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Fall 2021 message from the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver

Call for applications: Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition

Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) offers faculty and staff at the Vancouver campus an opportunity to incubate, test, and demonstrate innovative research ideas in a real-world setting. The 2021-22 CLL Fund Competition provides up to $50,000 in funding for teams to develop 'living lab' projects. Faculty and staff from UBC Vancouver may submit proposals by November 12, 2021. Campus as a Living Lab interactive workshop

COVID-19: Resumption activities and updates

A message from Shelley Kayfish, Director, Campus Operations and Risk Management; Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee; and Prof. Michael Burgess, Associate Provost, Strategy, UBC Okanagan, Professor and Chair in Biomedical Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Co-chair, UBC Okanagan Resumption Planning and Coordination Committee

Update: UBC’s COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor

Announcing the 2022/23 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition

We are pleased to announce the 2022/23 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition.

Reminder: Share a photo of what you're grateful for this fall, by October 4

Orange Shirt Day at UBC Okanagan

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, əts ha’ stim iʔ scəcmalaʔ | Every Child Matters These words are inscribed on the new orange banners you’ll see throughout UBC’s Okanagan campus as we honour and recognize Orange Shirt Day and the first observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.

UBCO researchers explore the impact of kindness on campus

Statement on the tragic deaths of two students

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Research in focus: John Oliffe

John Oliffe, a professor in the School of Nursing, leads research to advance men’s health promotion in psychosocial prostate cancer care, smoking cessation and male suicide prevention. Find out what he hopes to change as a result of this research.

Celebrating UBC Vancouver's longest-serving staff

Next week, a total of 90 staff members from UBC Vancouver, including 50 new inductees, will be honoured for their more than 25 years of service to UBC, at the annual 25 Year Club celebration.

Coral reefs are 50% less able to provide food, jobs, and climate protection than in 1950s, putting millions at risk