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I’m excited to share that I’ve been promoted to lead the People and Talent initiatives at HiHello, the #1 digital business card app for consumers! Since joining as one of the first 15 employees...
After earning my PhD, I began conducting neutrino physics research at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Berkeley, California, where I am currently a senior scientist. I was elected a fellow of the...
I went to UBC back in 1988, fresh out of high school, with an ultimate goal of becoming a lawyer. When my late wife and I had our daughter when we were 18, during our first December exam period at...
Dear colleagues and alumni,
I was honoured to be awarded the 2023 UBC Alumni Achievement Award in Research and present my work at the Vancouver Institute in 2023. I held the Canada Research Chair in...
My formative years at UBC helped instil in me a lifelong commitment to international exchange and mutual understanding. From 2022–2024, I successfully completed two prestigious 10-month English...
After graduating from UBC Law in 1979, I returned to UBC in 2013 to pursue a Master’s degree in Art Education. My thesis examined the meaning and definition of outsider art, a unique genre that is...
I’m excited to announce the launch of Smoke, a book of interconnected short stories developed as my MFA thesis and published by Buckrider Books (Wolsak & Wynn). I’m so grateful for John Vinga’s...
I am a UBC history graduate department alum (2008-2010) and wanted to share news regarding my upcoming book published by Oregon State Uni Press, Punjabi Rebels of the Columbia River. It details the...
I recently attended an awards banquet in Bellingham where I was recognized as a Journey Book Award Finalist for my book, Among Silent Echoes: A Memoir of Trauma and Resilience, which is available...