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Update on UBC’s Budget for the 2021/22 fiscal year

The 2020/21 fiscal year was unprecedented and challenging in many ways for our community as UBC navigated the effects of COVID-19, along with other higher education institutions across Canada and around the world.  In that context, and enabled by the knowledge and experience gained through the past year, our finance teams across the university have worked hard to prepare the 2021/22 budget. The proposed budget was formally presented to UBC’s Board of Governors today, and we are pleased to announce that it has been approved. 

Announcing the new Chief Student Health Officer

Noorjean Hassam has been appointed as the new Chief Student Health Officer (CSHO) and will join UBC on May 10. As the CSHO, Noorjean will help drive UBC's student health and wellbeing services and programming, and strengthen the university's health-related partnerships to continue to support our students.    

Get active by taking part in the virtual Staff & Faculty Sports Week

At UBC, we recognize the foundational importance of wellbeing to our success as individuals, as a university, and as a community. As part of this commitment, UBC Human Resources and UBC Athletics & Recreation are pleased to invite you to participate in the virtual Staff & Faculty Sports Week from May 3-7 2021. This free event is open to all UBC faculty and staff.

UBC leads as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2021

30-second bio: Soodabeh (Soodi) Joolaee

Soodabeh works in the Faculty of Medicine, helping people share their voice and tell their story through qualitative research. Her favourite quote is by H. A. Sayeh: “Love is joy. Love is freedom. Love is the beginning of humanity.”

UBC faculty are invited to share their feedback on the impacts of COVID-19 on research and scholarly activities

The Office of the Vive-President, Research & Innovation has scheduled a series of virtual town halls in April and May to hear from UBC faculty members about the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on their research and scholarly activities and programs. The aim is to better understand how the university can help both internally and by working with appropriate external bodies, such as funding agencies. 

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UBC’s approach to working remotely

This past year has demonstrated how well UBC transitioned to different ways of working in response to COVID-19. Our community of faculty and staff have shown their adaptability in the face of the pandemic and stepped up to the challenge of continuing UBC’s research, and providing learning experiences for our students, both on and off campus.

Cloud computing support accelerates COVID-19 vaccine improvements

The National Academy of Medicine, has appointed Dr. Margaret P. Moss, Director of the First Nations House of Learning, to the Board of Population Health and Public Health Practice

Researcher of the year awards

A message from Phil Barker, Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, I am delighted to announce this year’s recipients of our faculty and student Researcher of the Year awards, who have each have made significant contributions to research and creative scholarly activity at UBC Okanagan.  Please join me in congratulating this year’s outstanding awardees. 2021 Faculty Researchers of the Year

UBCO researchers find a new use for waste

Pulp mill waste hits the road instead of the landfill Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been seen as possible fillers for building products like cement, but for years these materials have ended up in the landfill. Now, researchers at UBC Okanagan are developing guidelines to use this waste for road construction in an environmentally friendly manner.