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Friday, August 8, 2025

Read UBC’s 2025 Annual Financial Statements

The Annual Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2025, are now available.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

UBC Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED) wins Green Building Award

UBC Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED) was awarded the Sustainable Architecture and Building (SAB) Magazine Green Building Commercial/Industrial (Small) Award. The SHED serves a hydrogen…
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Thursday, July 31, 2025

Entela Ifti promoted to new role as Associate Director, Finance Strategy & Decision Support

Entela Ifti promoted to new role as Associate Director, Finance Strategy & Decision Support. Please join us in congratulating Entela. Read more in the Finance…
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Spatial empathy in action: New audio project gives voice to UBC’s custodial community

Through immersive sound storytelling, UBC Geography Associate Professor of Teaching Dr. Siobhán Wittig McPhee invites listeners to experience campus through the hidden stories of those…
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Welcome to the new members of our Transformation & Strategy Team

The VPFO’s Transformation & Strategy division is growing this summer with the addition of three new team members.
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Monday, July 28, 2025

Cathy Myles steps into role as Director, Insurance and Loss Prevention in Safety & Risk Services

We are thrilled to announce that Cathy Myles has accepted the position of Director, Insurance and Loss Prevention (I&LP) within the Safety & Risk Services…
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Friday, July 25, 2025

Jay Rojas joins as new Manager, Community Support in Safety & Risk Services

Join us in welcoming Jay Rojas as new Manager, Community Support, in Safety & Risk Services, effective July 16.
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Thursday, July 10, 2025

New Tool to Enhance the Efficiency of Expense Report Management in Workday

We will launch of Expense Protect, a tool to help reduce time spent on manual review of Expense Reports in Workday. Expense Protect will analyze…
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Updates to the Centre for Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing

As part of recent updates within the Centre for Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing, the Centre entrance doors will remain locked during work hours. VPFO…
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Monday, July 7, 2025

We’re saying goodbye to @UBCFixMySpace on X (Twitter)

As of September 1, 2025, UBC Facilities will be decommissioning our X (formerly Twitter) account @UBCFixMySpace. This change reflects our ongoing efforts to streamline communications…
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