It's the end of May and therefore the end of university life for many students.
The province's highest-profile university hasn't always been globally ranked; in the earliest days, students went to a high school for classes, and the school was connected to McGill.
But times have changed, and thousands are graduating, including 268 PhD students.
At the same time, the school is running a Christmas tree farm, holds the largest blue whale skeleton in Canada, and is home to descendants of Isaac Newton's famous tree.
If you knew about those things, here are some UBC facts you might not have known:
1. Tuition was $40
Actually, when what would become UBC first opened, there was no tuition fee as such.
The first time tuition was charged was in 1920 (this was before the campus on Point Grey opened), and it was $40.
That's roughly equivalent to $570 in 2025.
2. The Yell King
Before there were cheerleaders, there were "yell leaders."
As one might surmise, they led the crowd in team yells.
It was a male pursuit, and the leader of the yell leaders was an elected position named the "Yell King" (yes, they elected a king).
And it was a noteworthy position. For example, the Vancouver Province covered the election of a new "Yell King" in 1921.
"Mr. A. J. 'Brick' Anderson is the new yell king at the University of British Columbia," reads a news brief. "The voting on this important question took place on Friday afternoon after all the candidates had been heard in practice yells the day before."
It goes on to note "Brick" replaces "Meek" who was "little short of remarkable."
3. The Rabbit Line
Underneath UBC runs a pneumatic system from TRIUMF to the nearby university hospital.
There's little to mark the line on the surface, but underground, the capsules travel up to 100 km/h to move radioactive material.
The capsules contain radiopharmaceutical components. The pneumatic line allows for the safe transportation of the radioactive materials without relying on the slower (and more public) roadways.
4. When former Prime Minister Kim Campbell was cuddlier
Kim Campbell is in the history books as the first female prime minister of Canada, but before that she was a student at UBC.
As a student, she was already interested in elected roles and ran to be the president of the freshman class (aka Frosh President).
As part of her campaign, she employed a slogan that she probably never used again: Kim is cuddlier.
5. A rainwater pool
In an effort to be more sustainable, a variety of new technologies and strategies were used when the new aquatics centre at UBC was built (which opened in 2017).
One of those was the use of rainwater.
"Vancouver’s temperate climate allows for millions of litres of rainwater to be collected and recycled to supply most of the water used in the building," reads the centre's webpage.
"On any given day, up to 5 cm of water evaporates from the surface of pools. The rainwater harvested from the building’s roof will be used to replenish water lost."
