Dr. Loren Rieseberg and Dr. Janet Werker have been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2020, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Dr. Nicholas Coops, professor in the Faculty of Forestry and Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing (I), is the recipient of the world’s most prestigious forestry honour, the Marcus Wallenberg Prize.
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 UBC community is invited to take part in the IGNITE Book Club, 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.
UBC is embarking on a search for a new Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President Academic Affairs to succeed Dr. Eric Eich, who completes his term at the end of June 2020.
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.