Parents and parents-to-be: UBCO Business Operations is conducting a survey as part of the long-term child care expansion plan and wants to know about your child care needs.
If you have kids five and under, or are planning to have children soon, your input is needed. Information submitted will be anonymous and help inform future child care planning and policy development on campus.
Promoting mental health literacy, reducing stigma and creating a supportive campus culture is what Thrive Month is all about
Thrive helps bring students, faculty and staff resources to help build mental health resiliency and to live, learn and work well. Don't miss the upcoming Sleep To Success webinar on November 25 or the Sncewips Heritage Museum virtual tour on November 27.
Winter has arrived and Facilities Management wants you to know they are well prepared when snow and ice are on campus.
Facilities Management's regular winter duties include sweeping snow from walkways and parking lots as well as depositing ice-melt and sand to prevent slips and falls.
A virtual event focused on community, resilience, and the exploration of gender and identity through diverse expressions of art
The Open to Expression event on November 20 will feature an open mic, art installation and reflections from trans and non-binary artists. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend. To participate as an artist, email Madison.Tardif@ubc.ca with the subject "TDOR Artist."
Until Nov. 24: UBC Okanagan Transportation Plan consultation continues
The UBC Okanagan Transportation Plan supports future campus growth, community well-being and climate action, in ways that make it more convenient, affordable and sustainable to get to, from and around campus.
This consultation is an important input into the transportation plan. It runs until November 24 and completing the survey gives you a chance to win one of five $100 gift cards.
Nov. 26: Provost’s Speaker Series on Systemic Racism
In the world of science, systemic racism manifests itself in many ways
Major institutions and actors involved in scientific scholarship have responded to discussions about science and systemic racism in different ways.
Join the Provost and Vice-President Academic for a discussion with Alejandro Adem, president of NSERC, and Magdalena Skipper, editor in chief of Nature, as they discuss approaches they are taking.
UBC Recreation is offering an online DIY Wood Sign Paint Night on December 8 at 7 p.m.
Participants will learn how to stain, apply stencil and paint a personalized seasonal wood sign. Kits will be available for pick-up in Kelowna or shipped to you for an additional fee. Register by November 30 to participate.
Call for nominations: 2021 Teaching Excellence Award and Killam Teaching Prize
Nominations are now open for the annual Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award and the Killam Teaching Prize.
As one of the six Killam institutions, UBC offers an annual Killam Teaching Prize to faculty in recognition of excellence in teaching. Nominations are due January 11.
UBC’s Innovation Precinct is taking shape with the dedication and imagination of students, researchers, staff and key community partners.
Space to Innovate
A 21st-century campus needs state-of-the-art facilities and a cutting-edge approach to solving real-world problems. The Innovation Precinct is a revolutionary new development designed to inspire creativity, test new ideas and cultivate research partnerships.
Jennifer Jakobi, professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences.
Exposing kids to STEM is important, even during a pandemic, says UBCO prof
Parents can take advantage of programs and initiatives to promote science, engineering and math
Parents are increasingly looking for ways to promote an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to their children, especially as access to traditional learning environments has been made more challenging.
For Professor Jennifer Jakobi, exposing young people in the Okanagan to the STEM fields is critical as COVID-19 changes the way students and parents think about education.
International and Intercultural Program Advisor Saher Ahmed.
Saher Ahmed recognized by Canadian Bureau for International Education
Saher Ahmed recently received the Canadian Bureau for International Education's North Star Award for Emerging Leader in International Education.
Ahmed has worked with International Programs & Services since July 2017. In those three years, she has emerged as a leader who supports international students, faculty and staff.
Kirk Bergstrom, assistant professor of biology in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science.
UBCO research contributes to new understanding of gastro-intestinal mucus
Understanding how gut mucus packages microbiota could lead to new ways of disease detection
Gut mucus. It may not be everyone’s favourite subject, but new research from the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science has found it’s more complex and intimately linked to the body’s microbiota than previously thought.
Emergency student support the focus on National Philanthropy Day at UBC Okanagan
Timely donor support to boost student emergency assistance fund
As students near and far grapple with the challenges posed by COVID-19, UBC Okanagan marked National Philanthropy Day on November 15 by shining a spotlight on its student emergency assistance fund, which has recently been topped up thanks to local donor support and designed to give temporary financial relief to those most in need.
