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    UBCV & UBCO
    April 9, 2025 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Celebrating the 2024/25 Killam Teaching Prize recipients

    UBC has announced this year's Killam Teaching Prize recipients. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching.

  • UBC grads
    UBCV & UBCO
    April 7, 2025 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Call for volunteers to support UBC spring graduation

    UBC’s spring 2025 graduation ceremonies will take place on the Vancouver campus from May 21-29 and on the Okanagan campus from June 5-6 with more than 12,000 students celebrating this important milestone.Get involved by volunteering to support the event. As a volunteer, you will play an instrumental role in making the experience memorable for everyone.A number of volunteering opportunities are available for faculty and staff during the graduation ceremonies on both campuses and at the Alumni Welcome Receptions at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre.

  • James Lee
    UBCV
    April 7, 2025 | Teaching in focus | Faculty & Staff

    Teaching in focus: James Lee

    As the Director of the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program, James draws inspiration from his mentors, who showed him the positive impact that great teachers have on the professional and personal growth of their students. Discover the three principles that shape his teaching approach.

  • UBC greenhouse facilities
    UBCV
    April 7, 2025 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Receive support for ongoing operations of your research facility

    If you are responsible for managing a research facility at UBC Vancouver, you are invited to apply for additional funding. This opportunity is meant to enhance ongoing operations and improve researchers' access to shared infrastructure and resources.For information on how to apply, competition timeline, eligibility and award details, visit the VP Research & Innovation website. 

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    UBCO
    April 7, 2025 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Gady Jacoby

    Professor Gady Jacoby was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Management at UBC’s Okanagan campus in July 2024. Prior to joining the university, he held the BMO Professorship in Finance at the University of Manitoba, where he also served as Dean of the I.H. Asper School of Business from 2018-2021. He is former Dean of the School of Economics at the College of Management Academic Studies in Israel.A scholar of finance, Professor Jacoby’s research has been extensively published. He is Associate Editor, Subject Editor and Advisory Board member for five quality academic peer-reviewed Finance journals and is chair of multiple international conferences. Professor Jacoby is a five-time funding recipient from Canada’s social sciences and humanities federal research funding agency.He has a vision for a Faculty that tackles global challenges and seizes emerging opportunities. Through collaboration with the UBC community and the business sector, Professor Jacoby is working to ensure the Faculty of Management is a place where innovation thrives and which produces bold, responsible leaders.

  • UBC Broadcast
    UBCV & UBCO
    March 31, 2025 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff

    Message from the President: Provide your feedback on UBC’s emerging priorities by April 11

    A message from Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-ChancellorLast September, UBC launched a process to refresh its strategic plan in order to better define the university’s long-term vision and establish priorities and actions, largely focused on our academic and research mission, for the next three to five years.

  • Updates for leadership: UBC Bulletin
    UBCV
    March 31, 2025 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff

    Appointment of Dr. Mark MacLachlan, Dean, Faculty of Science

    I am pleased to announce that Dr. Mark MacLachlan has been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science for a five-year term, commencing April 1, 2025.Dr. MacLachlan, Professor of Chemistry and Canada Research Chair in Supramolecular Materials, has served as Dean pro tem for the Faculty of Science since January 1, 2024.

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