Updates, news and stories

Employers may be critical to optimizing the uptake of a COVID-19 vaccine

The UBC Pharmacists Clinic, in conjunction with UBC Health, Wellbeing and Benefits and UBC Occupational and Preventive Health, conducted a six-week survey with 586 faculty and staff. The findings suggest that as an employer, UBC has a role beyond including vaccination costs in the employee benefit plan.

Connect with climate experts at UBC

The UBC Climate Hub and the UBC Sustainability Initiative have launched the Climate Teaching Connector to help faculty members integrate climate-related content into undergraduate courses.  Complete a 5-minute survey to identify your topic(s) of interest and teaching schedule and get paired with climate change and climate justice experts to deliver a 50 or 80-minute guest lecture.

30-second bio: Matt Capper

Matt works in the UBC Sauder Marketing and Communications team and shares his thoughts on the greatest question ever asked, what he loves about his team, and his one personal experience that he’d encourage others to try in the great outdoors.

COVID-19: Update on travel in BC

A message from Shelley Kayfish, Director, Campus Operations and Risk Management, Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee; Prof. Michael Burgess, Associate Provost, Strategy, UBC Okanagan, Professor and Chair in Biomedical Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee

Re-appointment of UBC’s Vice-President, Health

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor

Is there something in the air? These UBC researchers want to know

Update on UBC’s initiatives to address anti-racism

A message from Ainsley Carry, Vice-President, Students; Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan

Santa Ono’s blog: Extending the SkyTrain to UBC

In his latest blog post, Santa Ono talks about the push for progress on a once-in-a-generation infrastructure project: the extension of rapid transit to the Vancouver campus. Read more

Proverbial wolf can’t blow down modern timber high-rises, says UBCO researchers

Research in focus: Heather Higo

Heather is a BeeSCI Project Field Manager in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Find out what inspires her work in bee research, and how the BeeSCI project is using cutting edge science to address a real-world problem — improving the health of honey bees.

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