Feb. 14, 2005

UBC on Track to Surpass Kyoto 2012 Emissions Targets

Feb. 4, 2005

UBC to Fly Rainbow Flag in Support of LGBQTTI Students, Faculty and Staff

Feb. 1, 2005

$3 Million Bequest Helps Emily Carr Institute, Langara College, and UBC Students

Jan. 31, 2005

UBC Election Stock Market Opens Feb. 1, 2005 for Trading on the British Columbia Election

Jan. 31, 2005

UBC Receives $8 Million to Launch Biodiversity Research Centre

Jan. 28, 2005

UBC Appoints Acting VP Research, Re-appoints VP Administration and Finance

Jan. 28, 2005

Canada’s Largest Campus Wireless Network Extends to UBC Okanagan in Kelowna

Jan. 24, 2005

Democracy Arrives in UBC’s University Town

Jan. 20, 2005

UBC Prof’s Research Challenges Prevailing Theory of How New Species Evolve

Jan. 19, 2005

UBC Selects Three Internationally Acclaimed Finalists for $100 Million Architectural Competition

Jan. 18, 2005

Aboriginal Leaders and Experts Discuss Land Claim Issues in Eight-week Lecture Series

Jan. 13, 2005

UBC Scientists Co-ordinate Mapping of Killer Fungus Genome

Jan. 12, 2005

Premier Announces $27.6 Million for Doctor Training Facilities (Province of British Columbia)

Jan. 6, 2005

UBC Brings Expert Panel Together to Assess Global Calamity Response

Jan. 5, 2005

UBC Community Challenged to Raise $2 Million in Tsunami Response

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Last reviewed 22-Sep-2006

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