UBC student champions disability justice to win Lieutenant Governor’s Medal
You might imagine a former pageant queen’s journey to university to be akin to a catwalk. However, UBC biology student and Miss Canada 2021 second-runner up Rabiah Dhaliwal found the transition to be less straightforward at times. “As a South Asian female, discussions about mental health were stigmatized, marking my first few years at UBC […]
Recognizing Arts’ graduating student leaders in the Class of 2023
Please visit https://www.arts.ubc.ca/news/recognizing-graduating-student-leaders-in-the-class-of-2023/ to read the full story.
Student-led seminar fills a gap in the curriculum
Throughout his time at UBC Okanagan, psychology student Hoky Hsu sometimes felt “left out” of his course content. “I’ve always enjoyed learning about psychological topics like family processes and socioemotional development,” Hsu mentions. “However, as a psychology major, I grew to realize that the majority of psychological research and teaching at large are still often […]
Okanagan Heat recognize 2021-22 academic award winners
In November 2022, the UBC Okanagan Department of Athletics and Recreation celebrated student-athlete academic excellence as they hosted their annual Academic All-Canadian/Heat Scholar breakfast on the UBCO campus. In total, 93 student-athletes were recognized for achieving an 80 percent average in their academic studies during what was a challenging year for all students who returned […]
Work Study opens new doors for undergraduates
When she started her fourth year, Ava Bakala knew she wanted more experience — not only in her field of study, but with UBC Okanagan as a whole. Bakala searched for campus work opportunities on UBCO’s Student & Alumni Job Board, where she connected with the university’s Work Study program. “To date, I primarily studied […]
Classmates turned co-founders reflect on impact of UGO Student Experience Grant
Yogmaya Singh and Bhavika Mahtani are artists at heart. Singh is a music aficionado, and Mahtani has a history in professional dance with an affinity for contemporary dance. Throughout high school, both were told attending business school would mean leaving their interests and hobbies at the door. In 2017, when they enrolled at the UBC […]
Global health conference enriched by students
UBC recently welcomed nearly 250 in-person and virtual delegates from over 50 countries at the 2022 Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) conference held at the Vancouver campus in August 2022. TUFH is an international, intersectoral, and intergenerational global health conference that brings together health partners, universities, community institutions, and thought leaders from around the world. […]
The ripple effects of Allard Law’s new award for Black law students
Please visit https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/news-and-announcements/2022/ripple-effects-allard-laws-new-award-black-law-students to read the story.
Graduating with a global perspective: Ginah Choi
Please visit https://global.ubc.ca/news-events/stories/jun-15-2022-graduating-global-perspective-ginah-choi to read the story.
An educative approach to Academic Integrity at UBC
Integrity is one of UBC’s core values and acting with integrity in taught courses is an essential part of the university experience for all students. The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a renewed discussion at UBC on how we can best integrate and support academic integrity in both online and in-person environments. Recognizing the importance of academic […]