Xikomaniso: New forestry research initiatives in Africa
Professors Dr. David Bunn and Dr. Melissa McHale are paving the way for new forestry research initiatives in Africa. As part of a $750,000 grant from NASA, Dr. Bunn and Dr. McHale are working to develop an ecological forecasting system for South Africa’s Kruger National Park and the surrounding region. The project, which involves collaborating with […]
Opening doors for international student research
Bhavesh Gnnanapareddy, an international student pursuing an undergraduate degree in physics from India was visiting Dr. Gino DiLabio’s research group at UBCO as part of a Mitacs Globalink Research Internship. While there, he ran into Dr. Robert Szilagyi at a campus coffee shop and struck up a conversation about their shared research interests. Talking with Dr. Szilagyi about […]
Pacific Island knowledge keepers stand on the world stage
Please visit https://global.ubc.ca/news-events/stories/mar-15-2023-pacific-island-knowledge-keepers-make-unprecedented-journey to read the full story.
UBC deepens collaboration with the University of Stuttgart in science, technology and innovation
UBC is expanding collaboration with the University of Stuttgart in science, technology and innovation, and in joint clean energy research supporting the new Canada-Germany Hydrogen Alliance, signed by Chancellor Scholz and Prime Minister Trudeau in August 2022. Visiting UBC from the University of Stuttgart, Professor Peter Middendorf, Vice-Rector for Knowledge and Technology Transfer, met with […]
Establishing a more meaningful approach to field research in global communities
Any Western researcher who had conducted field studies overseas is likely familiar with the terms “parachute science” or “colonial science.” Both terms being interchangeable, they are defined as researchers coming into communities to conduct their work without appropriately acknowledging the importance of local expertise. UBC Faculty of Forestry PhD candidate Alida O’Connor, who joined the […]
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.
UBC Sauder and One Girl Can announce partnership to empower young women entrepreneurs in Kenya
The UBC Sauder School of Business’s Social Enterprise Program (SSE Kenya) is sharing vital knowledge and expertise to improve lives and reduce unemployment rates across impoverished communities in Kenya. The Program has recently formed an alliance with One Girl Can, a non-profit based in Vancouver and Nairobi, Kenya to provide entrepreneurial training workshops for girls and […]
In our DNA: Ethiopians taking African genomic research into their own hands
It started, like many great things do, with a simple conversation. Dr. Corey Nislow and Jamal Kurtu were talking one day in 2018 about public health – in particular, capacity building for genetic research around the world. “I have molecular biology experience and Jamal has a long history with Ethiopia,” says Dr. Nislow, professor at […]
UBC launches future-looking global engagement strategy, In Service
UBC is transforming to meet the challenges of today – and tomorrow. The university’s new global engagement strategy, In Service, outlines a bold new vision for collaborating with partners large and small, at home and abroad, spanning not only disciplines, but cities, countries and continents. Prof. Santa J. Ono, UBC President and Vice-Chancellor, opened the […]
Designing strong cities, smashing silos and staying optimistic
Growing up in Vancouver, Parsa Shani always had a “lingering notion” that there was a lot more world out there. When he and his family, originally from Iran, moved back for a while during his middle and high school years, Mr. Shani experienced a country very different from Canada. The “massive, hectic, megacity of Tehran” […]