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Faculty and learners honoured with Killam awards for outstanding teaching
By Qian Chow | April 23, 2024
The annual awards are presented by the Killam Endowment Fund to faculty and teaching assistants.
UBC medicine members work with community groups to transform local health
By Qian Chow | April 16, 2024
Community-University Engagement Support Fund project topics include healthy aging, brain injury, food security and substance use.
UBC expands life sciences and technology programs thanks to provincial investment
By Qian Chow | April 12, 2024
New student spaces in programs like biomedical engineering will increase opportunities for students and help drive B.C.’s biomedical innovation economy.
UBC faculty and learners recognized by Medical Alumni Association
By Qian Chow | April 10, 2024
Award recipients helped build a more dynamic and robust medicine community through their service and actions.
Enhancing public health monitoring of B.C.’s marine waters
By Qian Chow | April 9, 2024
UBC researchers are partnering with Indigenous communities and local industry to safeguard public health, protect shellfish harvesting areas and beaches from long closures.
Rare disease network for children receives $20 million federal investment
By Qian Chow | April 8, 2024
The investment supports the creation of the RareKids-CAN: Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials and Treatment Network.
Strengthening STEM pathways for Indigenous youth
By Qian Chow | April 8, 2024
A look back at the early impacts of seed2STEM, an innovative UBC summer research program for Indigenous youth in B.C.
Why your plans to age in place need to start now
By Qian Chow | April 5, 2024
Dr. Karen Humphreys shares advice to help people age in place.
Faculty of medicine researchers awarded 2024 BCKDF funding for health research
By Qian Chow | April 4, 2024
Funded project topics include rare cancers, obesity and diabetes therapeutics and genome sequencing and analysis.
Remembering Dr. Connie Eaves, a pioneer in leukemia and breast cancer research
By Alex Tsui | April 2, 2024
Dr. Connie Eaves’ ground-breaking research, spanning more than five decades, and advocacy for more women in STEM will have a profound impact for generations to come.