Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCOJanuary 10, 2023 | Okanagan Admin News | Faculty & Staff
Dr. Ramon Lawrence appointed Academic Director for the Centre for Teaching and Learning
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UBCV & UBCOJanuary 10, 2023 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty & Staff
UBC introduces mental health literacy training for managers and supervisors
UBC has introduced a new mental health literacy training for managers and supervisors, Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace for Managers and Supervisors. Recognizing the pressures that managers and supervisors are facing, this required training is vital to helping create mental health awareness among our community.
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UBCVJanuary 9, 2023 | UBC Bulletin | Faculty
Search for new Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning
UBC is embarking on a search for a new Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning.The Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning, oversees domestic and international enrolment, participates in the university budgeting process and provides advice to the Provost. This role also liaises with the Operations team on the development of strategic capital projects, coordinates the use of space and facilities, and works with the university emergency management team to ensure the safety of the UBC community.
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UBCVJanuary 9, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
BC sea sponge has COVID-blocking powers
UBC researchers have identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources including a BC sea sponge. The discovery paves the way for the development of new medicines for COVID-19 variants made from natural sources. And given nature’s abundance, there could be a wealth of new antivirals waiting to be discovered.
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UBCOJanuary 9, 2023 | Research in focus | Faculty & Staff
Research in focus: Laura Meek
Laura is a cultural and medical anthropologist researching global health inequalities and the politics of healing in Africa. Find out what surprised her the most in her research.
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UBCOJanuary 6, 2023 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Technology may help eliminate health inequities for people in rural communities
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UBCV & UBCOJanuary 4, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Announcing the 2022 Partnership Recognition and Exploration fund recipients
47 community partners have received funding from UBC’s 2022 Partnership Recognition and Exploration fund. This fund aims to support community-university collaboration and relationship building and empower community partners to build reciprocal relationships with UBC students, faculty, and staff.
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UBCVJanuary 3, 2023 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
UBC Vancouver – call for proposals for the summer 2023 Work Learn program
If you are a faculty or staff member at UBC Vancouver, you can submit a proposal to hire temporary student employees through the summer 2023 (May 1 – August 31, 2023) Work Learn program. The deadline is January 23, 2023.
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UBCVDecember 21, 2022 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Looking for a faster way to learn a language? Try historical linguistics
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UBCVDecember 15, 2022 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
From COVID-19 to the common cold: UBC scientists identify broadly effective, infection-halting compound
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UBCODecember 15, 2022 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Call for UBCO applications: Campus as a Living Lab project
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UBCODecember 13, 2022 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Tiny receptors might be key to preventing progression of brain cancer