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17 UBC Companies to Present at Innovation UBC's 2026 Venture Showcase
An announcement of the 17 UBC companies presenting at the December 1 Venture Showcase, spanning biotech, medical devices, clean technology, mining, and advanced hardware, software, and AI.
25 New UBC Ventures Join Venture Founder's Fall 2026 Cohort
An announcement of the 25 teams joining Venture Founder this fall, building companies across health, biotechnology, advanced engineering, agriculture, fintech, sustainability, accessibility, and AI.
UBC Reaches Milestone with Over 300 Spin-Offs with Latest Cohort of 15 Companies
An announcement marking UBC's 302nd spin-off, with 15 newly licensed ventures in health, biotechnology, medical devices, sustainable materials, climate tech, and AI.
How UBC's New Express License Is Fast-Tracking Spin-Offs
A breakdown of UBC's refreshed Express License Agreement, the standardized framework cutting legal costs and timelines for spin-offs.
Leadership Q&A: Innovation UBC's New Associate Director, Innovation Partnerships
A Q&A with Ian Bell on stepping into his new role and where he sees UBC’s biggest partnership opportunities.
Eight Founders on Building Ventures After Venture Founder Fall 2025
Alumni from the program's Fall 2025 cohort on tackling cancer, CO2 emissions, and the rising cost of AI computing.
12 UBC Ventures Take the Stage at the 2026 Investor Showcase
This year's showcase featured pitches from digital therapeutics, medical devices, AI, and clean materials ventures.
10 UBC Spin-Offs Join HATCH Venture Builder's Winter 2026 Cohort
New ventures in climate tech, healthcare, and aerospace kick off the next HATCH cohort.
28 New Ventures Join the Venture Founder Program's 51st Cohort
The latest cohort spans AI, biotech, healthcare, and climate tech, 13 years into UBC's flagship venture-building program.
Stories of Partnership: Community Veterinary Outreach and UBC
How Community Veterinary Outreach and UBC use the bond between people and their pets to improve health access in the Downtown Eastside.
UBC Okanagan Students and a Peachland Conservation Group Are Using Bats and Bugs to Build Community Conservation
A conversation with BEEPS and a UBC Okanagan student on their bat and insect survey project in Peachland.
Community-Engaged Research Ask Me Anything
A live AMA from the 2025 UBC Partnering in Research Conference on what community-led research looks like in practice.
Be the Change Earth Alliance, False Creek Friends and UBC Sustainability Hub
How three community-university partners sustain climate action work through care and collaboration.
Challenges in Partnered Research: Achieving Sustainability in Engaged Research
A conversation with Dr. Henry Yu and Dr. Vicky Bungay on what sustains community-engaged research over the long term.
Challenges in Partnered Research: The Power of Storytelling in Collaborative Research
A conversation with three researchers on how comics, podcasts, and texting can carry research stories to new audiences.
Community Engagement's 2024 Annual Report
UBC Community Engagement's first annual report, pairing the year's numbers with the stories, videos and podcasts behind them.
Challenges in Partnered Research: Should I Start a Non-Profit?
A conversation with two researchers who founded non-profits on why they made the move and how universities can support similar paths.
Challenges in Partnered Research: Professor Moura Quayle, Associate Provost, UBC Vancouver
A conversation between UBC’s Associate Provost Moura Quayle and Adriaan de Jager on the evolving role of universities in society.
Meet the CEN: UBC’s Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement
A conversation with the staff behind UBC’s Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement on how they support reciprocal community-university engagement.
Your First Year in UBC Arts: Arts One
Former Arts One student Bianca Chui shares her experience in the small-class, multi-instructor first-year program.
Your First Year in UBC Arts: Custom Timetable
Second-year Arts student Ethan Donnelly shares his experience building a personalized first-year course schedule.
Your First Year in UBC Arts: Coordinated Arts Program
First-year Arts student Aida Sanjush shares her experience in the Coordinated Arts Program's Global Citizens stream.
A Queer Century, 1869-1969: A Rare Books Exhibit at UBC
A UBC Rare Books and Special Collections exhibit tracing shifting perceptions of gender and sexuality from 1869 to 1969.
Faculty Spotlight: Christopher Rea, Professor of Modern Chinese Literature
Professor Christopher Rea on expanding UBC's modern Chinese literature and cinema courses, and on his research into laughter, comedy, celebrities, and swindlers.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Alison Bailey, Assistant Professor in Pre-modern Chinese Literature
Dr. Alison Bailey, instructor of the popular Hong Kong Cinema course, discusses her research on the cultural history of filial revenge in Chinese literature and law.
Why Studying Manga and Anime Matters: Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh
A faculty spotlight on Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh, who teaches manga and anime at UBC and researches how stories shape identity.
Lecturer of the Year: Misuzu Kazama, Lecturer of Japanese Language
Lecturer Misuzu Kazama shares what she hopes students gain from studying Japanese, and advice for anyone hoping to learn the language.
Lecturer of the Year: Dr. Xueshun Liu, Lecturer of Chinese Language and Literature
Dr. Xueshun Liu, the 2018 Asian Studies teaching excellence award recipient, on what students can gain from studying Chinese and his advice for learners.
Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Leo Shin, UBC Asian Studies
Dr. Leo Shin, convenor of the Hong Kong Studies Initiative, talks about his early research into Ming China, what he wants to convey to students, and his current projects.
Research & Indigenous Engagement
Research
Telling Better Stories About Indigenous Engagement: Recommendations for University Communicators
My MA research examines how Canada's largest universities can use communications and storytelling to advance truth and reconciliation and strengthen their relationships with Indigenous partners.
Podcast · Nov 2025
How the Nuxalk Nation Is Working with UBC's Museum of Anthropology to Host the First-Ever Exhibit of Their People
Research · Jul 2025
Reciprocal Storytelling in Community-Based and Indigenous-Led Research
Podcast · Jan 2025
Children of the Taku Society and UBCO Partner to Document Language Reclamation and Resilience
Speaking & Leadership
Plot Twists: Arts Alumni Career Stories
An evening of live, pecha kucha-style storytelling where UBC Faculty of Arts alumni shared the moments that shaped their careers.
Building a Portfolio Website With AI, Innovation UBC Lunch and Learn
A virtual workshop on building and launching a simple portfolio website in a weekend using Claude, basically for free.
How Innovation UBC Staff Are Using AI, Innovation UBC Lunch and Learn
An internal Lunch and Learn where colleagues from across Innovation UBC shared how they use AI, from work tools to creative experiments to personal life hacks.