Issue #24: Summer 2009

In this issue...

Editor's Letter

by Christopher Petty, MFA'86

Babies, French Fries and the Opalescent Nudibranch

One Man’s Journey with Parkinson’s

by Adrienne Watt

Ian Smith has been involved in Parkinson’s research at UBC since he was diagnosed ten years ago. He hopes Deep Brain Stimulation will alleviate his symptoms.

The Conductor of the Cellist of Sarajevo

by John Vigna

The music of Steven Galloway’s third novel plays on.

Short Game Advisor is Long on Experience

by Jody Jacob

89-year-old golfer Bill McGhee is the latest addition to the UBC Okanagan golf team.

To Make the World a Better Place

by Herb Rosengarten & Henry Chong, MD'56

Two grads reflect on a life of study, accomplishment and travelling the road together.

No Handmaiden of Medicine

by lissa cowan

Ethel Johns helped establish the UBC nursing program in 1919. Her vision – to transform the role of nurses from physicians’ assistants to professional caregivers – would become a reality.

Life is Long and Art is Short

by Robin Laurence

Painting is like breathing for acclaimed BC artist Gordon Smith, but he’s not happy with his work.

UTown@UBC

by Chris Petty, MFA'86

UBC’s experiment in town-building has been bubbling for twenty years. How has it fared?