studentlife

Recycling with a heart: UBC student's efforts help Cambodian university

A UBC student’s call to help a university in Cambodia resulted in a flood of donations from departments all over campus, via the university’s new reuse-it! program. The second-hand items were enough to fill a container, which is now on a ship bound for Southeast Asia.

Jun 30, 2011

Global leaders in business and sustainability to join 400 students to tackle ‘unsolvable’ energy problems

Media are invited to attend the International Student Energy Summit, where world energy scholars, business leaders, government and 400 students from 35 countries will gather to explore practical solutions for a more sustainable planet.

Jun 8, 2011

UBC awarded $4.9-million from NSERC to support young researchers

Training for students in biomedical engineering, green building science and climate change research at the University of British Columbia has received a $4.9-million boost from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Jun 3, 2011

Students fuel sustainable solutions

Student leaders from 
around the world are 
travelling to UBC this month 
to try to tackle the world’s 
top energy problems

Jun 2, 2011 - by By Basil Waugh

Weekend story ideas: 3,000 alumni return to UBC for Alumni Weekend, free attractions and Mike Harcourt sustainability panel

Media and the public are invited to join more than 3,000 alumni who will return to campus for UBC’s annual Alumni Weekend on Saturday, May 28 (tomorrow).

May 27, 2011

UBC grads don cap and gown for week of Vancouver campus ceremonies

More than 6,500 students will graduate this week as UBC holds ceremonies at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. They will join more than 250,000 UBC alumni worldwide.

May 25, 2011

UBC student wins Trudeau Scholarship

Lara Rosenoff, a PhD student studying anthropology at UBC, was named a 2011 Trudeau Scholar, one of Canada’s most coveted awards for social sciences and humanities graduate students.

May 17, 2011

Max Jones makes PhD history at UBC

Max Jones is on track to make UBC history this June as the first student to complete an entire PhD at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

May 6, 2011 - by By Jody Jacob

Human Kinetics at UBC’s Okanagan campus graduates first cohort

The Human Kinetics program at UBC’s Okanagan campus has undergone rapid growth and change since its inception in 2007. This June, its first students will graduate.

May 6, 2011 - by By Jody Jacob

Bumping it up a level

Volleyball star Jen Hinze is aiming for the Olympics, and med school

May 6, 2011 - by By Heather Amos

Building a career to help youth

Before Liam Hogan came to UBC to get his teacher education degree, he worked in elementary and secondary school life skills classes for youth with physical and cognitive disabilities. He felt that the school system needed far more teachers who were passionate about helping students with disabilities.

May 6, 2011 - by By Heather Amos

From the classroom to Afghanistan

After a whirlwind undergraduate experience including an eye-opening trip to Afghanistan and the presidency of the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS), graduating History student Brian Platt is now ready for some real excitement.

May 6, 2011 - by By Mary Leong and Loren Plottel

A passion for health care policy

Miranda Kelly doesn’t shy away from talking about her Aboriginal heritage—and modern day issues affecting the health of Aboriginal people.

May 6, 2011 - by By Brian Lin

Friends celebrate law degrees

Attending law school part time can be a tough road to travel, but for Andrea Petersen and Laura McPheeters, their friendship and the support they received from friends, family and the Faculty helped make that journey a little easier.

May 6, 2011 - by By Simmi Puri

A role for gardens in health care

Graduate believes nature can heal

May 6, 2011 - by By Lorraine Chan

Research a dental hygiene degree highlight

Program graduates first class of 15

May 6, 2011 - by By Lorraine Chan

Future vet champions animal welfare

Grad helped research how animals perceive their environment.

May 6, 2011 - by By Lorraine Chan

Weighing forest conservation and need

Forests of his youth drive a passion for trees

May 6, 2011 - by By Heather Amos

UBC will stay a member of the CIS

The University of British Columbia today announced that it will maintain its membership with Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and will not apply to join the U.S.-based National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Apr 26, 2011

Creating a theory and a degree

Rajdeep Singh Gill’s ideas won’t be put in a box

Apr 6, 2011 - by By Heather Amos