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Monthly Archives: June 2010
What is Bill 20?
On June 24th, the Government of B.C. passed a new legislation that will have a major impact on UBC’s Vancouver campus. Bill 20 transfers the responsibility for approving land use plans for the bulk of UBC’s Vancouver campus lands from … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Governors, UBC Housing Action Plan
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Recent and future Fields medalists
These photos were taken during a mathematics graduate summer school organised by Wilfrid Gangbo (Geogia Tech) in Benin, Africa during the period June 25-July 04, 2010. Courses were given by Cedric Villani (U. de Paris, who was later awarded the … Continue reading
Posted in Honouring friends
Tagged Cedric Villani, Fields medal, Neil Turok, Stephen Harper, Wilfrid Gangbo
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