September 16, 2024
Congratulations to the recipients of UBC Okanagan's 2024 Staff Awards of Excellence.
This year, six individuals and one team were recognized for their unwavering commitment and dedication across the following categories: enhancing the UBC experience, leadership, Okanagan campus spirit and wellbeing.
Many mental health challenges emerge in childhood and persist into adulthood, significantly impacting everything from daily functioning to work and school performance, social relationships and long-term wellbeing. Early intervention and prevention strategies are urgently needed, and UBC researcher Dr. Sophia Frangou is at the forefront of a transformative new approach — personalized interventions based on brain imaging.
UBC’s largest ever delegation of 12 faculty members and students will participate in person and virtually in the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) being held in Baku, Azerbaijan this month.This event brings together countries, civil society, companies and people on the frontline of climate change to accelerate action. UBC holds “Official Observer” status and is allocated a set number of ‘badges’ that provide access to the negotiations and events.
UBC’s largest ever delegation of 12 faculty members and students will participate in person and virtually in the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) being held in Baku, Azerbaijan this month.This event brings together countries, civil society, companies and people on the frontline of climate change to accelerate action. UBC holds “Official Observer” status and is allocated a set number of ‘badges’ that provide access to the negotiations and events.
2024 marks the 74th year that the University of British Columbia has hosted a Remembrance Day ceremony. All UBC students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend—to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace.The university community is invited to join the event at the Vancouver campus War Memorial Gym on Nov. 11.
Despite the diversity of UBC’s 300-plus formal international partnerships, collaborations with the Global South are underrepresented.UBC Vancouver faculty can apply for funding to initiate or deepen collaboration with partners in the Global South. The program provides seed funding of up to $10,000 per selected project for partnership development activities to support the development of joint initiatives. This includes:
Over 3,000 UBC Vancouver students will graduate this Fall. Volunteers are needed to ensure smooth running of the 10 congregation ceremonies due to take place at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts from Nov. 27 to 29.
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