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Rockne Hewko, Academic Support Manager, receives President's Staff Award

Monday, 28 September 2026

Rock received the President’s Staff Award for Leadership in his position on the Student Academic Support team at G+PS.

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Reimagining a collaborative future: new cohort of Public Scholars announced

Thursday, 24 September 2026

This year's PSI cohort includes 33 doctoral scholars from the UBC Vancouver campus, and four from UBC Okanagan.

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Participating in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: resources and events

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Orange Shirt Day, September 30, is a day to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system, and to commemorate those who didn’t return home.

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Dr. Billy investigated the genetic diversity of intestinal eukaryotes and their interactions with the mammalian host and the microbiome. He showed that the eukaryote Blastocystis alters the intestinal microbiome and could be beneficial for their host. His results encourage investigating further the protective effect of intestinal eukaryotes as treatment against intestinal disorders.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD) - graduated in 2024