Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCV & UBCO24 November, 2015 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffMartha C. Piper
Dr. Martha C. Piper is Interim President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC. A native of Lorain, Ohio, Dr. Piper served as UBC’s 11th President from 1997 to 2006. She recently returned to the university as Interim President, to lead UBC through its Centennial year. Over the course of her career, Dr. Piper has been the recipient of 17 honorary degrees, as well as being an officer in the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of British Columbia.
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UBCV11 October, 2015 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffSiobhán McPhee’s geographical exploration
Siobhán McPhee takes us on her journey to her role as professor in the Geography department and Vantage College
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UBCV24 September, 2015 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffGage Averill
Gage Averill is the dean of Arts, UBC’s largest Faculty. While his career began in Forestry, a move to the University of Washington marked the beginning of a career in ethnomusicology (the study of music in its cultural context), which – in addition to earning him a Grammy nomination – has taken him from Columbia University to Wesleyan, New York University, and the University of Toronto before taking the helm of UBC’s Faculty of Arts in 2010.
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UBCV11 September, 2015 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffOn the run with Malcolm Smillie
Sauder School of Business is home to one of the best Master track athletes in the world, Malcolm Smillie.
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UBCV15 August, 2015 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffTapping into talent at UBC
By day, Zanna Downes is the secretary of the Department of Theatre and Film. Outside of work, she's part of an internationally-renowned tap company.
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UBCV11 August, 2015 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffPhyllis Poon's quarter century at UBC
Phyllis Poon from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies reflects on the last 25 years she's spent working at UBC
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UBCV24 June, 2015 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffRickey Yada
Dr. Rickey Yada is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. A Vancouver native, Rickey earned his BSc (Agriculture), MSc and PhD from UBC, before heading to the University of Guelph, where he spent the last 30 years. In October 2014, Rickey returned to UBC to commence his five-year Deanship, bringing to the role a strong commitment to research, teaching and learning.
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UBCV4 May, 2015 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffSusan Porter
Susan is a molecular biologist by trade. Originally from Montreal, she came to UBC in 1980 to complete her PhD and was appointed as Assistant Professor in 1991. She left basic research six years later to lead the molecular diagnostic work for the microbiology laboratory at Vancouver General Hospital. With an interest in graduate education, she became increasingly involved in administration, culminating in her appointment in 2011 as interim Dean of Graduate Studies, and as Dean and Vice-Provost in 2013. In her role, she leads the charge in championing graduate education and postdoctoral studies at UBC, and helping to ensure they are the best they can be.
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UBCV1 May, 2015 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffProfessor Michael Griffin's philosophical comparison
If you have an appetite for challenging the typical faculty/student interactions at UBC, you could do worse than spend an hour with Michael.
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UBCV1 April, 2015 | Feature story | Faculty & StaffLand and Food Systems' "bright idea"
What’s one way to improve the way the university operates? By inviting faculty and staff to be part of the thought process. And that's exactly what the Faculty of Land and Food Systems did.
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UBCV & UBCO24 March, 2015 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffJohn Hepburn
John Hepburn is UBC's Vice President, Research & International. John first joined UBC in 2001 as a Professor of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, and Head of Chemistry. He became Dean of Science in 2003, and Vice President, Research in 2005. The international portfolio was added to John’s list of responsibilities in August 2009. He has been awarded the Rutherford Medal and the Noranda Prize and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the American Physical Society, and the Canadian Institute for Chemistry. In addition to his work at UBC, John currently serves as a Board member for numerous organizations.
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UBCV & UBCO24 March, 2015 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & StaffArvind Gupta
Professor Gupta has taught Computer Science at UBC since 2009 and is a well-regarded expert in research and innovation policy with a proven record of accomplishment in building meaningful research collaborations. From 2000 to 2014, he was the CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs, a national Canadian not-for-profit research organization dedicated to developing the next generation of innovators with vital scientific and business skills. Professor Gupta obtained a PhD from the University of Toronto in 1991. His research expertise is in the field of combinational algorithms with applications to fields such as bioinformatics, which utilizes computer science to understand genetics. He resides in Vancouver with his wife Dr. Michelle Pereira and has three daughters, one of whom is currently a student at UBC.