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Friday, February 12, 2021

Public consultation for Hydrogen Fueling Station

A hydrogen generation and refueling station is proposed for Thunderbird Boulevard west of the Thunderbird Parkade. The project is part of the UBC Clean Energy…
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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Pre-Approved Suppliers Now Available for Reusable Non-Medical Masks

In order to facilitate the sourcing and purchasing of masks at UBC, the Financial Operations team — in partnership with UBC’s Safety & Risk Services…
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Thursday, February 11, 2021

What is a land acknowledgement and how do you do it?

Over the past decade, acknowledgement of the land where UBC operates has become common practice at university events, business meetings, and in official documents.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

External audit of gender diversity

UBC has engaged the services of TransFocus Consulting, to conduct an independent, university-wide audit of gender diversity inclusion.
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Monday, February 8, 2021

Geetha Donepudi joins Building Operations as Business Analyst on the EMMS Sustainment Team

Geetha joins the EMMS Sustainment Team from UBC IT, where she worked on the Application Ecosystem Program (AEP) as a Business Analyst. The addition of…
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Thursday, February 4, 2021

UBC Completes Initial Transitioning of Funds Through the Responsible Investing Strategy

As part of UBC’s commitment to a low-carbon, sustainable future and divesting the endowment, the university is pleased to share that $34M of endowment funds…
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Faculty and Staff Tax Slips for the 2020 Tax Year will be Available in Workday

This year, T4 tax slips (and T4As, where applicable) will be made available for faculty and staff through the Workday system before the end of…
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Monday, February 1, 2021

UBC planning $315 million facility expansion of medical research and nursing schools

The Vancouver Urbanized blog shared an overview of some key projects planned for the Point Grey campus, including new health sciences facilities located at the…
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Claiming home office expenses — updated CRA guidance

Recognizing the special circumstances of the 2020 tax year, the CRA has announced two new ways employees may be able to claim home office expenses.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

John Metras, UBC’s AVP Facilities to speak at St. john’s College’s Hot Lunch speaker series

On January 27, St. John's College's Hot Lunch speaker series invites you to meet over lunch with a group of our colleagues from across the…
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