News + Announcements
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September 8, 2020
Scholar Strike for Black Lives Canada
Some UBC faculty members have informed us they will join the Scholar Strike for Black Lives Canada activities on September 9th and 10th. We expect that some members of the UBC community will choose to participate in the scholar strike to draw attention to the global efforts to end racism and…
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September 4, 2020UBC 2020 Indigenous Strategic Plan Celebration: Sept. 14
UBC's Indigenous Strategic Plan sets out eight goals and 43 actions that the university will collectively take, to advance our vision of UBC as a leading university globally in implementation of Indigenous peoples’ human rights. The goals and actions are informed by more than 2,500 unique…
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July 17, 2020
UBC faculty member named winner of 2020 Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D Scholars Award
Dr. Carolina Tropini, Assistant Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has been named as the winner of this year’s Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D Scholars Award in the field of Engineering. The award provides US$50,000 a…
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July 13, 2020
Program for Open Scholarship and Education 2020/21
Are you interested in Open Education, learning, and resources? The Program for Open Scholarship and Education is a new one-year flexible and blended program jointly presented by the UBC Open Working Group, the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology and UBC Library. The program will help…
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July 3, 2020
Letter to the community regarding Proctorio
Like most universities across the world, UBC is adapting to address the requirements of online teaching and learning, and adopting new tools and practices.
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July 3, 2020
Leadership transition in the Peter A. Allard School of Law
Professor Catherine Dauvergne is stepping down from her role as Dean of the Peter A. Allard School of Law to join Simon Fraser University as their Vice-Presiden
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June 18, 2020
Participate in the CTLT Online Teaching Program
Explore the CTLT’s new Online Teaching Program, which is designed to help you adapt your course for the online environment and prepare you to teach online. The program consists of a course with self-paced modules in Canvas, online workshops with experiential learning opportunities, and one…
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June 16, 2020
UBC discovering new coronavirus species by re-analyzing all public RNA sequencing data
UBC’s CIC – a public-private collaboration between UBC and Amazon – is working to improve understanding of COVID-19 by identifying all known coronavirus species
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June 12, 2020
Register now for the CTLT Teaching Development Program for new faculty
Applications are now open for the Teaching Development Program for new faculty.
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June 4, 2020
Search for new Academic Director, UBC Sustainability Initiative
Applications are invited from tenured faculty for the position of Academic Director, UBC Sustainability Initiative (USI). The deadline for applications is June 22, 2020. This is a part-time (50%) position with a reporting line to the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Vancouver, for an…