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Professor Santa J. Ono reappointed as President and Vice-Chancellor of UBC

Master of Food and Resource Economics and Faculty of Land and Food Systems to co-author Canada’s Food Price Report

UBCO researcher looks at food security during COVID-19

Healthy Earth

Soil scientists are digging into the challenge of making plants more resilient to environmental change

30-second bio: Erika Lachance

Name: Erika Lachance Title: Support Services Assistant II Department/Unit: Campus Planning and Infrastructure Development I am: Staff Location: Okanagan Year I started working at UBC: 2019

New faculty: You are invited to attend an online teaching orientation on Aug. 18

This session is designed to help new faculty learn about UBC and the opportunities available to you with a focus on teaching, learning and student success

Canadians wary of new technologies that allow employers to spy on staff

Emerging surveillance technologies designed to help employers monitor the productivity of staff are largely viewed by the public as unreasonable and intrusive, according to new UBC research

Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers

Associate Director Tara Moreau receives American Public Gardens Association Professional Citation

Bryce Traister appointed Dean pro tem of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

A new ERA for managing risk at UBC

Contrary to popular belief, not all risk is bad. Risk-informed decision making is integral to the university’s success. Find out how UBC’s Enterprise Risk and Assurance (ERA) team is helping facilitate the management of risks involved in everything from navigating a pandemic to implementing a major business system transformation project like Workday.