Strategic Priority Areas:
Inclusive Leadership + Respectful Engagement
First Nations life expectancy has plummeted. How to change that
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Tania Dick, Indigenous nursing lead at UBC’s School of Nursing, said that Indigenous Peoples are still trying to work their way through the trauma of residential schools, but society at large isn’t helping them do that.
From research to real-world impact: Meet four UBC Applied Science women inspiring inclusion
| Announcement
Architects and landscape architects. Community and regional planners. Engineers. Nurses. This International Women’s Day (IWD), we celebrate the achievements and contributions of women within UBC Applied Science.
BC’s first seniors advocate steps down
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Nursing adjunct professor Dan Levitt has been appointed as B.C.’s new seniors advocate.
Dialogue Day for Anti-Oppression: Starting on Your Path
Mar 12, 2024 | 10:00am - 12:30pm | Event
Dialogue Day: Grounding Anti Oppression: Starting on your Path
Dialogue Day on Weaving Relations – Tightening the Weave: Strengthening our Learning
Feb 15, 2024 | 10:00am - 2:00pm | Event
Join us for a Dialogue Day for Weaving Relations!
Opening Ceremony for IDEAL: Indigenous Design and Engagement in Applied Science and Land and Food Systems
Jan 26, 2024 | 12:30pm - 3:30pm | Event
Opening Ceremony IDEAL participants start with an opening ceremony at the xʷcı̓cəsəm Garden. Please dress appropriately for the weather.
Black History Month
Feb 1, 2024 | 10:00am - 4:00am | Event
February is Black History Month. Browse the pop-up museum in the Kaiser Atrium and rediscover Black history in areas such as engineering, nursing and planning. Enjoy videos focusing on anti-racism in STEM, representation in STEM and personal stories…
New Marshall Bauder Chairs aim to enhance the UBC Engineering learning experience
| Announcement
Dr. Christoph Sielmann and Dr. Alon Eisenstein, assistant professors of teaching in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science, have been named the 2023 recipients of the Marshall Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership.
Humanitarian engineering course host first ever student showcase
The Ubyssey | | Media coverage
APSC 367, Humanitarian Engineering: Politics and Practice, recently hosted their first ever showcase of student projects at Orchard Commons. The interdisciplinary course, jointly created and taught by the departments of international relations and…
Meet the recipients of the 2023 Personnel Awards for Black Scholars
Canadian Institutes of Health Research | | Media coverage
UBC School of Nursing's doctoral candidate Ismália De Sousa was one of 19 people to receive the 2023 Personnel Awards for Black Scholars.