News from SRS

Abbey Hall joins as Executive Assistant supporting Executive Director, UBC Safety & Risk Services

Abbey Hall joins VPFO as Executive Assistant, supporting Rae Ann Aldridge, Executive Director, UBC Safety & Risk Services. Abbey comes to us from the University of Victoria, where she worked in both the Office of the President supporting the VP, Indigenous and for the Department of English as a graduate secretary.

Beware of phishing attempts related to global tech outage

The UBC Cybersecurity team is seeing a significant increase in phishing attempts related to a recent global tech outage. Please be extremely cautious of emails claiming to offer help, solutions, or compensation related to the outage. These emails are likely phishing attempts. Please forward phishing emails as an attachment to the UBC Cybersecurity team at security@ubc.ca. Do not click on any links or open attachments.

The Centre welcomes new yoga instructor Tania Clarke

Starting Wednesday, July 2, Tania Clarke will join The Centre as our new yoga instructor. It is Tania’s mission to help guide others towards a pain free life, and a better relationship with pain management and prevention.

Emergency Management collaborates across UBC to prepare campus for climate-change emergencies

We have seen the harmful effects of extreme heat, extreme rainfall, and wildfire events in BC over the past few years. To help UBC prepare for climate change-related emergencies, Safety & Risk Services’ Emergency Management alongside faculty partners created the Resilience Hubs for UBC Campus Communities project.

Compliance Support Program wins nationally at the 2024 CAUBO Conference

The program won a CAUBO Quality and Productivity (Q&P) Award for the its excellence in fostering cybersecurity compliance and safety. The Compliance Support program is made of a partnership between Safety & Risk Services, the Office of the University Counsel, the Office of the CIO, and UBC IT.