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Friday, February 10, 2023

Nicholas Potovsky joins Infrastructure Development as the Accessible Buildings Planner

Co-created with the UBC Centre for Accessibility, this newly created role will help UBC develop accessibility design guidelines for new and existing campus buildings. Nicholas…
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Seminar: Everything you need to know about occupational sensitization

Whether you work in a lab, animal facility, workshop, museum — or even an office, you may come into contact with sensitizers at your workplace.…
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Share your feedback on UBC’s Statements on Responsible Investing

The UBC community is invited to comment on the Statements on Responsible Investing in preparation for the submission to the UBC Board of Governors in…
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Monday, February 6, 2023

VPFO Monday Update – February 6, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on February 6, 2023.
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Monday, February 6, 2023

Upcoming road closures on UBC Vancouver campus as of January 31, 2023

The following road closures are expected around the UBC Vancouver campus as of January 31, 2023. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
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Monday, February 6, 2023

Our 6th Annual Pink Shirt Day Celebration 

Join the VPFO portfolio virtually or on campus at the Life Sciences West Atrium at 2:00 pm in celebrating diversity, kindness and empathy. There will…
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

David Sequeira joins Custodial Services as Assistant Supervisor

In his new role, David will oversee the dayshift Custodial Services team and will work out of the Life Building. David comes to us from…
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Monday, January 30, 2023

Fabiola Ruiz-Aguilar joins Safety & Risk Services as Safety Advisor, Scientific Diving

In her new role as Dive Safety Officer, Fabiola is responsible for developing, strengthening and growing the Scientific Diving program in compliance with WorkSafe BC,…
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Monday, January 30, 2023

VPFO Monday Update – January 30, 2023

The VPFO Update is a weekly snapshot that captures important university updates, work across VPFO departments, and relevant resources. Sent on January 30, 2023.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Calling on EDI Facilitators

Last year the VPFO EDI committee produced a series of six self-paced courses available on UBC Workplace Learning (WPL). Now, the VPFO Equity, Diversity and…
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