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  • UBC Broadcast
    UBCV & UBCO
    September 13, 2023 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff

    UBC launches the Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism Enhancement Fund

    A message from Gage Averill, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver; Rehan Sadiq, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan; Ainsley Carry, Vice-President, Students; Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion

  • Alzheimer’s research
    UBCV
    September 12, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff

    UBC research aims to close the gap in Alzheimer’s research

    While people of Asian ancestry make up more than 16 per cent of Canada’s population, they’ve been vastly underrepresented in Alzheimer’s research to date, comprising less than 3 per cent of participants in clinical trials and national data sets. UBC researchers are working to close that gap. Hear from Dr. Robin Hsiung, an associate professor of neurology and researcher at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, who explains the importance of addressing racial inequities in Alzheimer’s research to improve Alzheimer’s care for Asian Canadians.

  • Orange Shirt Day
    UBCV & UBCO
    September 11, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff

    Participate in Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30

    Every year on Sept. 30, people across Canada wear orange and participate in Orange Shirt Day events to recognize and raise awareness about the history and consequences of the residential school system in Canada. It is an opportunity for everyone to engage with the legacies of the residential school system and show their solidarity.  

  • Clare Haru Crowston
    UBCV
    September 11, 2023 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Clare Haru Crowston

    Dr. Clare Haru Crowston is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts. She began her five-year term on January 1, 2023. Prior to joining UBC, Dr. Crowston served as the Associate Dean for Humanities and Interdisciplinary Programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has demonstrated her commitment to academic and research excellence through innovative curriculum development, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and faculty development, as well as by promoting and advancing equity, diversity and inclusion, and Indigenous engagement. In addition to her role as Dean, Dr. Crowston is a Professor of History. Her research interests lie in the early modern history of women and gender, and of working people in early modern France.

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