Updates, news and stories

Turning skyscrapers into trees

UBC scientists take a leaf from nature’s book. Article by Jared Downing.

What robots can learn from therapists

Dr. Christie Newton appointed Associate Vice-President, Health pro tem

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christie Newton as Associate Vice-President, Health pro tem, effective July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

How do we make our cities more equitable and inclusive?

Will Hughes appointed Director, School of Engineering

We are pleased to announce that Professor Will Hughes has been appointed Director for the School of Engineering at UBC Okanagan for a five-year term commencing July 1, 2022. Dr. Hughes earned a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Upon graduation, he completed a National Academy of Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education.

Cancer drug shows potential as treatment for muscular dystrophy

Researchers at UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering have discovered that an existing cancer drug could have potential as a treatment for muscular dystrophy. The researchers found that the drug — known as a colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) inhibitor — helped slow the progress of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in mice by increasing the resiliency of muscle fibres.

Bold new plans unveiled for UBCO Downtown

Academic space, rental housing, art gallery, simulated hospital ward part of UBCO’s growth It’s bold, bright and about to make a significant impact on the heart of Kelowna’s cultural and business district. Plans unveiled this week offer a glimpse inside UBCO Downtown, located at Doyle Ave. and St. Paul St., and give dramatic insight into the future of Kelowna and the heart of its downtown core.

Announcing the appointment of the new Dean, UBC Sauder School of Business

I am pleased to announce that Professor Darren Dahl has been appointed as the new Dean of the UBC Sauder School of Business for a five-year term, commencing August 1, 2022.

Announcing the search for a new Vice-President, Finance and Operations

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor

UBC to formally adopt hybrid work

Last year, UBC announced the introduction of a Remote Work Pilot Program, which was successfully launched last June. While remote work uptake reached a plateau in November, it was only with our general return to campus in early February that we started to gain insights into the program and its impact on our endeavours, our people, and our campuses.

Read the latest Letter from Santa

UBC Library Awards 2022 winners announced