Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCV & UBCOApril 25, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Centre for Workplace Accessibility seeking input on new disability inclusion course
Faculty and staff who self-identify as an individual with a disability, a disabled person, or as having a chronic health condition are asked to consider completing an anonymous 5-minute survey to help develop a course on disability inclusion.The Centre for Workplace Accessibility is creating the disability inclusion course and is seeking feedback from disabled employees by May 13.Learn more
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UBCOApril 25, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
UBC Okanagan – Call for nominations for this year's Staff Awards of Excellence
The Staff Awards of Excellence celebrate the contributions of individuals instrumental in helping UBC’s Okanagan campus achieve its strategic imperatives, and to contribute to the commitment to create an outstanding work environment.There are seven categories of awards. Up to five awards per year are offered in the following categories:
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UBCVApril 23, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Introduced bumble bee dominates Lower Mainland pollinator surveys
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UBCV & UBCOApril 22, 2024 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Earth Day op-ed by President Bacon: How UBC is Fighting Climate Change
An op-ed by Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-ChancellorLast year, Canada experienced its most devastating wildfire season in recorded history, both in terms of carbon emissions and area burned. Our community experienced that firsthand when wildfires forced the sudden evacuation of the University of British Columbia‘s beautiful Okanagan campus last summer. Already, this year is predicted to be at least equally dire.
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UBCOApril 19, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Scientists assess paths toward maintaining BC caribou until habitat recovers
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UBCOApril 18, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Recognizing Teaching Excellence at UBC Okanagan
The recipients of UBC Okanagan’s Killam Teaching Prize and the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation have been announced.They are exemplary role models who make significant impacts on the culture of teaching and learning on the Okanagan campus.Winner of the Killam Teaching Prize is Dr. Christine Schreyer, Associate Professor of Anthropology, in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.The Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation was awarded to three faculty members:
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UBCVApril 18, 2024 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
“Asking the right questions” – On AI’s untapped potential for journalism
Journalism and technological innovation are not strange bedfellows. The field of journalism has gone from strength to strength by harnessing the power of new technology, be it embracing computer-processed type setting over linotype, or switching over to the internet from radio and telegraph, to name only a few such adoptions.
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UBCOApril 18, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
UBCO faculty members named 2024 Researchers of the Year
UBC Okanagan's prestigious Researcher of the Year awards recognize individuals who are making the world a better place through excellence in research and scholarly activity.Three outstanding faculty members have been honoured: Dr. Adam Ford for natural sciences and engineering research, Dr. Lesley Lutes for health research and Dr. Wendy Wong for her research in the fields of social sciences and humanities.Learn more
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UBCVApril 18, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
Internationally renowned evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter has been elected to the newest class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows, among the most distinct honours within the global scientific community.
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UBCV & UBCOApril 18, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Announcing the 2023/24 Community-University Engagement Support fund recipients
This year, the Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) fund awarded over $700,000 to 30 projects between community partners and UBC students, faculty and staff across BC. These partnerships are aimed at benefiting communities and advancing collaborative research, teaching and learning.
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UBCV & UBCOApril 16, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
UBC recognized as one of Canada's greenest employers in 2024
For the 13th consecutive year, UBC has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers. This special award recognizes Canadian employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness, developing exceptional sustainability initiatives, and are attracting employees because of their environmental leadership.Learn more
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UBCOApril 15, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
UBCO researcher examines the breastfeeding and expressing experiences of Chinese women