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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Watermain repair on 16th Avenue in the University Endowment Lands (UEL)

The University Endowment Lands will be completing an emergency repair on an incoming watermain on 16th Avenue. UBC Facilities will support this work from April…
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Jonathan Weinberg promoted to Project Coordinator in Infrastructure Development, Facilities

Jonathan joined UBC in September 2019 working as a project carpenter in Building Operations. He participated in continuing education by volunteering for the Expression of…
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Monday, April 11, 2022

April is Celebrate Diversity Month

April is Celebrate Diversity Month! Your Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee has helped produce a series of VFPO EDI canvas courses that are now…
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Monday, April 11, 2022

Partial closure of Engineering Road until June 15

Engineering Road on UBC Vancouver campus will be partially closed from April 19 to June 15 due to repairs to the bridge connecting the Macleod…
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Thank you

As many of you now know by way of yesterday’s broadcast email from President Ono, I am leaving UBC at the end of May to…
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Leadership change within the Vice-President, Finance and Operations portfolio

Peter Smailes, Vice-President, Finance and Operations, is leaving UBC to take up a new opportunity at Kwantlen Polytechnic University as their Vice-President, Administration.
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Monday, April 4, 2022

Agronomy Road closure between Wesbrook Mall to Health Sciences Mall

Crane activity is scheduled on April 7, 2022, as part of the boiler replacement project for the existing low-pressure steam system serving the Life Sciences…
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Friday, April 1, 2022

Review UBC’s Updated Business Expense Rules for Faculty and Staff

Most employees at UBC will need to use university funds to conduct university business at some time. UBC’s Business Expense Rules form the framework for…
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Friday, April 1, 2022

UBC’s budget for 2022/23 provides more support for students, strengthens the university’s impact, and advances academic mission

The University of British Columbia (UBC) Board of Governors has approved UBC’s 2022/2023 budget. The new budget sets spending priorities for the year ahead to…
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Responding to on-campus protests disruptions

If a demonstration or protests is blocking access to your building or interrupting classes, we advise that you report the incident to Campus Security at…
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