http://ubcapro.hk Welcome Fri, 18 May 2012 02:14:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://aplaceofmind.ubc.ca/ http://aplaceofmind.ubc.ca/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:52:49 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2102 http://aplaceofmind.ubc.ca/feed/ 0 UBC’s community website is now mobile-friendly. Blogs, videos & news from the UBC community in one easy-to-find location. mobility http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/life-story-fosters-vision-to-serve-disadvantaged/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/life-story-fosters-vision-to-serve-disadvantaged/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:33:53 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2099 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/life-story-fosters-vision-to-serve-disadvantaged/feed/ 0 Brian Lin Erica Kiemele may be a poster child for cultural diversity, but the Harvard Medical School-bound grad most wants to be recognized for one thing: her talent. Kiemele has an Aboriginal mother and a Taiwanese father, but was adopted at six months by a German-English father and a Taiwanese mother. Her adoptive older brother [...] Erica http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/an-alumna-70-years-later/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/an-alumna-70-years-later/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:29:14 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2096 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/an-alumna-70-years-later/feed/ 0 Heather Amos Mary Nagata is one of 76 Japanese Canadian UBC students from 1942 who will be honoured by UBC this May Mary Nagata remembers how she felt, attending UBC in the 1940s as a young woman, the oldest of seven children and from a minority community. “For me to be the first person in [...] 70 years http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/the-ceremony/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/the-ceremony/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:26:35 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2093 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/the-ceremony/feed/ 0 Honorary degree ceremony for Japanese Canadian students of 1942 A special ceremony will be held during UBC’s spring congregation to recognize and honour the Japanese Canadian students whose university experience was disrupted in 1942 when they were uprooted and exiled from the B.C. coast – a violation of their citizenship rights. Honorary degrees will be [...] 1942 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/want-to-learn-chinese-characters-ubc-has-an-app-for-that/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/want-to-learn-chinese-characters-ubc-has-an-app-for-that/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:23:31 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2089 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/16/want-to-learn-chinese-characters-ubc-has-an-app-for-that/feed/ 0 Basil Waugh The University of British Columbia has entered the smartphone app market with an innovative app targeting the global demand for Mandarin, Japanese and Korean language education. The UBC Chinese Character Tool is the first ever university East Asian language mobile application. While most language acquisition apps focus on a single language, it is [...] Chinese Characters http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/01/jellyfish-on-the-rise-ubc-study/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/01/jellyfish-on-the-rise-ubc-study/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 03:05:36 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2086 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/01/jellyfish-on-the-rise-ubc-study/feed/ 0 Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world’s coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish abundance by University of British Columbia researchers. In a study published in this month’s edition of the journal Hydrobiologia, UBC scientists examined data for numerous species of jellyfish for 45 of the world’s 66 Large Marine [...] Jellyfish http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/01/global-research-expedition-to-everest-set-to-depart-canada/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/01/global-research-expedition-to-everest-set-to-depart-canada/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 02:57:34 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2081 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/05/01/global-research-expedition-to-everest-set-to-depart-canada/feed/ 0 Okanagan scientists lead trek to investigate high-altitude maladies Canada’s international scientific expedition to Mount Everest is preparing to depart for Nepal on Sunday April 22. Everest 2012, a six-week, six-country research investigation into the effects of heart and brain blood flow and oxygen deprivation at high altitudes, will settle into the Pyramid Laboratory near Everest [...] Global Research Expedition to Everest set to depart Canada http://ubcapro.hk/2012/04/29/new-to-ubc/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/04/29/new-to-ubc/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:22:56 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2075 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/04/29/new-to-ubc/feed/ 0 Orientations GALA: International Orientation May GALA Date: Monday, May 7, 2012 Register for Summer GALA Who should attend All new international students who will attend UBC in May 2012, including graduate students, undergraduate students, visiting students, and unclassified students should attend May GALA. It is important for new international students to attend May GALA in [...] New to UBC http://ubcapro.hk/2012/04/16/language-race-social-change/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/04/16/language-race-social-change/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:27:27 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2052 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/04/16/language-race-social-change/feed/ 0 Heather Amos Hot button issues surface when 12,000  education researchers get together In 2011, Vancouver school-age students began to enroll in a new bilingual Mandarin English program. As the details for this program were being sorted out, debate and controversy erupted over whether students who already speak Mandarin should be allowed to enroll. For Ryuko [...] Language Race and Social Change http://ubcapro.hk/2012/04/16/asia-pacific-gaining-research-strengths/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/04/16/asia-pacific-gaining-research-strengths/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:11:45 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2046 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/04/16/asia-pacific-gaining-research-strengths/feed/ 0 UBC president helps identify key steps to respond to growing Asia Pacific research strengths The most dramatic new developments in science are taking place among nations in the Asia-Pacific and the phenomenon is changing the dynamic of science around the globe, according to three science and academic leaders from the U.S., Canada and Singapore. In [...] Asia Gaining Research Strengths http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/27/scholarship-ceremony-partnership-between-the-ubg-and-ubc-forestry/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/27/scholarship-ceremony-partnership-between-the-ubg-and-ubc-forestry/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:36:25 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2017 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/27/scholarship-ceremony-partnership-between-the-ubg-and-ubc-forestry/feed/ 0     Event Description A Scholarship Ceremony was organized by the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada on March 21, 2012 to recognize and celebrate the partnership between the Shanghai United Benefit Enterprise Group Ltd. (UBG) and UBC Forestry. This event was specially organized to recognize UBG’s contribution towards the [...] Dean Innes presenting a certificate of appreciation to Mr. Hanfeng Zheng http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/22/film-a-degree-of-justice/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/22/film-a-degree-of-justice/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:32:28 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2012 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/22/film-a-degree-of-justice/feed/ 0 The People Seventy-six Japanese Canadian UBC students were forcibly removed and exiled from the B.C. coast in 1942, when the Canadian government implemented internment. This disruption changed the course of UBC students’ lives. Few were able to complete their studies after the war because their family or financial circumstances no longer made this possible; others [...] spotlight-jcst-580×275 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/21/symposium-addressing-injustice/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/21/symposium-addressing-injustice/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:03:04 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2008 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/21/symposium-addressing-injustice/feed/ 0 Japanese Canadian students tribute: Symposium and honorary degree ceremony Event:  Addressing injustice: UBC’s Response to the internment of Japanese Canadians students – a symposium to examine UBC’s role and response to the internment of 76 Japanese Canadian students during the Second World War, and how those issues resonate today Date/Time:  Wednesday, March 21, 5 – [...] UBCSpotlightSymposiumTribute http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/21/ubcs-reputation-moves-up-six-spots-to-25th-in-global-ranking/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/21/ubcs-reputation-moves-up-six-spots-to-25th-in-global-ranking/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:50:12 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=2003 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/21/ubcs-reputation-moves-up-six-spots-to-25th-in-global-ranking/feed/ 0 UBC’s reputation moves up six spots to 25th in the 2012 Times Higher Education Reputation Rankings. ubc_vancouver_okanagan_campuses http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/hire-education-co-op-opportunities/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/hire-education-co-op-opportunities/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:13:36 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=1994 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/hire-education-co-op-opportunities/feed/ 0 HireEducation http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/sauder-school-of-business-unveils-70m-facility-revamp-into-global-education-hub/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/sauder-school-of-business-unveils-70m-facility-revamp-into-global-education-hub/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:46:09 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=1989 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/sauder-school-of-business-unveils-70m-facility-revamp-into-global-education-hub/feed/ 0   Today, the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia announced the opening of its new home on the Vancouver campus.  The $70-million revitalization and expansion will allow the school to become a global hub for business education, adding 55,000 square feet to the original 216,000 square foot structure. [EDITORS:  For interviews [...] Sauder-School-of-Business-March-2012 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/one-year-after/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/one-year-after/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:38:39 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=1985 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/one-year-after/feed/ 0 Nick Lewis Lessons from Japan’s earthquake Japan’s citizens are still reeling from what UBC Geography Prof. David Edgington calls “the triple disaster” of March 11, 2011 – the earthquake, tsunami and meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. UBC Reports asked the Japan expert about clean-up efforts and the likelihood of a similar event [...] ubcr201203_DavidEdginton http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/anniversary-of-japan-disaster-ubc-library-exhibit-supports-reflection-healing/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/anniversary-of-japan-disaster-ubc-library-exhibit-supports-reflection-healing/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:34:43 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=1979 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/anniversary-of-japan-disaster-ubc-library-exhibit-supports-reflection-healing/feed/ 0 Glenn Drexhage One year after a devastating triple disaster rocked Japan and shocked the world, UBC Library is commemorating the event with a multifaceted exhibition, providing context, reflection and healing. Retell, Rethink, Recover, which began on February 20 and runs through April, consists of three phases on display in different parts of the Library system. [...] ubcr201203_Exhibition_Library1 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/righting-a-70-year-wrong/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/righting-a-70-year-wrong/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:28:56 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=1973 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/03/11/righting-a-70-year-wrong/feed/ 0 Heather Amos UBC honours Japanese Canadian students sent to internment camps The treatment of Japanese Canadians and Japanese nationals during the Second World War is a dark period of Canadian history—a period few Canadians fully understand or want to discuss. Now‚ 70 years later, the University of British Columbia will recognize its own involvement in [...] ubcr201203_RightingWrong http://ubcapro.hk/2012/02/02/a-ha-moments-that-shape-our-world/ http://ubcapro.hk/2012/02/02/a-ha-moments-that-shape-our-world/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:58:09 +0000 Camille Wong http://apro.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=1968 http://ubcapro.hk/2012/02/02/a-ha-moments-that-shape-our-world/feed/ 0 Michele Ng Project Coordinator in the Department of Computer Science Ten years ago, when Michele Ng, Project Coordinator in UBC’s Department of Computer Science, got involved in putting together the proposal for what is now the largest Tri-Mentoring program at UBC, she was inspired by her boss, who had been practicing mentorship in the department. [...] Michelle