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Contextualizing problematic books

How UBC Library is rethinking problematic Indigenous representations in children’s literature

Spotlight

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Announcing winners of the 2022 Public Engagement Awards

Awarded to individuals who have exhibited outstanding public humanities engagement

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Register for the Pick Your Peak Stair Challenge by June 24

Open to all faculty and staff, this is a fun way to encourage movement, social connection

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UBC Opera presents Rusalka

Watch this lyric fairytale in three acts from June 23 to 26

Explore UBC

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How to adult: Getting along with family

Tips for getting along with your older family members at home

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Arts and Culture, Community, People

Through our eyes, with our voices

How Arts Staff are engaging and embodying their Asian identities in the workplace

Dr. Michael Kobor, a professor in UBC’s department of medical genetics

Innovation, People, Research

Unlocking the secrets of healthy aging — from society to cell

Understanding how people can remain healthy longer is key to Dr. Michael Kobor’s work

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Community, Research

Access to safer supply rapidly increased during COVID-19

Study suggests capacity for further scale-up of flexible safer supply to address increasing toxic drug supply

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Community, Research

Vigilantes seeking justice can also spell trouble for workplaces

Dr. Karl Aquino, UBC Sauder professor, discusses impacts of vigilantism on businesses

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Community, Research

Peanut allergy treatment safest when started for infants under 12 months

Researchers in 2019 showed that pre-schoolers can safely overcome peanut allergies with specific treatment