Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCV & UBCO4 April, 2019 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Susan E. Parker
Susan E. Parker joined UBC in September 2017, as University Librarian. In her role, she is responsible for providing strategic oversight of the UBC Library system. She has held a number of leadership roles at Tufts and Harvard Law School (where she knew the young Barack Obama), before moving to California State University, Northridge, as the Associate Dean of the Oviatt Library and Associate Professor. Most recently, she served as the Deputy University Librarian and Chief Financial Officer at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Other UBC Sites13 March, 2019 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
UBC Robson Square: Watch this space
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UBCO1 March, 2019 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Denise Maines
Meet Denise Maines, who is a Research Support Specialist in the Office of Research Services at UBCO.
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UBCV4 February, 2019 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Robert Helsley
Robert Helsley is Dean of UBC Sauder School of Business and Grosvenor Professor of Cities, Business Economics and Public Policy. He joined UBC Sauder as Dean in 2012. Dean Helsley began his career at UBC, and previously served as Senior Associate Dean, Faculty and Research, Director of the UBC Centre for Real Estate and Urban Economics and Chair of the Urban Land Economics division, all within UBC Sauder. Between 2008 and 2012, before returning to UBC, he served at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley as a Professor and Chair in Real Estate Development, and was the Co-chair of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics.
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UBCV1 February, 2019 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Evan Wood
Meet Evan Wood, who is the Executive Director at the BC Centre on Substance Use with UBC's Faculty of Medicine.
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UBCV & UBCO19 December, 2018 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
In focus: Our university photographer
It’s possible that no one at UBC has quite as varied a work day as Paul Joseph. As the official University Photographer since 2016, he’s just as likely to be snapping pictures of laughing UBC summer campers as he is to be capturing studious portraits of Deans.
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UBCV9 December, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Simon Bates
Dr. Simon Bates is UBC’s Associate Provost, Teaching and Learning. He provides academic leadership and oversight of the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT), UBC Extended Learning, and the UBC Learning Exchange, and also oversees the development of new programs and curriculum quality assurance. A passionate advocate and champion of technology-led learning, Simon joined UBC in 2012 as the Academic Director of CTLT and as one of the first Professors of Teaching at the university in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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UBCV & UBCO5 December, 2018 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Winter is coming
If the approach of winter weather has you cringing at the thought of hours spent shovelling heavy snow off your walkway and scraping ice off your windshield, spare a thought for the Building Operations and Facilities Management staff at UBC.
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UBCO16 November, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Ian Cull
Ian Cull is the Associate Vice-President, Students, at UBC’s Okanagan campus. As a leader of student life and experience at UBCO, student engagement is a top priority. With a Master of Arts in clinical psychology, an Honours degree in Anthropology, and a history of post-secondary career progression, Ian understands — first-hand — the importance of enhancing services, experiences, and learning opportunities for students.
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Other UBC Sites8 November, 2018 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Robert Olson
Meet Robert, who is Division Head and Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, based at the Northern Medical Program in Prince George.
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UBCV & UBCO17 October, 2018 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Making connections
What started as a simple tool with a specific purpose, the researcher profile tool is now helping many groups and individuals connect across the university.