Michael Kew
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) will be lowered Thursday, April 1, 2021 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus J. E. Michael Kew passed away on November 22, 2020. Dr. Kew taught in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and was acting director of the Museum of Anthropology in 1991-1992. Dr. Kew was […]
Janis Lielmezs
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) will be lowered Thursday, April 1, 2021 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Janis Lielmezs passed away on January 24, 2021. Dr. Lielmezs taught in the department of Chemical Engineering.
National Day of Mourning
The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) at UBC Vancouver and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC Flags at UBC Okanagan will be lowered on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in recognition of the National Day of Mourning,to remember […]
Norman Young
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) will be lowered Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in remembrance. Assistant Professor Emeritus Norman Young passed away on April 11, 2021. Professor Young was an alumnus of UBC and taught in the Department of Theatre and Film.
J. P. Hamish Kimmins
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) will be lowered Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus J. P. Hamish Kimmins, O.C. passed away on April 8, 2021. Dr. Kimmins taught in the Department of Forest Sciences for over 35 years and joined the Quarter Century Club in 1996.
Anniversary of BC Public Health Emergency Declared for Overdose Crisis
The Canada flag (at Flagpole Plaza), BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) as well as the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC Flags at UBC Okanagan are lowered today, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, to acknowledge the five-year anniversary of the Overdose Crisis in B.C. being declared a Public Health […]
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The Canada Flag (at Flagpole Plaza), BC, Musqueam and UBC Flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) on UBC’s Vancouver campus, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC Flags at UBC’s Okanagan campus are lowered today in remembrance of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away […]
Robert Mundell
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) will be lowered Friday, April 9, 2021 in remembrance. Dr. Robert Mundell passed away on April 4, 2021. Dr. Mundell was awarded an Honorary Degree by UBC in 2000.