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UBC and the National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada September 18th, 2013

UBC and the National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada September 18th, 2013

UBC is suspending classes on September 18th so that faculty, students and staff can participate in the National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada that begins in Vancouver that day and lasts until September 21. This is a significant event. UBC is participating in many ways. You can see a list of […]

Today in Physics – Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator switched on at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland. – September 10, 2008

Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator switched on at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland.

Upcoming Workshops @ Woodward Library Sept-Oct 2013

Registration: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/series/85 Or under “Workshops & Events” on the UBC Library Website http://library.ubc.ca Unless otherwise noted all workshops take place in Woodward Library Computer Lab (Room B25)   Introduction to Searching Pubmed Thursday, September 12th, 2013 at 12:00PM – 1:00PM Pubmed is a free interface to Medline, which is the premier database for the health sciences. […]

Today in mathematics- first computer bug (or really a moth) reported – September 9, 1947

First computer “bug,” an actual moth caught in the machinery of the Harvard Mark II computer, logged at 15:45 hours. More information about: The First Computer Bug Harvard Mark II ** From MAA math blog