UBC's support for wellbeing can be found threaded throughout strategic plans, in research projects across diverse disciplines, and embedded through a broad range of programs, services and initiatives across the University.
We invite you to learn more about how our community members are supporting wellbeing on our campuses and encourage you to share and celebrate your own research, stories of success and wellbeing champions!
UBC’s collegia serve as a home base for students who commute to campus. “Commuter students face different challenges than other students. Part of making an effective transition to university is feeling like you belong,” says Kim Kiloh, director of the Centre for Student…
Dr. Carly Priebe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Population Physical Activity Lab discusses how running can help smokers quit. Read More
UBC researchers have demonstrated that simple, cost-effective email messages can help improve the health habits of Canadians Mary Jung, an assistant professor of health and exercise sciences at UBC's Okanagan campus, recently completed a nationwide study with more than 730 Canadians who were not…
As of May 1st, UBC Farm is certified organic. Since our inception we have always worked to model healthy and sustainable food systems. Joining the diverse and knowledgeable community of organic growers can only strengthen this work we do and can allow us to share the innovative work we do back…
It’s nearly five pm on Saturday, April 1, 2017, and a crowd of more than three thousand people has gathered on Main Mall at UBC to help raise the Reconciliation Pole, a monument to the survivors of Canada’s residential schools. After hours of emotional speeches by Indigenous leaders…
Professor Michelle LeBarron is exploring the role of arts in fostering a sense of belonging, resilience and connection among communities. Four years ago, Professor LeBaron noticed that the Government of Canada’s counter-terrorism strategy is built around the concept of resilience. She was…
Just one session of interval weight-training can decrease the risk of Type 2 diabetes complications, according to a UBC Okanagan study. This is encouraging news for those starting the New Year with good intentions. “Individuals with Type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to develop…
The physical and mental health of many first-year university students takes a sharp decline, even when they are given pedometers to encourage exercise, UBC research has determined. Assist. Prof. of Health and Exercise Sciences Cristina Caperchione and UBC Okanagan research coordinator Paul Sharp…
Inactive teens have weaker bones than those who are physically active, according to a new study. Researchers with UBC and the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, measured the physical activity and bone strength of 309 teenagers over a specific…
At UBC’s Okanagan Campus, the Okanagan Campus Trails System makes it a little bit easier to fit in a daily dose of physical activity. Read More