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Nominations open for alumni UBC Achievement Awards

Faculty and staff are invited to nominate UBC alumni for their professional and community contributions through the alumni UBC Achievement Awards. These awards recognize excellence, leadership, and innovation in achievements and contributions to the social, cultural, and economic well-being of society, which positively reflect on the university.Learn more about the awards, eligibility, criteria, and process and submit your nomination by February 16.

Could chicken eggs help revolutionize cancer treatment for children?

Unlike adult cancers, which are often linked to lifestyle and environmental risk factors, the cause of many childhood cancers remains unknown.And while advances in research and care have greatly improved chances of survival, cancer remains the second-leading cause of non-accidental death among children in Canada.Find out more

ChatGPT has read almost the whole internet. That hasn’t solved its diversity issues

Artificial intelligence helps unlock advances in wireless communications

Hospitals dealing with increasingly complex patients, data reveals

Share your feedback on proposed amendments to the Administrative VPs Policy (AP14)

The UBC community is invited to comment on proposed amendments to the Administrative VPs Policy (AP14). The deadline to share feedback on this policy proposal is Jan. 31.Find out more

Dr. Michael Hunt appointed Dean pro tem, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Dr. Michael Anthony Hunt has been appointed Dean pro tem of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, effective January 1, 2024.He is currently Senior Associate Dean, Policy and Programs in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, a role he has held since 2021. He has led a number of new initiatives that have enhanced collaboration and engagement between the Faculty and graduate programs, as well as professional development for graduate program administrators across campus.

UBC Vancouver – Call for proposals for the summer 2024 Work Learn program

If you are a faculty or staff member at UBC Vancouver, submit a proposal to hire temporary student employees through the Work Learn program summer session (May 1 - August 31, 2024). The Work Learn program funds approximately 3,500 part-time hourly appointments each year, subsidizing meaningful work experiences for current UBC Vancouver students. Submit a proposal by January 22.Find out more

UBC community members among new Order of Canada appointees

On December 28, 2023, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada.The Order of Canada is one of Canada’s highest honours. It was created in 1967 to honour people whose service shapes our society, whose innovations ignite our imaginations, and whose compassion unites our communities. Its Companions, Officers and Members take to heart the motto of the Order: DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM (“They desire a better country”).

UBC-led initiative protects salmon against toxic road runoffs

Climate change leads engineers to harness the power of green

UBC Library’s First Folio gets interactive with Shakespeare xR