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Changing our systems to ensure a sustainable world
Change in existing social systems is the only way to ensure long term sustainability and address climate change. Efforts such as composting, carbon pricing and electric vehicle usage, although praiseworthy, simply aren’t enough to combat climate change in the long run. This is reflected in the alarming fact that the US and Canada has reached […]
Forty Research Excellence Clusters to receive GCRC support in 2022/23
A total of 40 emerging and established Research Excellence Clusters led by researchers on the Vancouver campus will be supported in 2022/23. This total includes 27 awards made through the 2022/23 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition (GCRC) and 13 clusters entering the second year of their current award. Research Excellence Clusters are interdisciplinary networks […]
Envisioning Equality: Faculty and Staff Award Winners
The recipients of Envisioning Equality were announced on March 8, 2022, International Women’s Day. The first of its kind, the award has been initiated to recognize and celebrate exceptional women and gender-diverse faculty and staff at UBC. Women and gender-diverse teachers and employees at the University of British Columbia have made major contributions to the university […]
UBC recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in 2022
UBC has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in 2022. This designation recognizes employers across Canada with exceptional workplace diversity and inclusiveness programs. View the full announcement on the Focus on People website to see why UBC was selected for this award.
Paying it forward
Since graduating more than 25 years ago, UBC Sauder alumnus Ali Pejman, FCA has been the go-to person for the next generation of graduates. He has been an active volunteer and mentor for the Commerce Undergraduate Society (CUS), where he strives to pass on his expertise and experience from a two-decade career in investment banking […]
Announcing the 2022/23 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund Projects
The 2022/23 TLEF funding round is complete. The TLEF has awarded $2,149,250 in funding to 10 Large TLEF Transformation Projects and 43 Small TLEF Innovation Projects. A total of 53 new and returning TLEF projects were funded out of a pool of 75 applications submitted for funding from faculty, staff and students at the UBC Vancouver campus. Approximately […]
Smart windows can significantly reduce indoor pathogens
Researchers at the UBC Okanagan have found that smart windows can disinfect surfaces while preventing damaging UV rays from flowing through. Dr. Sepideh Pakpour, Assistant Professor at UBCO School of Engineering, along with student researchers Enrique Calderon and Rita Lam studied four strains of dangerous bacteria: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, E. coli, and Pseudomonas […]
The Sport of Support
Student athletes at UBC Okanagan are volunteering with regional organizations to address food security on campus and in their local communities. The UBCO Heat women’s soccer team, along with their head coach, Craig Smith, recently offered to support the food donation program at the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank. Through this initiative, the students get […]
UBC spin-off secures $10M investment from Bill Gates-led fund
Mangrove Lithium, a UBC spin-off company founded by Chemical and Biological Engineering professor Dr. David Wilkinson and members of his research group has recently acquired a $10 million investment from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the investment fund founded by Bill Gates to support the growth of clean energy technologies. The firm has discovered a sustainable and […]