Stories from Shanzeh Chaudhry at The Ubyssey

'Not just Lytton': how wildfires continue to affect students’ wellbeing on and off campus

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 17:23:26 +0000

Kathy Simpkins/CBC

With 204 wildfires currently burning in the province at the time of publishing, the fires are set to have significant emotional impacts on UBC community members who reside in Interior BC.

Some faculty members voice concerns over return to in-person teaching

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:37:43 +0000

File Suzuno Seki

Mac Lean said that he worries that UBC might use “a managerial approach” that would force faculty members to teach in person, which would violate their academic freedom.

Here’s how mRNA vaccines actually work

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:14:58 +0000

Lua Presidio

Although the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were developed in less than a year, Health Canada deemed them to meet the "stringent" safety, efficacy and quality standards as all vaccines authorized for use in Canada.

Platform created by UBC alumni to empower women in technology under scrutiny

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Thu, 27 May 2021 22:23:18 +0000

Amy Hirschi/Unsplash

On his blog, UBC student Tiger Oakes outlined his colleague's experience with the mentorship platform, Female Laboratory of Innovative Knowledge. According to Oakes, students using this platform risk exposure to unpaid internships under the guise of apprenticeships.

Professor calls UBC awarding Dr. Bonnie Henry an honorary degree 'problematic' in open letter

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Tue, 18 May 2021 19:59:33 +0000

Courtesy Province of BC via Flickr

In the letter, Gulati wrote that by nominating Dr. Henry, the Vancouver Senate made exceptions for two guidelines as outlined in the criteria section for honorary degrees.

14 Not Forgotten memorial remembers École Polytechnique victims three decades later

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:45:56 +0000

Jasmine Foong and Shanzeh Chaudhry

The UBC engineering community gathered virtually today to honour the 14 women killed 31 years ago and reflect on persistent gender-based discrimination in the applied sciences.

UBC prepares flu shot campaign as experts warn of ‘twindemic’

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 20:41:03 +0000

File Nick Adams

Last year, UBC’s flu clinic was cut short due to a shortage of vaccines. What will this year’s look like?

Breaking down the 2020/21 AMS preliminary budget

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:01:01 +0000

File Ariel Qi

AMS VP Finance Lucia Liang and her team have created three versions of the 2020/2021 budget based on different circumstances surrounding COVID-19.

Debunking your favourite COVID-19 conspiracy theories

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 05:13:37 +0000

File Eisha Sharda

According to a recent study, nearly 46 per cent of Canadians believe in at least one COVID-19 conspiracy theory circulating online.

UBC’s proposed health plan addresses ‘grossly understaffed’ student health services

Shanzeh Chaudhry — Mon, 18 May 2020 19:38:42 +0000

File Jerry Yin

The model aims to improve the access and delivery of health and well-being services to UBC students by expanding the health care space available on campus.