Breeonne Baxter
UBC leads as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2024
For the 13th consecutive year, UBC is recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2024. This special award recognizes Canadian employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness, developing exceptional sustainability initiatives, and are attracting employees because of their environmental leadership. Visit the UBC Focus on People website to see […]
UBC Library digitizes Indigenous language dictionaries
Please visit https://about.library.ubc.ca/2024/04/09/ubc-library-digitizes-indigenous-language-dictionaries/ to read the story.
Walking alongside Survivors: How the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre supports access to Residential School records
Please visit https://news.ubc.ca/2024/04/09/irshdc-residential-school-records-access/ to read the story.
Inside UBC’s ARC team: Current endeavours and initiatives with Ryan Thomson
At the heart of any organization’s success lies effective communication and collaboration across its various departments. Here at UBC, the Advanced Research Computing (ARC) team is dedicated to not only supporting technology solutions and research but also ensuring seamless communication with key stakeholders, including UBC IT and the VP Research and Innovation office. To learn more about […]
How UBC Library is addressing the growing demand for Indigenous reference help
Imagine that you’re working at a library reference desk. A student hesitantly approaches you with a question. They are a nursing student who will be starting a community care plan assignment in Port Alberni. They need to find research on the local First Nation (Tseshaht), but don’t know what search terms to use. What would […]
Announcing the 2024/25 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund projects
The 2024/25 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) funding round is complete. A total of $2.2-million in TLEF funding will support 62 new and returning TLEF projects (16 Large TLEF Transformation projects and 46 Small TLEF Innovation projects proposed by faculty, staff, and students across the UBC Vancouver campus. For a complete picture of the 2023/24 TLEF funding […]
UBC recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in 2024
UBC is recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in 2024. This designation recognizes employers across Canada with exceptional workplace diversity and inclusiveness programs. View the announcement on the UBC Focus on People website to see why UBC was selected for this award. Through Strategy 4: Inclusive Excellence, UBC is working to cultivate a […]
Celebrating the Sauder 2023 Employee Award Winners
Please visit https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/news/school-news/celebrating-2023-employee-award-winners to see the story.
Stronger course correction needed at COP28
Annabelle Liao, a student in LFS’ Global Resource Systems, attended Week 1 of COP28 in Dubai, UAE, from Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2023. She was among more than 70,000 people who attended COP28 (Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) where attendees had the chance to meet people from around […]
UBC recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers in 2024
UBC is recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers in 2024. This special designation recognizes the British Columbian employers that lead as exceptional places to work – and who offer employees the most progressive and forward-thinking programs. View the announcement on the UBC Focus on People website to see why UBC was selected for this […]