Applications open for 2023/24 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
The 2023/24 Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Fund is open! Get up to $25,000 to support community-university partnerships that benefit communities across the province and advance collaborative research, teaching and learning. Interested applicants are invited to submit a Notice of Intent by September 22, 2023. Paid directly to community partners, CUES funding removes financial barriers and […]
UBC Connects at Robson Square
UBC Connects at Robson Square is a two-year pilot program that aims to promote public relevance and community engagement. The program is a spin-off of UBC’s flagship public engagement initiative UBC Connects, which launched in early 2018 and is currently on hiatus. Planning for the pilot program at Robson Square started in January 2022, with […]
UBCO researchers recover vital resources from wastewater sludge
At first glance when one looks at sewage sludge it can be challenging to find any redeemable value. However, researchers at UBC’s Bioreactor Technology Group see it in a whole other way. Using a combination of heat, water and phase separation, these researchers have developed a cost-effective method to concentrate phosphorous—which can be efficiently recovered by extraction—from […]
First Nations Longhouse at UBC celebrates 30 years as a ‘home away from home’ for Indigenous students
Please visit https://news.ubc.ca/2023/08/08/first-nations-longhouse-at-ubc-celebrates-30-years/ to read the story.
Collaboration to develop national standards for substance use education and intervention in schools
Substance use and related harms have been a key concern for many Canadians over the last seven years, but there remain troubling gaps in school-based approaches to substance use education and intervention. This leaves children and youth without critical information and supports for their wellbeing now and throughout their lives. Across Canada, teachers and other […]
UBC Faculty of Education’s online training course receives Government of Canada Early Learning and Child Care Innovation Program funding
Please visit https://educ.ubc.ca/ubc-education-early-learning-and-child-care-training-project-receives-federal-funding/ to read the story.
UBC launches training course on Indigenous understanding for faculty and staff
A new course to set a baseline understanding of Indigenous matters among UBC faculty and staff officially launched on National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21). Weaving Relations is a self-paced, online training course that explores Indigenous histories, people and contexts, as well as settler colonialism in Canada, through the lens of Indigenous-Canadian relationships. Developed jointly by the […]
UBCO confers first-ever degrees taught in Nsyilxcn language
Please Visit https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2023/06/08/ubco-confers-first-ever-degrees-taught-in-nsyilxcn-language/ to read the story.
Unlocking the potential of peer support to improve men’s mental health
Approximately one of every five men in Canada will experience a mental health challenge this year. Many will avoid or delay seeking support, which can lead to devastating results. Dr. Paul Sharp, a postdoctoral fellow with UBC’s Men’s Health Research Program and member of the Reducing Male Suicide Research Excellence Cluster, would like to help men find ways […]
UBC Library celebrates 10-year funding partnership with the Networks of Inquiry and Indigenous Education
Please visit https://about.library.ubc.ca/2023/06/01/ubc-library-celebrates-10-year-funding-partnership-with-the-networks-of-inquiry-and-indigenous-education/ to read the story.