Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCVAugust 8 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
First Nations Longhouse at UBC: Celebrating 30 years
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UBCVAugust 4, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Modern antidepressants may reduce risk of relapse for patients with bipolar depression
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UBCVAugust 3, 2023 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Professor Dominique Weiss set to receive samples from asteroid Bennu
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UBCOAugust 3, 2023 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff
Karis Shearer named Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation pro tem; special advisor positions appointed
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UBCVAugust 3, 2023 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
How AI could transform our relationship with the natural world
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UBCV & UBCOAugust 2, 2023 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty
Faculty Research Awards — call for nominations
We are happy to advise that nominations are now open for the annual UBC Faculty Research Awards, including the Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship (KARF). These awards acknowledge research excellence across all disciplines at UBC. Recognition at the university level can also lead to increased opportunity at the national and international level. We strongly encourage you to consider equity, diversity and inclusion principles in your nominations. Application process for 2023:
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UBCVAugust 2, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Clearcut logging leads to more frequent flooding, including extreme floods
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UBCOAugust 1, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Discounted monthly transit passes available for UBCO faculty and staff until Aug. 31
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UBCV & UBCOAugust 1, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty
Apply to the Teaching Development Program for new faculty
The Teaching Development Program for new faculty is an 8-month long faculty development program offered by the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. The program runs from August 2023 to April 2024 and will help faculty members (research-stream, educational leadership stream, sessional faculty, lecturers) build a foundation for their teaching careers by providing a network of support around teaching and learning. Accessible via CWL, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until August 18.
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UBCOAugust 1, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Canada ‘falling behind’ in efforts to lessen teen vaping, UBCO researcher says
A UBC Okanagan researcher says Canada is falling behind in developing intervention programs to stop young people from beginning to vape. Dr. Laura Struik, an assistant professor with UBCO’s School of Nursing and a Canadian Cancer Society Emerging Scholar, researches nicotine dependence, cancer prevention and behaviour change using digital technologies.
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UBCV & UBCOJuly 28, 2023 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
UBC Library receives Peter Oberlander archives
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UBCVJuly 26, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Turning climate worry into climate action: expert tips for managing climate anxiety
Wildfires. Flooding. Extreme heat. The impacts of climate change are being felt close to home and dominating headlines around the world. For many, it is source of considerable stress and anxiety. Dr. Steven Taylor, Professor of Psychiatry at UBC and clinical psychologist, discusses the steps people can take to cope with climate anxiety – and how those feelings can be turned into a motivating force for climate action.