Updates, news and stories

Support this year’s UBC United Way campaign

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor; and Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan

Help form UBC’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

UBC’s Equity & Inclusion Office (EIO) seeks to facilitate community-led connections for 2SLGBTQIA+ staff and faculty at UBC. In support of this effort, the EIO brings budget and coordination support to the table; you bring a vision of a more connected 2SLGBTQIA+ community and interest in becoming part of an intersectional leadership team.

Anti-racism initiatives receive funding

A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan This year UBC established an Anti-Racism Initiatives Fund to support projects that celebrate and elevate diverse communities and advance anti-racism efforts at UBC. An annual allocation of $100,000 is available at UBC Okanagan. I am pleased to announce seven recently funded proposals on our campus.

Workspace 2.0 to be decommissioned on October 29

Dr. Jenny Phelps appointed Assistant Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

At-home exercise reduced depression levels significantly during COVID-19 lockdowns

Fall 2021 message from the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver

Call for applications: Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition

Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) offers faculty and staff at the Vancouver campus an opportunity to incubate, test, and demonstrate innovative research ideas in a real-world setting. The 2021-22 CLL Fund Competition provides up to $50,000 in funding for teams to develop 'living lab' projects. Faculty and staff from UBC Vancouver may submit proposals by November 12, 2021. Campus as a Living Lab interactive workshop

COVID-19: Resumption activities and updates

A message from Shelley Kayfish, Director, Campus Operations and Risk Management; Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee; and Prof. Michael Burgess, Associate Provost, Strategy, UBC Okanagan, Professor and Chair in Biomedical Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee

Update: UBC’s COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor

Announcing the 2022/23 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition

We are pleased to announce the 2022/23 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition.

Reminder: Share a photo of what you're grateful for this fall, by October 4

Image Image credits: Chris Lawton (Unsplash) On September 21, we invited you