Online events during Data Privacy Week: Jan. 25–29

11 January, 2021

January 25-29 is UBC's Data Privacy Week. Faculty and staff are invited to participate in a series of free online events about the impact technology is having on our privacy rights and the importance of valuing and protecting personal information at UBC. Learn about privacy issues affecting UBC and find resources to support you in your work.

Data Privacy Week


Community consultation: Information Security Standards review 
January 25 | 10:00am – 11:00am

Exploring the balance between privacy and collaboration
January 26 | 10:00am – 11:00am 

Privacy in the cloud 
January 27 | 10:00am – 11:00am 

KEYNOTE: Privacy in the post-secondary education sector
January 28 | 10:00am – 11:00am 

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  • UBCO teaching awards
    UBCO
    18 April, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Recognizing Teaching Excellence at UBC Okanagan

    The recipients of UBC Okanagan’s Killam Teaching Prize and the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation have been announced.They are exemplary role models who make significant impacts on the culture of teaching and learning on the Okanagan campus.Winner of the Killam Teaching Prize is Dr. Christine Schreyer, Associate Professor of Anthropology, in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.The Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation was awarded to three faculty members:

  • AI and journalism
    UBCV
    18 April, 2024 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff

    “Asking the right questions” – On AI’s untapped potential for journalism

    Journalism and technological innovation are not strange bedfellows. The field of journalism has gone from strength to strength by harnessing the power of new technology, be it embracing computer-processed type setting over linotype, or switching over to the internet from radio and telegraph, to name only a few such adoptions.

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  • UBCO teaching awards
    UBCO
    18 April, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Recognizing Teaching Excellence at UBC Okanagan

    The recipients of UBC Okanagan’s Killam Teaching Prize and the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation have been announced.They are exemplary role models who make significant impacts on the culture of teaching and learning on the Okanagan campus.Winner of the Killam Teaching Prize is Dr. Christine Schreyer, Associate Professor of Anthropology, in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.The Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation was awarded to three faculty members:

  • Drs. Adam Ford, Lesley Lutes and Wendy Wong
    UBCO
    18 April, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    UBCO faculty members named 2024 Researchers of the Year

    UBC Okanagan's prestigious Researcher of the Year awards recognize individuals who are making the world a better place through excellence in research and scholarly activity.Three outstanding faculty members have been honoured: Dr. Adam Ford for natural sciences and engineering research, Dr. Lesley Lutes for health research and Dr. Wendy Wong for her research in the fields of social sciences and humanities.Learn more

  • Community-University Engagement Support
    UBCV & UBCO
    18 April, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Announcing the 2023/24 Community-University Engagement Support fund recipients

    This year, the Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) fund awarded over $700,000 to 30 projects between community partners and UBC students, faculty and staff across BC. These partnerships are aimed at benefiting communities and advancing collaborative research, teaching and learning. With awards of up to $25,000 each, CUES funding is paid directly to community partners, prioritizing reciprocal, inclusive engagement, which ensures all communities—especially those historically, persistently, or systemically marginalized—can benefit. 

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