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Mónica Morales-Good challenges language superiority in the courtroom by promoting training programs for Indigenous language interpreters

Vote in the Staff Pension Plan Election

Elect two Staff Pension Plan members to serve on the Board from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024.  Vote online or by paper ballot by November 23, 2020. Members with a Campus-Wide Login (CWL) username and password can vote online through the WebVote system. Those who do not have a CWL are asked to submit a paper ballot.

Submit a proposal to hire temporary student employees through the Work Study program

UBCO experts share sweet advice about sugar and artificial sweeteners

Call for applications for faculty research advisors

If you are a faculty member with the rank of professor, with demonstrated knowledge of UBC research policies and systems and significant grant funding experience, you are invited to apply to be a faculty research advisor. The Vice-President Research and Innovation Office relies on faculty research advisors to provide strategic guidance, advice and leadership regarding research funding. Each advisor holds primary responsibility for a funding domain corresponding to a federal granting agency:

Santa Ono's Letter to the Community — Update: Addressing issues of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

UBC remains deeply committed to tackling issues of equity, diversity and inclusion in our core academic mission and to identifying and addressing gaps in supporting racialized students, faculty and staff to succeed.  An inclusive university is one which actively confronts and overcomes systemic barriers faced by different groups and enables everyone to realize their full potential. With this in mind, I want to provide our community members with an update on some steps that have been taken to address these important issues.

Flags lowered Nov. 2 in memory of Debra Harding

Flags at UBC Okanagan will be lowered on November 2, 2020, in memory of staff member Debra Harding, who passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020.  Debra joined UBC Okanagan in 2010, and worked in Student Housing and Hospitality Services, and since 2018 worked in the Human Resources Department as the Workplace Learning and Engagement Associate.

New exhibit symbolizes the Chinese-Canadian struggle for a “seat at the table”

Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund Stage 4 funding launched

A message from Gail Murphy, Vice-President, Research & Innovation

New Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal takes collaborative approach to Open Access

Recognizing faculty and staff champions of the Arts Co-op Program on its 20th anniversary

2020 marks 20 years since the UBC Arts Co-op Program was started by Julie Walchli, Executive Director, Work Integrated Education and Career Initiatives. She reflects on the many people involved behind the scenes to pioneer the program, and the pilot co-op program in English that preceded it.

Apply for the Thrive Workplace Initiative Fund by Oct. 30