The four marine scientists will row across the Atlantic as part of the World’s Toughest Row – Atlantic 2023 from The Canary Islands to Antigua.
Dec 7, 2023
Scott Ramsay, who graduates from UBC this month with a PhD in nursing, has been working to intervene in the lives of youth struggling in the same darkness of disability.
Nov 22, 2023
Charlie, Lola, Wilma and Daniel are among the many beloved “working” animals of UBC who make a paw-sitive impact on the university community.
Sep 19, 2023
How two UBC health-care workers are lending their support to Ukraine.
Aug 15, 2023
Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon has been named the 17th President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of British Columbia, the university announced today.
Jul 20, 2023
The announcement marks the first time an Indigenous woman from Canada has been appointed to the prestigious position.
Jul 17, 2023
Canada’s population is expected to reach 40 million by Friday. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 15, 2023
As Pride Month gets underway in Canada, UBC experts are available to comment on 2SLGBTQI+ issues.
Jun 1, 2023
Rabiah Dhaliwal recognized for contributions to the promotion of diversity and inclusion
May 30, 2023
When UBC mechanical engineering student Yi Yi Du came out of a two-month-long coma after being struck by a car in the fall of 2021, no one knew what the next stage of his life would look like.
May 29, 2023
Meet the slowest, youngest and oldest students to graduate from UBC this year, proving age and time constraints are no barriers to success.
May 17, 2023
May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. UBC experts are available to comment.
UBC experts are available to comment on heat, wildfires and associated issues.
May 9, 2023
An inside look at UBC’s Student Housing and Community Services’ annual task of shifting students into and out of residence units and all the work that goes into it.
Apr 25, 2023
UBC student Abul Bashar Rahman is preparing for an epic bike ride across Bangladesh to produce a documentary about how those most vulnerable to climate change in the country are experiencing and preparing for its impacts.
Apr 12, 2023
February is Black History Month. UBC experts are available to comment on various related topics.
Jan 25, 2023
When UBC student Tyler Ga Wei Lum crosses the stage to accept his degree this week, his late uncle won’t be far from his thoughts.
Jun 1, 2022
Tania Dick, a member of Dzawada’enuxw First Nations of Kingcome Inlet and a renowned Indigenous health care leader, has joined UBC as its first ever Indigenous Nursing Lead.
Feb 24, 2022
The waste-burning emission reduction invention of UBC post-doctoral chemical and biological engineering student now has royal recognition and the attention of one of Earth’s most influential billionaires.
Nov 24, 2021
Dr. Anna Blakney, assistant professor in UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Michael Smith Laboratories and vaccine expert, addresses some popular myths about COVID-19.
May 18, 2021
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