CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Kshamta Hunter (EDCP graduate) and Drs. Margaret Macintyre Latta (OSE), Guofang Li (LLED), and Dustin Louie (NITEP) receive 2026 UBC Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Funding. The fund supports faculty working in close collaboration with community organizations on research, teaching, and initiatives that address locally identified priorities. DR. KSHAMTA HUNTER | PROJECT INFORMATION Community Connection […]
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FACULTY OF EDUCATION | RESEARCH FEATURE Colouring outside the lines: What children’s art reveals about diverse families Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm (EDCP) explores how children of queer and trans parents understand and represent family through drawings. As conversations about family diversity continue across Canada, a research initiative co-led by Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm, Associate Professor of Teaching and Director […]
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FACULTY OF EDUCATION | ALUMNI BUILDER AWARD RECIPIENT Congratulations to Dr. Rita Irwin (EdD’88) Dr. Rita Irwin recently received the 2025-26 Faculty of Education Alumni Builder Award. The Alumni Builder Awards recognize a cross-section of alumni who have significantly contributed to the university and enriched the lives of others, and in doing so, have supported alumni UBC’s mission of […]
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Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin (organizer) and Clement Yu (student participant, Eric Hamber Secondary School) were interviewed on CTV, Your Morning Vancouver, about the annual UBC Physics Olympics event held on Saturday, March 1st, 2026.
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Report by Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin Dear Physics Olympics Teachers, Coaches, Students and their Families: What an extraordinary day we shared on Saturday. The 48th UBC Physics Olympics (https://physoly.phas.ubc.ca/) brought together 79 teams and 1,056 students from across British Columbia. From Invermere (Ms. Tessa Reilly, 831 km away), Nelson (Ms. Angie McTague, 659 km away), and Campbell River […]
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WORLD HEART FEDERATION PODCAST DR. JILLIANNE CODE Researcher and Educator, University of British ColumbiaHeart Failure Survivor and Two-Time Heart Transplant Recipient DR. VAGNER MADRINI JUNIOR Cardiologist and Deputy Editor, Global Heart JournalSpecialist in Heart Failure, São Paulo, Brazil HOST: PABLO PEREL Senior Science Advisor, World Heart Federation Learn more and view the podcast at the […]
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On Monday, November 24th, Darren Ng, former BEd student and currently an award winning science teacher from New Westminster Secondary School, presented an inspirational workshop for our teacher candidates. The hands-on workshop “You can be the one: 5 encouragements for your long practicum” was very special and we already received positive feedback from teacher candidates. […]
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The UBC Centre for Migration Studies has published a new research brief, From Exclusion to Expression: How Creative Expression Supports Refugee Youth in Canada, featuring the work of Dr. Sofia Noori. As refugee youth resettle in Canada, many face exclusion, discrimination, and social pressures – especially in schools. Dr. Sofia Noori’s research explores how young people use […]
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