Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCVSeptember 11 | 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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UBCVAugust 15 | 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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UBCVAugust 11 | 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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UBCVJune 24, 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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UBCVMay 4, 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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UBCVMay 1 | 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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UBCVApril 1 | 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.