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October 10, 2017
BBQ, bake sale, live band, prizes - all for a good cause! Turkey 2K Trot is TOMORROW!
WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT
Last chance to register online for the Turkey 2K Trot
Turkey 2K Trot promo video
NEWS & ANOUNCEMENTS
John Madden accepts AMPEL directorship
Sandra Lauck accepts new professorship in cardiovascular nursing
Lower education & income linked to higher suicide risks for gay & bisexual men
UBC Okanagan undergraduate scholars recognized
UBC researcher creates cheap, compact and convenient microscope
October is manufacturing month
MEDIA COVERAGE
Income, education related to gay, bisexual men suicide rates
Radio Canada
Aging specialists learn from Dutch 'dementia village' stor
y
Vancouver Sun
BCIC Ignite Awards will honour technology innovators
BC Business
Vancouver’s vanishing architectural history preserved
Vancouver Sun
Road pricing best way to reduce vehicle emissions
CBC News
SCARP grad interviewed for Global News Leadership Series
Global News
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Engineering students help repair and build LipSyncs at Vancouver Hack Space
Engineers Canada award winner Veronica Knott interviewed on The Agenda
Dr. Seuss put on his shoes and ran in #Turkey2K!
NEW FACULTY PROFILES
Mattia Bacca, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Ernest Goh, Instructor, School of Engineering (Okanagan)
Jian Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering (Okanagan)
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
Transforming waste into energy using the power of microbes
EVENTS
UBC United Way's campaign kickoff - A Week of Caring
- Oct 10-13
UBC researchers unveil new earthquake-resistant concrete
- Oct 10
Shake Zone: Earthquake simulator
- Oct 10-11
5th annual Turkey 2K Trot
- Oct 11
SCARP Lunchtime Dialogue Series: Indigenous Principles of Design
- Oct 11
Sheila Tobias - Finding The Sweet Spot...
- Oct 12
FUNDING / AWARD NEWS
NSERC program officer in Kais 5013: Oct 11
NSERC RTI due Oct 25: UBC internal deadline Oct 18
SPARC 'Beyond CIHR Project & Foundation' grants info session: Nov 1
Link foundation PhD Scholarships in modelling, simulation, energy: Dec 1
International funding opportunities: info now available on SPARC website
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