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UBC Okanagan Debates event

UBC Okanagan Debates: Masculinity in Crisis

Are boys and young men being left behind? Join experts for this important conversation.

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UBC launches refreshed strategic plan

UBC’s Strategic Directions 2025–2030 sets a clear path forward to elevate UBC’s impact

UBC United Way Campaign volunteers smiling while sitting at a table.

Support the UBC United Way Campaign

Learn more about how we are making a difference for our community

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Attend UBC Career Days on Oct 8 & 9

Two-day event that features over 90 employers from various industries

Explore UBC

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Can AI persuade you to go vegan—or harm yourself?

Research shows AI chatbots can be more persuasive than humans

Doctor giving child a vaccine

What parents need to know about school vaccinations

UBC experts share insights and tips to help school-aged kids ace their immunizations

An earthquake simulator at Shakeout BC in October 2024.

Vancouverites motivated to prepare for disasters, but want more support and connection

Study aims to understand how Vancouverites perceive risk—and tailor preparedness to lived experiences

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Community, Innovation

It’s never too late: Retired nurse comes back to the classroom

After raising a family, she tackled the textbooks and shelved the self-doubt

The MycoToilet, a mushroom-powered waterless toilet the UBC Botanical Garden.

Campus, Innovation, Research

UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet

The MycoToilet turns human waste into nutrient-rich compost and features a modern, sustainable design

Protest outside Jimmy Kimmel Live

Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats

Aspiring autocrats are increasingly pressuring businesses to co-operate with their quest for wealth and power

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.