Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCVJune 10, 2024 | Staff in focus | Faculty & Staff
Staff in focus: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna
Taryn from Campus and Community Planning engages with the UBC community on climate action and sustainability initiatives as part of her role. Learn more about how she's partnering with faculty and staff to address one of the biggest global challenges of our time.
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UBCVJune 7, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Study finds basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction
According to UBC research, providing a basic income could boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by US$ 163 trillion while acting to curb environmental degradation.An analysis of 186 countries found that providing basic income, or regular, set payments to all adults in the world, could boost global GDP by about 130 per cent. For every dollar invested, approximately US$4 to $7 of economic impacts could be generated, according to the study published today in Cell Reports Sustainability, which the researchers believe is the largest of its kind to date.
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UBCVJune 5, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
UBC-developed oral insulin drops offer relief for diabetes patients
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UBCV & UBCOJune 4, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Workday Student: changes for UBC faculty and instructors
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UBCVJune 3, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
$140 million for UBC-led research hub to accelerate drug development and biomanufacturing
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UBCV & UBCOJune 3, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Indigenous History Month events and resources
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UBCV & UBCOJune 3, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
New ‘Staff in Focus’ series launched on UBC Today
We are pleased to announce the launch of ‘Staff in focus’ – a new series highlighting our staff members and their work at the university.
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UBCV & UBCOJune 3, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Applications open for the UBC Wellbeing Strategic Initiative Fund
As a faculty or staff member, you can apply for a UBC Wellbeing Strategic Initiative Fund before July 9. These funds are granted to departments and units in Vancouver and the Okanagan to support the university's commitment to the Okanagan Charter to become a health and wellbeing-promoting institution, as outlined in UBC's Wellbeing Strategic Framework.
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UBCV & UBCOMay 30, 2024 | Announcement | Faculty & Staff
Celebrating the 2024 Banting Postdoctoral Fellows
Nine UBC postdoctoral researchers have received Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships is a program that provides federal government funding to the best national and international postdoctoral applicants who will positively contribute to Canada’s economic, social, and research-based growth. Fellowships are awarded to post-doctoral researchers who are considered are part of Canada’s next generation of research leaders.UBC's new Banting scholars are:
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UBCVMay 30, 2024 | Media release | Faculty & Staff
Hummingbirds have feelings too: an acute sense of touch that could help them hover
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UBCVMay 30, 2024 | Feature story | Faculty & Staff
Cardiologist Teresa Tsang is using AI to advance and democratize cardiac imaging in BC