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Get active this February with Move UBC

Move UBC is an annual university-wide initiative in February to encourage faculty, staff and the wider university community to reduce time spent being inactive. During Move UBC this month, find out about: The benefits of moving more and breaking up sedentary behaviourTips for fitting physical activity into your dayEvents and initiatives at UBC Vancouver and UBC OkanaganLearn more

Reminder: Preparing for extreme weather at UBC

As the season progresses, familiarize yourself with the information available to help you prepare for winter weather. Find out what steps the university has taken to keep your campus operational and how faculty members can support students who are unable to travel.UBC Vancouver

Research in focus: Ray Taheri

Driven by a passion for real-world, community-centred challenges, Ray believes that engineers have a unique responsibility to be part of society's solutions. He works closely with Dr. Hadi Mohammadi on projects to improve the quality of life for those affected by medical conditions.

Black History Month at UBC

Call for proposals for Emerging Media Lab projects

Faculty members at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit a proposal to work with the Emerging Media Lab team to explore how to incorporate technologies (such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, etc.) into teaching, learning or research projects.UBC’s Emerging Media Lab is an experimental lab space where faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines collaborate to evolve learning by creating tools and techniques using emerging media technologies.The deadline for submitting project proposals is March 15.

Preparing for extreme weather at UBC

As weather patterns shift towards snow, we would like to remind you of information available to help you prepare for extreme weather.If UBC is subject to extreme winter weather conditions, the administration may decide to curtail in-person learning activities and non-necessary services. In the event of extreme weather, you are advised to regularly check www.ubc.ca for campus status updates.

UBC Okanagan researcher using quantum innovation to enhance data security in laser-based communications

Where do Canada’s fruits and vegetables come from? New website maps the flow into provinces

Stories of Partnership: Kelowna Museums and UBC Okanagan Library

Dr. Lisa Sundstrom appointed Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lisa Sundstrom as Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation, effective July 1, 2025.

A dying wish, forgotten boxes, and a lost Holocaust archive rediscovered

Apply for a Peter Wall Fellowship and Research Award

UBC’s 2025 Wall Fellowships and Wall Research Awards competitions have launched, focusing on research and scholarly activity in identified areas relating to sustainability in British Columbia. This suite of awards represents one of the largest internal award programs at any university in North America. It supports the research and scholarly activities of tenured and tenure-track faculty members at all stages of their career, as well as those of master’s and doctoral students.