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Can flowers, planted to attract pollinators, benefit neighbouring crops?

Get active this February with Move UBC

Move UBC is an annual university-wide initiative in February to encourage faculty, staff and the wider university community to reduce time spent being inactive. During Move UBC this month, find out about: The benefits of moving more and breaking up sedentary behaviourTips for fitting physical activity into your dayEvents and initiativesLearn more 

How exercise can boost cancer treatment and recovery

Not in my backyard: City councillors who represent the most homeowners tend to reject large housing projects

CTLT Spring Institute: Call for contributions

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology invites proposals that demonstrate purposeful innovation in teaching practices, educational research, student services, and learning technology to support student success and experiences. The CTLT Spring Institute (June 3–7, 2024) serves as a forum for members of the teaching and learning community to collaborate, network and engage in knowledge exchange.

Cam Gray appointed Interim Associate Vice-President, Communities of Expertise, Human Resources

I am pleased to announce that Cam Gray has been appointed Interim Associate Vice-President, Communities of Expertise (COE), Human Resources, effective January 8, 2024.

Staff - Submit your Professional Development Fund claims by March 1

Don't forget to use available professional development (PD) funding and submit claims in Workday by Mar. 1. PD funds are intended to support learning activities that will enhance your workplace knowledge or skills and support your career growth at the university. Claims will be accepted in Workday on a first-come, first-served basis, until the annual funding pool is exhausted or by Mar. 1, whichever comes first.

New research shows invasive ants alter lion’s hunting habits in Kenya

Endometriosis: Towards better diagnosis and treatment

Flawed foreign ownership narratives drove ‘housing nationalism’ in Canada

Leadership change within the Human Resources portfolio

I am writing to let you know that Marcia Buchholz, Vice-President, Human Resources, will be leaving UBC to take up a new opportunity as Vice-President, People and Culture at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta. Marcia’s last day at UBC will be March 31, 2024 and interim leadership of the HR portfolio will be announced shortly.

UBCO research gives stroke survivors control