Vancouver Sun: UBC president heads to China
Arvind Gupta looks to attract international students, but also to build partnerships, discuss social issues
UBC and Indian government commit nearly $2M to support new science and engineering scholarships
The Indian government has committed $1.92 million to support PhD students in science and engineering research programs at the University of British Columbia.
Transit expansion needed to ensure campus access and boost region’s innovation economy
The presidents of the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University are saying “yes” in the coming transportation and transit funding plebiscite.
UBC Engineering enrolls record number of women in 2014
The number of women registered in first-year engineering undergraduate programs at UBC is on the rise, up 61 per cent since 2010.
Podcast: In Depth with Arvind Gupta on UBC’s second century
An in depth interview with Ian Austin from the Province Newspaper. UBC president Arvind Gupta discusses UBC’s second century.
2015 ZLC Millennium Scholarship Breakfast
On February 24, 2015, Prof. Gupta spoke at the sold out ZLC Millennium Scholarship Breakfast.
Lunar New Year Luncheon 2015
In anticipation of the coming year of the sheep, Professor Gupta and other members of the UBC community attended the annual event.
UBC and University of Copenhagen share international professorship
A $1.9M donation from a Danish foundation will fund a joint professorship for pharmaceutical research at UBC and the University of Copenhagen.
Alumni UBC project supports those making a difference
alumni UBC is calling on members of the UBC community who are making a positive change in the world to tell their stories as part of its “your evolution” program.
$1 million in new scholarships for UBC athletes
BC graduate and noted philanthropist Ken Woods has donated $1 million to establish a scholarship for gifted athletes.
President’s Message to the UBC Community on Respectful Debate
Prof. Arvind Gupta articulates UBC’s standpoint on the free, respectful expression of ideas.
UBC receives $1.7 million from Canada Foundation for Innovation
Fourteen projects at the University of British Columbia have received a combined $1.7 million in federal funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
Peter A. Allard, Q.C., donates $30M to UBC Faculty of Law
Largest gift ever to a Canadian law school, with UBC Law to be renamed in his honour
President’s Twitter Town Hall
The recap of Professor Gupta’s Jan. 29 Twitter Town Hall.
2015 President’s Awards for Staff: Call for Nominations
Nominate outstanding UBC staff for the President’s Service Awards for Excellence & President’s Staff Awards (Vancouver campus) Learn more.
Student Leadership Conference
UBC President Arvind Gupta spoke to 1,200 students today at the Student Leadership Conference, one of Canada’s largest student-run conferences. Read his speech.
The University of the 21st Century: A Catalyst for Creativity and Innovation.
Watch UBC President Arvind Gupta give a talk in a special Green College lecture series on Ideas of the University in the Early 21st Century.
Love, Data and the Economics of Happily Ever After
What happens when a seasoned journalist meets up with a professor of economics to talk about sex, money and marriage? A conversation you never want to end.
Study Looks to Repurpose Cancer Drug for Alzheimer’s
UBC-led research will examine whether it can slow disease’s progression
Canadian Business Magazine Interview
UBC president Arvind Gupta on academic innovation