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Chef Challenge comes back this year with a Latin vibe!

Calling all UBC foodies! Chef Challenge is back, and we need your taste buds to decide which UBC culinary team will take home the coveted trophy for the 6th year of this popular event! Buy your ticket now as the event sells out every year. We’ll be serving all this up... | read on

Turn it Up and Disrupt this International Women's Day

This International Women’s Day (IWD) 2019, join us for Turn it Up and Disrupt, a new UBC arts festival that will inspire, educate and mobilize our community to creatively tackle gender-based inequities, and bring about positive change. Explore creative expression through three dynamic days of... | read on

It's Sweater Weather at UBC

UBC will be slightly reducing campus building temperature settings this heating season.The temperature drop is urgently needed due to a pipeline rupture in October, which has diminished provincial natural gas supplies. At UBC, this may result in the use of diesel fuel, which is considerably more... | read on

What's going on @UTown?

Free Week Winter 2019

Jan 8, 2019

Free fitness and aqua fitness classes are running all week and there are numerous open houses with free activities and giveaways. You won’t want to miss out! No experience is required for any of the...

Source: UBC REC

Building Community

UNA Holiday Hours

Dec 14, 2018

Please be advised of holiday schedule for UNA facilities.

Source: UNA

Fall Intramural Leagues | Reg Deadline Sept 17-21

Sep 16, 2018

Intramural leagues offer unique opportunities to have fun, be active, and make friends on campus. UBC Recreation offers leagues in: Soccer, Futsal, Ice Hockey, Dodgeball, Ultimate, Inner Tube Water...

Source: UBC REC

Composting with Worms: Vermicomposting 101

Apr 26, 2018

Come learn how to convert your food scraps and newspaper into really rich fertilizer for your indoor/outdoor plants.

Source: UBC Farm

UBC to advocate completion of rapid transit to campus

Apr 19, 2018

Building on recent news of funding for the Millennium Line Broadway Extension to Arbutus, UBC’s Board of Governors today endorsed an advocacy strategy to accelerate completion of the SkyTrain line to...

Source: Campus + Community Planning

Discover the Forest with a Naturalist

Apr 9, 2018

Join Laura Cottle to explore and learn about UBC's lush forest! This is a UTown@UBC Community Grant project.

Source: Community Grant Project

Stadium Neighbourhood Ideas Workshop

Apr 7, 2018

The workshop will bring together UBC residents and stakeholders from across UBC to delve into a vision for UBC’s next neighbourhood. Your participation is important in shaping the culture of the...

Source: Campus + Community Planning

A new space to work out at UBC!

Apr 3, 2018

The ARC is officially open! Check out the new space and stop by for a visit to the newest place to work out at UBC. All Fitness Memberships are valid across both the UBC BirdCoop Fitness Centre and...

Source: UBC REC

Lead, Succeed, and Inspire

Mar 14, 2018

In recognition of International Women’s Day and the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, join us for an evening of inspirational engagement.

Source: Equity and Inclusion

UBC Farm Seeds: Plan your season with us

Mar 9, 2018

UBC Farm Seeds: Plan your season with us Are you starting to plan your garden for spring? Did you know that you can buy UBC Farm seeds, online? Here at the UBC Farm, we are committed to preserving...

Source: UBC Farm

Register for Storm the Wall!

Mar 9, 2018

Students of UBC! Storm the Wall, UBC’s #1 rated event, is only a few short weeks away from starting. You will need to be signed up for both a clinic and a race to be a participant. You can compete...

Source: UBC REC

February is Move UBC month!

Feb 16, 2018

Sit less and move more this February with #MoveUBC! Even small increments of movement, such as standing in the middle of a class or meeting, can add up to reducing sedentary behavior and increasing...

Source: Move UBC