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Announcement of Dr. Shannon Hagerman, Dean and Vice-Provost pro tem, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Monday, 9 June 2025

As Michael Hunt starts his planned administrative leave, Dr. Shannon Hagerman from Forestry will be stepping in.

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Period pain is real pain. New website developed by graduate student helps raise awareness about period pain

Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Zeba Khan, a PhD student at the Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Lab at UBC, shares how they developed the Period Pain is Real Pain campaign.

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Update on unionization of Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) at UBCV

Monday, 26 May 2025

The BC Labour Relations Board has released their decision regarding the application of CUPE Local 2278 to vary its existing bargaining unit.

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Dr. Taposhe’s work focused on advancing silicon purification techniques for solar cell applications, emphasizing sustainability and energy efficiency. She explored a combined slag and solvent refining method to effectively remove impurities from silicon. Her work led to the proposal of metallurgical refining steps ideal for industrial-scale implementation.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) - graduated in 2025