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Monday, June 28, 2021

Resources for dealing with heat stress and exposure

Working in hot environments, outdoors and indoors, can affect the body’s cooling system. Find resources and references to help you identify signs and symptoms of…
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Monday, June 28, 2021

David Kosub, Project Coordinator: 22 years at UBC before riding into retirement

David started his career at UBC 22 years ago as a cabinet maker. Since then, he has worked with many teams at over 100 buildings…
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Thursday, June 24, 2021

UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Why are allies important?

Dr. Victor Ling, President and Scientific Director of the Terry Fox Research Institute, who grew up as an immigrant kid, reflects on the importance of…
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Monday, June 21, 2021

Annual Drinking Water Quality Monitoring program report is now available

This report re-affirms UBC’s commitment to deliver safe and high-quality drinking water, and outlines the Drink Water Quality Monitoring Program and its results for the…
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Friday, June 18, 2021

UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Where are you really from?

Actor and Creative Andrea Bang shares how she feels when she is asked, "where are you really from?" 
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Friday, June 18, 2021

Peter Lincoln joins Infrastructure Development as Project Coordinator

Peter Lincoln is the successful candidate for the position of Project Coordinator in Project Services within Infrastructure Development. David Kosub will be retiring at the…
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Friday, June 18, 2021

Update on Air Canada Refunds for UBC

Air Canada recently revised their COVID-19 refund policy, and as UBC is a corporate account holder the university is centralizing this refund for members of…
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Thursday, June 17, 2021

Asset Replacement & Improvements joining Infrastructure Development

The Asset Replacement & Improvement (AR&I) division, including the Transition Team and Construction Office, has started the process of joining with Infrastructure Development to form…
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Monday, June 14, 2021

BC Ministry of Advanced Education building auditors will be on campus starting June 21

BC Ministry of Advanced Education has contracted VFA Canada to audit 136 buildings on the UBC Point Grey campus starting June 21 to the end…
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Monday, June 14, 2021

Procurement Modernization update — Sharing our service delivery levels

Since Workday go-live our Financial Operations and Operational Excellence teams in the VPFO have been developing ways to share key metrics relating to service delivery…
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