A global movement, Pink Shirt Day grew from an act of kindness in Nova Scotia when a group of students supported a fellow student being bullied for wearing a pink t-shirt to school. UBC ITs Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee (EDI) encourages everyone to celebrate Pink Shirt Day that in…
Microsoft Whiteboard is now available in Microsoft 365.Microsoft Whiteboard is a digital collaboration tool that allows users to brainstorm, collaborate, and share ideas in real-time. With an intuitive, user-friendly interface and a wide range of customization options, Microsoft Whiteboard enables…
In October 2023, UBC will implement an automated one-year retention policy for video recordings. This data retention schedule will affect all faculty, staff and student employees at both UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan campuses. This new policy is issued by UBC’s Records Management Office.At…
Supporting UBC Professor Mark MacLean and Professor James Colliander, UBC Studios has started livestreaming two courses to more than 1000 undergrad UBC students in the fall semester of 2022.Two courses this semester, Math 253 – Multivariable Calculus, and Math 100 Flavour A –…
This message is to alert you to a planned interruption to multiple UBC Enterprise Services on July 30 from 10:00am to 5:00pm PT. During this downtime there will be a brief interruption to most enterprise services, including the below, for up to 15 minutes while updates are performed. All…
The UBC Learning Technology Hub (LT Hub) team is simplifying and streamlining how learning technology systems at UBC determine what name to display for you. These changes will make it easier for you to ensure your name is displayed properly in systems like Canvas and Webwork and for you to make…
Kirk Karasin sadly unexpectedly passed away March 9, 2020 at the young age of 42 from health complications. Kirk was a Senior Media Specialist at UBC Studios, overseeing the editorial and innovative technologies being developed. During this time, he was also filling in at the UBC Emerging Media…
Digital UBC aims to develop a forward-looking strategy that advances Shaping UBC's Next Century and reflects the needs of the community in the context of a post-pandemic world.With a view to sustaining UBC's position at the forefront of technology experimentation and adoption in the…
The Records Management Office (RMO) for UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan is issuing enterprise-wide retention schedules that require input from across the university. UBC staff and administrators at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan who are familiar with the functions and activities within their units…
UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is pleased to announce the availability of Globus Plus to the research community. Globus is a research-focused data transfer platform that lets users efficiently, securely, and reliably transfer data directly between systems separated by an office…
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