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UBCO honours this year’s most outstanding researchers

UBC Okanagan is celebrating six outstanding researchers with one of its most prestigious research awards—Researcher of the Year. The award recognizes the ways in which UBCO researchers—three faculty and three graduate student or postdoctoral fellows—are making the world a better place through excellence in research and scholarly activity.

Nuclear medicine can cure cancer, and Canadian researchers are stepping up the fight

Moving staff to midpoint of salary range (midpoint progression increase)

UBC has procedures in place to ensure that staff in the following employee groups move to the midpoint of their salary range within a specified timeframe, subject to satisfactory performance. These include Association of Administrative and Professional Staff (AAPS), Non-Union Technicians & Research Assistants (TRA), Executive Administrative Staff, and Farm Workers. Identifying eligible staff

UBCO researchers aim to energize fruit waste

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Portfolio at UBC Okanagan

Funding support for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Please note: this message was issued to UBC Vancouver. Read the UBC Okanagan message here.

Statement on the Nationwide Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Walkout

UBC study shows when employees leave their jobs, coworkers call it quits

People leave jobs all the time, whether they’re laid off, fired, or just quit. But how do their departures affect coworkers left behind? According to a new UBC study, those exits can lead many others to call it quits. The researchers delved deeply into employment data from a major retailer that was experiencing high turnover to find out why. They reviewed data for roughly a million employees—including when they were hired, which store, which position, when they left, and why.

Participate in IRP Student's second Institutional Readiness Assessment

If your role involves student administrative functions, participate in Integrated Renewal Program - Student’s second Institutional Readiness Assessment.  This 10-minute survey will help UBC assess how ready the community is for the adoption of Workday Student. The survey completion deadline is May 19. Complete the survey

30-second bio: Ariel Lee

As a content strategist for Student Communications Services, Ariel leads the operations behind many student communications platforms, including students.ubc.ca.

Astronomers double the number of repeating cosmic probes

New action plan focuses on enhancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in UBC’s research ecosystem

You may be aware that UBC was a participant in the federal Dimensions: equity diversity and inclusion Canada pilot program. The pilot began in 2019 with an aim to better support members of historically, persistently or systemically marginalized groups in the research ecosystem.