Robert Hung Ngai Ho
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in remembrance. Honorary Degree Holder Robert Hung Ngai Ho, C.M., O.B.C., L.LD., passed away on November 30, 2025. Dr. Ho received an honorary degree from UBC in 2012.
Lynn Straatman
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in remembrance. Clinical Assistant Professor Lynn Straatman passed away on November 28, 2025. Dr. Straatman was a current faculty member and served in the Department of Medicine, Division of […]
Flora Oye Lew
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Thursday, December 11, 2025 in remembrance. 25 Year Club member Flora Oye Lew passed away on November 13, 2025. Ms. Lew served as a Finance Manager with The Chan Centre for the Performing […]
Abraham Albert “Al” Yuzpe
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Thursday, December 11, 2025 in remembrance. Clinical Professor Abraham Albert “Al” Yuzpe passed away on November 13, 2025. Dr. Yuzpe was a current faculty member and served in the Department of Obstetrics & […]
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, 2025
The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam, and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) at UBC Vancouver, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags on the UBC Okanagan campus will be lowered on Saturday, December 6, 2025 to mark the National Day of […]
Marko Yurkovich
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 in remembrance. Clinical Instructor Marko Yurkovich passed away on October 4, 2025. Dr. Yurkovich was a current faculty member and served in the Department of Family Practice, Faculty of […]
Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance, 2025
The transgender flag will be flown in place of the UBC flag November 13-20 in observance of Transgender Awareness Week from November 13–19 and Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. Additionally, the flags will be lowered on Thursday, November 20, including the Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam, and transgender flags (temporarily relocated […]
Remembrance Day, 2025
The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam, and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) at UBC Vancouver, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags on the UBC Okanagan campus, will be lowered on Tuesday, November 11 in recognition of Remembrance Day. […]
Indigenous Veterans Day, 2025
The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam, and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) at UBC Vancouver, and the Canada, BC, Okanagan Nation Alliance and UBC flags on the UBC Okanagan campus, will be lowered on Saturday, November 8 in recognition of Indigenous Veterans Day. The […]
Brian Turrell
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (temporarily relocated to the East Mall Entrance and Plaza at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) will be lowered on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Brian Turrell passed away on October 7, 2025. Professor Turrell served in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science.