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Jun 30, 2021

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Jun 29, 2021

Black Opportunity Fund partners with UBC to empower next generation of Black leaders

Black Opportunity Fund partners with UBC to empower next generation of Black leaders

Black Opportunity Fund and the University of British Columbia are partnering to empower Black Canadian students to achieve their educational goals and career aspirations.

Jun 29, 2021

The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at UBC.

Discussion paper looks at the legal and human rights framework for mass graves

The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at UBC has released a new discussion paper exploring considerations for addressing missing children, unmarked burials and mass graves at residential schools. 

Jun 28, 2021

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Study highlights pandemic impact on adolescent mental health

Adolescents who were in a good headspace before COVID-19 suffered a decline during the pandemic, whereas those with poor mental health fared better, according to new research.

Jun 28, 2021

UBC In The News

Jun 28, 2021

How to beat the heat—indoors and out

How to beat the heat—indoors and out

UBC experts Dr. Sarah Henderson and Dr. Adam Rysanek share some tips and practices for warm weather safety during B.C.’s current heat wave.

Jun 25, 2021

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Jun 25, 2021

Carved by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, the Bentwood Box traveled with the TRC to its events throughout Canada, where people placed personal items into the box to symbolize their journey toward healing and expressions of reconciliation. Credit: National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba

UBC Medicine responds to TRC’s Calls to Action

Today, Faculty of Medicine Dean and Vice-President Health Dr. Dermot Kelleher issued a formal apology for the faculty’s contributions to past and present harms to Indigenous peoples arising from Canada’s ongoing colonial history.

Jun 25, 2021

Carved by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, the Bentwood Box traveled with the TRC to its events throughout Canada, where people placed personal items into the box to symbolize their journey toward healing and expressions of reconciliation. Credit: National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba

Event: UBC Medicine responds to the TRC’s Calls to Action

On Friday, June 25, the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine will formally launch and reflect upon its response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action at a virtual event.

Jun 24, 2021

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Jun 24, 2021

Better mental health supports for nurses needed, study finds

Better mental health supports for nurses needed, study finds

Working in the highly charged environment of COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the mental health of nurses, according to a new survey by researchers at UBC and the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto.

Jun 24, 2021

UBC In The News

Jun 23, 2021

Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis

Climate activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join UBC

World-renowned climate activists and journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis are joining the faculty at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Geography.

Jun 23, 2021

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UBC experts on heat wave

UBC experts are available to comment on B.C.’s current heat wave.

Jun 22, 2021

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Jun 22, 2021

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Jun 21, 2021

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B.C.’s spending on K-12 education drastically increased over the last 50 years

British Columbia’s K-12 public education operating spending is now 250 per cent of what it was in 1970, according to a new UBC study.

Jun 21, 2021

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Jun 18, 2021

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Jun 17, 2021