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The Board of Governors of The University of British Columbia has reappointed Prof. Stephen J. Toope to a second term of five years as President and Vice Chancellor.
Jun 9, 2010
The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus will soon double its land area, as the UBC Board of Governors today approved the $8.78-million purchase of 103.6 ha. (256 acres) of North Glenmore farmland from the City of Kelowna.
I believe the fears being voiced by HST opponents are inconsistent with what has occurred in other regions.
Jun 9, 2010 - by Kevin Milligan
Three University of British Columbia researchers have been given some of the most prestigious science and engineering prizes by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The […]
Jun 4, 2010
Recent UBC Media Releases June 3: Twenty-five UBC students win prestigious Vanier Canada Scholarships June 1: “Little brown balls” tie malaria and algae to common ancestor: UBC research May 31: […]
Jun 3, 2010
An environmental leadership day camp is being offered for youth ages six to 16. Run by Friends Uniting for Nature (FUN) Society, the FUN Camps program teaches how to reduce […]
cIRcle, UBC’s digital repository, has a new look along with fresh features and functions. Launched by UBC Library in 2007, cIRcle serves as an online storehouse for UBC’s scholarly and […]
Chris MacDonald, professor and acting director of the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, has written A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver. A book launch will be held on […]
Faculty of Arts professor C.W. Marshall is the director of a new theatre production of Molière’s The Misanthrope presented by United Players of Vancouver. Playwright Tony Harrison was a visiting […]
Two UBC professors will be speaking at a forum entitled FutureGrid: BC’s Energy Options in a Changing Environment presented by The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). Prof. George Hoberg, […]
Nominations are still open for the Okanagan Staff Awards of Excellence and the DVC and Principal Award. The awards recognize staff members who demonstrate exceptional leadership, who go the extra […]
On June 7, the UBC Ombuds office is hosting Enhancing Student Support Services at UBC, a free conference for staff, students and faculty in the UBC community who work directly […]
Jamie Daw, a Master of Science student at the School of Population and Public Health, won second place and an $800 prize in the student poster competition at the Canadian […]
Computer science professor Uri Ascher received the Canadian Applied and Industry Mathematics Society (CAIMS) Research Prize. Ascher is recognized for his research contributions to applied mathematics, scientific computation, and numerical […]
UBC researchers have received $1.2 million in funding from Genome BC and partner organizations to investigate the potential of using microbial ecosystems as a bellwether forest management tool. “Climate change […]
Three members of the Faculty of Applied Science received UBC Killam Teaching Prizes during convocation ceremonies at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts: Catherine Ebbehoj, lecturer in the School of […]
Prof. Janice Eng from the Dept. of Physical Therapy, is a recipient of the 2010 YWCA Vancouver Women of Distinction awards in the category of Health and Active Living. “I […]
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC announces a change in leadership effective immediately. Sid Katz, Managing Director, begins his transition to other roles at UBC following a […]
UBC Human Resources has released the 2009/10 Focus on People Benchmark Report http://www.focusonpeople.ubc.ca/sharing-and-connecting/focus-on-people-benchmark-report/ and the Focus on People Annual Report http://www.focusonpeople.ubc.ca/annualreport . The Benchmark Report provides recruitment and retention indicators […]
Twenty-five doctoral students from the University of British Columbia have been awarded the 2010 Vanier Canada Scholarships, the Canadian equivalent of the Rhodes scholarships in the U.K. and the Fulbright […]
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