Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCV & UBCONovember 6, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Participate in UBC's Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11
2023 marks the 73rd year that UBC will host a Remembrance Day ceremony to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace. The university community is invited to join the event at the Vancouver campus War Memorial Gym on Nov. 11. In addition, several commemorative ceremonies and events will take place across Canada to mark Veterans' Week. UBC Okanagan faculty and staff are encouraged to attend a ceremony in their local community.
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UBCV & UBCONovember 6, 2023 | Announcement | Staff
Apply to the Developing Leaders Program by Nov. 24
The Developing Leaders Program – which has evolved from the Managing at UBC Program – is now taking applications from eligible managers.The program is aimed at equipping early-career managers in Vancouver and Okanagan campuses with the skills and knowledge required to lead with more confidence and effectiveness.The deadline for applications is noon on Nov. 24 and the program will begin on Jan. 25, 2024.
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UBCV & UBCONovember 2, 2023 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff
Call for nominations for OER Excellence and Impact Awards; West Coast Teaching Excellence Award
We are pleased to announce the inaugural call for nominations for the Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Awards, as well as a call for nominations for the 2024 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards. These awards are open to faculty members at both campuses.OER Excellence and Impact AwardsThe OER Excellence and Impact Awards recognize outstanding work done by faculty who materially advance the use and impact of open educational resources in credit courses at UBC.
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UBCVNovember 1, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Why is the law different when you’re unhoused?
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UBCV & UBCONovember 1 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Welcome Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, 17th President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC
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UBCV & UBCONovember 1, 2023 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff
Message from the President: Hello from a new colleague
A message from Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Psychology
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UBCVOctober 31, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
High insulin levels directly linked to pancreatic cancer
A new study from researchers at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine reveals a direct link between high insulin levels, common among patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, and pancreatic cancer.
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UBCVOctober 30, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change
The nutrients available from seafood could drop by 30 per cent for low-income countries by the end of the century due to climate change, suggests new UBC research.That’s in a high carbon emissions and low mitigation scenario, according to the study published today in Nature Climate Change. This could be reduced to a roughly 10 per cent decline if the world were to meet the Paris Agreement targets of limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius – which recent reports have shown we’re not on track to achieve.
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UBCVOctober 30, 2023 | Research in focus | Faculty & Staff
Research in focus: Yue Qian
Having grown up in Wuhan, China, Yue Qian felt compelled to help people in her hometown by better understanding their experiences after the pandemic hit. Her research specifically examines how the pandemic affected the course of gender progress for women.
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UBCV & UBCOOctober 30, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
How will you take part in this year's UBC United Way campaign?
UBC’s annual United Way campaign is currently underway until December, providing an opportunity for the UBC community to come together and raise funds for a great cause.United Way British Columbia is strengthening vital connections that support people in need in our local communities, across BC. All money raised will make a difference locally.There are a number of ways you can get involved in this year’s campaign:
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UBCV & UBCOOctober 30 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Celebrating faculty and staff advancing sustainability at the university
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UBCOOctober 26, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
UBC Okanagan researchers work to be guardians of the city