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  • physicians and paramedics
    UBCV
    January 16, 2025 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff

    Physician-paramedic teams can save lives: new study

    In much of B.C. and Canada, pre-hospital care is delivered solely by teams of paramedics. However, a new UBC study suggests that physicians and paramedics working alongside each other on specialized teams could greatly improve patient outcomes, especially in rural and remote areas.The analysis of jurisdictions that use interprofessional physician-paramedic teams shows they can increase patient survival rates by 49 per cent and decrease mortality risk by 20 per cent.

  • Lab researcher
    UBCV & UBCO
    January 13, 2025 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Apply to the Green Labs Fund by Mar. 18

    Do you have a creative idea to make your lab or research activity more sustainable?The Green Labs Fund promotes and supports sustainability in labs across our campuses. Faculty, staff and students from UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan are invited to apply to receive up to $4,000 to implement an innovative project.

  • Updates for leadership: UBC Bulletin
    UBCV & UBCO
    January 13, 2025 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff

    Congratulations to the new University Killam Professors

    I am delighted to announce the appointment of three new University Killam Professors. This is the highest honour that UBC can confer on a faculty member.Our three new University Killam Professors were each nominated by our community of faculty, staff, students and alumni. They are exceptional teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields and have received international recognition for their talents and achievements.The University Killam Professors appointed in 2024/25 are:

  • NSERC
    UBCV & UBCO
    January 13, 2025 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Advance your research while supporting student workplace learning

    UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan faculty members can receive $6,000 in wage subsidies to hire Canadian undergraduate students full time during summer 2025, fall 2025 or winter 2026 by submitting a proposal through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Awards program.

  • Melanie Stewart
    UBCV & UBCO
    January 13, 2025 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Melanie Stewart

    Dr. Melanie Stewart was appointed Vice President, External Relations, in September 2024. Her role involves leading university communications; government relations; campus and community planning; ceremonies and events, and broad-based engagement with communities.Before joining UBC, Melanie held a number of executive positions with the Province of British Columbia, the last of which being Associate Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Education and Child Care. Prior to working in the public service, Melanie taught courses and presented in political science and communications at York University, the University of Victoria and Royal Roads University. She is a passionate advocate for education and its potential to change people’s lives and advance human civilization.

  • New letters added to the Unicode Standard to write Haíɫzaqvḷa
    UBCV
    January 9, 2025 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff

    Why is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?

    When it comes to digital access and internet technologies, some languages are still more equal than others. Speakers of majority languages, who type in English or text in Korean, assume their message will be transmitted accurately. But Indigenous language communities don’t share this same confidence.Computers and smartphones don’t come with the ability to type all letters in all languages. The unique characters integral to many Indigenous languages are often mangled as they travel across the ether.

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