By cIRcle staff on Jul 31, 2015
Image courtesy of @mire, a DuraSpace registered service provider
The cIRcle staff is pleased to report that with the help of members from UBC IT and Technical Services they have begun working on the upgrade of our DSpace repository software from version 3.1 to 5.1.
cIRcle is upgrading two versions which will result in a number of service improvements for researchers and library staff such as integration with the new Open Collections search portal.
The anticipated date for full implementation of DSpace 5.1 is the end of August 2015. In order to meet this goal, cIRcle staff will have limited capacity to take on new projects to add content to cIRcle until the upgrade goes live.
During the month of August, your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated as staff response time to your requests for information or technical assistance may be slow. For non-urgent requests, please consider contacting cIRcle in the fall when they may be better able to assist you.
Stay tuned for more details about cIRcle’s DSpace 5.1 upgrade highlighting its new features and for the Open Collections search portal launch in Fall 2015 as part of the Library’s 100th anniversary.
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By cIRcle staff on
Health researchers at the University of British Columbia have received a combined total of $73.6 million in grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to bolster cutting-edge medical research.
The awards include 23 CIHR Foundation Grants totaling $51.4 million and 42 CIHR Open Operating Grants totaling $22.2 million. This is the first time that CIHR Foundation Grants have been awarded and are part of a $600-million investment in health research by the Government of Canada.
“We are thankful to CIHR and the Government of Canada for providing more than $73 million in support for UBC health researchers,” said UBC President Arvind Gupta. “Our researchers are tackling an array of health issues such as cancer, stroke, autism, heart disease and dementia. The new Foundation Grants program will ensure their work has long-lasting benefits locally, nationally and internationally.”
Read the full media release at: http://news.ubc.ca/2015/07/31/ubc-health-researchers-receive-nearly-74m-in-cihr-funding/
Find CIHR grant-funded research by UBC researchers in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/21385
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By cIRcle staff on Jul 30, 2015
Quantum Matter Institute Director Andrea Damascelli. Credit: NSERC
To: Faculty and staff in Vancouver and the Okanagan
UBC awarded record-breaking $66.5 million in federal government investment
We are pleased to confirm that UBC has been named as the recipient of a $66.5 million investment from the Government of Canada—the single largest government grant for a UBC research program.
The funding will go to UBC’s Quantum Matter Institute (QMI), over seven years, from the new Canada First Research Excellence Fund. It will enhance UBC’s standing as a global leader in quantum matter research and help advance groundbreaking scientific discoveries that could spur new industries and employment.
Read the full media release at: http://news.ubc.ca
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By cIRcle staff on Jun 25, 2015
Kudos to Andrew Plowright (pictured left) and Lavino (Wei-Chung) Chen (not pictured) on winning the latest GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award!
Andrew Plowright (MSc in Forestry) has been pursuing his research interests in remote sensing, natural resource management, environmental conservation, and sustainable development since 2011. Working as a UBC lab instructor, he is honing his teaching and research skills amongst 14 of his graduate peers led by Dr. Nicholas C. Coops, Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing (I). Plowright has worked as a land surveyor, tree planter, and graphic designer and illustrator. Between 2013 and 2014, he worked as a GIS analyst for Nature Canada, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, and the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa.
Download Plowright’s winning entry in cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52384
Lavino (Wei-Chung) Chen (MSc in Planning) has experience in environmental, climate-change adaptation, disaster management and community-visioning planning since 2013. Part of his graduate research has involved mapping work on a two-year project about the social vulnerability to disasters in Richmond, B.C. Chen is working on-call as a sign inspector in Richmond. Some of his past roles included working as a test technician, an administrative officer, and a weather observational assistant. Back in 2012, he worked abroad in Taiwan at the Microsoft Taiwan Corporation and Qualcomm Atheros International Ltd. In 2014, he worked locally in Vancouver, B.C. at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office.
Download Chen’s winning entry in cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52310
About the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award (two awards valued at $500 each)
The GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award aims to feature UBC as a leader in the open dissemination of graduate non-thesis coursework projects or manuscripts subject to instructor approval. Award details at: https://circle.sites.olt.ubc.ca/gss-graduate-student-society-open-scholar-award/
Above image is courtesy of the UBC Graduate Student Society
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