Awards & Honours

Graduate student’s animated videos recognized in international competition

By Patricia Angel | February 21, 2014

A series of animations illustrating the science of stem cells by Canadian scientists has won honourable mention in the 2013 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. Created by UBC PhD candidate Ben Paylor and University of Toronto post-doctoral fellow Michael Long, StemCellShorts, a series of short animated videos designed to explain stem cells to a […]

Michael Hayden listed among 20th century Canadians “who changed the world”

By bkladko | February 6, 2014

Michael Hayden, University Killam Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics, has been featured in Ken McGoogan’s recent book, “50 Canadians Who Changed the World” (Harper Collins). The book features activists, humanitarians, scientists and inventors who have had a global impact, and Dr. Hayden joins a list that includes Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Tommy Douglas, […]

Three staff members participate in UBC’s Leave for Change

By bkladko | February 3, 2014

Tamiza Abji Patricia Gray Ravina Johal Three staff members in the Faculty of Medicine – Tamiza Abji, Patricia Gray and Ravina Johal – were among the six people selected by UBC to participate in Leave for Change this year. The participants work in developing countries for two to four weeks to share their knowledge and skills […]

Six faculty members recognized for research excellence

By Patricia Angel | January 31, 2014

Six faculty members have received 2013 UBC Faculty Research Awards from the Office of the Vice President Research and International. Faculty researchers are nominated by their peers. Winners are selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee, which spans arts and humanities, business, education, applied science, science, and medicine. The reception will be held Tuesday, March […]

Graduate student wins Health Talks Student Contest

By Patricia Angel | January 20, 2014

Sarah Chapdelaine, a second year Master of Occupational Therapy student, won the Health Talks Student Contest from the B.C. Patient Safety & Quality Council. The contest was open to all post-secondary, high school and elementary school students in B.C., and asked applicants to express their hopes for health care, either through essay, a video, or […]

Jack Taunton named to B.C. Sports Hall of Fame

By Patricia Angel | January 17, 2014

Jack Taunton, a Professor in the Department of Family Practice, has been named a 2014 B.C. Sports Hall of Fame inductee in the category of builder. Dr. Taunton was recognized for his pioneer contributions to sports medicine. He co-founded both SportMed BC and the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre. He is also a co-founder of […]

PhD students win inaugural awards from Prostate Cancer Canada

By Patricia Angel | January 16, 2014

Two PhD students in the Faculty of Medicine have been selected to be among the inaugural recipients of the Prostate Cancer Canada Graduate Studentship Awards. Peter Axerio-Cilies and Philip Edgcumbe will split a total of $80,000 for two research projects with the potential to transform treatment and recovery for prostate cancer survivors. Axerio-Cilies, a PhD student […]

Research by Cancer Prevention Centre highlighted as one of top stories of 2013

By Patricia Angel | December 13, 2013

Research by Carolyn Gotay, a Professor in the School of Population & Public Health, and the Cancer Prevention Centre team on mapping the obesity problem in Canada was named one of the most high-impact research stories of 2013 by the Canadian Cancer Society. Despite growing concern about Canadians’ waistlines, it had been over a decade since […]

Graduate student wins medical decision-making prize

By Patricia Angel | December 4, 2013

Logan Trenaman, a graduate student in the School of Population and Public Health, won the Lee B. Lusted Student Prize at the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) conference, held in Baltimore USA, on October 19-23. The Lee B. Lusted Student Prize “recognizes students’ original research in medical decision making in order to attract the […]

Mieke Koehoorn gives Alf Nachemson Memorial Lecture

By Patricia Angel | December 4, 2013

Mieke Koehoorn, a Professor in the School of Population and Public Health, was the speaker for the Institute for Work & Health’s annual Alf Nachemson Memorial Lecture. The lectureship is awarded to those who have made a substantial contribution to the field of occupational health related to the causes or management of musculoskeletal pain, the […]