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Over $2 million awarded to 2024/25 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund projects

The 2024/25 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) funding round is complete. Funding worth $2.2 million has been awarded to 62 new and returning TLEF projects across UBC Vancouver. An additional $150,000 has been allocated to support 15 project teams as part of the Special Call for the Universal Design for Learning Fellows Program.

A conversation with the Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement team

UBC’s new Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement (ACRE) is working to centre the voices, experiences, and expertise of Asian Canadian communities, within the university and beyond.ACRE’s approach to research, teaching, and engagement is deeply rooted in community engagement and is built on long-standing partnerships with cultural, civic, and non-profit organizations throughout Metro Vancouver. By working together, they aim to build a more socially just future where Asian Canadians of all backgrounds can thrive. 

When it comes to rebar, stronger doesn’t mean better

Call for proposals for Emerging Media Lab projects

Faculty members at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit a proposal to work with the Emerging Media Lab team to explore how to incorporate technologies (such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, etc.) into teaching, learning or research projects.UBC’s Emerging Media Lab is an experimental lab space where faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines collaborate to evolve learning by creating tools and techniques using emerging media technologies.The deadline for submitting project proposals is March 15.

UBC recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers in 2024

Announcing funded Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver

Twenty-five Research Excellence Clusters led by researchers at UBC Vancouver have received grant funding through the 2024/25 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition (GCRC). A further 14 clusters are being supported in the second year of their existing grant.

UBC Library addresses growing demand for help with Indigenous referencing

New training developed by UBC Library is helping to address the growing demand from all disciplines to learn more about incorporating Indigenous topics in coursework and research.Traditionally, the X̱wi7x̱wa Library (which is the only Indigenous branch of an academic library in Canada) dealt with all Indigenous-related topics and requests. 

Research in focus: Alexis McGee

Alexis believes that, as a scholar of colour, her voice can be added to the wealth of resources other scholars and activists have shared as they continue educating each other about intersectionality and anti-Blackness, among other forms of marginalization.

Celebrate Learning Week: Call for contributions

Celebrate Learning Week returns from May 6–10 for its 15th annual session with the theme: ‘Remembering the human in the loop’. Participants can expect an exploration of the intersection between humans and Generative AI in teaching and learning experiences.The event is a cross-campus, week-long initiative showcasing teaching and learning at UBC through open lectures, poster sessions, panel discussions, workshops and more. It acts as a forum for the teaching and learning community to collaborate, network and engage in knowledge exchange.

A safer treatment path for high-risk children to overcome food allergies

UBCO researchers create new compound to build space-age antennas

UBC researchers launch clinical trial exploring CBD for bipolar depression