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COVID-19: Resumption Planning for Return to Campus, Remote Work update

A message from Shelley Kayfish, Director, Campus Operations and Risk Management; Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee; 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 Dear colleagues,

Asian Heritage Month at UBC Okanagan

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, As Asian Heritage Month draws to a close, I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to recognize the many achievements and contributions of Canadians of Asian descent and to explore the rich diversity of Asian heritage in our country. Many of these cultures are part of our campus community, bringing together unique perspectives and lived experiences that elevate the way we teach, learn and research.

Going beyond course design: how the CTLT helped IPCC instructors focus on the essential

Activate Inclusion: Apply for the Equity Enhancement Fund by May 31

The Activate Inclusion: Equity Enhancement Fund provides up to $15,000 in funding (per proposal) for community-based, collaborative projects designed to advance one or more of the actions outlined under the goals of Building Inclusive UBC: An Inclusion Action Plan.

New program makes planning a birth after C-section simpler

No time to exercise? No problem, says UBCO researcher

Through our eyes, with our voices: How students and faculty are creating space to heal and be proud of their Asian identities

Hear from four faculty members in the Faculty of Arts about how racism impacts them and how they are making the learning space a transformative one   "Being an ally necessitates us to submit ourselves to the state of being a non-expert, unknower, and a foreigner, which is not easy when the field of academics constantly expects us to be otherwise.”

Share your voice through the Research Data, Software, and Computational Needs Assessment Survey

Do you use data, software or digital and computational resources in your research? UBC Advanced Research Computing and UBC Library invite researchers to participate in a 3-5 minute confidential survey to help identify gaps in support services, improve offerings and develop new initiatives.  Researchers are invited to complete the Research Data, Software, and Computational Needs Assessment Survey by June 11, 2021. 

UBC’s spring graduation ceremonies

On June 2, UBC is hosting its spring virtual graduation for Vancouver and the Okanagan. Watch the Vancouver livestream at 9:30am PDT and the Okanagan livestream at 2:30pm PDT. This virtual ceremony celebrates the very real accomplishments of UBC graduates. While we may not be gathering in person, we stand with our graduates in spirit, take pride in their achievements and share their joy.

Researchers launch COVID-19 vaccine registry for pregnant and breastfeeding individuals in Canada

Open-source data discovery tool Geodisy updated with new records