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The fundraiser is\none of many fun-filled events which will be staged by faculty, staff and students during ubc's United Way Campaign,\nOct. 16-27. \"We wanted everyone in Continuing Studies to have an opportunity to roll up their sleeves and get actively\ninvolved,\" say Landstrom, one ofthe campus United Way co-ordinators. To volunteer for the campaign, or for more\ninformation, call (604) 822-8929. Bruce Mason photo\nUnited\u2014the only way to go\nThe United Way campaign\nis all about helping others\nby Bruce Mason staff writer\nYOU ARE NEVER TOO BUSY tO take\npart in the United Way, say organizers of ubc's campus campaign.\nAnd it's never been easier to get involved.\n\"The main campaign will run\nfrom Oct. 16-27,\" says Bill McMichael, program co-ordinator\nwith the UBC-Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange Program and ubc\ncampaign chair. \"But there will be\na number of related events occurring before and after, including car\nwashes, contests and competitions, pancake breakfasts and\nbake sales. And many more events\nlike these are in the works.\"\nOrganizers are hoping to raise\nmore than $300,000 at ubc. They\nalso hope to contribute to building\na stronger sense of community at\nthe university during the campaign.\nPledge cards will be mailed out\nnext week.\n\"It's vital that all parts of the\ncommunity work together to help\nthose in need,\" says ubc President\nMartha Piper, who is serving as\nchair this year ofthe education di\nvision ofthe provincial United Way\ncampaign.\n\"Whatever our job or profession, we need to accept the responsibility of helping others less fortunate than ourselves, and through\nour contributions to United Way\nwe can make a huge difference in\npeople's lives,\" says Piper, who has\nvolunteered to chair the Lower\nMainland campaign next year.\nOne in three people in the Lower Mainland have used the services of a United Way member agency or service. All of the money\nraised in the Lower Mainland remains within the area.\nubc has the largest employee\ncampaign in the Lower Mainland.\nubc faculty and staff have the\noption of supporting individual\nubc faculty or department initiatives as well as any ofthe areas outlined in the Trek 2000 vision document through the United Way.\nInitiatives include student\nscholarships and innovative learning opportunities. One hundred\nper cent ofthe contribution will go\nto the area specified on the form.\nThe winner of this year's raffle\nwill win airfare to anywhere in\nNorth America. Tickets can be\npurchased for two dollars from\nany ubc United Way representative.\nTo volunteer for the campus\ncampaign or for more information\nvisit the Web site at www.\nunitedway.ubc.ca or call (604)\n822-8929.\nFormer head of Wood\nScience Dept. plans to\nbuild community links\nprof, jack saddler, head of the\nDept. of Wood Science, has been\nappointed dean of the Faculty of\nForestry effective Dec. 1.\n\"I think ubc's Faculty of Forestry is one of the strongest in the\nworld,\" says Saddler. \"We have to\nbuild on the university's commitment to enriching the already high\nquality of our research and scholarly activity.\n\"The faculty will continue to\nbuild on both disciplinary and\ninterdisciplinary activity within\nthe university while forging new\nrelationships with industry and\nthe community,\" he says.\n\"Jack will provide outstanding\nleadership to a faculty that must\ncontinue to play a critical role in\nthe evolution of forest practices\nand in increasing society's appreciation for the multiple uses and demands on our forests,\" says Barry\nMcBride, ubc vice-president, Academic. \"He brings an international\nresearch reputation and excellent\nadministrative skills.\"\nSaddler has served as head of\nWood Science since 1998. He also\nholds the Natural Sciences and En-\nNew Forestry Dean Jack Saddler\ngineering Research Council\n(NSERc)-Industry Chair of Forest\nProducts Biotechnology.\nHe has held positions in the\npublic sector, academia and private industry where he has been\ninvolved in science, natural resources, industry and trade, policy\nand foreign affairs, developing major strategic initiatives at the regional, national and international\nlevels. He joined ubc as a professor\nof Forestry in 1990.\nAs a researcher, Saddler has\ngained recognition for his work in\nthe application of micro-organisms and enzymes in the forest\nproducts sector. His main interest\nis the conversion of wood and for-\nsee Forestry page 2\nBiologists earn top U.S. awards\nInnovative research zeros\nin on deadly diseases\nby Hilary Thomson staff writer\nmajor epidemics like bubonic\nplague may be wiped out, but have\nwe really won the war on deadly\nbacterial diseases?\nBrett Finlay and Natalie Strynadka don't think so.\nThe two ubc molecular biologists were recently granted prestigious Howard Hughes Medical\nInstitute (hhmi) International Research Scholar awards for their\nwork in the area of infectious and\nparasitic diseases.\n\"This funding gives us significant freedom and flexibility to follow exciting leads in our research,\"\nsays Finlay, a professor of Biotechnology and a previous recipient of\nAsst. Prof. Natalie Strynadka\nthe hhmi International Research\nScholar award.\n\"It also allows us to hire outstanding trainees on short notice\nwhile they apply for funding at traditional agencies.\"\nProf. Brett Finlay\nThe awards, which total $15 million us, were given to 45 scientists in\n20 countries outside the United\nStates to develop new approaches to\novercome malaria, tuberculosis and\nsee Hughes page 2 2     |      UBC     REPORTS      |      OCTOBER     5,     2000\nHughes awards\nContinued from page 1\nother infectious and parasitic diseases.\nBoth Finlay and Strynadka will\nreceive $450,000 us over five years.\nawards on the basis of their accomplishments, potential and research\nplans.\nStrynadka is an assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular\nThey have been selected for the     Biology who investigates the mech-\nJohn F. McCreary Lecture\nBonnie Sherr Klein\n\"The Art of Disability\"\nWednesday, Oct. 11, 2000\n12:30-1:20 p.m.\nWoodward IRC#i\nCanadian documentary filmmaker, Bonnie Sherr Klein, was at the\ntop of her profession in 1987 when she suffered two catastrophic\nstrokes. Her prize-winning book, Slow Dance, chronicles her long\nand agonizing fight to get back to 'normal' and the adjustments\nshe and her family have made for her disability. This candid and\ndeeply moving book is a testament of a courageous woman and\nher loving family.\nMs. Klein is an outspoken advocate and educator for disability\nrights. She is actively involved in providing client feedback to the\nhealth professions in order to promote better health care and\ninterprofessional understanding.\nFor further information please call the Office ofthe Coordinator\nof Health Sciences at 822-5571.\nanisms of antibiotic resistance and\nthe design of new antibiotic drugs.\nUsing three-dimensional computer modelling and other techniques, Strynadka designs inhibitors which interact with and disable essential proteins within the\nbacterial membrane. The knowledge could lead to new classes of\nantibiotics.\n\"This award allows me to undertake more challenging research\nthat characterizes the molecular\nstructures of bacterial membrane\nproteins as potential new targets\nfor antibiotics,\" says Strynadka, a\nfaculty member since 1997 and an\nassociate member in ubc's Biotechnology Laboratory where Finlay also does his research.\nFinlay looks at the mechanism of\nbacterial diseases such as salmonella and dysentery and E. coli which\nresults from eating undercooked\nground beef products or drinking\nunpasteurized juice and milk.\nFinlay and his research team\ndiscovered that E. coli bacteria insert a soluble bacterial protein into\nthe host cell membrane that allows\nthem to adhere to the intestine.\n\"We want to block the bacterium's ability to operate in the body,\"\nsays Finlay, who hopes to alter or\nmutate the protein molecule so\nthat the infection process is\nstopped.\nInfectious diseases are the third\nleading cause of death in Canada\nand the leading cause of death\nworldwide, adds Finlay, who is also\na professor of Biochemistry and\nMolecular Biology and Microbiology and Immunology.\nAdditional collaboration between the two researchers has recently determined the three-dimensional structures of the surface proteins that allow the E. coli\nbacterium to bind to the receptor\non host cells. This information\nmay contribute to the development of drugs designed to block\nbacteria adhering to cells.\nBacterial resistance to standard\nantibiotic therapies is a growing\nhealth concern around the globe,\nStrynadka says, and doctors have\nidentified certain infections that\nare essentially untreatable.\nThe hhmi international program, launched in 1991, supports\ninternational research scholars\nwho have contributed significantly to the understanding of basic biological processes or disease\nmechanisms and who are still in\nthe early stages of their careers.\nWax \u25a0 it\nHistology Services\nProviding Plastic and Wax sections for the research community\nGeorge Spurr RT, RLAT Kevin Gibbon   ARTFIBMS\nPhone   (604)822-1595 Phone   (604)856-7370\nE-mail   gspurr(\">interchange.ubc.ca E-mail  gibbowax(<2telus.net\nhllp:, , www.wax-il.org\nForestry dean\nContinued from page 1\nestry residues into ethanol to serve\nas an alternative fuel source to\ngasoline. He has conducted extensive research on alternative methods of bleaching pulp, modifying\nand enhancing paper and fibre\nproducts and treatment of wastewater streams and holds a number\nof patents in these areas.\nSaddler has garnered numerous\nawards, among them the Interna\ntional Union of Forestry Research\nOrganizations' Scientific Achievement Award in 1996 and the\nCharles D. Scott Award for Scientific-Technical Contributions to\nBiotechnology in 1998.\nHe will take over from acting\ndean John McLean.\nubc reports\nPublished twice monthly\n(monthly in December, May,\nJune, July and August) by:\nubc Public Affairs Office\n310 - 6251 Cecil Green Park Road\nVancouver BC, v6t izi.\nTel: (604) UBC-info (822-4636)\nFax: (604) 822-2684\nWebsite: www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca\nubc Reports welcomes the submission of letters and opinion\npieces. Opinions and advertising\npublished in use Reports do not\nnecessarily reflect official university policy. 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John Mason Brown\nAscot Financial\nServices Limited\nMutual Funds\nBerkowitz & Associates\nConsulting Inc.\nStatistical Consulting\nresearch design \u2022 data analysis \u25a0 sampling \u2022 forecasting\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014    Jonathan Berkowitz, Ph.D    ^^\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\n4160 Staulo Crescent, Vancouver, B.C., V6N 3S2\nOffice: (604) 263-1508 Fax: (604) 263-1708\nYou are invited to join ubc President Martha Piper and the Board of Governors at ubc's\nthird campus Annual General Meeting.\nCome celebrate the ubc innovators who are contributing to the community at home and\nabroad, making positive changes on campus and creating new opportunities for students.\nI UBC        Learn more about UBC's innovators on-line\n'fj      at www.ubc.ca\/annualreport\nReminder:\nFull-time faculty and staff\n2000-2001 Blue and Gold card\nAvailable: Student Recreation Centre\n(Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)\nThe card provides the opportunity for a\nvariety of valuable discounts in the activities\nand programs offered by the Dept. of\nAthletics and Recreation.\n(Present ubc Library Card or ubc pay stub as\nproof of full-time employment) UBC     REPORTS      |      OCTOBER     5,     2000      |     3\napple time  HorticulturalistTbny Maniezzo, in charge of ubc's Food Garden, does a little pruning in anticipation of\none ofthe university's most popular events\u2014the Friends ofthe Garden Apple Festival. The festival, which takes place\nOct. 14-15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Botanical Garden, will feature more than 35 varieties of apples for buying, 50 for\ntasting and 40 varieties of trees. The varieties offered are normally not available commercially. Admission to the\ngarden is free for the family event. A children's corner, live music and grafting and pressing demonstrations are\nfeatured. Pay parking is available in B\/-lot, across from the garden, for $3 all day. Call (604) 822-3928 for more\ninformation. Bruce Mason photo\nScholar scans the comic side\nAssoc. Prof. Bonny Norton\nfinds there's more to Archie\nthan meets the eye\nby Bruce Mason staff writer\n\"you're wasting your time\nwith that trash,\" every kid with a\ncomic book has been told. So almost everyone is intrigued by Bonny Norton's research, including national media such as cbc's As It\nHappens and Newsworld, major\nnewspapers and radio stations\nfrom Edmonton to Montreal.\nThe associate professor in the\nDept. of Language and Literacy Education is studying why kids read\ncomics and why parents and teachers should care. Not just any comic,\nbut Archie comics. One million\ncopies are sold every month, 30 per\ncent in Canada\u2014the highest per\ncapita readership internationally.\n\"Media ask how and why I got\ninvolved and what my colleagues\nat the university think,\" she says. \"I\nreply that Archie comics open a\nwindow on contemporary pre-\nteen identity, gender, literacy practices and popular culture.\"\nNorton conducted a 1998\/99\nstudy among 55 Grade 5, 6 and 7\nstudents in a Vancouver elementary school. The group comprised 27\nfemales and 28 males; 34 were Archie readers and 25 had a first language other than English.\n\"They remarked that adults seldom show such interest in their\nreading and they were consistently excited about sharing ideas and\nresponses,\" she says.\nPerhaps the most important\nfinding was that diverse responses\ntended to cross gender lines. Girls\nand boys applauded strong female\ncharacters, but there was an overriding sense from both sexes that\nfemale strength can compromise\nthe pursuit of romance and happiness.\nAnother interesting finding\u2014\nArchie comics help children who\nhave difficulty with English to become more involved.\n\"Kids are passionate about comics. They read them for fun, for the\nhumour and safety of the Archie\nworld and out of curiosity about\ntheir future,\" Norton reports.\n\"Many parents and teachers are\nambivalent, but children quickly\nlearn the differences between\ngood' and 'less worthy' texts.\"\nShe questions if adults are too\ndismissive and quick to equate fun\nwith trivia. Because children engage with Archie creatively and\ndistinguish between fantasy and\nreality, the comics may actually encourage critical thinking.\n\"Increasingly, young people\nneed to be taught to assess, understand, interpret, synthesize and\ncritique information and evaluate\npopular culture that is so central\nto their lives,\" says Norton.\n\"There is an urgent need to research the possibilities and limitations of incorporating popular culture in the classroom,\" she adds.\n\"Our concern is to create a critical\nliteracy curriculum with opportunities to explore popular culture in\nways that respect boys' and girls'\nopinions and pleasures, while simultaneously challenging them to\ndeconstruct their multiple and\nsometimes conflicting investments in it.\"\nNorton continues her research\nwhile fielding calls from media and\nother groups.\nIn the meantime, she says, after\nfour generations, the appeal of Ar-\nAssoc. Prof. Bonny Norton\nchie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica and\nall the Riverdale High School gang\nis undiminished.\nThe Archie Web site has 13 million hits a month. Betty remains\nmost popular among girls, who\nsee her as a role model who values\nfriendship. Jughead is still tops\namong boys, who identify with\nthe fact \"he eats too much but\ndoesn't get fat and he does weird\nstuff.\"\nHealth research\nseeks B.C. boost\nMedical investigators have\nto \"scrap for every penny,\"\nsays researcher\nB.C.   RANKS   SECOND   TO   LAST   in\nCanada when it comes to providing funds to build and maintain\nhealth research capacity, say local\norganizers of Health Research\nAwareness Week (hraw).\nThe group aims to improve that\nranking with an awareness-raising\ncampaign that takes place Oct. 10-\n13 and is part of a nationwide effort\nto build support for health research.\nB.C. hraw activities include a\nsurvey of B.C. residents' opinions\nabout investing in provincial\nhealth research. Results will be revealed Tuesday, Oct. 11 at the b.c.\nhraw kickoff event which includes a press conference and\nsummit where participants will get\nan update on b.c.'s health research\ncapacity and hear from two prominent health journalists about\nhealth research news coverage.\nThe b.c. campaign supports the\nefforts of the Coalition for Health\nResearch in British Columbia. Aubrey Tingle, assistant dean of Research in the Faculty of Medicine,\nchairs the coalition that comprises\nresearch groups and voluntary organizations committed to increasing b.c.'s health research capacity.\nubc's vice-president. Research, Indira Samarasekera is a member of\nthe coalition's steering committee.\n\"Recent increases in federal\nfunding for health research offer\nunprecedented opportunity,\" says\nTingle. \"However, to compete successfully for these grants, applicants must have trained people\nand infrastructure in place to do\nthe research. The coalition is working hard to create that base but in\nthe meantime lack of provincial\nsupport means our researchers\nand health system are losing out\non some federal support.\"\nThe province's health research\nsupport organization, the b.c.\nHealth     Research     Foundation\n(bchrf), received only $3 million\nin funding last year from the provincial government. Alberta health\nresearchers received more than\n$36 million from provincial sources while Quebec committed more\nthan $50 million.\n\"bchrf funding and provincial\nsupport from other sources such\nas the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund are very helpful for preliminary work before a request is\nmade to a national agency and for\nbuilding experience in clinical research,\" says Ric Spratley. acting\nassociate vice-president. Research.\n\"It helps us become more competitive at the national level, but more\nwork needs to be done.\"\nDr. Stephanie Ensworth, a clinical assistant professor of Rheumatology, says that B.C. health researchers have to \"scrap for every\nsingle penny.\"\nEnsworth does clinical research\non systemic auto-immune disorders such as lupus, a disease that\naffects one in 1,000 people and\nnine times more women than men.\nShe is especially interested in how\nthe disease affects young women\nand reproductivity.\n\"The health research environment\nhere can be frustrating and while\nthere are a few successes, overall it\nseems to be going downhill.\" savs the\nubc alumna who directs the lupus\nprogram at Vancouver's Mary Pack\nArthritis Centre. \"My clinical work\nsupports my research which 1 try to\nfit into my spare time\u2014on week-\nnights and weekends.\"\nAlthough she has received some\nsupport from bchrf, Ensworth\nsays provincial funding can be inconsistent and she relies heavily on\nsupport from non-profit organizations such as the b.c. Lupus Society. Even financing basic research\ntools, such as a database program,\nis difficult.\nFor more information on hraw\nactivities, call (604) ubc-info\n(822-4636). For information on the\nCoalition for Health Research in\nBritish Columbia, visit the Web\nsite at www.bchrf.org\/coalition.\nStudents share jubilee program\nubc medical and dental undergraduates will be taking notes\nalongside faculty members when\nthe Faculty of Medicine Jubilee scientific conference gets underway\nFriday, Nov. 3 and continues Nov. 4.\n\"Regularly scheduled teaching\nsessions will not meet on Friday to\nallow students to attend the scientific conference,\" says Assoc. Dean,\nUndergraduate Medical Education, Wes Schreiber. \"We've made\nspecial arrangements so that students have a chance to hear these\noutstanding speakers who come\nfrom virtually every department in\nthe faculty.\"\nA recent donation will allow the\nstudents to attend the two-day sci\nentific conference for a reduced fee\nof $30. In addition, some individual departments are sponsoring\nstudents and residents.\n\"We've designed the scientific\nprogram to introduce students to\nthe myriad options available in\ncontemporary medicine,\" says Orthopedics Prof. Stephen Tredwell\nwho is conference program chair.\n\"As well, residents can meet the\nleaders in their respective specialties.\"\nNobel Prize-winner and director\nof Vancouver's Genome Sequence\nCentre, Michael Smith, will open\nthe scientific conference. There are\n233 faculty members involved as\nspeakers and session chairs in the\nconference and more than 200 research posters will be presented.\nFour plenary sessions provide a\ntopical focus on the brain, imaging, molecular biology and minimal access surgery. Discussions in\nconcurrent sessions span virtually\nevery medical specialty.\nIn addition, alumni, faculty\nmembers, students and staff will\nbe recognized at an Awards of Excellence celebration scheduled for\nFriday, Nov. 3.\nFor more information on the\nGolden Jubilee, which runs Nov. 2-\n4, call the conference secretariat at\n(604) 669-7175, or visit the Golden\nJubilee 2000 Web site at\nwww.ubcmedicalschool.com. 4  |  UBC  REPORTS  |  OCTOBER 5,  2000\nSUNDAY, OCT. 8\nArt Exhibition\nExhibition Of Art. Kim Young-Jin.\nAsian Centre from i2noon-5pm. Continues to Oct. 14. Call Y. Chang\n822-3797.\nChan Centre Concert\nEvangelization. Rev. Giovanni Gi-\nampietro. Chan Centre at 7pm. Call\nTicketmaster 280-3311 or for more\ninformation 822-9197.\nMONDAY, OCT. 9\nThanksgiving Day Public Swims\nubc Aquatic Centre from i-5pm. Continues from 6-10 pm. ubc Aquatic\nCentre. Call 822-4521.\nComputer Science Colloquium\nMeaning By Mathematics: Simulating\nHuman Understanding Of Words And\nPassages With Machine Learning.\nThomas K. Landauer. cicsr\/cs 208\nfrom 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call\n822-0557.\nfrom 2-3:30pm. Continues to Nov. 14.\n$74.90; $69.55 seniors. Call 822-1450.\nEquality\/Security\/\nCommunity Colloquium\nThe Alliance Party Flat Tax Plan:\nEquity For Whom? Jon Kesselman,\nEconomics. Green College at 4pm.\nCall 822-1878.\nGreen College Speaker Series\nVisions Of Modernity And The\nCollapse OfThe Northwest Atlantic\nCod: Historical Reflections On An\nEcological Disaster. Miriam Wright,\nHistory. Green College at 5pm.\nReception Green College Coach\nHouse from 6-6:3opm. Call 822-1878.\nWEDNESDAY, OCT.  II\nWednesday Noon Hour Concert\nSolo Recital Of Works By Ewazen,\nSchubert And Blazevitsch. Gordon\nCherry, principal trombonist, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; cbc\nVancouver Orchestra. Music Recital\nContinuing Studies Lecture Series\nThe Victorian Novel In Its Time. Prof.\nHerbert Rosengarten. Lasserre 105\nfrom 7:30-9pm. Continues to Nov. 15.\n$74.90; $69.55 seniors. To register call\n822-1420.\nContinuing Studies\nWriting Workshop\nCreative Writing: Square One. Paul\nBelserene, author, poet, scriptwriter.\nubc Hosp., Koerner Pavilion T-185\/186\nfrom 7:30-iopm. Continues to Nov. 29.\n$203.30. To register call 822-1420.\nGreen College Writer-ln-Residence\nPoetry Reading. Robert Bringhurst,\npoet. Green College at 8pm. Call\n822-1878.\nTHURSDAY, OCT.  12\nCareer Services Information Session\nNortel Networks - Target Audience:\nComputer Science, Computer\nEngineering And Electrical\nEngineering. Wesbrook 100 from 5:30-\n7pm. Call 822-4011.\ncalendar\nOCTOBER     8    THROUGH     OCTOBER    21\nTUESDAY, OCT. IO\nTeaching And Academic\nGrowth Seminar\nDiversity And Inclusivity In The\nClassroom. Natasha Aruliah; Maura\nDa Cruz, Equity Office, tag seminar\nroom from 9:3oam-i2:3opm. To register www.cstudies.ubc.ca\/facdev\/ or\ncall 822-9149.\nCampus Awareness Week\nGolden Key International Honour\nSociety Campus Awareness Week.\nBrock Hall main concourse from\nioam-4pm. Call 222-9402.\nInternational Student\nServices Workshop\nConnecting With Canadians. International House, Upper Lounge from\ni2noon-2pm. To pre-register e-mail:\nihouse.frontcounter@ubc.ca. Call\n822-5021.\nBotany Seminar\nInorganic Nitrogen Absorption by\nPlant Roots: Physiology and Molecular Biology. Tony Glass. BioSciences\n2000 from i2:30-2pm. Call 822-2133.\nLectures In Modern Chemistry\nTowards A First Principles Quantum\nMechanical Description Of Atomic\nBased Phenomena In Natural Sciences. Prof. Tom Ziegler, u of Calgary.\nChemistry B-250 at 1pm. Refreshments at 12:30pm. Call 822-2996.\nGender And\nDevelopment In Asia Lecture\nContinuous Journey: South Asian\nWomen's Issues In Canada. Sunera\nThobani, assistant professor, Women's\nStudies, ck Choi 120 from i-2:3opm.\nCall 822-4688.\nContinuing Studies\nWriting Workshop\nLife Into Fiction. Lillian Boraks-\nNemetz, author, instructor. Carr Hall\nfrom 1-3 pm. Continues to Nov. 28.\n$171.20. Call 822-1450.\nContinuing Studies Public Lecture\nIntellectual Harvest: Lectures Emer-\nitii. Various ubc professors emeritii.\nvpl, Library Square, Peter Kaye Room\nHall from i2:30-i:3opm. $4 at the door.\nCall 822-5574; 822-0182.\nLaffs At Lunch And MUGs\nImagine ubc\/mugs. SUB\/Norm Theatre from i2:30-i:3opm. Call Tlell Elviss\n822-8698.\nLaw and Society Midday Lectures\nThe Dance OfThe Corporate Veil:\nHolding Decision Makers Accountable For The Wrongful Acts Of Corporations. Janis Sarra, Law. No food\/\nbeverages allowed. Green College at\n12:30pm. Call 822-1878.\nJohn F. McCreary Lecture\nThe Art Of Disability. Bonnie Sherr\nKlein, documentary filmmaker; prize-\nwinning author, irc #1 from 12:30-\n1:20pm. Call 822-2611.\nComparative Literature\/\nEnglish Panel Discussion\nDonizetti's Lucia Di Lammermoor In\nContext. M. Burgess, English; A. Bus-\nza, English; F. St. Clair, French; J.\nWright, Vancouver Opera. Buchanan\nTower Penthouse from i2:30-i:2opm.\nCall 822-4060.\nCentre for Women's\nStudies Colloquium\nChild Labour. Monica Das, u. of Delhi.\nWomen's Studies Lounge from 12:30-\n1:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-9173.\nObstetrics And Gynecology Seminar\nCell Cycle Control And Anti-Tumour\nDrug Targets. Michel Roberge, associate professor, Biochemistry. B.C.'s\nWomen's Hosp. 2N35 at 2pm. Call\n875-3108.\nOceanography Seminar\nResonant Diurnal Internal Tides In\nThe Western North Atlantic. Brian\nDushaw, Applied Physics Lab, u of\nWashington. BioSciences 1465 at\n3:30pm. Call 822-3278.\nInstitute Of Asian Research Seminar\nGlobalization And The Transformation Of Asian Societies - Australian\nTrade Policy: After The Asian Crises.\nDavid Edgington, Geography, ck Choi\n120 from 4:30-6pm. Refreshments.\nCall 822-4688.\nHealth Science Students\nResearch Poster Forum\nirc from 9am-4pm. Call 822-3737.\nContinuing Studies Lecture Series\nThe 20th Century Through Costume:\nFrom Bustles To Hot Pants And How\nWe Got There. Ivan Sayers, former\ncurator, history, Vancouver Museum.\nUniversity Women's Club, 1489 McRae\nAve. from io-n:3oam. Continues to\nNov. 9. $64.20; $58.85 seniors. To register call 822-1420.\nEarth And Ocean\nSciences Colloquium\nRole Of Methane Hydrates In Late\nQuaternary Climate. James Kennett,\nu of California. GeoSciences 330-A at\n12:30pm. Call 822-3278.\nCentre For Feminist Legal Studies\nWomen And Poverty: What's New In\nThe Supreme Court Of Canada. Gwen\nBrodsky, lawyer; author. Curtis 157\nfrom l2:30-l:3opm. Call 822-6523.\nPhysics and Astronomy Colloquium\nAmidst Innovative Science Teaching,\nHow Do We Assess Student Learning? Hennings 201 at 4pm. Refreshments, Hennings 325 at 3:45pm. Call\n822-3853.\nApplied Ethics Colloquium\nThe Governance Of Health Research\nInvolving Human Subjects. Michael\nMcDonald, director. Angus 415 from\n4-6pm. Call 822-8625.\nInternational Student\nServices Workshop\nGetting To Know Canada! International House from 4:30-5:3opm. To\npre-register e-mail: ihouse.\nfrontcounter@ubc.ca. Call 822-5021.\nCareer Services Workshop\nInterviewing For Success. Buchanan\nB-330 from i2:30-2:3opm. To register\nWeb site: www.students.ubc.ca\/work-\nshops. E-mail: career.services\n\u00a9ubc.ca. Call 822-4011.\nUniversity Women's Club Workshop\nWomen In The 21st Century - Health\nAnd Healing Choices: The Good, The\nBad And The Confusing - Talking\nAbout Midlife Health Issues. Lenore\nRiddell, clinical nurse specialist, B.C.'s\nWomen's Hosp. Hycroft, 1489 McRae\nAve from 7-gpm. $15. Call 731-4661.\nScience And Society\nConstructing The Science Journalist:\nWhat Should We Teach Journalism\nStudents? Stephen Ward, associate\nprofessor, Sing Tao School of Journalism. Green College at 7:30pm. Call\n822-1878; 822-6863.\nFRIDAY, OCT.  13\nPediatric Grand Rounds\nMeningocotcal Disease In The New\nMillennium. Andrew Pollard, gf\nStrong Aud. at 8:30am. Call 875-3257.\nHealth Care And\nEpidemiology Rounds\nMather 253 from 9-ioam. Paid parking available in B Lot. Call 822-2772.\nSchool Of Music Concert\nubc Contemporary Players. Music\nRecital Hall from i2:30-i:3opm. Call\n822-5574; 822-0182.\nPeter Wall Institute Colloquium\nFictive Families: Family And Household In Apuleius' Metamorphoses.\nProf. Keith Bradley, Greek and Roman\nStudies, u of Victoria. University Centre 307 at 12:30pm. Call 822-4962.\nEarth And Ocean\nSciences Colloquium\nChinese vms Deposits. Tom Daniel-\nson. GeoSciences 330-A at 12:30pm.\nCall 822-3278.\nElectrical And Computer\nEngineering Seminar 2000\nAfter The Measurements Are Taken,\nHow Do We Stop The Chaos? Dennis\nErickson, Quantum Controls.\nMacLeod 418 from i:30-2:3opm. Call\n822-2405.\nPeter Wall Institute\nWorkshop Series\nTruth, Justice, Accountability And\nReconciliation In Societies Emerging\nFrom Crimes Against Humanity. Various speakers. University Centre 307\nfrom 2:30-6pm. Continues to Oct. 14\nfrom 8:3oam-6pm. Call 822-0203.\nCentre Forjapanese\nResearch Seminar\nWinning Isn't Everything: Corruption\nIn Sumo Wrestling. Mark Duggan,\nEconomics, u of Chicago. Angus penthouse from 3-4:3opm. Call 822-4688.\nChemical And Biological\nEngineering Seminar\nDetermining The Mixing Of Sensitivity Of Polysulfide Generation. Heather\nDobson. ChemEng 206 at 3:30pm.\nCall 822-3238.\nMathematics Colloquium\nA Survey Of Recent Progress In General Relativity. Prof. Richard Schoen,\nStanford u. Math 100 at 3:30pm. Refreshments Math Annex 1115 at\n3:15pm. Call 822-2666.\nFootball\nThunderbird Football Vs. Manitoba.\nThunderbird Stadium from 7-iopm.\n$7 adults; $5 youth\/seniors; $3 students; under 12 free. E-mail:\ndaweber@interchange.ubc.ca. Call\n822-BIRD (9115).\nIce Hockey\nThunderbirds Vs. Brandon. Winter\nSports Center from 7:30-iopm. Continues to Oct. 14. $7 adults; $5 youth\/\nseniors; $3 students; under 12 free. E-\nmail: daweber@interchange.\nubc.ca. Call 822-BiRD (9115).\nMurder Mystery Night\nMurder Unlimited Presents Murder\nAt Hodgepodge Lodge, ubc Young\nAlumni Club, cgp at 7:30pm. $20 includes dessert buffet. Call 822-3313.\nChan Centre Concert\nDichter Plays Mozart Concert #20.\nVancouver Symphony Orchestra. Mi-\nsha Dichter, pianist; Peter Oundjian,\nconductor. Chan Centre at 8pm. Call\nTicketmaster 280-3311 or for more\ninfo 822-9197.\nSATURDAY, OCT.  14\nLongboat Clinics\nTraining For The Day Of Longboat.\nJericho Sailing Center from 8am-5pm.\nContinues to Oct. 15. Call Sports\nEvent Manager 822-1688.\nContinuing Studies Lecture Series\nThinking Straight: Introduction To\nCritical Thinking. Anne Harland, philosophy instructor. Lasserre 107 from\n9:30am-i 2:30pm. Continues to Nov. 4.\n$96.30; $90.95 seniors. To register call\n822-1420.\nWomen's Self-Defence Training\nRape Aggression Defence Training.\nCst. Tricia Gagne, rcmp; Tom Claxton, security officer, ubc Security, sub\n212a from gam-4pm. Continues to\nOct. 15 at 9am-7pm. $20; $10 students.\nCall 328-8093\nContinuing Studies Lecture Series\nDrawing The Garden. Tony O'Regan,\nartist, instructor, designer. University\nWomen's Club, 1489 McRae Ave. from\nioam-4:3opm. Continues to Oct. 15.\n$165.85. To register call 822-1420.\nApple Festival\nA Family Festival, ubc Botanical Garden from nam-4pm. Continues to\nOct. 15. Call 822-3928\nSoccer\nThunderbird Women's Soccer Vs. Saskatchewan. Thunderbird Stadium\nfrom i2noon-2pm. $7 adults; $5\nyouth\/seniors; $3 students; under 12\nfree. E-mail: daweber@interchange.\nubc.ca. Call 822-BIRD (9115).\nSoccer\nThunderbird Men's Soccer Vs. Saskatchewan. Thunderbird Stadium\nfrom 2-4pm. $7 adults; $5 youth\/seniors; $3 students; under 12 free. E-\nmail:daweber@interchange.ubc.ca.\nCall 822-BIRD (9115).\nChan Centre Concert\nDichter Plays Mozart\/Schuberts Symphony #3. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Misha Dichter, pianist. Chan\nCentre at 8pm. Call Ticketmaster\n280-3311 or for more info 822-9197.\nVancouver Institute Lecture\nBio\/Graphics: The Role Of Technology In The Art Of Storytelling. Alice\nMansell, vice-president, academic,\nTechnical u of bc irc #2 at 8:15pm.\nCall 822-3131.\nCALENDAR    POLICY   AND    DEADLINES\nThe ubc Reports Calendar lists university-related or university-sponsored events\non campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland. Calendar items must\nbe submitted on forms available from the ubc Public Affairs Office, 310 - 6251\nCecil Green Park Road, Vancouver BC, v6t izi. Phone: UBC-info (822-4636).\nFax: 822-2684. An electronic form is available at www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca.\nPlease limit to 35 words. Submissions for the Calendar's Notices section may\nbe limited due to space. Deadline for the Oct. 19 issue of ubc Reports\u2014which\ncovers the period Oct. 22 to Nov. 4\u2014is noon, Oct. 10 UBC     REPORTS      |      OCTOBER     5,     200O      |     5\nSUNDAY, OCT. 15\nSoccer\nThunderbirds Vs. Alberta. Thunderbird Stadium from i2noon-2pm. $7\nadults; $5 youth\/seniors; $3 students;\nunder 12 free. E-mail: daweber@\ninterchange.ubc.ca. Call 822-bird\n(9\u00bb5).\nSoccer\nThunderbirds Vs. Alberta. Thunderbird Stadium from 2-4pm. $7 adults;\n$5 youth\/seniors; $3 students; under\n12 free. E-mail: daweber@interchange.\nubc.ca. Call 822-BIRD (9115).\nPacific Spirit Concerts\nViolin Works By Luciano Berio.\nFrancesco D'Orazio, violin. Music\nRecital Hall from 2-4pm. Tickets\navailable at the door: $20 adults; $10\nstudents\/seniors. Call 822-5574;\n822-0182.\nChan Centre Concert\nRivals: The Music Of Salieri, Mozart,\nRossini And Beethoven, cbc Radio\nOrchestra, Mario Bernardi, conductor.\nChan Centre at 2pm. Call Ticketmaster 280-3311 or for more info 822-9197.\nMONDAY, OCT.  16\nContinuing Studies Lecture Series\nWorld Food Day. Panel: Graham Riches, School of Social Work and Family\nStudies. Roundhouse Community\nCentre, room B, from i2noon-i:3opm.\nFor reservations call 822-1462.\nSoutheast Asia\nResearch\/ IAR Seminar\nCambodia 2000: Shadowed By The\nPast. David P. Chandler, professor\nemeritus, History, Monash u. ck Choi\n120 from i2:30-2pm. Call 822-4688.\nAstronomy Seminar\nThe Great Copernican Cliche. Dennis\nDanielson. Hennings 201 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:45pm. Call 822-2267.\nCareer Services Information Session\nGoldman Sachs (Hong Kong And\nJapan), moa from 6-8pm. E-mail:\ncareer.services@ubc.ca. Call 822-4011.\nContinuing Studies Lecture Series\nVisions Of Human Possibility. Leonard George, psychologist, writer,\nbroadcaster. Carr Hall from 7-gpm.\nContinues to Dec. 4. $144.45. To register call 822-1420.\nMember Speaker Series\nVisual Culture And Everyday Life.\nDon Krug, Curriculum Studies. Green\nCollege at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.\nContinuing Studies Public Lecture\nUnderstanding Islam: Part One. Emile\nNucho, instructor, Classical, Near-\nEastern and Religious Studies. University Women's Club, 1489 McRae\nAve. from 7:30-g:3opm. Continues to\nNov. 27. $101.65; $96.30 seniors. To\nregister call 822-1420.\nTUESDAY, OCT.  \\J\nCecil\/Ida Green Visiting\nProfessorships Seminar\nThe Rheumatic Diseases Of Childhood: A Practical Approach For Pediatricians. Jane Green Schaller,\npediatrics. Tufts u. B.C.'s Children's\nHosp. 3D16 at nam. Call 822-5675.\nContinuing Studies Public Lecture\nQuebec In Canada: The Heritage Of\nThe Trudeau-Levesque Years, vpl\nLibrary Square, Peter Kaye Room\nfrom io-n:3oam. Continues to Nov. 14.\n$64.20; $58.85 seniors. To register call\n822-1420.\nHealth Services And\nPolicy Research Seminar\nSocial Capital, Wealth, Income Inequality, Regional Health Governance,\nAnd Population Health: Empirical\nInsights From Saskatchewan. Gerry\nVeenstra. irc 414 from i2noon-ipm.\nCall 822-4969.\nBotany Seminar\nJurgen Ehlting. BioSciences 2000\nfrom i2:30-2pm. Call 822-2133.\nMoffatt Lecture In\nOrganic Chemistry\nSupramolecular Dendrimer Chemistry. Prof. Steven Zimmerman, u of\nIllinois. Chemistry B-250 at 1pm. Refreshments at 12:30pm. Call 822-2996.\nGreen College Speaker Series\nThe Collection Albums Of Annette\nMessager: Exhibiting The Everyday\nLife Of Women. Rebecca DeRoo, Fine\nArts. Green College at 5pm. Reception\nGreen College Coach House from 6-\n6:30pm. Call 822-1878.\nCareer Services Information Session\nAlcatel Network - Target Audience:\nComputer Science And Electrical\nEngineering. Wesbrook 100 from 5:30-\n7pm. E-mail: career.services@ubc.ca.\nCall 822-4011.\nContinuing Studies Lecture Series\nApprentice Class For New Poets. Leslie Timmins, poet, editor. Continuing\nStudies 215 from 7:30-g:3opm. Continues to Nov. 21. $128.40. To register\ncall 822-1420.\nChalmers Institute Seminar\nTheology And Poverty: A Downtown\nEastside Perspective. Rev. Ruth\nWright, executive director, First United Church Mission, vst Epiphany\nChapel at 7:30pm. To register e-mail:\nci@vst.edu; call 822-g8i5.\nGreen College Writer-ln-Residence\nReading: A Pair Of Scissors. Sharon\nThesen, poet. Green College at 8pm.\nCall 822-1878.\nWEDNESDAY, OCT. 18\nCecil\/Ida Green Visiting\nProfessorships Seminar\nMonitoring Therapy: How Much\nTherapy Is Enough To Ensure Good\nOutcomes For Children With Rheumatic Disease? Jane Green Schaller,\nTufts u. Children's and Women's\nHealth Centre of B.C. ZN35A-B at\n12pm. Call 822-5675.\nAustralian Studies Seminar\nInterpreting The Dreaming. Steve\nWebb, Bond u. ck Choi 129 from\ni2noon-i:3opm. Call 822-4688.\nWednesday Noon Hour Concert\nBirth OfThe Cool. The Alan Mathe-\nson Nonet. Music Recital Hall from\ni2:30-i:3opm. $4 at the door, Call\n822-5574; 822-0182.\nCentre For Women's\nStudies Colloquium\nFlexible Work Practices. Alison\nSheridan, u of New England. Women's\nStudies lounge from i2:30-i:30pm.\nCall 822-9173.\nCentre For Southeast Asian\nResearch Seminar\nWriting Is A Struggle: The Indonesian\nExperience. Putu Oka Sukanta. ck\nChoi 120 from i2:30-2pm. Call\n822-4688.\nObstetrics And Gynecology Seminar\nPolycystic Ovary Syndrome. Dr. B. Ho\nYuen, b.c.'s Women's Hosp. 2N35 at\n2pm. Call 875-3108.\nSt. John's College Speaker Series\nGender-Based Differences And Menstrual Cycle-Related Changes In Specific Diseases. Prof. Mary Ensom,\nPharmaceutical Sciences. St. John's\nCollege Lecture Hall 1080 at 5pm. Call\n822-8781.\nComparative Literature Colloquium\nPolish Art Exhibition At Vancouver\nArt Gallery: Literary And Artistic\nBackground With Canadian Analogues. Various speakers. Green College from 5-6:3opm. Call 822-4060;\n822-2365.\nCareer Services Information Session\nCypress Semi-Conductor - Target\nAudience: Electrical Engineering.\nWesbrook 100 from 5:30-7pm. E-mail:\ncareer.services@ubc.ca. Call 822-4011.\nContinuing Studies Public Lecture\nThe vso Companion. Rodney Shar-\nman, composer-in-residence, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; David\nPhillips, music teacher. Music 113\nfrom 7:30-gpm. Continues to Nov. 15.\n$42.80; $37.45 seniors. To register call\n822-1420.\nContinuing Studies Public Lecture\nGarden History: Elements Of Style.\nRon Rule, garden historian. Lasserre\n107 from 7:30-gpm. Continues to Nov.\n22. $74.go; $69.55 seniors. To register\ncall 822-1420.\nGreen College Special Lecture\nA Guided Tour Of Disordered Systems. Antal Jarai, Pacific Institute for\nthe Mathematical Sciences. Green\nCollege at 8pm. Call 822-1878.\nTHURSDAY, OCT.  19\nInnertube Water Polo\nubc Aquatic Center from gam-\ni2noon. $54\/team; $40 mug team.\nCall Sports Event Manager 822-1688.\nInstitute For European Studies\nFrom The Danube To The Sea: Reflections On Middle Europe. Claudio Ma-\ngris, author. Buchanan Tower\nPenthouse from i2noon-2pm. Light\nlunch at i2noon. Call 822-1452.\nBrown Bag Lunch Series\nThe Iceberg And The Tip: What\nDoesn't Get Reported About Government. Vaughn Palmer, public affairs\ncolumnist, The Vancouver Sun; host,\nVoice of B.C., Rogers Television. Sing\nTao 104 from i2:30-2pm. Call\n822-6688.\nCecil\/Ida Green Visiting\nProfessorships Seminar\nInternational Child Health; Why\nShould We Care. Jane Green Schaller,\npediatrics, Tufts u. irc #6 at 12:30pm.\nCall 822-5675.\nPharmaceutical Sciences Seminar\nReactive Metabolites And Evidence\nFor Involvement In Idiosyncratic\nDrug Reactions. Dr. Uetrecht, Pharmacy, u of Toronto. FamSciences 60\nat 12:30. Call 822-2052.\nCentre For Feminist Legal Studies\nEvolution Of Equal Pay And Equal\nTreatment Legislation In European\nUnion. Lisa Waddington. Curtis 157\nfrom i2:3o-2pm. Call 822-6523.\nEarth And Ocean Sciences\nColloquium\nCan Neural Network Models Benefit\nEnvironmental Sciences? William\nHsieh. GeoSciences 330-A at 12:30pm.\nCall 822-3278.\nPhysics And Astronomy Seminar\nnmb Approaches To Quantum Information Processing, d.g. Cory, associate professor, Nuclear Engineering.\nmit. Hennings 201 at 4pm. Refreshments Hennings 325 at 3:45pm. Call\n822-3853.\nComputer Science Colloquium\nMotion Planning: A Journey Of Robots And Other Artifacts. Jean-\nClaude Latombe, Stanford u. cicsr\/\ncs 208 from 4-5:3opm. Refreshments.\nCall 822-0557.\nMedieval And Renaissance\nDon't You Know That Yet? Reflections\nOn Two Decades Of Research On\nWomen And The Reformation. Merry\nWiesner Hanks, history, u of Wisconsin. Green College at 4:30pm. Call\n822-1878.\nCareer Services Information Session\nCanadian Security Intelligence Service (csis) - Target Audience: All Faculties With Interest In Political\nScience And International Studies\nStudents. Wesbrook 100 from 5:30-\n7:30pm. E-mail: career.services@\nubc.ca. Call 822-4011.\nVolleyball\nThunderball xv. War Memorial Gym\nfrom 5:30-9:3opm. Continues to Oct.\n21. E-mail: daweber@interchange.\nubc.ca. Call 822-bird (gns).\nMarion Woodward Lecture\nPersonal Meanings Of Breast Cancer\nAnd Health Outcomes: A Three-Year\nFollow-Up. Lesley Degner, u of Manitoba, ibc #2 at 7pm. Call 822-7453.\nContinuing Studies Public Lecture\nThe Avant-Garde For Beginners. Laura Lamb, instructor, artist. Lasserre\n107 from 7:30-gpm. Continues to Nov.\n16. $64.20; $58.85 seniors. To register\ncall 822-1420.\nFRIDAY, OCT. 20\nCecil\/Ida Green Visiting\nProfessorships Seminar\nInternational Child Health: Why\nShould We Care? Jane Green Schaller,\npediatrics, Tufts u. b.c.'s Children's\nHosp. at 8:30am. Call 822-5675;\n875-3257-\nHealth Care And\nEpidemiology Rounds\nBehaviourial Research In Cancer Control: Cornerstones, Controversies And\nCommunities. Dr. Allan Best, senior\nscientist, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation. Mather 253\nfrom g-ioam. Paid parking available\nin Lot B. Call 822-2772.\nGermanic Studies\nReading\/Discussion\nReadings From A Recent Work By G.\nKoepf And Discussion Of Problematics Of Translation. Gerhard Koepf,\nwriter; A. Leslie Willson, translator.\nBuchanan D-224 from i2:30-2pm. Call\n822-6403; 822-4042.\nPharmaceutical Sciences Seminar\nWhat Is The Basis For The Idiosyncratic Nature Of Idiosynratic Drug\nReactions. Dr. Uetrecht, u of Toronto.\nCunningham 160 at 12:30pm. Call\n822-2052.\nSchool of Nursing Rounds\nBuilding On A Program Of Research\nTo Strengthen Research Capacity And\nUptake: Development Of A Plan For A\nNursing Chair. Lesley Dregner, associate professor, Medicine, u of Manitoba, ubc Hosp., Koerner Pavillion\nT-206 from 2-3pm. Call 822-7453.\nMathematics Colloquium\nExpanders, Eigenvalues And Related\nTopics. Prof. Joel Friedman. Math 100\nat 3:30pm. Refreshments, Math Annex 1115 at 3:15pm. Call 822-2666.\nChemical And Biological\nEngineering Seminar\nff.mlab In Chemical Engineering. Ed\nFontes; David Kan, comsol, Inc.\nChemEng 206 at 3:30pm. Call\n822-3238.\nBand Festival\nWest Coast Symphony, Clyde Mitchell, conductor; Martin Berinbaum,\ntrumpet soloist. Chan Centre from\n7:30-9:30pm. Call 822-5574 or\n822-0182.\nBand Festival\nubc Jazz Ensemble; Fred Stride, director. Music Recital Hall from 12:30-\n1:30pm. Call 822-5574; 822-0182.\nMUGsical\nubc Jazz Ensemble. Music Recital\nHall from i2:30-i:3opm. E-mail:\nimagine@interchg.ubc.ca. Call Tlell\nElviss 822.8698.\nVipassana Meditation Retreat\nChristina Feldman, Westcoast Dhar-\nma Society. Asian Centre from 7:15-\n9pm. Continues to Oct. 21. E-mail:\nwdharma@unixg.ubc.ca. Call\n731-5469.\nIce Hockey\nThunderbirds Vs. Calgary. Continues\nto Oct. 21. Winter Sports Center from\n7-gpm. E-mail: daweber@interchange.\nubc.ca. Call 822-BIRD (9115).\nField Hockey\nCanada West #3. tbc from ioam-6pm.\nContinues to Oct. 22. E-mail: daweber\n@interchange.ubc.ca. Call 822-bird\n(9115)-\nSATURDAY, OCT. 21\nContinuing Studies Art Workshop\nPainting The Garden In Watercolour.\nTony O'Regan, artist; instructor; designer. University Women's Club, 1489\nMcRae Ave. from ioam-4:3opm. Continues to Oct. 28. $165.85. To register\ncall 822-1420.\nBand Festival\nFinale From Shostakovich Symphony\n#5. ubc Symphonic Wind Ensemble,\nMartin Berinbaum. conductor; 15th\nField Artillery Band. Chan Centre\nfrom 7:30-g:30pm. Call 822-5574; 822-\n0182.\nDay Of Longboat\nJericho Sailing Center from 8am-5pm.\nContinues to Oct. 22. $2is\/university;\n$27o\/commuity; $i40\/youth; $160\/\nmugs. Call Sports Event Manager\n822-1688.\nVancouver Institute Lecture\nWorld Hazards For Children: War\nAnd Civil Unrest. Jane Green Schaller,\npediatrics. Tufts u. irc #2 at 8:15pm.\nCall 822-5675.\nNOTICES\nVolunteers Wanted\nHabitat For Humanity ubc is looking\nfor volunteers! Come help out on the\nconstruction site and build homes for\nlow-income families - no skills required. For more information and to\nregister for an orientation, e-mail:\nh4h@email.c0m or call 827-0316.\nReligion And Spirituality Drop-Ins\nEvery Wednesday you can join the\nchaplains in a relaxed environment to\nexplore a variety of topics related to\nreligion and spirituality. Drop in or\ncontact International House for more\ninformation e-mail: ihouse.\nfrontcounter@ubc.ca or call 822-5021.\nLunch Hour Drop-Ins\nEvery Thursday you can join fellow\ninternational students in a relaxed,\nsocial environment to explore a variety of topics designed to help you succeed at ubc. Topics include health,\nsafety, arts and literature, and music\nthroughout the world. Drop in or contact International House for more\ninformation e-mail: ihouse.\nfrontcounter@ubc.ca or call 822-5021.\nVolunteer Opportunity:\nLeaders Wanted\nLiving A Healthy Life With Chronic-\nConditions - A Vancouver\/Richmond\nHealth Board-sponsored program for\npeople with chronic health conditions. We are looking for leaders to\ngive the program out in the community. Free training includes info about\nthe program, leader skills, and helping\npeople cope with these serious conditions so that they can get the most\nout of life. Come out and learn how\nyou can do something positive about\nthe way that chronic conditions affect\npeople. Bring a friend and meet others who are concerned about getting\nthe most out of life! Next session November 2000. To register or for more\ninformation call Barbara Henn-Pander 822-0634.\nUBC Zen Society\nZazen (sitting meditation) each\nTuesday from i:30-2:30pm. while\nclasses are in session. Asian Centre\nTea Gallery. All are welcome. Call\n822-2573. UBC    REPORTS     |     OCTOBER    5,    2000\nDIGEST\nNominate for Killams\nThe Canada Council for the Arts is\nseeking nominations for the 2001\nKillam Prizes and the 2000 Canada Council for the Arts Molson\nPrizes.\nKillam Prizes recognize distinguished research careers and exceptional contributions in the\nfields of science, engineering and\nhealth sciences. Prizes, worth\n$100,000, will be awarded in each\nofthe three fields. The deadline for\nnominations is Nov. 1.\nPast ubc recipients of the Killam Prize include Mechanical Engineering Prof. Emerita Martha\nSalcudean and Physics Prof. William Unruh.\nThe Canada Council for the Arts\nMolson Prizes are awarded to individuals in the arts and the social\nsciences and humanities for outstanding and continuing contributions to the cultural and intellectual heritage of Canada. Two prizes,\neach worth $50,000, will be awarded. The deadline for nominations\nis Dec. 1.\nApplication forms are available\nat www.canadacouncil.ca\/prizes.\nScrum for the Shrum\nubc's football Thunderbirds will\nhave a chance to even the score\nwith cross-town rivals, the sfu\nClan, in the annual Shrum Bowl\nOct. 6. Kickoff for the game at\nThunderbird Stadium is 7 p.m.\nGeneral admission is $15, $12 for\nyouth and seniors.\nFor information on other upcoming T-Birds events, check\nwww.athletics.ubc.ca or call the\n24-hour sports information line\n822-BIRD (2473).\nStop that bullying\nIn response to the growing\nnumber of reports and tragic consequences associated with bullying, the Faculty of Education's Psy-\nchoeducational Research and\nTraining Centre is presenting a\none-day workshop, Oct. 20.\n\"Building Safe Schools: Responding to Bullies' Victims and Onlookers\" will be held at the Metrotown\nHilton at 6083 Mackay Ave. in\nBurnaby from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.\nConference chair Shelley Hymel,\nassociate dean of graduate programs and research in the faculty,\nwill provide an overview of recent\nresearch on the nature, incidence\nand causes of bullying.\nOther speakers include Canada's\nforemost experts on bullying-vic-\ntim issues, Deborah Pepler from\nYork University and Wendy Craig\nfrom Queen's University. Breakout\nand planning sessions will showcase local and grassroots efforts\nand programs to combat bullying.\nFor more information visit\nwww.educ.ubc.ca\/prtc or call\n(604) 822-5384.\nme\nMedia\n\"roupr,:rrn\"nr\nThe couse will deal with the\nbasics of setting up\npresentations for slides and\nposters, graphic design to\nincrease the readability and\naesthetics of your\npresentation and dealing with\ngraphic images.\nPowerpoint Course\nDates October 20,2000 or\nNovember 3,2000\nTime 9:00 -12:00 am\nWhere        Room B8, Basement\nWoodward IRC Building\nCost $50.00\nRegister      slides@interchange.ubc.ca\nor 822-5769\nclassified\nAccommodation\nPOINT GREY GUEST\nH O U S E A perfect spot to reserve accommodation for guest\nlecturers or other university members who visit throughout the\nyear. Close to ubc and other Vancouver attractions, a tasteful representation of our city and of\nubc 4103 W. 10th Ave., Vancouver, bc, V6R 2H2. Call or fax\n222-4104.\nTINA'S GUEST HOUSE\nElegant accommodation in Point\nGrey area. Min. to ubc. On main\nbus routes. Close to shops and\nrestaurants. Includes tv, tea and\ncoffee making, private phone\/\nfridge. Weekly rates avail. Call\n222-3461. Fax: 222-9279.\nGREEN COLLEGE GUEST\nHOUSE Five suites avail, for\nacademic visitors to ubc only.\nGuests dine with residents and\nenjoy college life. Daily rate $58\nplus $i4\/day for meals Sun-Thurs.\nCall 822-8660 for more information and availability.\nGAGE COURT SUITES\nSpacious one br guest suites with\nequipped kitchen, tv and telephone. Centrally located near\nSUB, Aquatic Centre and transit.\nIdeal for visiting lecturers, colleagues and families. 2000 rates\n$8i-$i24 per night. Call 822-1000.\nto\nPLEASE RECYCLE\nAccommodation\nPENNY FARTHING INN 2855\nW. 6th Ave. Heritage house, antiques, wood floors, original stained\nglass. 10 min. to ubc and downtown.\nTwo blocks from restaurants, buses.\nScrumptious full breakfasts. Entertaining cats. Views. Phones in rooms.\nE-mail: farthing@uniserve.com or\ncall 739-9002.\nB & B BY LOCARNO BEACH\nWalk to ubc along the ocean. Quiet\nexclusive neighborhood.  Near buses\nand restaurants.  Comfortable\nrooms with tv and private bath.  Full\nbreakfast.  Reasonable rates.  Non-\nsmokers only please.  Call 341-4975.\nST.JOHN'S COLLEGE GUEST\nROOMS Private rooms, located on\ncampus, avail, for visitors attending\nubc on academic business. Private\nbath, double beds, telephone, TV,\nfridge, and meals five days per week.\nCompetitive rates. Call for information and availability 822-8788.\nPETER WALL INSTITUTE\nUniversity Centre. Residence offering\nsuperior hotel or kitchenette style\nrooms and suites. All rooms have\nprivate bath, queen bed, voice mail,\ncable tv and Internet-linked PC\nBeautiful view of sea and mountains.\nFor rates and reservations call\n822-4782.\nVANCOUVER SCHOOL OF\nTHEOLOGY Affordable accommodation or meeting space near the\nChan Centre and moa. 17 modestly\nfurnished rooms with hall bath are\navail. Daily rates starting at $36.\nMeals or meal plans are avail, in the\nschool cafeteria. For more information call 822-9031; 822-9490.\nLSAT.GMAT.MCAT\nDAT-ORE- TOEFL\nU & MUCH MORE\nNewly opened\nInternational Test Prep Centre\n#119 2040 w. 12th Ave.       By appt. 1-800-470-2608\nALAN DONALD, PH.D.\nBIOSTATISTICAL CONSULTANT\nMedicine, dentistry, biosciences, aquaculture\nIOI-5805 BALSAM STREET, VANCOUVER, V6M 4BO.\n264-9918 DONALD@PORTAL.CA\nPLACING    CLASSIFIED   ADS\nDeadline: for the Oct. 19 issue: 12 noon, Oct. 10.\nEnquiries: ubc-info (822-4636) \u25a0 Rate: $16.50 for35 words or less.\nAdditional words: 50 cents each. Rate includes CST.\nSubmission guidelines: Ads must be submitted in writing 10 days before\npublication date to: ubc Public Affairs Office, 310 - 6251 Cecil Green Park\nRoad, Vancouver BC, v6t izi. Ads must be accompanied by payment\nin cash, cheque (made out to ubc Reports) or journal voucher.\nAccommodation\nCAMILLA HOUSE in Kitsilano\narea, furnished suites or rooms avail.\nKitchen and laundry facilities. Close\nto main bus routes, shopping and\ndining. Weekly and monthly rates\navail. Call 737-2687.\nONE (OR TWO) br garden level\nsuite, large kitchen, gas f\/p, high\nceilings, separate entry. Shared laundry. Excellent neighborhood, Dunbar\narea. $950\/1110. all incl. (except cable, phone). Some furniture and\nkitchen appliances possible. Avail,\nimmediately, n\/p, n\/s, quiet, mature\ntenant(s) preferred. E-mail:\nkzaenker@interchg.ubc.ca. Call\n224-1942.\nFOR RENT IN KASLO Beautiful\nthree br furnished heritage house in\nthe village of Kaslo situated on\nKootenay Lake in southeastern BC.\nn\/p, n\/s. $i20o\/mo. For further info,\ne-mail: dagmars@intergate.ca or call\nafter 6pm 731-5753.\nHousesitting\nANTICIPATING AN EXTENDED absence or planning a\nsabbatical? Gentleman, solo, n\/s\navail, for fee-less house\/suite sitting\nautumn 2000 throughout 2001. Ref.\nPlease contact Real Saint Laurent,\nBox 3792, Vancouver, bc, v6b 3Z1 or\ncall 682-3269 ext. 9066.\nRESPONSIBLE N\/S PROFESSIONAL woman (with a school-age\nson) seeks house to sit. Will care for\nyour plants and pets. West side only.\nWith ref. Call Lulu 254-8450.\nServices\nTRAVEL-TEACH ENGLISH\n5 day\/40 hr. (Oct. 25-29). tesol\nteacher certification course (or by\ncorrespondence). 1,000s ofjobs\navail, now. free information package, toll free (888) 270-2941 or (780)\n438-5704.\nRETIRING in the next three years?\nAs a specialist who has assisted\nmany ubc faculty and staff members\nthrough the retirement process I can\nhelp sort out the options and provide you with free retirement projections. Call for a complimentary\nmeeting at my office or yours! Don\nProteau, bcomm, cfp, rfp. E-mail:\ndproteau@hlp.fpc.ca or call\n687-7526.\nLLUVIA PRESCHOOL Fall 2000.\nAfternoon preschool forages three\nand four years old. Monday to\nThursday from i-3:3opm. Cost: $230\/\nmo. Call ubc Child Care Services 822-\n5343-\nBuilding.\nCommunity\nTogette^\nUnited W3y\nerf the Lower Mainland UBC     REPORTS\nOCTOBER     5,     2000      |      J\nNew procedure a cut above\nTechnique makes kidney\ndonors' lives easier, say\ntransplant surgeons\nby Hilary Thomson staff writer\nthe surgical invasion associated with kidney donation will be\nsharply reduced thanks to a new\nprocedure being launched in B.C.\nby two ubc transplant surgeons.\n\"We hope to attract more donors with this less invasive technique,\" says Dr. Mark Meloche, an\nassociate professor of Surgery.\n\"It should be easier for people to\ndonate because the whole process\nis less taxing on the body and allows people to get back to their activities sooner,\" adds Meloche, who\nis head of Surgery for the British\nColumbia Transplant Society\n(bcts).\nWhen he and clinical associate\nprofessor of Surgery Dr. Mark Nigra bring the procedure to the ubc\nsite of Vancouver Hospital and\nHealth Sciences Centre (vhhsc)\nnext year, it will be one ofthe first\nfacilities in Canada to use the new\ntransplant method.\nCalled minimally invasive surgery, the procedure uses a laparoscope\u2014a tube attached to a 10-\nmillimetre-wide camera\u2014and tiny\ninstruments inserted into small\nincisions to extract the kidney.\nMost donors are able to return to\nactivities in about two weeks\u2014\nDr. Mark Meloche\none-third to one-quarter the previous recovery time.\nNigro, a director of renal transplant surgery at vhhsc and head\nof Retrieval Services for bcts reports that his first minimal access patient was able to leave\nhospital to play in a championship pool game 36 hours after\nsurgery.\nThe standard procedure for kidney removal, or nephrectomy, requires a 15-20 centimetre lateral incision in the flank that cuts\nthrough muscle. It requires about\nfour to six days recovery in hospital and six to eight weeks at home.\nIn the new procedure, the surgeon makes several vertical incisions about 10 millimetres in\nlength above the navel without\ncutting into muscle.\nDr. Mark Nigro\nThe laparascope with its tiny\ncamera is inserted and an image of\nthe interior of the surgical site is\nshown on a high-resolution screen.\nSmall instruments and stapling\ndevices are inserted into the incisions and are operated remotely\nfrom outside the body.\nThe kidney is drawn out in an\noperation that takes about three to\n3-1\/2 hours, about one hour longer\nthan the standard procedure.\nThe project will yield clinical, research and teaching benefits, says\nNigro. He credits vhhsc for its\nsupport in providing equipment\nfor the program.\nWithin the next six months, he\nand Meloche will be training residents in the technique which was\ndeveloped in a Baltimore, Md. hospital about three years ago.\nHonour Roll\nFred Fotis has been named the\ndirector of Housing and Conferences effective Jan. 3 next year.\nFotis is currently director of\nHousing at Pennsylvania State\nUniversity where he is responsible\nfor the daily operations of a system housing 12,500 students with\nan extensive conference business\nand child-care programs.\nHe will take over from acting\ndirector Darcelle Cottons.\nubc has the largest residence\nsystem in Canada, with more\nthan 5.500 students housed on\ncampus. Housing and Conferences also operates licensed childcare and conference facilities.\nDavid Vogt, founder of an innovative on-line educational publishing company, has been appointed to the David F. Robitaille\nProfessorship in Mathematics\nand Science Education in the\nCurriculum Studies Dept.\nA founding executive of\nBrainium.com\u2014which pioneers\nnew media learning products for\nthe K-12 market\u2014he is the first\nperson to be appointed to the\nnewly created three-year term.\nA ubc graduate in Physics and\nAstronomy and English Literature, Vogt was director of observatories at ubc for 12 years.\nHe was founding director of\nthe B.C. Shad Valley Program and\na leading force in the National\nScientist and Innovators in the\nSchools Programs.\nDavid Vogt\nAn international group of renowned scholars will gather at\nubc Oct. 23-24 to honour Psychology Prof. Emeritus Bob Hare.\nDuring three decades of research focused on the study of\npsychopathy, his work has\nformed the foundation of current\nknowledge and the relationship\nbetween psychopathy and crime.\nThe conference will bring together experts who have helped\nexpand understanding of psychopathy, and provide a forum to\nrecognize the achievements of\nHare and define new research directions and issues.\nRegistration for the conference, which is limited to 300 people, is $25 per day, free for students. For more information and\nto register, e-mail teresah@\ninterchange.ubc.ca.\nEngineers aim to\nbuild data bridges\nthk building industry contributes about 12 per cent to Canada's\nnational economy and employs\nmore than 850,000 workers, but it\nis fragmented by the use of diverse,\nincompatible data standards and\nprotocols, ubc researchers are doing something about it.\nCurrent industry practice has\ndesigners, architects, engineers\nand building contractors employing computer-based tools that require information to be translated\nby humans before it can be used in\neach of the different computer\nplatforms.\nFor example, after a building designer uses computer-assisted design (cad) software to render a\nstructure for construction, engineers then use that information to\ntest the building's structural\nsoundness. But before they can use\nthe cad information in their computers, they must re-enter the data\nin a format that their applications\nunderstand. This data re-entry can\nlead to errors and delays.\nTo combat this, Civil Engineering Assoc. Prof. Thomas Froese has\nreceived a three-year $618,750 grant\nfrom the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for an international research\nproject aimed at reducing the\namount of human intervention required in sharing building information. The results could lead to improvements in building efficiency\nand more accurate estimates in\ntendering for work by those in a relatively low-margin business.\n\"When you build a building, a\nlot ofthe process happens before a\nshovel goes into the ground,\" says\nFroese. \"The bulk of that has to do\nwith information handling. Problems in a building project often\nhave to do with information breakdowns\u2014wrong information, late\ninformation.\"\nFroese says a common data\nstandard would help speed up the\nadoption of new information technology.\nHe and Civil Engineering Dept.\nHead Alan Russell are collaborating with researchers from the National Research Council, the University of New Brunswick, Concordia University, Ryerson Polytechnic University, and Public Works\nand Government Services Canada\non the project. Stanford University,\nthe United States Corps of Engineers and the International Alliance for Interoperability will also\nbe involved.\nPublic Meeting\nYou are invited to attend\na public meeting on:\nMonday,\nOctober 16,2000\nLocation:\nAsian Centre Auditorium\n1871 West Mall, UBC\nOpen House:\n6 p.m. - 7 p.m.\nPresentations and\nDiscussion:\n7 p.m. - 10 p.m.\nFor more information about this\nmeeting, please contact:\nEva Mendel\nGVRD - UBC Memorandum\nof Understanding and UBC\nComprehensive Community\nPlan\nubc and the gvrd have jointly drafted a\nnew Memorandum of Understanding to\nhelp guide the planning and development of the ubc campus, within the\ncontext of the Official Community Plan\nwhich the gvrd adopted in 1997.\nIn addition, ubc has prepared a Comprehensive Community Plan to give more\ndetailed expression to the Official Community Plan and to guide the preparation of neighbourhood plans.\nThe gvrd invites you to come to this\nmeeting, learn about these important\ndocuments, and offer your comments\nbefore they are brought forward to the\ngvrd Board of Directors for consideration.\nDepartment\n(604)451-6643\nu 8     |      UBC     REPORTS\nOCTOBER    5.\nPills of wisdom\nPRO FILE\nPharmaceutical Sciences\nProf. Mary Ensom loves learning\nby Hilary Thomson staff writer\nask a ubc Pharmaceutical Sciences student about Prof. Mary En-\nsom's trademark teaching technique and they'll tell you in two\nwords: The Question.\nEnsom starts most classes with\na clinical question and then guides\nstudents though a complicated\nmaze of equations and formulae to\nfind the answer.\nIt's a simple device that links\npharmaceutical science and practice and is a key part of a teaching\nrepertoire that earned Ensom a\nubc Killam Teaching Prize this\nyear. She also captured all four\nteaching awards then available to\nclinical faculty at the University of\nKentucky (uk), her alma mater\nand employer before she joined\nubc 's Faculty of Pharmaceutical\nSciences in 1997.\n\"I try to put myself in students'\nshoes,\" says the advocate of student-\ncentred learning. \"They want to\nknow why they need to learn the material. I give them a clinical context.\"\nEnsom says she is amazed that\nshe gets paid for doing what she\nloves to do.\n\"Students' eyes light up when\nthey get it,\" she says. \"It's incredibly\nrewarding when they come in uninterested or intimidated and leave\ntotally engaged in the subject.\"\nIn addition to The Question, Ensom encourages active learning by\ninvolving students in debate on\ncontroversial issues and challenges them to solve problems their\nown way.\n\"I let students know that in real\nlife, there's more than one right answer,\" she says. \"My job is to teach\nthem how to approach a problem\u2014how to learn, not just what\nto learn.\"\nShe teaches clinical pharmacokinetics\u2014the study of how the body\nhandles drugs\u2014to both graduate\nand undergraduate classes.\nThe discipline combines mathematical and scientific principles\nwith clinical situations to evaluate\nhow drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized and excreted. It\ncalls for precise calculations in\nworking out dosages and an understanding of the many variables\nthat affect drug action in the body.\nBorn in Taiwan, Ensom was seven years old when her family\nmoved to the United States. They\noriginally settled in Virginia where\nher father earned his doctorate,\nand later moved to Kentucky when\nhe joined the faculty at uk.\nEnsom loved school and explored virtually every subject. She\nalso excelled at music and her violin virtuosity earned her a scholarship to university.\nwomen's hormonal fluctuations\ninfluence drug action and disposition.\n\"Women have been under-represented in clinical research studies\non drug effects,\" she says. \"Much of\nmy research program addresses\nthis data gap and aims to improve\ndrug therapies for women.\"\none project looks at the effects\nof estrogen on asthma symptoms,\nlung function and airway inflammation, using various urine and\nblood tests. Previous observations\nindicated that 30 to 40 per cent of\nasthmatic women had a noticeable\nincrease in symptoms just before\nand during menstruation when estrogen levels are low.\nEnsom explored these findings\nin a pilot study she conducted\nwhile at uk. Research participants\nwere given estrogen to see if it\ncould improve their premenstrual\nasthma; blood samples were tested\nin addition to lung function. Results indicated that all 14 subjects\nhad premenstrual worsening of\nsymptoms and most showed significant improvement after estrogen was given.\nWorking with ubc Respiratory\nMedicine Prof. Tony Bai and others, she is now conducting a dou-\nResearcher and award-winning teacher Prof. Mary\nEnsom lets her students know there's more than one right\nanswer. Hilary Thomson photo\nAfter a brief stint as an engineering student, she settled on\npharmacy because it combined\nscience and working with people.\nIt also promised a financially secure job that could be undertaken\npart-time while raising a family.\nShe earned both her Bachelor of\nScience in Pharmacy and her Doctor of Pharmacy from uk.\nHer love of learning is evident in\na remarkable record of achievement that featured annual inclusion on the uk Dean's List with a\nperfect grade point average and\ntwice being named in Who's Who\nin Students in American Universities and Colleges.\nAfter 13 years of academic life\nand 23 years as a pharmacist, Ensom says it's the versatility of her\nwork that keeps her interested.\n\"I have a unique job because I\nlearn about patient problems as a\nclinician, research those questions\nand pass along the learning to my\nstudents. It's an integrated cycle.\"\nEnsom's own research, conducted at Children's & Women's Health\nCentre of b.c. (c&w), looks at how\nble-blind, random, placebo-controlled study to validate those findings.\nAnother project, done in collaboration with ubc Obstetrics and\nGynecology Asst. Prof. Mary\nStephenson, is the first study to\nsystematically evaluate the disposition and action of two types of\nheparin\u2014a blood-thinning agent\n\u2014before and during pregnancy in\nwomen who have experienced recurrent pregnancy loss.\nEvery year, physicians at b.c.\nWomen's Hospital and Health\nCentre\u2014part of c&w\u2014see more\nthan 400 patients who need blood\nthinner throughout pregnancy.\nMany are treated because of a history of clotting\u2014the most common cause of maternal death in\npregnancy. Other mothers need\nthe drug because of an auto-immune problem that causes miscarriage.\nHeparin has been used for some\ntime to treat these problems, however, there is little data on how to\njudge the optimal dose per patient.\nThe study will be useful to maxi\nmize the therapeutic effect and\nminimize drug side effects.\nEnsom and Stephenson are also\nconducting the first study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of intravenous immunoglobulin (ivig)\nin patients with recurrent pregnancy losses.\nAlthough ivig has been used to\nprevent miscarriage, detailed information on how the drug is handled by the body is not available.\nThe study aims to gather the data\nnecessary to help doctors prescribe optimal amount ofthe drug\nbefore and during pregnancies.\nIn addition to her teaching and\nresearch, Ensom also serves as a\nclinical pharmacy specialist with\nc&w. She supervises students on\nclinical and research rotations,\nacts as resource for the hospital\nPharmacy Dept. and is involved\nwith staff education and development.\nwhen asked about significant\nchanges in the profession, Ensom\npoints to the field of pharmacogenetics. The emerging area uses a\npatient's genetic makeup to customize drug therapies, eliminating\ntrial and error or approximate dosages.\nEnsom is working with ubc\nPharmaceutical Sciences Prof. Ron\nReid and others to bring this discipline into the faculty's research\nprogram and curriculum.\nEnsom credits her achievements to her parents' encouragement to excel and to her strong\nChristian faith.\nSelf-described as a driven person, Ensom's broad range of activities is supported by her organizational skills.\nShe can, without hesitation, pull\nout a needed document from the\nmany stacks of paper piled on\ndesk, tables and floor in her office.\nShe also claims a photographic\nmemory for colour and has a reputation in the faculty for her co-ordinated and vibrant outfits.\nMother of 14-year old-Hannah,\nwhose pictures crowd her office,\nEnsom tries to keep her life in balance with music, drawing, painting\nand annual Kentucky Derby parties. She also enjoys riding a tandem bicycle with husband, Robin,\nhead of Pharmacy at St. Paul's Hospital.\nDescribed by her colleagues as\ncreative and dedicated with a contagious enthusiasm, Ensom encourages aspiring pharmacists to\nfind a mentor, seek out collaborations and persevere.\nAnd, adds the teacher known\nfor The Question, don't hesitate to\nask.","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/schemas\/edm\/hasType":[{"value":"Periodicals","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/spatial":[{"value":"Vancouver (B.C.)","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/identifier":[{"value":"LE3.B8K U2","type":"literal","lang":"en"},{"value":"LE3_B8K_U2_2000_10_05","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/schemas\/edm\/isShownAt":[{"value":"10.14288\/1.0118313","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/language":[{"value":"English","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/schemas\/edm\/provider":[{"value":"Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/publisher":[{"value":"Vancouver: University of British Columbia Public Affairs Office","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/rights":[{"value":"Images provided for research and reference use only. 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