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Back to school 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

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

UBC doubles student fundraising target to help realize more student potential

UBC doubles student fundraising target to help realize more student potential

UBC has today announced the extension of its Blue & Gold Campaign for Students, doubling the target to $200-million by 2022.

Sep 3, 2019

UBC welcomes 7,000 new students; celebrates largest fund ever raised for students

UBC welcomes 7,000 new students; celebrates largest fund ever raised for students

On Tuesday, September 3, UBC will be welcoming 7,000 new students to the university. UBC will also be celebrating the fact it has hit its Blue & Gold Campaign for Students $100-million goal almost a year early.

Sep 3, 2019

UBC’s first nano-suites open at the new Exchange Residence

UBC’s first nano-suites open at the new Exchange Residence

When Emma Wong walked into the newly opened Exchange Residence and opened the door to her 140-square-foot nano suite, the third-year English undergrad’s reaction was one of pleasant surprise.

Aug 31, 2019

The recently completed Exchange Residence building.

Move-in day at new Exchange Residence featuring Nano suites

Students move into UBC’s newest residence building — Exchange Residence — completed this May at a cost of $77 million. It features 71 Nano suites — small self-contained suites that offer a unique way for students to save money.

Aug 30, 2019

Patty Hambler (left), director of health promotion and education at UBC Student Services, and Agnes d’Entremont (right), mechanical engineering instructor and faculty lead for a pilot project in UBC’s mechanical engineering program that teaches second-year students about mental health literacy and understanding the stress response. Credit: Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia

‘Help is available’: Student mental health services at UBC

Sitting on a bench outside Totem Park student residence, Kirsten Tarasoff remembers feeling an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.

Mar 25, 2019

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