Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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Other UBC Sites11 December, 2023 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Mina Kolahdouz
Mina works as a research technician in the Department of Surgery at the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. As we journey into the new year, find out why she strives to savour the present moment.
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UBCO4 December, 2023 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff
Teaching in focus: Cameron Crookston
Cameron Crookston is a lecturer in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan. Drawing on his research about drag in mainstream media, theatre history, and politics, Cameron's teaching approach invites students to think critically about the media they are drawn to.
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UBCO1 December, 2023 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff
Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science leadership change
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UBCO1 December, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Discounted monthly transit passes available for UBCO faculty and staff until Jan. 12
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UBCV30 November, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
UBC Vancouver – Participate in a strategic consultation for Innovation UBC
Members of the UBC Vancouver research community are invited to participate in a strategic consultation on services offered through Innovation UBC, aimed to enhance the support for sponsored research, technology transfer (patenting and licensing) and entrepreneurship.
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UBCV30 November, 2023 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff
Search for a Deputy Provost at UBC Vancouver
The Deputy Provost will be responsible for a strategic and impactful portfolio. This is a new title for an existing role, elevating the current Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic Affairs, portfolio to allow for more responsibility and delegation by the Provost.Duties will include oversight of the recruitment, appointment, and extension of senior academic and non-academic leadership roles and the approval of appointments for department heads and associate deans.
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UBCV & UBCO29 November, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Apply for funding to support wellbeing in teaching, learning and research environments
If you are looking for ways to embed sustainable health and wellbeing strategic initiatives within teaching, learning and research environments, apply for up to $5,000 through a new pilot stream of the UBC Wellbeing Strategic Initiative Fund.
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UBCV & UBCO28 November, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
UN climate conference should not be ‘business as usual’, say climate experts
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UBCV27 November, 2023 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Dr. Andrew Martindale receives SSHRC Impact Award for working with Indigenous communities in landscapes of survivance
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UBCO27 November, 2023 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Propelling artificial intelligence to new heights
How a long-standing partnership is bridging academia and industry for real-world changesA two-metre long, helicopter-style drove thunders over the Gulf of St. Lawrence, equipped with two powerful sensors that surveil the glistening surface below. As a pod of North Atlantic right whales swim just below the surface, the sensors instantly capture images of the majestic sight in precise detail.
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UBCO27 November, 2023 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Encouraging empathetic engineers who will make a positive impact on the world