Indigenous initiatives design series: Decolonizing teaching and learning in STEM
Please visit https://indigenousinitiatives.ctlt.ubc.ca/2022/06/06/indigenous-initiatives-design-series-decolonizing-teaching-and-learning-in-stem/ to read this story.
Indigenous anthropologist Dr. Kristen Barnett on decolonizing archaeology
When Dr. Kristen Barnett first started university, she didn’t know anything about archaeology except that “archaeologists take things.” Today, she’s among a small group of Indigenous archaeologists who are redefining the profession. Dr. Barnett, who joins the UBC Department of Anthropology in the fall of 2022, is committed to Indigenous archaeology – an approach that […]
Dr. Kishore Mulpuri on ‘local to global to local’
Please visit https://global.ubc.ca/news-events/stories/jun-28-2022-dr-kishore-mulpuri-%E2%80%98local-global-local%E2%80%99 to read the story.
Applications now open for the 2022 Partnership Recognition & Exploration Fund
UBC Community Engagement is accepting applications for the 2022 Partnership Recognition & Exploration (PRE) Fund. Apply for up to $1,500 for community-university collaboration and relationship building. PRE funding fills small resource gaps and empowers community partners to build reciprocal relationships with UBC students, faculty, and staff. We especially welcome applications for projects that advance: […]
UBC Arts grad Aiyana Twigg wins Lieutenant Governor medal for work on Indigenous language revitalization
Aiyana Twigg, who graduated from UBC in spring 2022 with a double major in First Nations and Endangered Languages and Anthropology, was awarded the 2022 Lieutenant Governor’s medal for inclusion, democracy and reconciliation. In fall 2020, Twigg was looking for a way to encourage her peers to engage with their language and history. She started […]
Building a future in cybersecurity with a UBC MBA
A software engineer by training, Adolphus Bassey feared he might lose his technical skills if he chose to pursue a business education. He was eyeing a future in the technology sector and didn’t want to change course. Two years after graduation, the UBC Master of Business Administration (MBA) alum is a Security Technical Program Manager […]
Protecting BC fruit orchards from climate change with AI
A group of enterprising students from the UBC Sauder School of Business and the UBC Faculty of Applied Science are tackling the harmful effects of climate change in B.C.’s fruit orchards with the creative use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. In B.C.’s fruit-growing regions, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, grapes and apples typically thrive under sunny […]
Rebalancing act: Fall prevention and mobility in older adults
As a teen growing up in Newfoundland, Dr. Brian Dalton—now an Assistant Professor of neuromuscular physiology at UBC Okanagan’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences—noticed something happening to his grandmother Grace. She lived with the Dalton family for years, and the two were close. But, beginning in her mid-60s, she swayed, stumbled and felt dizzy. She […]
Celebrating Indigenous strength in medicine
On May 24, 2022, 10 UBC Indigenous medical students gathered to celebrate their graduation from medical school at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine during an event where family, friends, faculty, staff and members of the Indigenous community gathered together to honour and share in the joy of their achievements. This year’s graduates are joining a strong […]
Branching out to success: Reflections of Forestry Alumni Builder Award recipient
Some lessons must be experienced to be understood. For Arthur Tsai, testing his limits helped him realize what he was capable of, and led him to complete both a BSc (1995) in Wood Science and Industry, and MSc (2012) in Forestry at UBC, as well as achieve ongoing success heading the market intelligence team at […]