In the past two years, if you’ve attended events by UBC Raves or Halloween nights at the Pit, you might have danced to beats by Nicole Pan, a third-year science student who studies biology, chemistry, computer science and commerce — and DJs on the side.
Dr. Mila Zuo wasn’t always going to study film — but after taking a pornography course at UC Berkeley, she was hooked.
“I realized my deep passion was the connection of the field of health psychology, where we're trying to explore the impact of our behaviours, our stress levels, on the underlying physiological mechanisms that predict disease,” said Dr. Eli Puterman.
Since she was young, textile arts and community have played an important role in Serena Kealy’s life.
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.
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.
After moving to Canada from Mexico, bioinformatics PhD student Erick Navarro realized he missed dancing salsa at parties and family gatherings.
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.
Kamakshi Anand remembers in ninth grade thinking, “Oh, this is a thing people do — they write their thoughts online.”
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.
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.”
Entering the throes of the second term and starting a new class can be daunting — especially one you’re running.
“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.”
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.
“Most people, if they look at the sky, they want to know what’s out there,” said Dr. Ilsa Cooke.
