Videos

2023 alumni UBC Achievement Awards recipients holding their awards at the gala

On November 14, 2023, we honoured eight inspiring members of the UBC community.

Two orange chevrons pointing to the right overtop a navy background, with the "FORWARD, the campaign for UBC" logo and the UBC logo at the top
Find out how FORWARD, the campaign for UBC, is shaping healthy societies.
Two orange chevrons pointing to the right overtop a navy background, with the "FORWARD, the campaign for UBC" logo and the UBC logo at the top
Find out how FORWARD, the campaign for UBC, is creating a healthy planet.
Two orange chevrons pointing to the right overtop a navy background, with the "FORWARD, the campaign for UBC" logo and the UBC logo at the top
Find out how FORWARD, the campaign for UBC, is advancing healthy lives.
Headshot of James Magok Achuli seated outdoors on UBCO campus on a fall day
A UBCO student experienced the horrors of civil war before education changed his life forever.
Group photo of the seven award recipients

On November 14, 2022, we honoured seven inspiring members of the UBC community.

Architectural rendering of the exterior of the Recreation Centre North building
The facility will feature three gyms, an indoor track, and a state-of-the-art fitness centre.
Close-up shot of a UBC hockey player wearing the high-tech mouthguard showing UBC Thunderbirds logo

A UBC concussion study could pave the way for safer hockey.

Photo of UBC students on main mall.
The Beyond Tomorrow Scholars Program is a first-of-its-kind initiative in Canada.
Inside spread of William Shakespeare's First Folio showing an illustration of the author
This extremely rare book was published in 1623, seven years after the playwright’s death.
Blue graphic with stars on the perimeter and the text "alumni UBC 2021 Achievement Awards presented by boyden"
On November 18, 2021, we honoured eight inspiring members of the UBC community.
SJO
UBC’s President shares stories from his life journey in a new video.
dumont
Camil Dumont turns lawns into farms and advocates for sustainable food systems.
Meet James “mad scientist” Walton, a pioneer of Vancouver’s now-thriving craft beer scene.
PeggyAssinck
Peggy Assinck conducts research on spinal cord injury, which she herself sustained.
The origins of alumni UBC.
Elderly woman looking out window
Ninety-three-year-old Iola Knight, was a wildlife biologist when few other women were.
Alysha Connor
Student Alysha Connor is enjoying the university her great great grandfather helped establish.
Moving Words
An acrobat and a writer who met as students teamed up years later for a theatrical piece.
Frank Wesbrook
Watch the UBC Centennial video.
UBC engineering prof. Elizabeth Croft programs robots to interpret physical cues from humans.
Jenny Duffy
Jenny Duffy, BCom’04, has a good head for business and a passion for dancing.
Engineers in scrubs
A UBC alum is helping Ugandan surgeons treat more patients, in less time, at little cost.
Opportunity Growth
Where others saw a vacant lot, Troy Barrie (BASc’09) saw a thriving community garden.