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Statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor; Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan Today we join the global community in mourning the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Flags on our campuses will be lowered to half-staff in recognition of her decades-long service as Queen of Canada and Head of State.

Welcome back to campus

Welcome to the new academic year

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor Welcome back to campus and the start of the 2022/23 academic year! I hope you all had a good summer. I’ve always loved September because it is filled with promise, with excitement, and with joy. This week, UBC welcomes thousands of new and returning students, and later this month we can look forward to Homecoming.

Leadership change within the Vice-President, Finance and Operations, portfolio

I wish to announce that Karamjeet Heer will be leaving UBC to take up a new role at Simon Fraser University (SFU). Karamjeet joined the university in 2019 as Comptroller and was more recently appointed as interim Vice-President, Finance. Her last day at UBC will be October 31, 2022.  Please join me in wishing Karamjeet well in her new role as Associate Vice-President, Finance, at SFU. This is an exciting opportunity and we wish her every success.

UBC faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada

A total of thirteen UBC faculty members have been announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and as new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

30-second bio: Akshay Kumar Bharatha

Akshay is a human resources administrative clerk, and can be found working at the Access desk on the Vancouver campus. Find out what he believes is the best thing about working at UBC.

Kelowna Regional Transit potential service disruption due to job action

First impressions: Is it a good idea to be yourself?

Global fish stocks can’t rebuild if nothing done to halt climate change and overfishing, new study suggests

As space activity increases, who owns the moon and Mars?

Humanity is set to make a return to the Moon with the Artemis program, in what NASA says is a first step to Mars. So, who gets first dibs? Dr. Aaron Boley, a professor in UBC’s Department of Physics & Astronomy, discusses the mission’s plans and why we need to sort out access and resource rights before we return to the lunar surface. Find out more

UBCO research proves it’s worth the money to pay for a weight loss program

Submit nominations for the UBC Chancellor reappointment committee by Sept. 9

Earlier this month, the UBC Alumni Association (alumni UBC) announced that Chancellor Steven Lewis Point is approaching the end of his first three-year term and is being considered for reappointment. As part of the reappointment process, students, faculty and staff were invited to serve on an advisory committee. Thank you to everyone who submitted their nominations.