30 Apr 2020
2019/20 Killam Award winners for excellence in teaching
UBC has announced the recipients of the 2019/20 awards from the Killam Endowment Fund to faculty and teaching assistants who demonstrate excellence in teaching.
Award Winners
21 Feb 2020
Two UBC Faculty Members Named 2020 3M National Teaching Fellows
Dr. Tiffany Potter, Professor of Teaching in the Department of English Language and Literatures, and Paul Cubbon, Assistant Dean, Innovation at the UBC Sauder School of Business, have been named 2020 3M National Teaching Fellows.
06 May 2019
2018/19 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.
04 Mar 2019
UBC Instructor Named 2019 3M National Teaching Fellow
Steven Barnes, a senior instructor and Associate Head of Undergraduate Affairs in the Department of Psychology, was recently named a 2019 3M National Teaching Fellow. The award, jointly sponsored by 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), is the highest recognition of individual teaching excellence and educational leadership in Canada.
17 Dec 2018
UBC faculty named AAAS Fellows
Dr. Eric Eich and Dr. Sarah Gergel have been elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.
10 May 2018
Congratulations to the 2017/18 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.
25 Jul 2017
UBC recognized by Canada Research Chairs Program for exemplary equity practices
The Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) is pleased to recognize UBC for its exemplary equity and diversity practices in recruiting Canada Research Chairs, and for achieving its equity targets for the representation of women, Aboriginal Peoples and members of visible minorities among its chairholders.
12 May 2017
Ten UBC researchers among latest Canada Research Chair appointments
Ten UBC researchers are among the latest Canada Research Chairs appointments, accompanied by an increase in federal funding totaling $8.6-million.
02 Dec 2016
UBC receives $11.5-million in federal government to support researchers
UBC received $11.5-million in federal funding across all disciplines, with 14 professors newly appointed or renewed as Canada Research Chairs.
16 Sep 2016
UBC congratulates newest University Killam Professors
Dr. Sarah Otto, Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Janet Werker are the recipents of this year's University Killam Professorships.