The good news is we have most of the technological solutions for transitioning to low-carbon sources of energy. The biggest challenges to adopting them more widely and rapidly are social and political — from funding and investment, to international cooperation, to inspiring mass support for ambitious policies.
In the early 1990s, I read an article about Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO). I was a young mother with only a high school education but I clipped the article and buried the dream in a...
Following my passion for entrepreneurship and giving back to society, I recently launched my latest company, Launchstarz, with my co-founder, Satoshi. Our mission is to help Japanese...
My debut poetry collection, North Star Heart, was announced the winner of the 2022 Canadian Book Club Awards (the largest readers choice book award in Canada) in the Poetry category.
My new book, TL;DR: A Very Brief Guide to Reading & Writing in University (out August 1st, 2023, from the On Campus imprint of UBC Press) had its genesis in the sudden shift to online instruction...
I was a resident of Fort Camp in the school year of 1959-1960. The walls were little more than 1/4 inch plywood which meant privacy was essentially non-existent. My roommate decided to discretely...
My brother, Rohit Bali, and myself are UBC alumni who started a construction company specializing in renovations and building custom homes.
Our company was named by the Canadian Home Builders'...
My years at UBC enriched my life in so many ways, not only intellectually. Graduate studies field work opened doors for me to learn about communities that I otherwise might never have made...
I’m currently an associate professor of Creative Writing on UBC’s Okanagan campus and have a new novel out called The Double Life of Benson Yu. It’s about a man confronting his past by telling a...
Folk dance has a long history in traditional Chinese culture and has taken diverse forms over millennia. Dance has always been closely connected with the common people, reflecting their ideas, their...
Congratulations to Hon. D. Ross Fitzpatrick (BCom'58), who was invested as an Officer (O.C.) into the Order of Canada by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of...