Digital Technology Supercluster means exciting opportunities for UBC, now and in the future
In Professor Ono's latest blog post, he discusses how the Digital Technology Supercluster will accelerate Canada's global advantage in digital technology.
A refreshed Okanagan campus website – ok.ubc.ca – is almost ready to go. The updated site will offer a more vibrant online experience than the current website, which last saw a major refresh more than four years ago.
Tonight: Indigenous Canada speaker series featuring Greg Younging
Indigenous Peoples in International Law and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Join the UBC Okanagan Library tonight at the Okanagan Regional Library to hear the Barber School prof. Greg Younging speak about Indigenous peoples in international law.
The presentation will be followed by a moderated discussion, so come with questions and learn more about this important topic. A live stream will also be available.
If you’re looking for financial support to reduce the environmental impact of your research activities or laboratory, apply for the Green Labs Fund. Your innovative plan could make you the lucky recipient of up to $4,000.
The deadline for applications is Friday, March 16, 2018.
There is no shortage of UBC staff who make outstanding contributions to the university community. You are invited to recognize them and their achievements by nominating them for the 2018 President’s Service Award for Excellence.
Feb. 28: Housing Commons and Skeena Residence Open House
UBC is developing two new student residence buildings – the Housing Commons and Skeena Residence – that will see a total of 440 new residence beds on campus.
The Housing Commons will also include a commons block with a new 500-seat dining hall and kitchen facilities, quiet study and informal gathering spaces and relocated offices for several units.
From time to time, organizations from the university or the wider community may choose to exercise their right of free speech and locate demonstrations at UBC campuses.
Reminder: non-tuition deposits continue in ADM 006
A reminder to staff that handle non-tuition deposits that they continue to be accepted at the front desk in ADM 006, even though Accounts Payable and Payroll are now located in EME 2171.
Please continue to follow existing deposit procedures.
Heat host Bisons in best-of-three playoff series this weekend
The Heat women's volleyball team will look to lock up a spot in the U SPORTS national championship this weekend when they host the Manitoba Bisons in a best-of-three series.
These two teams met last weekend in Winnipeg in the final two games of the regular season, with the two teams each winning a match.
Engineering student volunteers to build 150-foot bridge in Haiti
A punishing climate, a language barrier, inexperienced local crews and a remote area of Haiti weren’t going to stop a group of Canadians from finishing the job they had set out to accomplish.
Richard Klukas is an associate professor of engineering whose research focuses on wireless positioning and navigation.
Engineering researcher involved in training for the multi-sensor system industry
In what will be become Canada's first research and training program for multi-sensor systems like driverless vehicles and sensor dependent systems, the School of Engineering is joining researchers from the University of Calgary and Royal Military College of Canada to undertake the initiative.
A ketone drink could help diabetics by lowering blood sugar
First of its kind research looks at easier methods to control sugar spikes
New School of Health and Exercise Sciences research published in the Journal of Physiology demonstrates that drinking a ketone supplement can lower blood sugar levels and might be a new tool to help diabetics control spikes in blood sugar.
Feb. 23: Film examines Indigenous experiences of child welfare system
Panel discussion will follow screening of documentary
UBC’s AlterKnowledge series and the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society have partnered to screen a new documentary that highlights the stories of Indigenous youth and traces current child welfare policies to their roots in the residential school system.
UBC hosts event exploring the implications for Canada and the region
The Barber School is hosting a day-long symposium on March 2 that will bring together experts on North Korea -- including Canada’s former ambassadors to North Korea and China, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea, and several Washington, DC-based experts -- who will discuss the current political international climate.
Lending a hand in Haiti Fourth-year civil engineering student Rick George spent three weeks in Haiti helping to build a bridge across the Riviere Cotes-de-Fer.
