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.
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As a large institution with significant purchasing power, UBC is committed to sustainable food procurement. We make it a priority to acquire local and seasonal food, buy Fair Trade products, source sustainable seafood, and purchase goods from the UBC Farm. Through collaborative research…
Understanding the learning experiences of first year Science students is an important step towards creating classroom settings that support them. That’s why faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and staff members in the Faculty of Science came together for the inaugural…
Two and a half million dollars are being invested into a second wellness centre and the general expansion of mental health services on the UBC campus. Following the Board of Governors’ approval, $2.5 million is being invested into mental wellbeing at UBC. The money will…
Protecting the environment can be as easy as telling your kids to go outdoors and play, according to a new UBC study. Research by Catherine Broom, assist. prof. in the Faculty of Education at UBC Okanagan, shows that 87 per cent of study respondents who played outside as children expressed a…
Surrounded by forest and ocean, UBC’s Vancouver campus has no shortage of breathtaking vistas. It was one of these vistas that a sparked an emotional reaction in Dr. Jiaying Zhao, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at UBC. When tears sprung to her eyes she realized what she…
UBC students are on a mission to redefine how young people help share their cities CityHive is founded and led by engagement and sustainability innovators, Veronika Bylicki and Tesicca Truong. Veronika is in her final term in the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems, specializing in urban…
“Depression affects so many people — some directly, and many more indirectly,” says Guidolin, a second-year UBC medical student and one of nearly 100 participants at Hatching Health, a weekend-long competition that brings together students and professionals from a wide range of…
“Our study provides a window into what young people think about the mental health services they receive and what they feel helps and hinders their well-being,” said lead author Shalini Lal, who conducted the study as part of her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine…
As the Associate Provost of UBC Health (a partnership of all the academic health programs at UBC), Louise Nasmith knows that collaboration is key when it comes to creating systemic change to support health and wellbeing. A member of the UBC Wellbeing Steering Committee, Dr. Nasmith has been…
Reconciliation Pole, jointly commissioned by the Audain Foundation and UBC, will be a permanent fixture at UBC’s Vancouver campus, symbolizing the experiences of residential school students and the path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Read More…