University News

UBC developing new program to assist veterans in career transition

As part of UBC’s commitment to become one of Canada’s first veteran-friendly campuses this year, the university is developing a certificate program in international development and human security, tailored to veterans.

Feb 20, 2020

Lesley Cormack has been appointed as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UBC Okanagan and will formally begin the role on July 1, 2020. Credit: John Ulan

UBC announces new Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Okanagan campus

The University of British Columbia announced today that Lesley Cormack has been appointed as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UBC Okanagan and will formally begin the role on July 1, 2020.

Feb 14, 2020

Why UBC protects the personal information of its community

Seeking information and asking questions are natural human instincts. The drive to find out more, especially when a public institution or one’s own family is involved, is powerful and can lead to understandable frustration when there are no answers.

Jan 28, 2020

UBC ready for snow

It’s five o’clock in the morning, snow has been falling for a few hours in Vancouver and slowly accumulating on the roads across the city.

Jan 13, 2020

Dr. Nadine Caron named founding First Nations Health Authority Chair in Cancer and Wellness at UBC

Dr. Nadine Caron — Canada’s first female First Nations general surgeon — has been appointed to a newly created UBC position dedicated to improving cancer outcomes and wellness among Indigenous peoples.

Jan 6, 2020

UBC releases 2018 animal research statistics

UBC’s summary of animals involved in research at the university in 2018 is now available.

Dec 18, 2019

UBC experts on the holiday season

The holidays are just around the corner. UBC experts are available to comment on topics related to the season.

Dec 11, 2019

UBC declares climate emergency and moves forward on two key divestment initiatives

The University of British Columbia has today joined communities and organizations around the world in declaring a climate emergency.

Dec 5, 2019

UBC ditching single-use coffee cups and plastic food ware

UBC Vancouver is ditching single-use coffee cups and plastic food ware, and encouraging students, faculty and staff to choose reusable options such as their own mugs, water bottles and cutlery instead.

Nov 25, 2019

Statement on status of UBC students in Hong Kong

UBC’s number one priority is to ensure our students, faculty and staff are supported and safe, whether studying at UBC or abroad.

Nov 20, 2019

Anubhav Singh with student Xinyu Li who was doing her undergraduate thesis. They are in the food process engineering lab. Credit: UBC Land and Food Systems

B.C. government provides $2.58M to support food-processing innovation at UBC

New funding from the provincial government will allow UBC’s faculty of land and food systems to drive scientific innovation for B.C.’s food and beverage industry.

Oct 25, 2019

Planning for disaster a campus-wide initiative for UBC Vancouver

If disaster strikes, UBC Vancouver is prepared to support its community.

Oct 15, 2019

Emily Overholt, an Olympic bronze medallist in swimming and third-year kinesiology student at UBC, credits her recovery from depression with learning how to recognize the symptoms of the mood disorder.

Mental Illness Awareness Week: UBC swimmer sheds stigma of depression

When UBC Thunderbirds swimmer Emily Overholt won a bronze medal after competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, she should have felt like she was on top of the world. Instead, she faced debilitating depression.

Oct 7, 2019

Reminder of sexual violence supports and resources at UBC Vancouver: Ainsley Carry statement

As a follow up, the University detachment of the RCMP is investigating information distributed on social media this week that referenced non-consensual drugging of students in the Fraternity Village last weekend.

Oct 4, 2019

Report of drugging at fraternities

On the night of October 1, 2019 we received information via Twitter that UBC students may have been drugged at a fraternity party this past weekend. The health and safety of our students is UBC’s top priority.

Oct 2, 2019

Gregg Gardner, the Diamond Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics, pauses during a dig with student Maya Porebska-Smith at an archeological field school at Horvat Midras, Israel, in 2018.

Diamond Foundation donates $1M to support Jewish studies at UBC

A $1 million donation from the Diamond Foundation to the University of British Columbia will expand Jewish studies programming in the classroom and beyond the UBC campus.

Sep 17, 2019

UBC continues to hold the No. 2 position amongst the 30 Canadian ranked institutions.

UBC ranks 34th in global Times Higher Education rankings

The University of British Columbia continues to be recognized on the world stage, improving its ranking by three spots to 34th globally in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, released today.

Sep 11, 2019

Making students feel at home before classes even begin

Every September, UBC Vancouver celebrates the start of the academic year with one of the most unique and comprehensive university orientation programs in North America.

Sep 6, 2019

12 tips for a healthy school year

For many students, university marks the first step away from the comforts of home, and a whole new world of responsibilities that can divert attention away from healthy habits.

Sep 5, 2019

Welcoming diversity at UBC

When Darcy Bandeen arrived at UBC last year, the arts undergraduate student was filled with the usual first-year anxieties: “Will I meet anyone? Will I spend the next year alone in my dorm room crying myself to sleep, or am I going to have a phenomenal year? You don’t know how it’s going to go.”

Sep 4, 2019