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UBC welcomes nine world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program: Dr. Peter Caravan, Dr. Brian Kuhlman, Dr. Kathryn Whitehead, Dr. Daniel Kreiss, Dr. Crystal Kolden, Dr. Julian Olden, Dr. Curtis Huttenhower, Dr. Jonathan Wakefield, and Dr. Kazuhiro Saitou

Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada

UBC welcomes nine leading researchers to advance innovation and partnerships for global solutions

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Students walking on UBC Vancouver campus

Back to school

Whether you’re a new or returning student, UBC will support you every step of the way

Come Toward the Fire artwork

Attend Come Toward the Fire – Festival Day

Celebrate Indigenous cultures through live music, film screenings, market vendors and more

UBC Okanagan Debates

Join the next UBC Okanagan Debates on September 16

Are we leaving a better world for the next generation? Hear experts debate

Explore UBC

Todd Cashin and Jennifer Miles of the City of Kelowna and UBC's Dr. Melissa McHale lead a walking tour of Rutland with researchers and city staff, assessing tree-planting challenges in the neighbourhood.

Innovation, Research

New UBC tool helps cities plant trees where they’re needed most

CanopyFit maps physical barriers alongside heat and equity data to maximize shade and cooling

Student studying on campus.

Community, Teaching and Learning

Steal this advice before September starts

Learn some valuable advice from UBCO students on timing, community, bravery and everything in between⁣

Scooping honey from a jar.

Community, Teaching and Learning

Foraging, fermenting, baking: Inside UBC Farm’s community workshops

How the program grew into 50+ workshops a year, and what impact beyond the workshops themselves

Kid's lunchbox.

Lunchbox labour is back — here’s how Canada’s new school food program can grow

Ensuring children’s access to nutritious food at school is a daily act of care that fuels their learning

Person using a whiteboard for teaching.

Can AI replace traditional language learning? A new study says not yet

Study suggests AI should augment data-driven learning, but not replace it

Dr. Pieter Cullis and his team in the lab.

Innovation, Research

Can mRNA vaccines transform cancer treatment?

Dr. Pieter Cullis breaks down how cancer vaccines work and what they could mean for the future of cancer care

We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.