By Kevin Ho on Dec 13, 2013
It is a pleasure to announce that the Think Tank 3 Summary Report just arrived in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository! According to cIRcle statistics, it has been accessed and/or downloaded by the following “Top Country Views”: Canada, United States, Belgium, Australia, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom so far.
The report covers five core themes: operationalizing sustainability; enhancing human well-being; green venues/buildings; measurement and certification; and, business case of sustainability.
Its purpose is to “[e]nhance our understanding of how Universities, sport and community organizations can leverage sport and sustainability; [b]lend academic and practitioner views to explore innovative solutions, effect change, and create a return on investment; and, [b]ring together individuals from universities, community and sport organizations, primarily from Canada and the Pacific Northwest.”
Read the full report via cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45598.
Did You Know?
In case you missed it, Professor John Robinson, Associate Provost of UBC Sustainability, presented strategies on sport and sustainability at the Think Tank 3: Program event. This event, hosted by the UBC Centre of Sport and Sustainability on 26-27 September 2013, can be viewed and/or downloaded in cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45586.
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By Kevin Ho on Nov 26, 2013
Congratulations to the latest winners of the 2013 GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award! The winners were officially presented with their Award at a reception last week.
MA student, Christian Brady, comes from the Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies in the Faculty of Arts. He won this Award for his work, “Podcasting Lucan and the Classical World” at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45089. His academic interests include Roman Comedy, Greek Tragedy, Gilded Age Politics and current research projects focus on Oracular inquiry in Roman Alexandria and more to name just a few.
Two civil engineering students, Sam Bailey and Shona Robinson, also won this Award for their work, “Aesthetic Assessment of Drinking Water at UBC: A Comparison of Waterfillz and Tap Water” at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45069. In 2009, Sam Bailey was one of five UBC Engineering students who participated in the Go Global and Applied Science International Service Learning Program. Since 2012, Shona Robinson has been undertaking her PhD research in ‘studying the consequences of membranes’ age on their characteristics and performance in drinking water treatment’.
Learn more about this Award such as what types of work are eligible for submission and about previous Award winners at: https://circle.sites.olt.ubc.ca/gss-graduate-student-society-open-scholar-award/.
Did You Know?
One new arrival to the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award collection is a short video about the copies of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and other works by Lewis Carroll. It is entitled, “Alice 100 Collection at UBC” and is found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45529. Browse the growing GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award collection to discover other hidden treasures at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/42591.
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By Kevin Ho on Nov 22, 2013
Phew! With the 2014 Innovative Dissemination of Research Award having been extended until 5 p.m. on Friday, November 29, there is still time to nominate a deserving faculty, staff or student from the UBC Vancouver campus. This Award focuses on new and innovative ways of communicating and disseminating research knowledge.
Note: All UBC faculty, staff and students are eligible.
Download the Award application form at: http://scholcomm.ubc.ca/news-and-events/award.
Did you know?
The October 2013 winners of the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award recently attended a reception and were officially presented with their award for their non-thesis graduate work. Each Award is worth $500 and is only awarded to UBC Vancouver graduate students. Find out who won and learn more about this Award at: https://circle.sites.olt.ubc.ca/gss-graduate-student-society-open-scholar-award/.
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By Kevin Ho on Oct 29, 2013
One professor. One 2nd year UBC medical student. Three associate professors. An assistant professor. One research scientist. A research team of three. One postdoctoral fellow. A PhD candidate. One Masters of Science student. They all came from varying UBC faculties, schools, centres including the renowned UBC Museum of Anthropology. But what do they have in common?
They are all previous winners and honourable mentions of UBC Library’s Innovative Dissemination of Research Award. This Award focuses on new and innovative ways of communicating and disseminating knowledge. Award applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on November 25, 2013.
Note: All UBC faculty, staff and students are eligible.
Do you know a deserving UBC faculty, staff or student who should be nominated for the 2014 Innovative Dissemination of Research Award? Download the Award application form at: http://scholcomm.ubc.ca/news-and-events/award.
Did You Know?
The UBC Library Innovative Dissemination of Research Award was created in 2010 and includes a $2,000 cash prize and a framed certificate. Learn more about past Award winners and honourable mentions and/or how to submit your 2014 Award nomination at: http://scholcomm.ubc.ca/news-and-events/award.
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By Kevin Ho on Oct 24, 2013
Photo: Jonathan Pope, Wikimedia
Housed by the Centre for Sport and Sustainability (CSS) via cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository, is the fourth and final report on the 2010 Winter Games, the OGI post-Games report. It is part of the Olympic Games Impact (OGI) Study Reports for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is now required of all Host Cities by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The OGI study was developed by the IOC to introduce a standardized method of monitoring, measuring and reporting on the impact of hosting the Olympic Games. Beginning with the 2010 Winter Games, all Olympic organizing committees are contractually required to undertake the OGI study. The OGI study for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games has been overseen by the Canadian Olympic Committee following the post-Games wrap-up of the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC).
Read the OGI post-Games report at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45295.
View the UBC Press Release at: http://news.ubc.ca/2013/10/23/better-transit-more-facilities-locals-enjoy-2010-winter-games-benefits/
Did You Know?
The cIRcle 2010 Olympics Project aims to showcase and preserve UBC’s intellectual output related to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Examples include research or teaching outputs, proceedings or webcasts of conferences and other events, as well as other material that is Olympic inspired and has long term value. Find theses, dissertations, coursework, events and research on Olympic and Paralympic related topics at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/17995.
Above text from UBC Public Affairs and the Centre for Sport and Sustainability
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