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Thursday, March 10, 2022

A Walk Through Time

Construction work along the sidewalks on the south and south-east side of the Earth Sciences Building has started, as part of an exhibit extension of…
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Four newly funded projects aimed at boosting sustainability at UBC Vancouver

Four new Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) sustainability projects have just been awarded a share of $200,000 in funding, and will be set in…
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Undergraduate Life Sciences Teaching Labs Renewal Project wins VRCA’s Gold Awards of Excellence

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) recognized the finest in BC’s construction industry at its 32nd annual…
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Synchronizing our clocks at UBC

As part of UBC’s asset renewal initiative for buildings and equipment on campus, a project has been identified to progressively upgrade all of UBC’s synchronized…
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Monday, March 7, 2022

Celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8

March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). The theme this year is “Break the Bias”. In honour of this day, we invite you to wear…
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Friday, March 4, 2022

Cristine Estrada joins UBC’s Financial Operations as Procurement Sourcing Manager

As Procurement Sourcing Manager, Cristine will play a vital role in leading the Procurement Sourcing team to support our community in meeting their needs through…
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Benefits of neurodiversity in the workplace 

1 in 7 people is neurodivergent, meaning their brain functions differently in one or more ways than is considered standard or typical. The UBC Centre for…
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

James Woo promoted to Project Manager in Facilities’ Infrastructure Development

Since joining Project Services in March 2020, James has continually built his expertise on UBC’s high standards and technical guidelines while building trusting relationships with…
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Monday, February 28, 2022

Thank you for participating in VPFO Pink Shirt Day 2022

On February 23, 2022, we gathered across UBC to celebrate Pink Shirt Day across the portfolio to talk about fostering equity, diversity and inclusion and…
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Saturday, February 26, 2022

VPFO Pink Shirt Day 2022: Lifting each other up

On Feb 23, 2022, Erin Kastner, Geospatial Information Manager from Energy & Water Services, Facilities, shared her experience and thoughts on lifting one another up…
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