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Reducing your carbon footprint

The top ways are not what you might think

Spotlight

Marcia Buchholz, UBC Vice-President, Human Resources

Meet UBC’s Vice-President, Human Resources

Marcia Buchholz admires leaders with courage and owns her decisions

Justice Edwin Cameron

Justice Edwin Cameron speaks on prison reform

Former South African judge gives an online UBC Connects talk on November 3

Santa J. Ono, UBC President and Vice-Chancellor

President Santa J. Ono addresses the UBC community

Workday for Finance and Human Resources launches on November 2

Explore UBC

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People, Research

Blood is the life: an appreciation of mosquitoes

Biologist Ben Matthews has a certain affection for the deadliest animals on Earth

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Community, Teaching and Learning

Pushing ahead in the face of lower grades

Many students share feelings of inadequacy, alienation and internal pressure

Laavanya Prakash

Community, People

Undergrad Laavanya Prakash found a piece of home at UBC Okanagan

Art history and visual culture student was drawn to the smaller Kelowna campus

Sydney Flores, host of This Week at UBC

This Week at UBC

What’s happening from October 25 to 31

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Community, People

How to safely celebrate Halloween during a pandemic

Infectious disease expert offers tips for parents and advice for those handing out candy from home

Alanna Vernon, Associate Director, Ceremonies and Events, UBC Okanagan

People of UBC: Alanna Vernon

Keeper of academic traditions and protocol. Avid cross-country skier. Addicted to murder mysteries.