In the Media
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Global News
Hundreds commit to truth and reconciliation at UBC intergenerational march
Global News ran a TV segment on students, staff and families that participated in UBC's intergenerational march, led by the Faculty of Applied Science, to stood in solidarity with those impacted by residential schools.
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Curiocity
10 ways to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Vancouver
Media mentioned the Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day, an initiative begun and led by UBC Faculty of Applied Science, as an event to attend on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Global News
Western University and UBC launch ‘action kit’ to fight substance use stigma
Dr. Colleen Varcoe and Dr. Annette Browne, professors in the UBC School of Nursing, discussed their action kit of resources for health care providers in order to help combat substance use stigma.
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The Province
It’s time for us as Canadians to have a conversation about ageism
UBC nursing adjunct professor Dan Levitt wrote about ageism and how it affects everyone.
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Inside Logistics
Amazon boosts tech students with scholarship program
Incoming UBC Applied Science student Sidhant Sidana is one of 10 graduating high school students to receive a $30,000 scholarship from Amazon Future Engineer Canada.
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India Education Diary
UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan funding sees student projects get off the ground
Student recipients of the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund can now start implementing their proposed Indigenous-focused, student-led projects with the backing of university funding, including creating professional opportunities for Indigenous UBCO STEM students.
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Maclean's
Inside UBC’s Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Maclean's called the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre building a well-designed and thoughtful structure that also provides respite for survivors and loved ones. The project's lead architect was Alfred Waugh, a UBC School of Architecture alumnus.
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Create a Stir
Artists in prison share works in Locked Up, at Gallery Gachet to August 19
Hundreds of pieces of artwork created by individuals incarcerated in federal prisons are now part of an ongoing exhibit in the DTES. Project leads, UBC nursing professor Dr. Helen Brown and interdisciplinary studies PhD candidate Kelsey Timler, were mentioned.
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Megaphone
Powell Street Festival is back
A highlight this year is a set of water stations designed and built by University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The program is called Fuki no Mizu フキの水, which translates from Japanese as "water from the fuki plant."
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