@prefix edm: .
@prefix dcterms: .
@prefix dc: .
@prefix skos: .
edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ;
dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1210082"@en ;
dcterms:isPartOf "University Publications"@en ;
dcterms:issued "2015-07-17"@en, "2011-03-02"@en ;
edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubcreports/items/1.0118298/source.json"@en ;
dc:format "application/pdf"@en ;
skos:note """ UBC
^jM,
a place of mind
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
R E PO RTS
March 2011
UBC gets new eyes on Asia
HIV/AIDS and
the forest connection
Celebrate Research:
a week of discovery UBC REPORTS
VOLUME FIFTY SEVEN : NUMBER THREE
WWW.PUBLICAFFAIRS.UBC.CA/UBC-REPORTS
Executive Director
scott macrae scott.macrae@ubc.ca
Editor
randy schmidt randy.schmidt@ubc.ca
Design Manager
arlene cotter arlene.cotter@ubc.ca
Public Affairs Studio
ping ki chan ping.chan@ubc.ca
amanda fetterly amanda.fetterly@ubc.ca
Photographer
martin dee martin.dee@ubc.ca
Web Designer
tony chu tony.chu@ubc.ca
Communications Coordinators
heather amos heather.amos@ubc.ca
Lorraine chan lorraine.chan@ubc.ca
jody jacob jody.jacob@ubc.ca
brian lin brian.Iin@ubc.ca
bud mortenson bud.mortenson@ubc.ca
basil waugh basil.waugh@ubc.ca
Advertising
pearlie davison pearlie.davison@ubc.ca
Distribution
emmy buccat emmy.buccat@ubc.ca
Printer
TELDON PRINT MEDIA
Publisher
UBC Reports is published monthly by:
The University of British Columbia
Public Affairs Office
310-6251 Cecil Green Park Road
Vancouver BC Canada V6T1Z1
Next issue: 7 April 2011
Submissions
UBC Reports welcomes submissions.
For upcoming UBC Reports submission guidelines:
www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/about.html.
Opinions and advertising published in UBC Reports
do not necessarily reflect official university policy.
Material may be reprinted in whole or in part with
appropriate credit to UBC Reports. Letters (300 words
or less) must be signed and include an address and
phone number for verification.
Submit letters to:
The Editor, UBC Reports
E-mail to publicaffairs@ubc.ca or
Mail to UBC Public Affairs Office (address above)
UBC NEWS ROOM
WWW.PUBLICAFFAIRS.UBC.CA/NEWS
Visit our online UBC News Room for the latest
updates on research and learning. On this site you'll
find our news releases, advisories, news extras, as
well as a daily media summary and a real-time
UBCNEWS twitter feed. You can also find resources
including access to more than 500 faculty experts
and information about UBC's radio and TV studios.
Website: www.ubc.ca/news
Tel: 604.822.NEWS (6397)
E-mail: public.affairs@ubc.ca
Twitter: @ubcnews
Publication mail agreement no. 40775044.
Return adian addresses to circulation department.
310-6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T1Z1
Email: public.affairs@ubc.ca
fa place of mind
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Public Affairs Office
Canada's man in Asia
When Joseph Caron was 21, he sewed a Canadian flag on his backpack
and headed abroad looking for adventure.
by Basil Waugh
Highlights of UBC media coverage
in February 2011
Compiled by Heather Amos
UBC RESEARCH
Roasting coffee beans
United Press International, the Globe and
Mail, the Canadian Press, the Vancouver
Sun and others reported on a new study
that suggests that roasting coffee beans
creates antioxidants, which are believed
to help protect cells from damage and
premature aging.
"We found that the main contributor
to antioxidant activity is the product of
roasting," said lead author Yazheng Lui,
a student at UBC's Faculty of Land and
Food Systems who did the lab work as
part of her master's thesis.
The work of Lui and her coauthor,
professor David Kitts, also indicated
that medium rather than the dark
roast might be better ifyou want the
maximum dose of antioxidants. The
beneficial compounds created by the
roasting process start to break down
with excessive roasting at high heat.
Arctic fishing under-reported
Researchers with UBC's Fisheries
Centre and Department of Earth
and Ocean Sciences say Canada and
other Arctic nations are not properly
reporting their catch data to the United
Nations. They estimate that 950,000
tonnes offish were caught in Russian,
Canadian and U.S. Arctic waters
between 1950 and 2006, which is 75
times higher than reported.
The study by UBC's Daniel Pauly and
Drik Zeller was reported by Reuters,
United Press International, the Globe
and Mail, CBC, CTV and others. The
researchers explain that ineffective
reporting has created a false sense of
security about the state of Arctic waters.
"We now offer a more accurate
baseline against which we can
monitor changes in fish catches and
to inform policy and conservation
efforts," said Zeller.
Fewer big fish in the sea
A study by presented at the annual
meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
by Villy Christensen of UBC's Fisheries
Centre was reported by the Guardian,
Time, ABC, Agence France Presse
and others.
It confirmed some previous
indications that populations of
predator fish at the top ofthe food
chain have suffered huge declines,
shrinking by around two-thirds in
the past 100 years. It was also found
that the total stock of "forage fish"
has more than doubled over the
past century. This study is the most
comprehensive analysis ever offish
stocks in the world's oceans and
how they have changed over the past
century.
UBC EXPERTS COMMENT
Discussions on Egypt
UBC professors and students
provided perspective on the uprising
in Egypt for CBC, TVO, the Montreal
Gazette, the Province and others. They
discussed the changing government,
the role of social media and the role
of women. Some members ofthe UBC
community with ties to Egypt also
spoke about their feelings about the
protests and their support for their
friends and family overseas.
"The key message is one of support
for the people of Egypt," said Tyseer
Aboulnasr, Dean ofthe Faculty of
Applied Science at UBC. "Nobody
knows who is driving this; it's not
driven by a particular group. It is driven
by people who have been waiting for
this for a very, very long time."
Olympic legacies
One year after the Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games came to
Vancouver, UBC experts provided
insight on the lessons learned and
legacies ofthe event for the Globe
and Mail, CBC, the Vancouver Sun, the
Province and others.
Among the UBC researchers who
provided expert commentary were
Tsur Somerville, a professor in the
Sauder School of Business, Faculty
of Education's David Anderson, Sid
Katz, a UBC professor and Olympic
specialist, and Joe Weiler, a UBC law
professor who has been studying the
legacies of the 2010 Winter Games.
Laura Moss, director ofthe
Canadian Studies Centre, talked
about how the Games helped redefine
us as a nation. "It was a significant
event for community-building," she
said. "Canadians' sense of confidence
and assurance caught the international
community by surprise."
Before joining UBC, Joseph Caron served as Canada's ambassador to seven Asian countries, including China, India and Japan
After nearly 40 years in Canada's
Foreign Service—where he served as
Canada's top diplomat to Asia - it is
fair to say Caron found adventure in
spades.
Through major global events like
the SARS outbreak, Caron has helped
to manage Canada's complex relationship with Asia, where he served
as ambassador to seven countries,
including China, India, Japan and
North Korea during his career.
In July, he joined UBC's Institute
of Asian Research (IAR) after retiring
from the Foreign Service. As a leading
expert on Canada-Asia relations and
international affairs, Caron now
shares his expertise with students and
researchers as an honorary professor.
Few Canadians have witnessed the
rise of China, India, Japan and Korea
as closely as Caron. The emergence of
Asia furthers the globe's continuing
evolution into "multi-polar world" of
new and traditional powers, he says.
"America and Europe will survive
their travails and remain powerful
on the world stage," says Caron. "At
the same time, China is on the path of
superpower status, and India has great
potential if it can harness its growing
technological and economic might."
Caron's relationship with UBC
began nearly 20 years ago when he
collaborated with two of UBC's top
experts on Asia—Paul Evans of IAR
and the Liu Institute for Global Issues
and Brian Job of UBC's Dept. of Political
Science—on a plan for improved
security collaborations between Canada
and Japan.
"I feel like UBC has been part of
my world forever," says Caron, who
participated in the Vietnam cease-fire
"To really succeed
you need to learn
the language/1 says
Caron, who speaks
English, French,
Japanese and some
Mandarin and Hindi.
mission as a junior embassy official
in the 70s. "I really cherished the
opportunity to work closely with
Canadian universities when I was
abroad or visiting Canada."
Today, instead of advising federal
and provincial government and
business leaders as ambassador, Caron
shares his real-world experiences with
the next generation of leaders.
"It is very rewarding to work with
students," says Caron, who was
also Canada's top representative to
Mongolia, Bhutan and Nepal. "I hope
my experiences can help to illuminate
and clarify the theories that students
explore in studies and research."
One of Caron's key messages to
students is the importance of language
in diplomacy and business.
"To really succeed you need to learn
the language," says Caron, who speaks
English, French, Japanese and some
Mandarin and Hindi. "You need to be
able to speak directly to people and
read their newspaper and literature.
That's what sets the pros apart from
the visitors, and how you begin to truly
understand a country."
Caron helped organize eight G8
summits and served as the main
diplomatic staff for former Prime
Minister Jean Chretien and former
deputy Prime Minister John Manley at
four Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) summits.
Caron, who was born in 1947 and
raised in Pain Court in Southwestern
Ontario, says representing his fellow
citizens is an unforgettable honour.
"As corny as it sounds, the opportunity
to serve your fellow Canadians is truly
satisfying," Caron says. "It is thrilling to
operate in a milieu that is not your own.
I've had a front row seat to the world
and I've loved every minute of it." •
Learn more about UBC's Institute
of Asian Research at:
www.iar.ubc.ca
UBC Reports The University of British Columbia March 2011 Facts about Malawi
15
Million total population
11.9%
HIV prevalence among adults
68,000
Deaths/year from HIV/AIDS
90%
People living in rural areas
74%
People are living in poverty
53
Years life expectancy
90%
Subsistence farming
11,850,000
Hectares is the size of Malawi
"Since HIV can further impoverish those already poor,
we expect HIV-affected households to depend more on forests. CATERING BY
wescadia
superior servings, superior service.
Save 27%
on catering!
All Drop Deliveries e[ Full Service Catering
on campus.
UBC Faculties and Departments are exempt from
the HST e( gratuities. Take advantage of this savings opportunity.
We accept JV / UBC Department Card / Visa / MasterCard / Debit
www.catering.ubc.ca 604.822.2018
Vacation blues:
Global tourism can harm communities
Jet setting to exotic destinations is fun for travelers,
but one UBC researcher is looking at how tourism impacts local communities.
by Heather Amos
the
A fully licensed restaurant with an upscale casual
dining atmosphere on the south side of campus.
Wide screen HD TV's j fully licensed j convenient to-go service
HOURS:
To Co Counter: 9:30am - io:oopm (M-F)
n :00am -10:00pm (S&S)
Restaurant: n:ooam - io:oopm (M-S)
:;
■£•" ,\\10\\