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Tell us how you’re advancing sustainability at UBC

Are you a UBC faculty or staff member taking actions or driving initiatives to advance sustainability at the university? If so, we want to learn more. Your story could be featured on UBC Today.  

Bats in Vancouver: UBC researchers to study secret city nightlife

They live among us and eat pesky insects, but unless you’re armed with an ultrasonic microphone you may never notice our nocturnal neighbours: bats. UBC researchers Dr. Matthew Mitchell (Faculty of Land and Food Systems) and Aaron Aguirre (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) want to bring these fascinating creatures out of the shadows, and will spend the summer collecting data on bats in Metro Vancouver. They’re in a race against time: In early April, evidence of a deadly fungal disease called white-nose syndrome was found in BC for the first time.

UBCO honours this year’s most outstanding researchers

UBC Okanagan is celebrating six outstanding researchers with one of its most prestigious research awards—Researcher of the Year. The award recognizes the ways in which UBCO researchers—three faculty and three graduate student or postdoctoral fellows—are making the world a better place through excellence in research and scholarly activity.

Nuclear medicine can cure cancer, and Canadian researchers are stepping up the fight

Moving staff to midpoint of salary range (midpoint progression increase)

UBC has procedures in place to ensure that staff in the following employee groups move to the midpoint of their salary range within a specified timeframe, subject to satisfactory performance. These include Association of Administrative and Professional Staff (AAPS), Non-Union Technicians & Research Assistants (TRA), Executive Administrative Staff, and Farm Workers. Identifying eligible staff

UBCO researchers aim to energize fruit waste

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Portfolio at UBC Okanagan

Funding support for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Please note: this message was issued to UBC Vancouver. Read the UBC Okanagan message here.

Statement on the Nationwide Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Walkout

UBC study shows when employees leave their jobs, coworkers call it quits

People leave jobs all the time, whether they’re laid off, fired, or just quit. But how do their departures affect coworkers left behind? According to a new UBC study, those exits can lead many others to call it quits. The researchers delved deeply into employment data from a major retailer that was experiencing high turnover to find out why. They reviewed data for roughly a million employees—including when they were hired, which store, which position, when they left, and why.

Participate in IRP Student's second Institutional Readiness Assessment

If your role involves student administrative functions, participate in Integrated Renewal Program - Student’s second Institutional Readiness Assessment.  This 10-minute survey will help UBC assess how ready the community is for the adoption of Workday Student. The survey completion deadline is May 19. Complete the survey

30-second bio: Ariel Lee

As a content strategist for Student Communications Services, Ariel leads the operations behind many student communications platforms, including students.ubc.ca.