Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCVAugust 20, 2018 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Kyle Demes
Name: Kyle Demes Title: Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives Department/Unit: Vice-President Research and Innovation Office Location: Vancouver Year I started working at UBC: 2010
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UBCOAugust 7, 2018 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Alison Conway
Name: Alison Conway Title: Professor Department/Unit: Faculty of Critical and Creative Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Location: Okanagan Year I started working at UBC: 2018
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UBCV & UBCOJuly 16, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Murali Chandrashekaran
Dr. Murali Chandrashekaran is UBC’s first Vice-Provost, International. Born in Bangalore, India, Dr. Chandrashekaran is no stranger to the international scene. He has lived on three continents, and has travelled widely across Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. He came to UBC in 2011, joining the Sauder School of Business as Director of the Robert H. Lee Graduate School and as Associate Dean, Professional Graduate Programs, and then started his role as Vice Provost, International in September 2017*. With a focus on deepening UBC’s engagement on issues of global relevance, he and his team manage more than 500 active institutional partnership agreements with universities and research institutions in more than 65 countries.
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UBCVJune 29 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Man with a plan: UBC’s landscape architect
The university’s Landscape Architect since 2009, Dean has overseen some dramatic – and some subtle – changes to the campus that impact the way students, faculty, staff and residents interact with the university environment every day
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UBCVJune 25, 2018 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Stephanie Savage
Name: Stephanie Savage Title: Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian Department/Unit: UBC Library Location: Vancouver Year I started working at UBC: 2017
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UBCVMay 23 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Vocal champion
Dr. Amanda Hu aims to spread the word about taking action for good vocal habits.
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UBCOMay 16, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Deborah Buszard
Professor Deborah Buszard is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of our Okanagan campus and a core member of UBC’s executive leadership team. Originally from the UK, Deborah’s research background is in plant science and strawberry breeding. Prior to joining UBC in 2012, she was responsible for the creation of the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University and served as Dean of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Associate Vice-Principal of McGill University’s Macdonald campus. In her current role, she provides overall leadership to UBC Okanagan. Updated 2018. An earlier version of this article was originally published in 2015.
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UBCVApril 27, 2018 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Tim Inglis
Name: Tim Inglis Title: Professor Department/Unit: School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education Location: Vancouver Year I started working at UBC: 1996
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UBCV & UBCOApril 16 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Prevention, training and support: Fighting sexual violence at UBC
If anyone at UBC has had to hit the ground running, it’s Sonya Boyce and Shilo St. Cyr. Not only are they just six months into their respective roles as directors of the new Vancouver and Okanagan Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Offices, but they are building a team of staff, working on training and awareness campaigns, and providing supports and referrals to students, staff and faculty affected by sexual violence.
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UBCVMarch 10, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Mary MacDougall
Dr. Mary MacDougall joined UBC in August 2017, as Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. From the US originally, she is an internationally recognized scholar, having published 18 book chapters and over 150 peer-reviewed articles. In addition to holding leadership positions at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and most recently, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. MacDougall has served as President of the International Association for Dental Research and as President of the American Association of Dental Research.
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UBCVFebruary 17, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
John Innes
Dr. John Innes is Dean of the Faculty of Forestry. He came to British Columbia in 1999, having previously worked in the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research. He is actively involved with climate change research, particularly its effects on forest ecosystems. In 2007, he was part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) team that shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. Dr. Innes teaches in the field of international and sustainable forestry. Under his leadership, the Faculty has taken significant steps toward broadening the curricula and academic content to reflect changing realities in the forest and conservation sectors.