Breeonne Baxter
CDL-Vancouver introduces Compute stream to scale revolutionizing technologies
Creative Destruction Lab-Vancouver (CDL-Vancouver) is launching CDL Compute, a specialization that has evolved from learning on the Prime stream. CDL-Vancouver is based at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. The new stream will focus on scaling solutions for 5G and connectivity, edge, spatial compute, AV/VR and meta, as well as […]
UBC strengthens track record as global sustainability leader in higher education
The University of British Columbia has once again been ranked as a global leader in sustainability efforts. UBC placed 13th overall (out of more than 1,400 institutions) in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact ranking for institutional efforts to advance the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDG). The goals promote environmental, social and economic well-being […]
Community partner advocates for gold standard in patient engagement
UBC Health works to advance excellence in collaborative health education, interdisciplinary health research, and improvements in health systems – work which wouldn’t be possible without the involvement of patients and community members. Long-time community partner Darren Lauscher shares his experience and vision for patient engagement at UBC Health. Lauscher is an advocate for people and […]
Voices of Sauder volunteers: What you gain when you give
To celebrate National Volunteer Week 2022, UBC Sauder highlights the contributions of five alumni who dedicate time, effort and resources for the benefit of future generations of Sauder students. Volunteering is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit. These alumni serve as mentors, career coaches, guest speakers, networking delegates, ambassadors and event hosts, among many other roles. They […]
UBC releases Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Task Force report
Please visit https://news.ubc.ca/2022/04/22/ubc-releases-anti-racism-and-inclusive-excellence-task-force-report/.
UBC partners with 27 organizations to create community-university projects in 2022
UBC is investing over $500,000 in 2022 to support partnerships that will benefit communities and advance collaborative research, teaching, and learning across the province. Paid directly to community partners, CUES funding reduces financial barriers and prioritizes reciprocal, inclusive engagement so all communities — especially those that have been and continue to be underserved, marginalized, or […]
H5P: supporting knowledge assessment through interactivity
Technology in the classroom has often been used to present knowledge in many different ways. From videos to slide decks to learning management systems, it has expanded how we interact with the content of a course, albeit typically in a somewhat passive way. This landscape is evolving thanks in part to H5P (an abbreviation for […]
Imagining UBC’s Digital Future
Digital UBC aims to develop a forward-looking strategy that advances Shaping UBC’s Next Century and reflects the needs of the community in the context of a post-pandemic world. With a view to sustaining UBC’s position at the forefront of technology experimentation and adoption in the sector, the digital strategy will guide technology decisions, actions and […]
Open UBC launches new collection to highlight open educational resources
Instructors at UBC and beyond can now search through a new curated database full of openly accessible teaching and learning materials. The UBC OER Collection showcases UBC open educational resources (OER) in a searchable interface to support UBC faculty, as well as the general community in incorporating open educational resources and practices into their curriculum. […]
High-tech mouthguard tracks head impacts during varsity hockey playoffs
A high-tech mouthguard worn by UBC Thunderbird hockey players will record every big hit of the upcoming playoffs to capture data for UBC researchers who study concussions. The study is led by Dr. Lyndia Wu, an expert in brain injury biomechanics at UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science. “We started a five-year collaborative study with the […]