News + Announcements
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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…
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June 3, 2020
Update on 2021/22 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund
On behalf of Simon Bates, Associate Provost, Teaching and Learning:In response to UBC’s announcement to offer larger classes primarily online in the fall, the 2021/22 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) funding round will be redeployed to support the Vancouver…
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May 9, 2020
Two UBC professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Loren Rieseberg and Dr. Janet Werker have been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2020.
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April 30, 2020
2019/20 Killam Award winners for excellence in teaching
As one of six Killam institutions, UBC offers yearly awards from the Killam Endowment Fund to faculty and teaching assistants who demonstrate excellence in teaching. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty members who are nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in…
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April 30, 2020
UBC Forestry professor receives 'Nobel Prize of Forest Research'
Dr. Nicholas Coops, professor in the Faculty of Forestry, is the recipient of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize, the world’s most prestigious forestry honour.
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April 24, 2020
UBC participates in research study to better diagnose COVID-19
Radiologists at UBC, Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) are leading an international study to better predict the presence of COVID-19 based on CT scans.Radiologists, fellows, residents and UBC medical students are collecting, analyzing and…
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March 17, 2020
Announcing the Undergraduate Program Evaluation and Renewal year-two funded projects
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic is pleased to announce that current Undergraduate Programs Evaluation and Renewal (UPER) projects will receive renewed support for their second year of funding.In alignment with Strategy 12: Program Redesign of UBC’s Strategic Plan, …