Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCOApril 6, 2021 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
UBC Okanagan researcher discusses approaches to keep seniors' injuries to a minimum
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UBCV & UBCOApril 6, 2021 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff
Consideration of the extension of appointment of Dr. Pamela Ratner, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning
As the first term of Dr. Pamela Ratner’s appointment as Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning, comes to an end on June 30, 2021, we have struck an advisory committee to consider an extension. The Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning, is responsible for the academic leadership of enrolment planning and management, stewardship of existing and new academic space and capital projects, and has a role in university budget planning.
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UBCOApril 6, 2021 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff
STEM Education for Indigenous Youth in Canada
A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, On April 15, I invite you to join me for a discussion on the importance of STEM education for Indigenous youth in Canada.
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UBCOApril 6, 2021 | 30-second bio | Faculty & Staff
30-second bio: Rebecca Tyson
As a professor in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science at UBC Okanagan, Rebecca studies how populations grow and disperse in complex landscapes. Her favourite quote is by Dennis Lee: "Sometimes my mind is crazy, sometimes my mind is dumb, sometimes it sings like angel wings and beeps till kingdom come."
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UBCV & UBCOMarch 31, 2021 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Greta Thunberg, Dr. Bonnie Henry to receive honorary degrees from UBC
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UBCVMarch 31, 2021 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
The cost of human-wildlife conflict in agriculture
As part of his sabbatical last year, Master of Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, professor Dr.
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UBCV & UBCOMarch 30, 2021 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Faculty Research Award winners announced
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UBCVMarch 29, 2021 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Knowing someone with COVID-19 increased men’s anxiety more than women’s
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UBCV & UBCOMarch 29, 2021 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff
2021 Celebrate Learning Week
UBC’s 12th annual Celebrate Learning Week will take place online from May 17-23. This year’s theme is Shaping Our Future, and we’d like to encourage all to take part by attending and/or hosting an event. Celebrate Learning Week is an opportunity to recognize all the hard work, talent, and teaching and learning achievements at UBC. Throughout the week, UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan will be working together to host a series of online events, including open lectures, information sessions, student advising activities, poster sessions and workshops.
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UBCV & UBCOMarch 29, 2021 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff
Share your voice by April 16 to help shape UBC’s Climate Action Plan
A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor In December 2019, UBC declared a climate emergency, which included a commitment to accelerate the reduction of emissions at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan. A key step is UBC’s development of a Climate Action Plan 2030 (CAP 2030) for both campuses.