Welcome Welcome to the September 2021 issue of Letter to the Board, a regular communication to members of the UBC Board of Governors. Highlights Orange Shirt Day – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation UBC in Top 40 Globally in Times Higher Education Rankings Congratulations to UBC’s Millennium Fellows UBC Faculty Named to Royal […]
June 2021
Welcome Welcome to the June 2021 issue of Letter to the Board, a regular communication to members of the UBC Board of Governors. Highlights National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism Update on Plans for Fall 2021 Remote Work Arrangements: An opportunity to reimagine how we work Fifteen New and Renewed UBC Canada Research Chairs Announced […]
April 2021
Welcome Welcome to the April 2021 issue of Letter to the Board, a regular communication to members of the UBC Board of Governors. Highlights Spring Graduation Takes Place June 2 UBC to Award 18 Honourary Degrees Over $210 million raised for UBC priorities Planning for Fall 2021 Anti-Racism Update UBC Okanagan to Offer Degree […]
February 2021
Welcome Welcome to the February 2021 issue of Letter to the Board, a regular communication to members of the UBC Board of Governors. Highlights Climate Emergency Task Force Report and Recommendations Micro-credential Program Support Terms of Engagement with Musqueam Signed New UBC professorship to advance addiction medicine in B.C. Support for innovation in clean […]
November-December 2020
Welcome Welcome to the November/December 2020 issue of Letter to the Board, a regular communication to members of the UBC Board of Governors. UBC Research and COVID UBC has a connection to the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine that was recently announced as showing a high rate of effectiveness. The vaccine relies on innovations developed by Acuitas Therapeutics, […]