Beej

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl.../National/home

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Vancouver — The University of British Columbia has scored a major academic coup, snagging an American Nobel Prize winner with a promise to pump $12-million over the next five years toward the professor's passion to improve the teaching of science.
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Dr.G.

That IS a major coup!!!

"Prof. Wieman was not available for an interview yesterday. However, he told the Denver Post that he is currently more interested in promoting education reform than continuing research at his atomic physics lab." Good to see researchers interested in education.

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poisonmonkey

WOW!

A researcher that is great at teaching as well, who knew? And he loves it to boot!
A rare gem indeed.

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NBiBooker

That's a smart move for UBC.

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