Missed out on the above event? Click here to view it in cIRcle.

UBC Winter Games Event Series: Pecha Kucha and more coming to cIRcle!

From sport research and student involvement in the games, to UBC’s own Olympic tradition, the Pecha Kucha is a unique forum where the UBC community can participate in a visual dialogue on this broad topic. We invite you to come and learn about the vast array of UBC Olympics related activities in this high impact, visually stimulating format.

Originally devised by architects in 2003, Pecha Kucha was conceived as a place for young designers to meet, network and show their work in public. Each presenter allowed 20 images, and each image is shown for 20 seconds. Presentations are concise, which gives more people the chance to share their ideas, make thoughts visible, and create a crucible for meaningful conversation.

Above excerpt in italics is courtesy of UBC 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Secretariat website – http://www.webcommunications.ubc.ca/ubc2010/whats-on/ubc-winter-games-seminar-series/pecha-kucha-inspired-olympics-forum/

Visit cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2518 to see SCARP Graduating Projects .

UBC supports Vancouver’s greenest city plan with grants for students to work on green projects

One of the first initiatives is the creation of the Greenest City Action Team Scholars program, which will see UBC provide grants for 10 graduate students to help implement the Greenest City 2020 Plan.

UBC and the City of Vancouver have signed a multi-year agreement promising to work together on common goals of sustainability, climate action and a green economy.

UBC is offering its expertise to help Vancouver achieve its 2020 dream, adapting programs that have worked well at the university to meet the needs of an urban centre, said UBC President Stephen Toope.

Above Logo Courtesy of: www.scarp.ubc.ca

Above excerpt in italics is courtesy of Daily Media Summary from UBC Public Affairs’ webpage – http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/05/12/ubc-supports-vancouvers-greenest-city-plan-with-grants-for-students-to-work-on-green-projects/

Find out ‘Who’s contributing to cIRcle?’ at: circle.ubc.ca.

UBC, cIRcle excel in global rankings

For more information on the university and IR rankings, please see www.webometrics.info/top8000.asp and http://repositories.webometrics.info/top400_rep_inst.asp.

“This is such an encouraging result, given that cIRcle began developing only about three years ago,” says Hilde Colenbrander, cIRcle’s Co-ordinator. “We plan to continue enhancing our holdings so we can showcase UBC’s contributions to the world.”

Above Image Courtesy of: Flickr.com – Photographer: Marcin Wichary

Above excerpt in italics is courtesy of UBC Library News from UBC Library’s webpage – https://blogs.ubc.ca/librarynews/2010/03/26/ubc-circle-excel-in-global-rankings/

Preserving the UBC 2010 Winter Games Legacy with cIRcle

“The 2010 Winter Games may be over, but the excitement surrounding cIRcle’s 2010 Olympics and Paralympics Project is just beginning. The project, which began in earnest in October 2009, aims to showcase and preserve UBC’s intellectual output related to the Games via cIRcle, UBC’s Information Repository.” To read the rest of this article, visit http://bclabrowser.ca/index.php/browser and click on ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS’.

Above excerpt in italics is taken from the latest BCLA Browser newsletter made available on the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) website – http://bclabrowser.ca/index.php/browser

Read this M.A. thesis in cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5235.

UBC achievements at the Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Torch Relay at UBC was celebrated by 3,000 people on March 12: http://www.webcommunications.ubc.ca/ubc2010/whats-on/paralympic-torch-relay/

Above Image Courtesy of: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Above excerpt in italics is courtesy of UBC This Week from UBC Public Affairs’ webpage – http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/03/25/ubc-this-week-13/#3847

Visit cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2518 to read Milica Mandic’s thesis.

UBC receives most Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

For more information about the award, visit: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Media-Media/NewsRelease-CommuniqueDePresse_eng.asp?ID=188.

Nine UBC students were awarded Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements under the Canada Graduate Scholarships Program from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada — the most of any university in Canada.

The award supports high-caliber Canadian graduate students as they pursue research experiences at institutions outside of Canada.  UBC recipients include:

• Andrew Hamilton – PhD in Civil Engineering
• Lei Hua – PhD in Statistics
• Jean-Michel Lauzon – PhD in Chemistry
• Milica Mandic – PhD in Zoology
• Eranda Harinath Puwakkatiya Kankanamge – PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering
• David Toews –  PhD in Zoology
• Brent Chamberlain – PhD in Forestry
• Jennifer Choi – PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Brendan Cully – PhD in Computer Science

Above Image Courtesy of: RGBStock.com

Above excerpt in italics is courtesy of UBC This Week from UBC Public Affairs’ webpage – http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/03/25/ubc-this-week-13/#3833

Are you a UBC Undergraduate Student? Will you be attending the MURC event on Saturday March 6, 2010? If so, check out our cIRcle exhibit and information booth at the MURC event. See you there!

MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE (MURC)
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Jubilee Room (4th floor)
Saturday March 6, 2010

“MURC celebrates the contributions of undergraduate research at UBC. The conference provides an opportunity for students in any discipline from across campus to present a research project they have been working on while engaging in scholarly debate amongst each other. Students have the choice of giving an oral, poster or performing/visual arts presentation of their work. Presentations are judged by graduate students, and prizes are awarded at the end of the conference day during a celebratory gala. The conference is held every year in March as the kick-off event to UBC’s Celebrate Research Week.”

Above excerpt is courtesy of URO Office MURC webpage – http://uro.ubc.ca/share/murc/