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Supports for students under pressure during exam time

Tens of thousands of students around the world are studying for and writing exams at the end of a term like no other in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, a small minority of students may be tempted to take shortcuts.

Dec 10, 2020

Teach Mental Health aims to expand mental health literacy among those studying to be teachers, and among those they teach. Credit: Flickr

New, free online resource for teachers, teacher candidates, or anyone who wants to support youth mental health

Four Canadian universities, including the University of British Columbia, launched a new online curriculum resource earlier this month called Teach Mental Health.

Aug 30, 2018

Reading week? Let the life lessons begin

Reading week? Let the life lessons begin

From building cat condos to creating digital totem poles, hundreds of UBC students will spend Reading Break out in the community.

Feb 13, 2014 - by Corey Allen with files from Patty Wellborn

UBC Engineering hosts two competitions this week showcasing students’ design ingenuity

From all-terrain, remotely operated vehicles to concrete toboggans, UBC engineering students are competing this week in two competitions for marks and bragging rights. Media are invited to cover both events.

Jan 23, 2013

UBC campaign hits $1 billion

The University of British Columbia’s start an evolution campaign crossed the $1 billion mark and is now two-thirds of the way toward its fundraising and alumni engagement targets – to raise $1.5 billion and to involve 50,000 alumni annually in the life of the university by 2015.

Jan 18, 2013

A chance to come clean

New policy reduces student discipline hearings

Oct 4, 2012 - by Heather Amos

UBC welcomes Whitecaps FC and National Soccer Development Centre to campus

The University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus will be the home of a new training facility which will form the centerpiece of the proposed National Soccer Development Centre (NSDC) – a new athletic facility to be shared by Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the university and community.

Sep 6, 2012

Names Not Numbers: UBC introduces personalized service for incoming students

The University of British Columbia is offering a small campus experience to students admitted this fall to one of Canada’s largest universities, making UBC the first large university in Canada to implement a personalized service model.

Apr 11, 2012

UBC to recognize Japanese Canadian students affected by internment during World War II

The University of British Columbia Senate voted tonight to honour students and Canadians affected by a dark period in Canada’s history, and will be awarding them special degrees next spring as part of a three-pronged program to mark the 70th anniversary of the internment policy.

Nov 16, 2011

UBC’s Vancouver campus grad ceremonies start Wednesday, May 25

Graduation begins Wednesday, May 25 at UBC’s Vancouver campus.

May 24, 2011

UBC students to stage “vote mob” to raise federal election awareness among youth

Media are invited to join hundreds of UBC students on Wednesday, April 20, as they stage a non-partisan “vote mob” on campus to encourage young voters to participate in the upcoming federal election.

Apr 19, 2011

UBC Graduate School of Journalism wins Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism

Students and faculty at the UBC Graduate School of Journalism have won an Emmy Award for an investigative news documentary that explores the health and environmental impacts of electronic waste. […]

Sep 27, 2010