Advocating for change and creating opportunities for Black law students

Advocating for change and creating opportunities for Black law students

Hannah Goodridge and Lynn Momprevil are second-year law students and co-presidents of UBC Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA). This month, they’re gearing up for two big events. The annual BLSA Canada Conference was in Vancouver, February 17-20, while the second Black Pre-Law Conference, co-hosted by the UBC BLSA and Allard Law, will take place on […]

Four Black scholars leading innovative research in Arts

Four Black scholars leading innovative research in Arts

In honour of Black History Month, four Black scholars from UBC’s Faculty of Arts spoke about their inspiring research, the importance of Black storytelling and world-building, and their advice for aspiring scholars. Please visit the Faculty of Arts website to read the conversations and insights from: Dr. Nalo Hopkinson, Professor in the School of Creative […]

UBC Library becomes first Canadian institution to join Dryad open-data repository

UBC Library becomes first Canadian institution to join Dryad open-data repository

UBC Library has become a member of Dryad, a nonprofit membership organization and provider of a well-established open data repository that makes research data discoverable, freely reusable and citable. As the first institutional member of Dryad in Canada, UBC Library joins a thriving global community of universities, research institutions and academic libraries all working together […]

Students as Partners fund applications open until Feb. 1 2022

Students as Partners fund applications open until Feb. 1 2022

Faculty and students are invited to submit applications for Students as Partners in Course Design grants, encouraging faculty-student partnerships at UBC Vancouver to redesign undergraduate courses. Apply by February 1, 2022.  Read more on the Student as Partners website.

IRP Student – 2021 in Review

IRP Student – 2021 in Review

In 2021, IRP Student had a very successful year! From finalizing system designs, to hosting successful community engagements, to reaching major project milestones, so much was achieved on UBC’s journey to a renewed student information ecosystem. IRP Student would not have been able to achieve all it has in 2021 without the tremendous support and […]

UBC scientists unveil world’s first molecular-level analysis of Omicron variant spike protein

UBC scientists unveil world’s first molecular-level analysis of Omicron variant spike protein

UBC researchers are the first in the world to conduct a molecular-level structural analysis of the Omicron variant spike protein, and findings show strong antibody evasion and binding with human cells that contribute to increased transmissibility—and that vaccination remains the best defense. The analysis—done at near atomic resolution using a cryo-electron microscope—reveals how the heavily […]

2021 Arts Dean’s Award for Staff Excellence recipients

2021 Arts Dean’s Award for Staff Excellence recipients

Please visit https://www.arts.ubc.ca/news/2021-deans-award-for-staff-excellence-recipients/ to read the full story.

Creating opportunities for students to access practical learning experiences

Creating opportunities for students to access practical learning experiences

Postsecondary students in British Columbia will have access to as many as 3,000 new co-op and work integrated learning (WIL) opportunities in 2021-22, through a $5.5-million investment from BC’s Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training to expand co-op and WIL programs. With a focus on bolstering placements affected by COVID-19, 46 projects across BC’s […]

2020 Employment Equity Report highlights opportunities for greater diversity of UBC workforce, leadership

2020 Employment Equity Report highlights opportunities for greater diversity of UBC workforce, leadership

Published annually, the Employment Equity Report provides an overview of hiring and employment practices put in place to create and sustain equitable, diverse and inclusive workplaces at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan. Using the self-identification data provided by UBC’s employees through the employment equity survey, the annual employment equity report provides comparable data on workplace […]