UBC President to Establish Athletics Advisory Committee
UBC President Arvind Gupta today announced plans to establish an Advisory Committee to help strengthen UBC Athletics & Recreation.
2014 Fall Graduation Speech
Read UBC’s President Arvind Gupta’s address to the graduating Class of 2014
UBC named partner in national Industrial Biocatalysis Network
The University of British Columbia is part of a new research initiative aimed at upgrading the sustainability of Canada’s industrial sector.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Launch New USL Pro Team at UBC
Whitecaps FC announced the launch of Whitecaps FC 2 (WFC2), the club’s USL PRO team that will begin play in the spring of 2015.
Founding Google investor donates $7.5 million to UBC computer science
Thanks to UBC alumnus Dr. David Cheriton, who has donated $7.5 million to UBC, computational thinking could soon become like reading and writing – a skill all students can acquire.
Future of Okanagan and UBC directly linked: university president
Arvind Gupta tells Chamber audience that region is integral to UBC’s success
UBC Thunderbird Athletics is the most successful university program in Canada
That’s a sweeping statement, but an accurate one – and something that should make every UBC fan proud.
A vision of Metro Vancouver’s health care future links Innovation Boulevard to a Knowledge Corridor
In a recent article in the Vancouver Sun, Arvind Gupta says a rapid transit link joining UBC to Surrey’s ‘boulevard’ would drive innovation.
Report: B.C. University Degree a Good Investment
The Research Universities Council of B.C. released a report regarding employment outcomes for students.
Creative Education; Disruptive Innovation: Vancouver Institute Lecture
Read UBC President Arvind Gupta’s lecture to the Vancouver Institute on universities role in enhancing social and economic productivity.
UBC puts $26.9M to work for 70 research projects
In a visit from Andrew Wilkinson, Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services today UBC profiled some of the research benefiting from close to $27M for 70 research infrastructure projects in 2014.
UBC President raises the university’s profile in India during trade mission
Arvind Gupta announces $250,000 in scholarships for Indian students, promotes student exchange and partnerships
From Here Special – Arvind Gupta
Prof. Arvind Gupta sits down to talk with UBCO-TV.
Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships
The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships present an exciting opportunity to increase support for student learning, international engagement and student accessibility at UBC.
Live life safer with UBCO technology
UBC Okanagan has received $3.8 million from the federal government for STAR, the Survive and Thrive Applied Research Facility, which will help develop technology to be used by soldiers and emergency personnel.
The binner takes it all
A conference on binning is one way UBC’s Learning Exchange, now in its 15th year, is connecting with Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Innovation Strategy to Boost BC’s Knowledge-Intensive Economy
During his October 1 keynote address to the Vancouver Board of Trade, Professor Arvind Gupta introduced a five-point innovation agenda.
Major Entrance Scholarships Reception
Prof. Arvind Gupta welcomed incoming Major Entrance Scholarship winners to UBC at a reception at his home on Sept. 15.
Canadian diamond pioneer donates $9.1 million for Alzheimer’s research
The University of British Columbia’s quest to understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease is being bolstered intellectually and technologically.
New president pledges to boost UBC research excellence
New President Arvind Gupta urged the university community to build on the efforts of past leaders that helped make UBC one of the top 25 public universities in the world.
CBC Early Edition: UBC President Arvind Gupta talks shop
UBC President Arvind Gupta discusses his new role as the university’s leader and the enthusiasm of today’s young people on CBC Early Edition.
“I felt all my life if you believe things need to be done, you should be the first to raise your hand,” said Gupta.
UBC prepares for big jump in speech-language pathology students
Professor Arvind Gupta attended the Sept. 16 announcement about expansion of the university’s speech-language pathology program.
UBC Thunderbirds Homecoming
Professor Arvind Gupta joined the biggest UBC football crowd in over 10 years as the defending Canada West champion Calgary Dinos rained on UBC’s Homecoming weekend on Saturday with a 59-11 win over the Thunderbirds.
International Scholars Find Their Place
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows come from all over the world to pursue innovative research, explore advanced interdisciplinary learning and contribute to UBC’s diverse, intercultural community.
The Robots Are Coming
Robots have arrived at UBC! Find out how students are engineering them on land, at sea and in the air.
Entrepreneurship For All
The Entrepreneurship 101 class gives any student the ability to profit from their passion. Find out who has.
Global News: UBC’s new president sets high goals in installation ceremony (video)
The installation of UBC’s new president is profiled on Global News.
Vancouver Sun: University of B.C. boss hates missed opportunities (with video)
UBC President Arvind Gupta is profiled by the Vancouver Sun.
“Universities are in a unique position to engage in [societal] debate, to lead that debate and to think outside the box on some of these issues,” Gupta said. “There is a real appreciation now that research has both short-term and long-term impacts and makes the world a better place. For a research university like UBC, this is a huge opportunity.”
Installation of UBC’s 13th President
Dear colleagues and friends,
I am delighted to be formally installed today as the 13th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia (UBC). I look forward to working with you, our community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as the many friends of UBC across Canada and around the world.
Installation Ceremony
Watch the Installation Ceremony of Professor Gupta as UBC’s 13th President and Vice Chancellor.
New scholarship would strengthen Canada
UBC President Arvind Gupta proposes a national exchange program as a way to reinforce Canadian identity in a submission to The Globe and Mail.
New president welcomes largest ever first-year class
UBC is set to welcome more than 8,000 first-year students this fall.
Welcoming First-Year Class
UBC President Professor Arvind Gupta addresses the incoming first-year class.
Arvind Gupta : The Man behind the Vision
Interview with Darpan Magazine.
UBC Hosts the Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games
Join in the celebrations and support 1,500 athletes from across Canada, July 8-12.
First Nations Welcoming Ceremony
Incoming UBC President Arvind Gupta was ceremoniously welcomed and honored by coastal First Nation ambassadors on July 2.
UBC’s Past Presidents
From Frank Wesbrook to Stephen Toope, UBC’s twelve previous presidents have all shaped the UBC we know today.
A letter from Prof. Toope to members of the UBC community
As Paula and I prepare to move out of Norman MacKenzie House, I simply want to take a moment of your time to say thank you.
Of Truth and Reconciliation
All great achievements are the product of commitment. Learn more about aboriginal engagement at UBC by exploring this story from the Connected by Commitment 2013-2014 Annual Report.
The Impact of Transformation
World-changing research on clean water, safe infrastructure and public health in India and Canada.
New scholarship would strengthen Canada
UBC President Arvind Gupta proposes a national exchange program as a way to reinforce Canadian identity in a submission to The Globe and Mail.
President’s Staff Awards (Vancouver campus) 2014 Recipients
Recognizing the contributions of staff members to the UBC community, in 2014 eleven President’s Staff Awards have been awarded to staff at the Vancouver campus.
President’s Service Awards for Excellence 2014 Winners
Recognizing the contributions of staff members to the UBC community, five staff have been awarded the 2014 President’s Service Award for Excellence.
New Alliance between UBC and Freie Universität Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin and the University of British Columbia sign a new strategic partnership agreement to foster innovation in research and teaching.
UBC signs MOU with Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
The University of British Columbia and the Karolinska Institutet today signed a Memorandum of Understanding cementing a long standing desire on the part of both institutions to enhance collaboration between them.
Letter to the Community re: Budget
With the 2014-15 UBC budget now approved by the Board of Governors, I wanted to provide my annual update on the financial context and outlook of the University.
A case for the Jim Flaherty excellence in research fund
Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Canada’s former Finance Minister was a champion of university research
It is with deep sadness that I heard earlier today of the Hon. Jim Flaherty’s untimely death, a death all the more tragic for coming so close on the heels of retirement from his distinguished career in public service.
UBC’s 13th President
Dr. Arvind Gupta chosen as UBC’s next President.
Prof. Stephen Toope receives top honour from United Way
UBC President Professor Stephen Toope was presented with the United Way President’s Award of Distinction at the 2014 Scotiabank and United Way Community Spirit Awards.
Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master’s Son (Random House, 2012)
Johnson explores the horrors of life in North Korea, from a prison colony to the internal operations of the security services. Employing the tools of magic realism – perhaps the only tools that could possibly capture the insanity of the world he reveals – Johnson creates a masterpiece that, despite its grim storyline is nonetheless a paean to courage and sacrifice.
Colm Tóibín, The Testament of Mary (McClelland & Stewart, 2012).
I usually like Tóibín’s work, but was disappointed by this short novel. In my edition, it weighs in at 104 pages, but felt like hard work to slog through. Imagining Jesus’s mother as a sad, angry and guilt-ridden elderly woman, Tóibín tries to humanize her and to undermine the myths that grew around the Galilean […]
Philip Roth, Indignation (Viking Canada, 2008)
Lesser Roth is still Roth: vital, ribald, deeply human. Without the profound insight of the Zuckerman novels, Indignation is still a bildungsroman of depth and charm.
Lisa Moore, Caught (Anansi, 2013)
Moore keeps being considered for major prizes, but remains the bridesmaid, so to speak. I am not sure why, as her narratives are strong and her writing is exuberant yet remarkably precise and filled with powerful images. Caught is the story of David Slaney, an attractive young convicted drug trafficker who escapes from prison determined […]
UBC Opens India Office
February 25 marked the formal opening of the University of British Columbia –India Liaison Office.
Governor General of Canada State Visit to India
I am delighted to have been asked to participate in the official delegation for the Governor General of Canada’s state visit to India.
Announcement
I am pleased to announce that I will take up the post of Director of the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs starting January 1, 2015.
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz (Vintage Canada, 2001)
A world masterpiece, in my view. Sebald was a German academic who spent most of his career in the United Kingdom, where he grew tired of the rigidities of scholarly writing and turned himself into one of the most innovative “creative” writers in the English language. Austerlitz contains strong narrative flow but is also part […]
John Banville, Ancient Light (Viking, 2012)
Banville is one of my favourite contemporary novelists. He is heir to the great Irish tradition of good storytelling and lush language. But to my mind he displays a discipline that precludes sentimentality. This story is beautiful, but shocking: a young boy falls in love with the mother of his best friend and causes a […]
John Irving, In One Person (Simon & Schuster, 2012)
A brilliant novel that explores the complexities of desire and sexual identity. The protagonist, William Abbott, grows from a naïve but unusual and courageous Vermont boy to a somewhat jaded New Yorker. His sexuality is fluid, but so is that of many people he encounters in a rich life. The author and the narrator are […]
Universities in an Era of ‘Non-Lieux’
In an era of ‘non-places’ how can universities become more distinctive from each other to allow for the intellectual diversity needed for healthy social, cultural and economic innovation?
Federal International Education Strategy Signals a Commitment to Improve Canada’s Higher Education Status Globally
Federal Government strategy aims to double the number of foreign students and researchers at Canadian universities by 2020.
UBC Hosts Lecture “The Global Talent Hunt: Are We Playing to Win?”
Friday, January 10, 2014 4:30 p.m (PST) UBC Robson Square Theatre. Public Policy Forum Lecture Series: Kevin Lynch, Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group.