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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

New campaign: Safety Awareness Week is January 9–13, 2023

January 9 to 13, 2023 is Safety Awareness Week. Stop by UBC Campus Security’s booths to learn how you can help keep yourself and the…
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

VPFO Communications & Engagement launches new campaign to introduce VPFO’s Strategic plan

The VPFO is made up of diverse individuals doing important work to support the university. To help team members gain a better understanding of VPFO's…
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Research: Simple Writing Pays Off (Literally) in Disclosure documents and others

Financial writing is full of jargon and complexity. But a series of research suggests that investors are drawn to simple, clear writing with short sentences.…
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Friday, October 7, 2022

New campaign: Protect yourself from the flu

Influenza (flu) season generally occurs in the fall and winter but can occur as early as October and as late as May. Even healthy people…
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Thursday, October 6, 2022

New campaign: 2022 ShakeOut BC

This year, the annual province-wide earthquake drill, ‘Great British Columbia ShakeOut’, takes place at 10:20 a.m. on October 20, 2022. In addition to the Shakeout…
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Friday, September 23, 2022

New campaign: VCH COVID-19 Booster Clinic

Starting September 19, 2022, a Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) COVID-19 booster clinic has opened at the UBC Life Sciences Centre. Please help share this information…
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Friday, August 26, 2022

Adam Grant: Why repeating yourself is a good thing

Great communication is like a song. It isn’t enough to hear it once. You don’t know the melody until you hear it multiple times. You…
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Friday, August 26, 2022

New Campaign: Are you prepared for an emergency?

Safety & Risk Service’s Emergency Management team will be setting up a booth from September 6 to 8, 2022 to share information about personal emergency…
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Thursday, August 4, 2022

New photos of UBC Treasury available on Flickr

The VPFO Communications & Engagement team recently did a photoshoot for UBC Treasury working together in their newly renovated office in the Old Administration Building.…
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Thursday, July 14, 2022

New Campaign: Custodial Services in UBC Facilities is Hiring

UBC Facilities is hiring up to 20 positions for Auxiliary Building Service Workers (6 months term) to join our Custodial Services team. Please help us…
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