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EDI+Indigeneity
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
A message to our community on the discovery of a mass grave of Indigenous children in Kamloops
| Announcement
Our hearts are with all those mourning the 215 young lives lost at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
UBC: The National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism
Jun 10, 2021 | 12:00am - 12:00am | Event
UBC convened a two-day virtual event to address the ongoing crisis of escalating anti-Asian racism in Canada. On June 10–11, 2021, a constellation of community organizers, scholars, and public intellectuals, along with key figures in government,…
Graduate students and TAs workshop
May 19, 2021 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Event
Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and other “Differentisms” Following the Celebrate Learning Week Keynote event, graduate students and TAs can attend an additional workshop to learn about…
UBC Okanagan recognizes Jannik Eikenaar with a Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award
| Announcement
Jannik Eikenaar is a passionate teacher who is dedicated to supporting his students and making the School of Engineering’s learning spaces more inclusive, diverse, and engaging. He is a difference-maker not only in his own classrooms but also...
Two undergraduate students awarded CEMF Engineering Ambassador Awards
| Announcement
Third-year mechanical engineering student, Madisyn Szypula, and first-year engineering student, Kayley Beckie, were both recognized by the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) with 2021 awards.
New appointment announced for Margaret Moss
| Announcement
We are thrilled to announce that the National Academy of Medicine, has appointed Dr. Margaret P. Moss, Associate Professor and Director of the First Nations House of Learning, to the Board of Population Health and Public Health Practice. Dr. Moss…
UBC Applied Science condemns anti-Asian harassment and violence
| Announcement
Edited: June 29, 2022 Racism and bias have no place in our community and we have zero tolerance for it. - UBC President Santa Ono Recent escalations of anti-Asian harassment and violence, are horrific reminders of the racism faced by the…
Celebrating women in engineering
| Announcement
While the numbers of women enrolled in postsecondary engineering programs and working as professional engineers have increased over the past few decades, women continue to be significantly underrepresented in these areas.
Marginalized groups experience higher cumulative air pollution in urban Canada
| Announcement
Edited: June 27, 2022 Different marginalized groups are exposed to higher cumulative air pollution in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. In Vancouver, Indigenous residents are most…
Health of transgender youth improving but stigma, violence still a concern
| Announcement
Edited: June 27, 2022 Canada’s transgender youth are more supported in their identities nowadays, with more trans teens — 50 per cent compared to 45 per cent five years ago — living in their felt gender full-time, finds a new survey led by UBC…