Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCV12 April, 2021 | Announcement | Faculty & StaffDouglas Blakeney appointed as Executive Director, Internal Assurance
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UBCV & UBCO12 April, 2021 | Announcement | Faculty & StaffCall for proposals: UBC Anti-Racism Initiatives Fund
UBC’s Anti-Racism Initiatives Fund, established in 2021, supports initiatives that seek to celebrate and elevate diverse communities and advance anti-racism efforts at our UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. Faculty and staff are encouraged to apply for funds in support of anti-racism initiatives, including those that celebrate, elevate, and build greater awareness and understanding of diverse cultures that make up our UBC community. Funds may be used to host speakers, showcase cultural performances, and/or celebrate cultural months (e.g., Black History Month, Lunar New Year).
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UBCV12 April, 2021 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffMatthew Evenden
Dr. Matthew Evenden is Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation at UBC Vancouver. He is a professor in UBC’s Department of Geography and is a renowned scholar in the area of environmental and water history in Canada. In his 20 years at UBC, Matthew has contributed to various university-wide committees and initiatives. In 2010/11, he was a recipient of the UBC Killam Prize, for his scholarship and teaching. Since 2015, he served as the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Arts, before moving into his current role in 2019. In his role as Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Matthew shares the leadership of the diverse range of portfolio units and initiatives that support UBC’s research and innovation activities. This includes units supporting grant development, book publishing, human research ethics and knowledge exchange, as well as providing support and resources for Indigenous communities and university researchers collaborating on projects.
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UBCV8 April, 2021 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffBringing compassion to the online learning environment
We are not choosing to work, teach, and learn from home, notes the introduction to the first high-level principle in the Guiding Principles for Online Course Adaptations. When students, faculty and staff at UBC had to transition from life on campus to a mostly remote, online university, we found ourselves in uncharted territories.
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UBCV & UBCO7 April, 2021 | Announcement | Faculty & StaffSanta Ono discusses UBC’s global engagement strategy, In Service
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UBCV6 April, 2021 | Media release | Faculty & StaffCanadian-built laser chills antimatter to near absolute zero for first time
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UBCO6 April, 2021 | Media release | Faculty & StaffUBC Okanagan researcher discusses approaches to keep seniors' injuries to a minimum
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UBCV & UBCO6 April, 2021 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & StaffConsideration of the extension of appointment of Dr. Pamela Ratner, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning
As the first term of Dr. Pamela Ratner’s appointment as Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning, comes to an end on June 30, 2021, we have struck an advisory committee to consider an extension. The Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning, is responsible for the academic leadership of enrolment planning and management, stewardship of existing and new academic space and capital projects, and has a role in university budget planning.
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UBCO6 April, 2021 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & StaffSTEM Education for Indigenous Youth in Canada
A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, On April 15, I invite you to join me for a discussion on the importance of STEM education for Indigenous youth in Canada.
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UBCO6 April, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff30-second bio: Rebecca Tyson
As a professor in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science at UBC Okanagan, Rebecca studies how populations grow and disperse in complex landscapes. Her favourite quote is by Dennis Lee: "Sometimes my mind is crazy, sometimes my mind is dumb, sometimes it sings like angel wings and beeps till kingdom come."
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