UBC community stories
Learn more about the people who make up UBC’s faculty and staff community, with a range of stories written or commissioned by the Internal Communications team.
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UBCVJune 29 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffHow a little bit of theatre is shaping the doctors of tomorrow at UBC
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UBCV & UBCOJune 24 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffThe big question
“Would you like to be our new president?” It wasn’t the question anyone had expected—least of all the person who asked it.
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UBCVMay 9 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffExploring the unexpected path to career fulfillment
The question may seem daunting, yet UBC’s Career Navigation and Transition Consultant Pooja Khandelwal hopes it’s one you’ll reflect on regularly for the sake of your wellbeing.
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UBCVMarch 2 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffThe heart of pharmacy care evolution at UBC
How healthy is your heart? You could know the answer in less than 30 minutes, and without having to leave campus, thanks to the work of Barbara Gobis, Director of UBC’s Pharmacists Clinic.
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UBCOJanuary 5 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffCuriosity takes eco-friendly breakthrough from lab to consumer
When faculty member Murray Isman visits the U.S., you may glimpse a smile when he spots an EcoSMART product.
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UBCVOctober 11 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffSiobhán McPhee’s geographical exploration
Siobhán McPhee takes us on her journey to her role as professor in the Geography department and Vantage College
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UBCVSeptember 11 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffOn the run with Malcolm Smillie
Sauder School of Business is home to one of the best Master track athletes in the world, Malcolm Smillie.
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UBCVAugust 15 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffTapping into talent at UBC
By day, Zanna Downes is the secretary of the Department of Theatre and Film. Outside of work, she's part of an internationally-renowned tap company.
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UBCVAugust 11 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffPhyllis Poon's quarter century at UBC
Phyllis Poon from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies reflects on the last 25 years she's spent working at UBC
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UBCVMay 1 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffProfessor Michael Griffin's philosophical comparison
If you have an appetite for challenging the typical faculty/student interactions at UBC, you could do worse than spend an hour with Michael.