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Research News
Wall Institute Library
Many Wall initiatives have led to significant publications including the following two new books recently added to the Institute’s Library:
When Citizens Decide: Lessons from Citizen Assemblies on Electoral Reform by Kenneth R. Carty, et al. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 2011.
A Voice For Many: Margaret Philp, Journalist by Janis Sarra (ed.). Toronto, ON: Carswell. 2011.
Colloquium Abroad Report
The report is now available for the Wall Colloquium Abroad: “Many Voices One Song.” Health-promoting schools: Evidence, Strategies, Challenges and Prospects, organised by Dr. Andrew Macnab, UBC Professor of Pediatrics, and held at partner institute, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Stellenbosch, South Africa, November 9-11, 2011.
Learn MoreWall Colloquium Abroad TUM-IAS Report
The report is now available Wall Colloquium Abroad: Continuity in Energy Regimes, organised by Dr. Richard Unger, UBC History and held by international partner institute, the Technical University of Munich, Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), Germany, October 27-29, 2011.
Coherent Dynamics of Ultra-Cold Molecular Systems
The 2011 Annual Report for the Major Thematic Grant "Coherent Dynamics of Ultra-Cold Molecular Systems" is now available online.
Learn MoreInterview with Dr. Alain Berthoz, 2011 Wall Distinguished Visiting Professor
Dr. Alain Berthoz is Founding Director of the Laboratory of Physiology of Perception and Action (LPPA) of CNRS and Honorary Professor at the Collège de France, Paris
To watch a video interview with Alain Berthoz, please visit the website for the Consulat général de France à Vancouver.
MacArthur Foundation Genius Award
Sally Otto of the Department of Zoology and 1999-2000 Peter Wall Distinguished Scholar in Residence, and current member of the Institute’s Academic Advisory Board, received a prestigious MacArthur Foundation Genius Award for her innovative work in evolutionary biology.
Learn MoreReview Article on Clinical Trials now available
Dr. John Steeves, 2011 Wall Distinguished Scholar in Residence, has published a Review Article based on his May 2011 Wall Associates talk Traversing Clinical Trials:
John D. Steeves et al., “Are You ‘Tilting at Windmills’ or Undertaking a Valid Clinical Trial?” Yonsei Med. J. 52(5): 701-716, 2011.
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