Robert Scagel
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Friday, January 18, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Robert Scagel passed away on December 15, 2018. Dr. Scagel served in the Department of Botany as curator of the Herbarium at UBC from 1952-2000, where he built up the phycological (seaweed) collection to comprise […]
Gary Derkson
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Friday, January 18, in remembrance. Associate Professor Emeritus Gary Derkson passed away on December 25, 2018. Dr. Derkson taught at UBC as a professor of pediatrics in the Faculty of Dentistry starting in 1977 and joined the Quarter Century Club in 2003. […]
National Day of Remembrance
The Canada, BC and UBC flags will be lowered on Thursday, December 6 to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Anne Autor
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Wednesday, December 5, in remembrance. Professor Emerita Anne P. Autor passed away on November 13, 2018. Dr. Autor earned a B.A. with Honours and an M.Sc. in biochemistry from UBC. She returned to UBC in 1983, as a tenured professor in the Department […]
Robert Miura
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Wednesday, December 5, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus Robert Miura passed away on November 25, 2018. Professor Miura served In the Department of Mathematics from 1976 through 2001.
Michael Rochemont
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Wednesday, December 5, in remembrance. Professor Michael Rochemont passed away on July 3, 2018. Professor Rochemont was a valued member of the UBC Linguistics Department from 1992 to 2018. He was recognized by his students and peers for his commitment to teaching and research […]
United Way Campaign: Possibility Weeks
United Way Campaign: Possibility Weeks The United Way flag is flying on campus, at the North Plaza of the Life Building, beginning Tuesday, November 13, 2018 to mark the UBC Community United Way campaign’s Possibility Weeks (running until Friday, November 23, 2018). This will include a number of events around campus to raise awareness of […]
Remembrance Day
The Canada, BC, and UBC flags will be lowered on Sunday, November 11, 2018, to mark Remembrance Day. The Remembrance Day Ceremony at UBC will be held on Sunday, November 11.
John Stager
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, November 1, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus John Kimberley Stager passed away on October 10, 2018. Dr. Stager joined UBC’s Department of Geography in 1957, retiring 36 years later, in 1993. Dr. Stager’s research focused on human interaction with the geography of the […]
John O’Connor
The BC and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building (the Old SUB) will be lowered on Thursday, November 1, in remembrance. Professor Emeritus John R. O’Connor passed away on October 6, 2018, in Naples, Florida. Dr. O’Connor joined the Department of Anthropology and Sociology in 1970, retiring in 1995. He is remembered for his contributions to undergraduate education. […]