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Santa Ono discusses UBC’s global engagement strategy, In Service

Canadian-built laser chills antimatter to near absolute zero for first time

UBC Okanagan researcher discusses approaches to keep seniors' injuries to a minimum

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. 

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.

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."

In a nutshell: How vaccines work

Greta Thunberg, Dr. Bonnie Henry to receive honorary degrees from UBC

Professor Shahria Alam: Smart structurist

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.

Faculty Research Award winners announced

Knowing someone with COVID-19 increased men’s anxiety more than women’s