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Why humans respect hard work regardless of results

Letter from the President

Gaming the system

Much of Dr. Christopher Patterson’s work examines the intersection of race and video games—across both game development and play. We asked about what drew him to this topic, how he views the role of his own identity in his research, and about some of his key projects, including two podcasts that spotlight new works on Asian Studies topics. Read more

Getting active, while living with a partial spinal cord injury

Tell us how you’re advancing sustainability at UBC

Are you a UBC faculty or staff member taking actions or driving initiatives to advance sustainability at the university? If so, we want to learn more. Your story could be featured on UBC Today.  

Bats in Vancouver: UBC researchers to study secret city nightlife

They live among us and eat pesky insects, but unless you’re armed with an ultrasonic microphone you may never notice our nocturnal neighbours: bats. UBC researchers Dr. Matthew Mitchell (Faculty of Land and Food Systems) and Aaron Aguirre (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) want to bring these fascinating creatures out of the shadows, and will spend the summer collecting data on bats in Metro Vancouver. They’re in a race against time: In early April, evidence of a deadly fungal disease called white-nose syndrome was found in BC for the first time.

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.