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Serena Kealy smiles away from the camera in a black shirt and cream blouse in front of a beige background.

April 8

Crafting joy: Serena Kealy’s textiles speak of girlhood, resistance and belonging

Since she was young, textile arts and community have played an important role in Serena Kealy’s life.

Andy Chan in a chef's uniform in the kitchen smiling at the camera with his right arm propped up on the counter.

April 7

Executive Sous Chef of Retail, Restaurants and Catering Andy Chan fuels bodies and mind

UBC Food Services have been going back to the basics, an approach that prioritizes wholesome, sustainable, local and diverse food. Executive Sous Chef of Retail, Restaurants and Catering Andy Chan tries to emulate this same value-based approach in his cooking.

Armaana Thapar, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Yves Tiberghien holding a book titled, Hope for Cynics in front of a bookshelf stacked with books. Tiberghien smiles at the camera and wears a blue and white patterned shirt.

March 28

Dr. Yves Tiberghien dewesternizes political theory and encourages students to uncover their genius

The drive to embody the opposite mentality of the prep schools Dr. Yves Tiberghien experienced as a student in France motivated him to leverage compassion and innovative instruction techniques in his teaching to encourage curiosity and creativity, borrowing from his adventures around the world and the lived experiences he observed along the way.

Anushka Bellani, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Erick Navarro pictured in the Nest smiles at the camera with his arms crossed in a black shirt and silver jewelery.

March 20

Erick Navarro finds the missing link between salsa and epigenetics in collaboration

After moving to Canada from Mexico, bioinformatics PhD student Erick Navarro realized he missed dancing salsa at parties and family gatherings.

Gloria Klein, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Igor Drljača wears a black turtleneck and smiles at the camera on the top floor of the Nest in front of the rooftop garden.

March 11

For Igor Drljača, film is about self-healing and reclaiming truth

As a kid, Igor Drljača could never get through the New Year’s Eve screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey that a local Toronto television station would play before midnight in the 90s.

Fiona Sjaus

Kamakshi Anand smiling at the camera in a green sweater outside IKB on a sunny day.

March 5

Kamakshi Anand’s poetry tells the stories numbers can’t

Kamakshi Anand remembers in ninth grade thinking, “Oh, this is a thing people do — they write their thoughts online.”

Rhea Dinesh, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Sophie Co smiles at the camera while sitting in front of the UBC fountain in a white jacket and black top.

February 26

‘An essential part of life’: Sophie Co tackles food insecurity through the power of community

For fourth-year food, nutrition and health student and AMS Food Bank coordinator Sophie Co, food insecurity lies at the centre of her academics and advocacy.

Nicola Roscuata, Photos by Mehnaj Syed

Christopher Hammerly smiling at the camera against a red background in a white t-shirt under a brown collared shirt.

February 14

Linguistics is a playground for Dr. Christopher Hammerly to study his Ojibwe roots

Having had little exposure to the language, Hammerly studied it first as a learner, not a linguist. He cherished the chance to connect with his culture and language. He mentioned learning Ojibwe was crucial to “making myself whole, because it’s just a part of who I am.”

Arshdeep Khurana

Aatisha Avasthi photographed in front of the Koerner library outside wearing a red coat and orange scarf around her neck.

February 10

Before Aatisha Avasthi becomes an educator, she wants to reform the classroom

Entering the throes of the second term and starting a new class can be daunting — especially one you’re running.

Shubhreet Dadrao, Photos by Sidney Shaw

Naomi Leung photographed in front of a blue, green and red projected art display.

February 10

‘Repetitive motions’: Naomi Leung processes memory, resilience and healing

“I think art really helps you focus on tactile material things, and repetitive motions can be very reflective, at least for me,” said Naomi Leung. "And I find it a way to feel in my own body.”

Krishna Narayanan

A photo of Rosemary Ommer wearing a light blue shirt and looking at the camera in front of a black background

January 24

Dr. Rosemary Ommer casts a line to fisheries and coastal communities

For Ommer, her career has been defined by an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and the goal of producing findings about the humanities and the climate crisis that can be understood across all fields and communities.

Mahin E Alam

Ilsa Cooke smiling at the camera in a black top in front of a grey background.

January 14

Dr. Ilsa Cooke scours the cosmos for the molecular origins of life

“Most people, if they look at the sky, they want to know what’s out there,” said Dr. Ilsa Cooke.

Joyce Park

Guangyu Wang smiles at the camera in a black blazer and shirt inside the UBC Forestry Sciences Centre.

January 11

Dr. Guangyu Wang believes forests are for the people

Wang integrates technology to further his ambition of making forests stand in their purity while providing health benefits to people.

Shobana Shanmugasamy, Photos by Saumya Kamra

A photo of Thomas Lemieux smiling at the camera in a grey shirt with the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in the backdrop.

December 16

Dr. Thomas Lemieux is leading Canadian research on wealth and income inequality

As a student in the 1980s, Lemieux was introduced to economics in the context of a national recession.

Sophia Samilski, Photos by Saumya Kamra

A photo of William Cheung smiling at the camera in a black button-up shirt with some ocean photography in the background.

December 2

Dr. William Cheung is approaching ocean conservation through collective action

Growing up in Hong Kong, Dr. William Cheung was always fascinated by the ocean and its vastness, beauty and abundance of life.

Sophia Samilski, Photos by Saumya Kamra

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