HIV/AIDS: The work is far from finished
UBC and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) will welcome more than 6,000 of the world’s leading HIV/AIDS experts to Vancouver next week for the 8th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment & Prevention.
UBC athletes participating in the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games
A Canadian record holder, field hockey siblings and one of the country’s top young swimmers are among the UBC Thunderbird athletes who will participate in the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games.
Renowned quantum physicist joins UBC from Harvard as new Canada Excellence Research Chair
UBC welcomed quantum physicist Jennifer Hoffman today as its newest Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC).
Health and sustainability promotion top priorities in Okanagan Charter
A new international charter was signed today by universities and colleges from around the world committed to bringing health promotion and sustainability into all their policies and practices.
UBC scientists receive nearly $33M in NSERC funding
Scientists across an array of faculties at UBC will receive a combined total of $32.7 million in grants, fellowships and scholarships, NSERC announced today.
UBC Rowing Legend Enters Hall of Fame
Frank Read inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
UBC researcher gets grant to study link between pot, HIV/AIDS
Medical cannabis company donates $1 million to explore plant’s healing potential.
UBC celebrates last graduating class of its first century
Nearly 10,000 degrees conferred at graduation ceremonies in Vancouver and Kelowna.
Two major gifts aim to grow ranks of aboriginal health providers
UBC has received two $1-million donations to grow the number of aboriginal doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and other health professionals.
UBC awarded $20M in funding for research infrastructure
UBC received over $20 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to enhance current research facilities with new equipment.
UBC Aboriginal MD program meets goal five years ahead of schedule
Long before the training wheels on her first bicycle were removed, Lee-Anna Huisman had her sights set on the road ahead.
UBC’s Centennial
The official launch of UBC’s Centennial, combined with the opening of the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, will take place on September 30, 2015 – 100 years to the day since we welcomed our first class of 379 students.
State of the art baseball training facility coming to UBC
A state of the art training facility will soon be a reality for the UBC Thunderbirds baseball program and players across the Lower Mainland, thanks to an anonymous $3.5 million donation.
UBC welcomes federal budget initiatives for research universities
The federal budget introduced today includes a range of initiatives that will benefit Canada’s post-secondary sector and research institutions.
UBC receives $23 million for 23 Canada Research Chairs
University of British Columbia research received a $23.2 million boost in support of 23 Canada Research Chairs working in medicine, psychology, engineering, biology and more.
UBC and Chinese universities sign landmark agreements on research, joint degrees and student exchange
The University of British Columbia has signed an unprecedented number of partnerships with leading Chinese universities that are expected to pave the way for greater academic and cultural exchange between Canada and China.
UBC applauds federal funding for thirty meter telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope will be the most advanced and powerful telescope on Earth.
“your evolution” Finalists Revealed
Public encouraged to vote on projects making a positive change in the world
UBC and Indian government commit nearly $2M to support new science and engineering scholarships
The Indian government has committed $1.92 million to support PhD students in science and engineering research programs at the University of British Columbia.
Transit expansion needed to ensure campus access and boost region’s innovation economy
The presidents of the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University are saying “yes” in the coming transportation and transit funding plebiscite.
UBC Engineering enrolls record number of women in 2014
The number of women registered in first-year engineering undergraduate programs at UBC is on the rise, up 61 per cent since 2010.
UBC and University of Copenhagen share international professorship
A $1.9M donation from a Danish foundation will fund a joint professorship for pharmaceutical research at UBC and the University of Copenhagen.
Alumni UBC project supports those making a difference
alumni UBC is calling on members of the UBC community who are making a positive change in the world to tell their stories as part of its “your evolution” program.
$1 million in new scholarships for UBC athletes
BC graduate and noted philanthropist Ken Woods has donated $1 million to establish a scholarship for gifted athletes.
UBC receives $1.7 million from Canada Foundation for Innovation
Fourteen projects at the University of British Columbia have received a combined $1.7 million in federal funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
Peter A. Allard, Q.C., donates $30M to UBC Faculty of Law
Largest gift ever to a Canadian law school, with UBC Law to be renamed in his honour
Love, Data and the Economics of Happily Ever After
What happens when a seasoned journalist meets up with a professor of economics to talk about sex, money and marriage? A conversation you never want to end.
Study Looks to Repurpose Cancer Drug for Alzheimer’s
UBC-led research will examine whether it can slow disease’s progression
Synapse of Discovery
Discover how UBC’s new brain centre connects clinical care with research to find cures for brain disease.
UBC named partner in national Industrial Biocatalysis Network
The University of British Columbia is part of a new research initiative aimed at upgrading the sustainability of Canada’s industrial sector.
Founding Google investor donates $7.5 million to UBC computer science
Thanks to UBC alumnus Dr. David Cheriton, who has donated $7.5 million to UBC, computational thinking could soon become like reading and writing – a skill all students can acquire.
Report: B.C. University Degree a Good Investment
The Research Universities Council of B.C. released a report regarding employment outcomes for students.
UBC puts $26.9M to work for 70 research projects
In a visit from Andrew Wilkinson, Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services today UBC profiled some of the research benefiting from close to $27M for 70 research infrastructure projects in 2014.
Live life safer with UBCO technology
UBC Okanagan has received $3.8 million from the federal government for STAR, the Survive and Thrive Applied Research Facility, which will help develop technology to be used by soldiers and emergency personnel.
The binner takes it all
A conference on binning is one way UBC’s Learning Exchange, now in its 15th year, is connecting with Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
International Scholars Find Their Place
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows come from all over the world to pursue innovative research, explore advanced interdisciplinary learning and contribute to UBC’s diverse, intercultural community.
The Robots Are Coming
Robots have arrived at UBC! Find out how students are engineering them on land, at sea and in the air.
Entrepreneurship For All
The Entrepreneurship 101 class gives any student the ability to profit from their passion. Find out who has.
UBC’s Past Presidents
From Frank Wesbrook to Stephen Toope, UBC’s twelve previous presidents have all shaped the UBC we know today.
Of Truth and Reconciliation
All great achievements are the product of commitment. Learn more about aboriginal engagement at UBC by exploring this story from the Connected by Commitment 2013-2014 Annual Report.
The Impact of Transformation
World-changing research on clean water, safe infrastructure and public health in India and Canada.