Updates, news and stories

A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.

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  • Thanks
    UBCV & UBCO
    7 December, 2021 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Read thank you messages from colleagues across the university

    Thank you to all those faculty and staff who submitted messages of gratitude. We had over 200 submissions from all parts of the university! We had such an incredible response that we’ve had to bundle them into small groups. Take a look below to see if there is a message for you. On behalf of the UBC Internal Communications team we’d also like to share our own message of thanks to every single faculty or staff member who took the time to submit a message, take part in a story, leadership profile, '30-second bio' or 'research in focus' over the last year.

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    UBCV & UBCO
    3 December, 2021 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Read the latest Letter from Santa

    Letter from Santa is a regular newsletter from President Santa Ono to members of the UBC community. In this issue, Santa talks about the university's first in-person graduation ceremonies since 2019, the Envisioning Equality project, UBC's participation in the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), and much more. Highlights

  • Agricultural research
    UBCV
    2 December, 2021 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff

    Perspectives from LFS faculty members: how can agriculture adapt to climate change?

    This summer saw unprecedented climate events in regions around the world. Canada set an all-time record high temperature when Lytton, BC, broke the heat record for three consecutive days in June, peaking at 49.6° Celsius. What does this mean for agriculture? Researchers in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems share ideas based on their research expertise. Find out more

  • Updates for leadership: UBC Bulletin
    UBCV
    30 November, 2021 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff

    UBC Vancouver - gas restriction extended to December 14

    Please note: This Bulletin was originally issued on November 22 to inform faculty and staff about a restriction on the purchase of fuel, as a result of the recent floods. The fuel restriction has now been extended until December 14. The Bulletin has been revised to reflect this update. As you know, the BC Provincial Government has introduced a restriction on fuel, as a result of the impact of the recent floods. Unless operating an essential vehicle, residents are limited to purchasing 30 litres of fuel per trip to the gas station in these areas:

  • UBC Okanagan
    UBCO
    29 November, 2021 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff

    Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation Town Hall

    A message from Phil Barker, Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, UBC Okanagan Dear friends and colleagues, I'm excited to be back on campus and hosting my first in-person Research and Innovation Town Hall since 2019. I have many exciting updates to share and I look forward to hearing what’s on your mind too during the audience Q&A.

  • Patricia Moura
    UBCV
    29 November, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff

    30-second bio: Patricia Moura

    As a Senior Business Analyst, Patricia shares operational, tactical, strategic, and regulatory reports in Workday with analytics teams across UBC. Find out why her favourite quote is: "The beauty is not making things perfect. It's making imperfect things work."

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    UBCO
    26 November, 2021 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff

    COVID-19: Resumption activities and updates

    A message from Shelley Kayfish, Director, Campus Operations and Risk Management, Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee; and 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

  • Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
    UBCO
    25 November, 2021 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff

    External review of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

    A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan; and Brad Wuetherick, Associate Provost, Academic Programs, Teaching and Learning, UBC OkanaganDear colleagues, 

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