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.
UBC has launched the Keep Teaching website to support faculty in developing teaching strategies that will not require in-person sessions that fit the particular needs of their course, discipline and context. This planning, including considering alternative approaches to final exams, will enable the university to be prepared and act quickly should the need arise.
You are invited to a public lecture with Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion, at McMaster University, on March 19, as part of the Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Race and Leadership.
The IGNITE Book Club is designed with and for racialized faculty to allow for the exploration and discussion of memoirs written by renowned racialized authors.
An Advisory Committee has been established with a mandate to advise the Provost; the Vice-President, Students; the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan; and the Vice-President, Human Resources, on an extension of the appointment for the Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion.
The UBC Board of Governors has approved a plan to create two new Faculties at UBC Okanagan. On July 1, 2020, the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences (IKBSAS) will be growing and transitioning into two autonomous Faculties, one for the sciences and the other for the arts and social sciences.
A message from Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver
As you know, Coast Mountain Bus Company transit workers and SeaBus operators are continuing their job action. The union has announced that it will initiate a complete bus and SeaBus system shutdown across Metro Vancouver Nov.
On September 30, we embarked on a search for a new Academic Director, UBC Vantage College. The deadline for this posting has now been extended to December 23, 2019.
On November 25, 2019, UBC students, staff and faculty are invited to participate in the Student Evaluations of Teaching Open Forum.
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