Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCV & UBCOAugust 29, 2022 | Announcement | Staff
Announcing the recipients of the 2022 President's Awards for Staff
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 President's Service Awards for Excellence and the President's Staff Awards. These awards are presented annually by the university to recognize staff members who demonstrate outstanding achievement and excellence within the UBC community.
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UBCVAugust 26, 2022 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff
Ngai Pindell
Ngai Pindell is the Dean of the Peter A. Allard School of Law. He began his five-year term on November 8, 2021. Prior to joining UBC, Dean Pindell completed a 21-year term at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, where he held the title of International Gaming Institute Professor of Law. He also served as Vice-Provost and Special Advisor to the Executive and Vice-President. He was a Governor-appointed Commissioner for the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, and an appointee to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Law School Admission Council. Dean Pindell received his BA in Economics from Duke University and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. More recently, his professional research and teaching interests focused on property law, wills and trusts, affordable housing, community development, and local government law. In addition to his unwavering commitment to his Faculty and the university community, Dean Pindell also recognizes the need for the legal profession to reflect those in the community it serves and the diversity of Canadian society.
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UBCV & UBCOAugust 25, 2022 | UBC Broadcast | Faculty & Staff
Ensuring a safe start to the 2022/23 academic year
A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor; Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan
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UBCOAugust 25, 2022 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Missing grizzly bear toes result in call to change practices
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UBCOAugust 24, 2022 | Okanagan Global Message | Faculty & Staff
Principal’s Fall Town Hall and Staff Awards of Excellence
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UBCVAugust 23, 2022 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
UBC scientist is sending yeast and algae to space on Artemis 1
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UBCV & UBCOAugust 23, 2022 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
How UBC became the rising star of Hollywood North
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UBCVAugust 23, 2022 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Children are entering a fourth school year in a pandemic — expert advice for parents
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UBCV & UBCOAugust 22, 2022 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Find out how to protect yourself from monkeypox
Help curb the transmission of monkeypox by understanding its symptoms and learning more about the resources and support available to you. Learn more
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UBCVAugust 22, 2022 | Research in focus | Faculty & Staff
Research in focus: Christopher Rea
Christopher Rea is a professor in the Department of Asian Studies. His latest work focuses on the decisions researchers need to make when starting a new project. Find out what motivated him to conduct this research.
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UBCVAugust 18, 2022 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
UBC researchers discover ‘weak spot’ across major COVID-19 variants
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a key vulnerability across all major variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including the recently emerged BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron subvariants. The weakness can be targeted by neutralizing antibodies, potentially paving the way for treatments that would be universally effective across variants.