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Online events during Data Privacy Week: Jan. 25–29

January 25-29 is UBC's Data Privacy Week. Faculty and staff are invited to participate in a series of free online events about the impact technology is having on our privacy rights and the importance of valuing and protecting personal information at UBC. Learn about privacy issues affecting UBC and find resources to support you in your work. Data Privacy Week Community consultation: Information Security Standards review  January 25 | 10:00am – 11:00am

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UBCO virtual downtown presence open house

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC OkanaganDear colleagues,As many are already aware, planning is underway for UBC Okanagan’s downtown Kelowna site with a number of community-accessible facilities being considered, including a new public gallery, creative innovation spaces and a public engagement and learning suite.

Apply for the Partnership Recognition Fund to support your community-university partnership

The Partnership Recognition Fund provides funding for community groups working in partnership with UBC faculty, staff and students, and is designed to help fill small resource gaps and acknowledge the work of community groups. Every day, people on and off-campus work together on joint initiatives that benefit the community and the university. From engaged research, experiential learning, planning and policy development, to educational programming, dialogue projects, and workshops, our impact grows when we work together.

Reflecting on what really was the Year of the Nurse

Even before the term COVID-19 was a household name, the World Health Organization had designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It was to be a year of celebration, milestones and recruitment opportunities to encourage more people to think about nursing as a career. Marie Tarrant, director of UBC Okanagan’s School of Nursing, reflects on 2020 and how the events of the pandemic brought home the significance of nurses in our society today.

UBCO research takes the chill off icy build-up on planes and wind turbines

A bit of stress might not be so good for us after all: UBC study

The notion that a bit of stress makes people perform better has been baked into our everyday lives. But research from UBC neuroscientist Dr. Adele Diamond suggests it might not be so good for us after all. The study, published recently in Cerebral Cortex, found that even mild stress may harm most people’s executive functions—mental skills such as self-control, focused attention, working memory and problem solving.

Workplace Preferences Survey

A message from Gillian Henderson, Executive Director, Human Resources, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues,

Made-in-Canada method of producing life-saving radioisotopes receives Health Canada approval

UBC and Office of the Human Rights Commissioner collaborate on webinar

A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan  Join the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan and the Office of the Vice-President, Health, for a webinar on January 14, 2021, that will spark conversation between UBC and BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner on the collection of disaggregated data to advance human rights.

UBC Okanagan 2020/21 holiday hours

During the holiday season — December 24, 2020, to January 4, 2021 — a variety of services on campus will operate with adjusted hours and some offices will be closed.Information on holiday hours are available onlineRead the full message

Preparing for digital recovery in advance of disaster