Class acts

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A photo of Wendy Leung wearing a green dress, red and white sash, and crown.
I am very pleased to share that as Ms. of Vancouver 2023-2024 I have had consecutive successes in the provincial and national levels of the 2024 Ms. of Canada pageant, and have been crowned as the...
Headshot of Linda Rabeneck with short brown hair and red glasses against a black background
I was thrilled to be appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in June 2024. The citation reads "Gastroenterologist and University of Toronto professor Linda Rabeneck is a leader in colorectal...
A photo of Kortnee Paiha wearing a blue jacket with the words 'Hi Hello' on it, standing against a white background
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...
A headshot of Alan Poo wearing glasses and a pale blue suit with a chequered collared shirt.
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...
A photo of Steven Narod holding up a copy of A Fair Trial
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...
A black and white illustration of a person with short black hair and spectacles
I’m pleased to share news of the publication of my novel, Stasio: A Novel in 3 Parts, new from Anvil Press.
A photo of Freeman Portiz wearing a black collared shirt
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...