Breeonne Baxter
Recognizing Arts’ graduating student leaders in the Class of 2023
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Combatting COVID-19: UBC’s contributions to overcoming the pandemic
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Report on external review of Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Program
Last fall, an external review of UBC’s Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) program was conducted to assess its effectiveness in supporting Research Excellence: Strategy 6 (Collaborative Clusters) of UBC’s strategic plan. The GCRC program, established in 2017 by the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) and the Provost & Vice-President, Academic (VPA), fosters collaboration and […]
Building the foundation for a renewed future: Exploring Workday Student
At UBC, the Integrated Renewal Program team are continuing their mission to modernize university-wide administrative processes, and are now focusing on the renewal of the Student Information System (SIS). Workday, UBC’s renewed, reliable, and secure student information system will serve as a foundation for a modern educational experience, and support UBC’s academic mission, both today and […]
Arctic river channels changing due to climate change, scientists discover
A team of international researchers monitoring the impact of climate change on large rivers in Arctic Canada and Alaska determined that, as the region is sharply warming up, its rivers are not moving as scientists have expected. Dr. Alessandro Ielpi, an Assistant Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, is a landscape […]
New Musqueam art featured at UBC’s annual Storm the Wall event
Please visit https://news.ubc.ca/2023/03/21/new-musqueam-art-featured-at-ubcs-annual-storm-the-wall-event/ to read the full story.
31 community partners receive support from the Community University Engagement Support Fund in 2022/23
UBC has awarded over $745,000 to support community-university partnerships that benefit communities and advance collaborative research, teaching and learning throughout British Columbia. Paid directly to community partners, CUES funding prioritizes reciprocal, inclusive engagement so all communities — especially those that have been historically, persistently or systemically marginalized — can benefit. “Researchers often want to collaborate […]
UBC-led biomedical innovation hub to accelerate development and manufacturing of lifesaving medicines for Canadians
Canada’s biotech ecosystem is poised for a major boost with the federal government announcement that B.C. will be home to Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH). The B.C.-based research and innovation hub, led by UBC, brings together a coalition of provincial, national and international partners to position Canada as a global epicentre for the development […]
New UBC project pilots solutions for one of BC’s major sources of carbon emission
On March 20, the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) announced funding for sixteen new research projects that will catalyze climate change analysis and support broader conversations on net-zero. The funding, which amounts to close to $10-million, is being allocated through the Environmental Damages Fund’s Climate Action and Awareness Fund, administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada. Among […]
Helping Rwanda rebuild
Engineering doctoral student Chadia Uwamahoro isn’t afraid to offer her native Rwanda as an example of what’s possible through truth and reconciliation. The healing process is ongoing in the central African nation of nearly 14 million people following the 1994 genocide against 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and their supporters by the governing Hutu majority. Uwamahoro was […]