#UBCGrad
-
UBC announces 2024 honorary degree recipients
Thirteen remarkable individuals will receive honorary degrees this year from the University of British Columbia.
-
UBC student champions disability justice to win Lieutenant Governor’s Medal
Rabiah Dhaliwal recognized for contributions to the promotion of diversity and inclusion
-
He used to climb mountains. Now he wants to move them for others
When UBC mechanical engineering student Yi Yi Du came out of a two-month-long coma after being struck by a car in the fall of 2021, no one knew what the next stage of his life would look like.
-
UBC grad plans to channel passion for AI to innovate health-care
When UBC student Tyler Ga Wei Lum crosses the stage to accept his degree this week, his late uncle won’t be far from his thoughts.
-
Behind the scenes at UBC’s graduation ceremonies
It’s an event that dates back more than 100 years, has involved hundreds of thousands of people, is rife with symbolism, and takes years to plan. Those lucky enough to participate carry the memory with them through their lives. It’s meaningful, it’s joyous, it’s satisfying.
-
From the floor to the canopy
A young Yadira Corbet always wondered what went on in the UBC forestry building where she helped her mother clean floors.
-
Community involvement a driving force for teen UBC graduate
Iva Jankovic deserved a drink as much as anyone. It was the summer of 2017, and Jankovic was taking a break from her internship at a downtown planning firm to join colleagues for a staff party at a nearby pub.
-
A Sea Change: UBC forestry grad helps empower communities through conservation
Former youth sailing champion Luca Marsaglia owes a lot to the ocean, so he co-founded a sustainable development movement called Casa Congo to help protect it.