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  • Healthy Workplace Initiative Program
    UBCV & UBCO
    28 March, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Submit an application to the Healthy Workplace Initiatives Fund Program

    The Healthy Workplace Initiatives Fund Program is an annual fund available to UBC departments and units to support grassroots activities that promote wellbeing in the workplace.The program provides start-up funds and support for health-related, sustainable initiatives. You can apply for funding for programs that include yoga or fitness classes, building a community garden or investing in mental health training in your workplace.The deadline to apply for funding is Apr. 14.

  • TikTok
    UBCV & UBCO
    28 March, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Guidance on safe social media usage

    In view of the recent ban announced by the Government of Canada on the use of TikTok on government-issued devices, find out what you can do to safeguard your social media accounts on your personal and work devices and protect your personal data. Learn more

  • Campus safety
    UBCV
    27 March, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Be a voice for campus safety

    UBC Vancouver Campus Security is taking a look at its services and organizational model to better understand how it can meet the needs of a rapidly changing community. One part of this review will be an engagement process with the UBC community. As part of this process, you will be able to take an online survey, book a one-on-one interview, send in a formal email submission, and attend dialogue sessions with representatives of groups with a particular interest in campus security. The engagement process will run until Apr. 18.

  • Dr. Lisa Tobber
    UBCO
    27 March, 2023 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff

    UBC Okanagan becoming a world leader in disaster resiliency

    When earthquakes shake buildings to the ground anywhere in the world, Dr. Lisa Tobber can’t look away. As a structural engineering researcher at UBC Okanagan who specializes in disaster resiliency, Dr. Tobber instead leans into the chaos. There is too much to learn, she says, and there is much to do to prevent the next tragedy—and they can be prevented.

  • Fabio Mologni
    UBCO
    27 March, 2023 | Research in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Research in focus: Fabio Mologni

    Fabio is a researcher at UBC Okanagan's Department of Biology, exploring the impact of invasive plant species and how modern humans are distributed on islands. Find out what motivates Fabio to do this work.

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