Spring 2021

Dr. Peter Cullis smiling, in a lab.
Saving the world, one bubble at a time
The most widely used COVID vaccine relies on a novel drug delivery system developed at UBC.
Rosemary Anderson, BA'74
10 Min
Illustration of hands sewing amidst blobs of colour in the background.
A stitch in time
The pandemic has spawned a sewing surge and a chance to rediscover the practical arts.
Mary Gale Smith
6 Min
Illustration of audience of people looking around at each other.
Beyond diversity

A welcoming and inclusive workplace requires a willingness to change the status quo.

Asmin Chen, Greg Lockwood, Rachael E. Sullivan, Hanae Tsukada, and Mai Yasue
6 Min
A black and white illustration of three side-by-side circles: one circle shows a hip hop dancer, another shows a graduate holding a UBC diploma, and the third shows flowers growing out of a watering can
Hip hop, horticulture, and high achievers
Which famous actor has an honorary degree from UBC?
Headshot of Kunal Sethi posing with arms crossed.
Life-saving light
Kunal Sethi’s startup UVX aims to clean hospitals and care homes with a safe form of UV light.
Jared Downing
3 Min
UBC men's senior basketball team posing for a photo in 1933.
The delinquent
1930s student administration treated him unfairly, but Louis Chodat claimed the moral victory.
Sheldon Goldfarb, PhD’92, MAS’96
4 Min
Headshot of Eden Robinson.
Eden Robinson

Avid reader, would-be weaver.

4 Min
A colourful drawing of two hearts, looking at each other and sprouting flowers.
The future is now
Take a look at these UBC-grown medical marvels.
6 Min
A colourful drawing of microbes.
Can you catch heart disease?
Many “non-communicable” diseases may be transmitted through microbes in the human body.
6 Min