UBCO invests $70M in new on-campus student housing
UBC Okanagan’s campus will continue its impressive growth in student residences thanks to a $70-million investment in two new student housing projects. Although the campus currently has space to house 1,680 students – meaning one guaranteed space for every first-year student – the university ultimately endeavours to provide on-campus housing to 25 per cent of […]
New UBCO Commons fosters collaboration and innovation
The UBC Okanagan community has gained a new modern space: UBCO Commons. Opened in January, the multipurpose facility offers students a high-tech 400-seat classroom, informal collaborative learning study areas, a digital technology centre and a graduate student commons. It also includes a visualization lab to facilitate high-resolution data modelling in research fields. Described as a […]
Wellbeing Scholars Call for Proposals
UBC Wellbeing and the UBC Sustainability Scholars Program are pleased to announce funding support for five wellbeing projects for the summer 2019 UBC Sustainability Scholars program. ABOUT THE UBC WELLBEING SCHOLARS FUNDING PROGRAM Following on the success of the last two years, UBC Wellbeing is once again offering partial funding for up to five UBC Sustainability Scholars projects that […]
Call for applications: Equity & Inclusion Scholars Program
A message from Professor Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic The Equity & Inclusion Office is inviting faculty members at the Vancouver campus to apply for the inaugural Equity & Inclusion Scholars Program. The program provides up to $15,000 for qualified projects that build capacity for transformative teaching and learning through the integration of equity, diversity, […]
Math program promotes mentorship for underrepresented women and girls
Diversity in Mathematics, a program created and hosted at UBC, is providing mentorship for women, Indigenous youth and recent immigrants interested in STEM-related fields. Founded by Department of Mathematics Professor Malabika Pramanik in 2016, the initiative currently promotes a day camp for high school students along with a national summer school for undergraduate women. “The […]