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Precedent-setting UBC delegation heads to Egypt for global UN climate change conference in November

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Sunset at Nch'kaý (Mount Garibaldi) in British Columbia (photo: Brianna Ragsdale)

Shining a spotlight on the long-running Indigenous water access crisis

This story is one in a series of three profiling UBC students who are presenting projects at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) Sept. 27 to 29. Hosting the in-person and online gathering focused on approaching research from an interdisciplinary perspective are England’s...

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Portrait of Myles Osenton at the Life Sciences Institute, UBC (photo: Max Yang)

Making wheat stand up to scorching climate change weather events

This story is one in a series of three profiling UBC students who are presenting projects at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) Sept. 27 to 29. Hosting the in-person and online gathering focused on approaching research from an interdisciplinary perspective are England’s...

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Using mixed-reality tools to bolster nurse training

This story is one in a series of three profiling UBC students who are presenting projects at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) Sept. 27 to 29. Hosting the in-person and online gathering focused on approaching research from an interdisciplinary perspective are England’s...

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In discussion with sex health educator, non-profit director and UBC undergrad Niyati Sharma

Is it OK for a woman to say "no" to sex? Is masturbation wrong? And what about female sexual pleasure? Indian teens aren't so sure. That's what Niyati Sharma has been working to demystify since she was a 10th grader. Former UBC Vice-Provost International Murali Chandrashekaran spoke with Sharma, a...

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A group of VSP students takes pictures at the Welcome Day Event photo booth (photo: Bohdan Lee/Vancouver Summer Program)

Vancouver Summer Program welcomes students from around the world

It's back! After a pandemic-induced pause, the UBC Vancouver Summer Program (VSP) hosted its first on-campus program since 2019. A four-week immersive academic and social experience, VSP gives international undergrads an opportunity to take two academic courses in various faculties, learn about...

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Matt Stevenson (center) met with Irena Diatelová (right) and Jan Nepovím (left) in the OVPI in June (photo: UBC OVPI)

Sharing international university marketing intel with Czechian friends

UBC Global Partnerships rep Matt Stevenson (center) met with Irena Diatelová (right) and Jan Nepovím (left) in the Office of the Vice-Provost International (OVPI) in June. En route to a Canadian whirlwind vacation, the two stopped in for a Vancouver campus meet-and-greet. The couple came from...

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Legua and Woo with some of the AFRIpads staff during their last full day at AFRIpads Masaka factory location (photo: Jeanne Legua)

Learning to listen –

The lack of menstrual hygiene products is a substantial roadblock on the journey towards gender equality in many countries. Eliminating that barrier altogether is the mission at AFRIpads . The the social enterprise based in Uganda, Africa has impacted the lives of more than five million women and...

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Forging new UBC-France research alliances

The France Canada Research Fund is supporting three new long-term partnerships between UBC and French research teams to collaborate for the first time and leverage expertise on issues such as solar fuel systems and mathematics optimization.

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St. John's College 25th Anniversary Organizing Committee (left to right: Henry Yu, Demet Kirmizibayrak, Edgar Liao, Stacy Barber, Joanna Yang, Jenny Lu)

St. John's College 25th Anniversary Garden Party: The International Edition

It's been 25 years since St. John's College started welcoming international graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to its leafy brick residence – a home-away-from-home on the UBC Vancouver campus. With the motto, "the world around our table," St. John's is home to 165 students from 40 countries...

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