With all the excitement going on around campus, it’s sometimes easy to forget that U.B.C. is also one of the country’s true, tier-one universities. More than 40,000 students and 9,000 faculty and staff make this one of the strongest research environments on the continent. Those enrolled in executive and continuing education programs share the campus with undergrads and graduate students alike—and everyone enjoys the benefits of an institution with a $1 billion endowment.