Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCV2 May, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
AI can tell if a patient battling cancer needs mental health support
Researchers at UBC and BC Cancer have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can accurately predict if a person receiving cancer care will require mental health services during their treatment journey.
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UBCV2 May, 2024 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
The intersection of culture and cuisine: How food shapes our identity
How does food promote diversity and inclusivity? Food serves not only as a means of nourishment but also as a way for individuals to engage with and better understand various cultures and communities. Hear from faculty and staff from the Faculty of Arts who shed light how on food connects us to cultures beyond our own and helps us strengthen our identities.
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UBCV2 May, 2024 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
New UBC Library gallery explores economic and social growth of early BC and the Yukon
UBC Library is excited to announce the official opening of the Chung | Lind Gallery showcasing the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection and Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection. The new exhibition space in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on UBC’s Vancouver campus brings together two library collections of rare and culturally significant materials from Canada’s history.
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UBCV30 April, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
E-bike incentives prove to be worth the investment
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UBCO29 April, 2024 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff
Professor Gady Jacoby appointed Dean of UBC Okanagan Faculty of Management
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UBCV & UBCO29 April, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
UBC’s amended Conflict of Interest Policy (SC3)
On March 27, the Board of Governors approved amendments to UBC’s Conflict of Interest (COI) Policy (SC3) and its associated Procedures, effective as of April 2. The policy was amended to fully reflect the annual COI reporting requirements for UBC staff members, as well as address various best practices that have emerged since the last revision.A copy of the approved Conflict of Interest Policy and its associated Procedures is available on the University Counsel website.
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UBCV29 April, 2024 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Mehran Jamshidi
As a UBC Sauder School of Business lecturer, Mehran empowers students to better manage IT projects. Outside of work, he dedicates his time to reducing the risks associated with feelings of exclusion and discrimination among skilled immigrants.
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UBCV & UBCO25 April, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
More than 40 projects supported by the 2023/24 StEAR Enhancement Fund
41 community-led projects have received $294,385 in funding across UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan, as part of the Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism (StEAR) Enhancement Fund. These projects cover a broad range of topics:
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UBCV & UBCO25 April, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Centre for Workplace Accessibility seeking input on new disability inclusion course
Faculty and staff who self-identify as an individual with a disability, a disabled person, or as having a chronic health condition are asked to consider completing an anonymous 5-minute survey to help develop a course on disability inclusion.The Centre for Workplace Accessibility is creating the disability inclusion course and is seeking feedback from disabled employees by May 13.Learn more
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UBCO25 April, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
UBC Okanagan – Call for nominations for this year's Staff Awards of Excellence
The Staff Awards of Excellence celebrate the contributions of individuals instrumental in helping UBC’s Okanagan campus achieve its strategic imperatives, and to contribute to the commitment to create an outstanding work environment.There are seven categories of awards. Up to five awards per year are offered in the following categories:
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UBCV23 April, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Introduced bumble bee dominates Lower Mainland pollinator surveys
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UBCV & UBCO22 April, 2024 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Earth Day op-ed by President Bacon: How UBC is Fighting Climate Change
An op-ed by Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-ChancellorLast year, Canada experienced its most devastating wildfire season in recorded history, both in terms of carbon emissions and area burned. Our community experienced that firsthand when wildfires forced the sudden evacuation of the University of British Columbia‘s beautiful Okanagan campus last summer. Already, this year is predicted to be at least equally dire.