As January ends and AMS elections approach, Parmar has delivered on many campaign promises and executive goals — but some remain unfinished beyond target timelines.
Ten months into their term, Yi-Kieran has made considerable strides toward their goals of lobbying for student needs at the municipal and provincial levels, fostering relationships between the AMS and external organizations, and renewing interest in issues such as the SkyTrain extension to UBC. However, some tangible outcomes are still pending.
While Evans has addressed some long-standing issues with clubs and clubs spaces, it is unclear how many of Evans’s stated goals will be achieved by the end of his term, particularly regarding AMS sustainability.
Over halfway through his term, Heieis’s work to improve student life has not gone unnoticed. Out of his 14 identified action items, Heieis has reported full completion of seven, with five goals in progress and two that have yet to be addressed.
More than halfway through her term, Nawar has delivered on a significant portion of her platform, securing millions in funding for educational and work opportunities, food security and student reimbursements while advocating for improvements to academic policy and the student experience.
UBC researchers have discovered a 70-year-old Parkinson’s drug to be a strong candidate for treating tuberculosis (TB) by using an innovative approach that bypasses traditional antibiotics.
Vancouver — the birthplace of global brands like Lululemon, Aritzia and Herschel — throws away 22,000 tonnes of apparel each year, even though 95% of it could be repaired, reused, or recycled. At UBC, the Slow Fashion Research Cluster aims to adjust social attitudes and the demand for fast fashion to confront this urgent problem.
In 2025, the Huntley administration replaced toxicity with focus. In 2026, as students confront the affordability crisis and the AMS faces its deficit, service costs and businesses’ performance, this is the new bar in student politics.
During the 2024-25 academic year, 38 student volunteers collectively poured 3,600 hours into running AMS Peer Support, a service dedicated to helping UBC students dealing with academic stress, substance use and other issues impacting mental well-being.
John Ede is running to be a staff representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. He was formerly the president of the Graduate Student Society (GSS) in 2018-19 and now works as a contract manager at the university. He holds a master’s in public policy and global affairs from UBC.
Erica Frank is running to be a faculty representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. She has been a professor in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and department of family medicine in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine since 2006. She has also served two terms as a Tier I Canada Research Chair.
Steven Miller is running to be a faculty representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. Serving as the head of the faculty of Medicine’s department of pediatrics and chief of pediatric medicine at BC Children’s Hospital, Miller has been at UBC since 2022.
Aaron Cunningham is running to be a staff representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. He has been the associate director of student support and advising in enrollment services for the past five years, and has 20 years of experience working at post-secondary institutions.
UBC came to the conclusion that the way to increase student morale was simple: host a campus-wide talent show inspired by everyone's glory years — elementary school!
“The first time someone saw me, they screamed … they called me an ‘abominable snowman.’ It really hurt.”
Students will be forced to opt into the UBC Battle Pass as a part of their student fees, effective at the start of the new term, Jan. 5, 2026.
His knowledge transcends the boundaries of what could conceivably be known. Or, at least, his voice makes you consider smacking him with a chair.
Having represented Canada internationally since 2013, Ivy Liao has had her fair share of accolades and successes — but not much could top when she was in the Olympic qualifiers in 2024. However, while the Olympics would be a dream come true, Liao’s pursuit of greatness in her sport is for more than just the wins.
In a spectacular team performance, the Canada’s National Women’s Rugby Team upset the New Zealand Black Ferns with a 34–19 victory. This talented team — likely the best ever assembled in Canada — was made up of the best rugby players in Canada, from coast-to-coast. Among those players were two Thunderbirds.
UBC Football defeated the University of Calgary Dinos 23–22 on Friday night, eking out the win in an electric Homecoming match-up that came down to the final second.
I consider myself a football fan. It is, without much competition, my favourite sport. But as a student from England who is here at UBC on international exchange, football is no longer familiar to me.
A recent paper by Dr. Alan Jacobs and Dr. Mark Kayser investigates one under-explored driver of far-right voting: social mobility.
Moving a computer cursor with the brain alone was proven possible in 2004, and even done wirelessly in 2021. But as high-risk medical devices advance, an unknown slate of adverse effects and potential injuries — and legal implications — may follow.
From knowing when to take a step back from school to learning when to stand up for yourself, Gut Feelings has assembled a short guide of resources and tips from alumni living with IBD.
Access to health care has been a long challenge in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. The Real-Time Virtual Support Network (RTVS) aims to enhance ongoing patient care and address inequities without replacing existing health services.
In the midst of midterm season, The Ubyssey's photographers captured sports, a blind dating event, and other events around campus.
This month, The Ubyssey's photographers captured the homecoming football game, a performative man contest, silent moments on campus and more.
Weren't on campus this summer? Here are some of the best photos summarizing life at UBC from May to August 2025.
