By Kevin Ho on Apr 10, 2013
Professor Stephen Toope, the 12th president of the University of British Columbia, will leave on June 30, 2014 to pursue academic and professional interests in international law and international relations, UBC Board of Governors Chair Bill Levine announced today. “Professor Toope’s accomplishments during his tenure as president have been truly outstanding,” said Levine. “His vision and passion for UBC are clearly visible through the development and implementation of his strategic vision, Place and Promise.” Toope was named 12th president and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia on March 22, 2006 and began his second five-year term in July 2011.
To read the rest of this UBC Public Affairs’ Media Release, visit: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2013/04/03/stephen-toope-to-leave-ubc-presidency-in-june-2014/.
Did You Know?
cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository has a specific collection which contains speeches and opinion pieces by UBC President Stephen Toope and is updated annually. Under the Office of the President community, visit the Speeches by UBC President Stephen J. Toope collection at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/25805.
Above partial text in italics and image are courtesy of UBC Public Affairs
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By Kevin Ho on Apr 02, 2013
Congratulations are ado to the UBC Library’s Innovative Dissemination of Research Award for 2013 winner, Rowan B. Cockett – a Masters of Science student in Geophysics – who was formally recognized at a UBC research awards reception on March 25, 2013. Cockett’s submission “came from a desire to improve the way geoscience research is disseminated to undergraduate students. It involves an interactive, web-based application designed to enhance the visualization of geologic structures and processes through the use of interactive 3D diagrams”. Read what other accolades Cockett has received for this innovative undergraduate research tool aptly named Visible Geology at: http://about.library.ubc.ca/2013/03/27/geophysics-student-wins-research-dissemination-award/.
Did You Know?
UBC Library’s Innovative Dissemination of Research Award was established by the Library in 2010. This Award honors UBC faculty, staff and students who are expanding the boundaries of research through the creative use of new tools and technologies that enhance the research findings being disseminated. Visit the Scholarly Communications @ UBC website for more details at: http://scholcomm.ubc.ca/award/.
Above partial text in italics is courtesy of UBC Library’s Communications Manager, Glenn Drexhage
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By Kevin Ho on Mar 20, 2013
Last November, the numero uno FAQ for the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award was, “What is the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award?” but this term, it was replaced by another popular FAQ seen directly below:
Q: What types of material can I submit?
All projects that are created as part of graduate coursework at UBC Vancouver and are approved for submission to cIRcle by your course instructor may be submitted. For example:
- Essays/papers
- Presentations (including posters)
- Video and audio based projects
Next award submission deadline is March 31, 2013. Award details such as eligibility and more are available at: https://circle.sites.olt.ubc.ca/gss-graduate-student-society-open-scholar-award/.
Did You Know?
UBC Vancouver graduate students upload their own work into the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award collection at:
https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/42591. Their exemplary non-thesis coursework or manuscript is subject to instructor approval. This Award aims to feature UBC as a leader in the open dissemination of graduate student work.
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By Kevin Ho on Mar 18, 2013
The last FIREtalk of the term is this Thursday, March 21st from 2-4 pm. The topic is about Ethics and Dissemination. It ranges from ethics ‘in academic research, practice and dissemination’, ‘how academics and grad students disseminate their work’, ‘academic knowledge translation to the broader public’ to ‘the benefits, hazards and risks of disseminating controversial work’ and more.
Deadline for FIREtalk submission is today, March 18th. Fill out the FIREtalk submission form at: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/fire-talks/proposal-submission-form/.
Note: Presenters will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to Indigo.ca. Light snacks will be provided.
Did You Know?
Under the Library Events collection in cIRcle – UBC’s Digital Repository, you can find past Open UBC (Open Access Week) slides, webcasts and more relating to “open access”. Visit this collection at:
https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/2689 and type “open access” into the Search box then click “Go”.
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By Kevin Ho on Mar 15, 2013
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