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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Grab a sweater and prepare for a cooler campus

The weather outside is cooling down, which means its time to wear warmer layers and close our windows to stay comfortable and save energy over…
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

SUGAR SHEET PAPER ALTERNATIVE NOW AVAILABLE TO UBC AT REDUCED RATE

Sugar sheet is manufactured using recycled sugarcane waste fibre. This “tree-free” product looks, performs, and feels just like paper — as well as being completely…
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Colleen Mah promoted to Associate Project Manager, Project Services with Infrastructure Development

Colleen joined UBC in 2017 as a Project Administrator and has taken on an increasing number of project management tasks, while providing enormous bandwidth to…
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Darren Wong promoted to Project Manager, Project Services with Infrastructure Development

Darren Wong joined UBC in 1998 as a project designer, and has been with Project Services since 2011 as an Associate Project Manager. Over the…
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Friday, November 22, 2019

Aziz Kara joins the Comptroller team as a Portfolio Finance Director, DAE, External Relations and Governance

Aziz is a Certified Professional Accountant who brings 25 years of progressive experience in Healthcare.
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Monday, November 18, 2019

Sandy Liu joins the Comptoller team as Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis Operational Excellence

Sandy will be working closely with the Budgeting & Reporting team in support of continuous improvement within Financial Reporting and Financial Planning & Analysis.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Stephen Li joins Facilites, Building Operations as Mechanical Engineer

Stephen is a Professional Mechanical Engineer and LEED Green Associate with over ten years' experience in Metro Vancouver’s building consulting industry.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Raffaela Mendel joins Treasury Team as a Senior Treasury Analyst

Raffaela will support the building and refinement of the long-term corporate financial model, along with providing analytical support for other strategic initiatives across campus.
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Friday, October 25, 2019

Hebb Building Renewal featured in October issue of Award

The iconic Thompson Berwick and Pratt-designed Hebb Building and Theatre at UBC Vancouver have undergone a significant renewal that is sure to wow physics and…
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Monday, October 21, 2019

SRS pilots requiring supervisors’ health and safety training within the VPFO

By December 31, all supervisors at UBCV must have completed the Safety Supervision at UBC course. If you're a supervisor, please take the course and…
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