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The Future of Work

The pandemic has upended our work routines. Advancing technology is propelling us into an unknown future. And powerful social movements are tearing down barriers to equality. There’s only one thing we can reliably predict in the future world of work, and that’s change.

An artificially intelligent floor-cleaning robot at work on UBC’s Vancouver campus.
Robots need not apply

Artificial intelligence is reshaping our world of work, but it’s emotional intelligence that...

Spotlight Archive
Arts
UBC alumni in Asian pop music
Adventures in Asian pop music: 6 UBC acts to note

From Hong Kong to the Philippines and South Korea, UBC grads and former students have taken...

Athletics
Close-up shot of a UBC hockey player wearing the high-tech mouthguard showing UBC Thunderbirds logo
High-tech mouthguard tracks head impacts during varsity hockey playoffs

A UBC concussion study could pave the way for safer hockey.

Business
Apothékary founder Shizu Okusa
Tackling life the entrepreneurial way

A UBC alum who went from Wall Street to founding her own wellness company illustrates how...

Campus
Dr. Sana Shahram standing in front of an orange butterfly mural wall.
Removing the barriers to health equity

A graduate of both UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan, Dr. Sana Shahram is an assistant professor...

Careers
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Activate your entrepreneurial mindset: Powered by PechaKucha

Learn how alumni have benefited from having an entrepreneurial mindset and how you can too.

Community
Dr. Sana Shahram standing in front of an orange butterfly mural wall.
Removing the barriers to health equity

A graduate of both UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan, Dr. Sana Shahram is an assistant professor...

Environment
Headshots of new UBC professors.
Research horizons: What now, what next?

Our new University Killam Professors share their research on sustainability, literacy and more.

Give UBC
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What’s your cause? Show the world on UBC Giving Day

Donors have an impact at UBC every day — and on April 6 we can do even more! Make the most out...

Health
Three men on bikes cycling through a forest
New research suggests ways to get men to open up

Anchoring dialogue about mental health to fun activities could be the key.

Humanities
Journalist Anastasiia Lapatina in Ukraine
Pandemic and Putin turn UBC student into war correspondent

A 20-year-old UBC student has been covering Russia’s devastation of her homeland.

Life
Grapes on a vine in a dried-out vineyard
UBC hosts international discussion on climate change and wine industry

Droughts, excessive temperatures, and wildfire smoke are all affecting global wine production.

Opinion
Crowd outside the U.S. Supreme Court, protesting the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. One prominent sign reads: "March like your future depends on it."
What’s likely to happen if Roe v. Wade is overturned — and why it matters

Two UBC legal experts weigh in on the Roe v. Wade draft decision and why it amounts to a “cruel and devastating blow” for women.

Science
Headshots of new UBC professors.
Research horizons: What now, what next?

Our new University Killam Professors share their research on sustainability, literacy and more.

Technology
Headshots of new UBC professors.
Research horizons: What now, what next?

Our new University Killam Professors share their research on sustainability, literacy and more.

afterwords

alumni UBC’s afterwords is a digital conversation series that shares the stories of some of UBC Okanagan’s extraordinary alumni.

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Ashleigh Green

Learn what life as a freelance artist looks like for UBCO alum Ashleigh Green.

Changemakers

UBC grads defining the future

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Life essentials

Selina Chan is helping deliver critical supplies to a nation in crisis.

Class Acts

News from your old classmates

Collective Wisdom

One pressing question. Multiple expert perspectives.

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How to get to net zero

As the world races to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, how do we best get there? Six UBC...

In Memoriam

Lives and Legacies

My Town

Insider travel tips from alumni in the know

Mwango at the top of the KICC building in downtown Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya

Get to know Nairobi from the lens of Anita Mwango Moragia (BA'15).

President's Message

A message from UBC President and Vice-Chancellor Santa J. Ono

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The pandemic has given us the opportunity to rethink how we teach and learn

UBC President and Vice-Chancellor Santa J. Ono.

Quiz

A non-credit test of your UBC smarts

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Primates, playwrights, and pantaloons

Test your knowledge of the UBC Thunderbirds, Museum of Anthropology, UBC Library, and more.

Rewind

A glance into UBC’s past

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Marathon swim across the lily pond

“SHE MADE IT! ‘Canada’s Honeybun,’ marathon swimmer Carol Gregory, conquered the chilly waters...

The Big Picture

More show, less tell

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Robby the robot

The newest member of UBC’s Athletics & Recreation team is a line-painting robot.

The Last Word

Q&As featuring well-known individuals with a UBC connection

Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland

“…the ability to experience time, our free will, and a respect for living things is all we have...

The Big Picture

More show, less tell

The Big Picture

More show, less tell
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Robby the robot
1 Min
(Photo: Zubair Hirji)
UBC Climate Strike
 Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
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Elasmosaurus skeleton
CHIME
CHIME
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