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October 2019

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New smoke & vape free areas at UBC Vancouver

UBC's health precinct is the latest area to become smoke & vape free on campus.

September 2019

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Climate Strike Conversations

During #climatestrike week, we’re taking stock of the climate action work we’ve done so far, and challenging ourselves to understand how we can be more effective and have greater impact through our climate action commitments.

Wesbrook Mall transit & construction update

As residents and regular commuters to campus can attest, it has been a summer of construction on Wesbrook Mall.

Hollywood North: The UBC Campus

UBC is the ninth most popular filming location on earth. This brings great benefits to the UBC Theatre and Film — and the whole University.

August 2019

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Making UBC a kid-friendly campus

UBC is a great place to be a kid! From our youngest residents singing songs with seniors, to school age children exploring science and nature under the gigantic grey whale skeleton at Beatty Biodiversity Museum, our campus is an engaging place to grow up.

New Bike Cage Opens

UBC’s Transportation and Planning, in partnership with the AMS Bike Co-op, has added a new bike cage to its other 10 secure bike-parking facilities across campus.

July 2019

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Changes ahead for bike share at UBC

As Dropbike’s bike share pilot draws to a close, the results are in: bike share at UBC is here to stay.

June 2019

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Hundreds commute by bike during Spring 2019’s Bike to Work Week

Every year, more commuters across the region park their cars to join throngs of cyclists for Bike to Work (+ School) Week.

Four people holding up bikes as part of Go By Bike Week.

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May 2019

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Fifty years of pioneering child care

After 28 years as Director of UBC Child Care, Darcelle Cottons is retiring at the end of this year. She looks back on the university’s five decades of pioneering work, and ahead to new innovations such as modular and $10-a-day childcare