The psychological impact of wildfires
If anxiety or depression persist more than 2-4 weeks after the event, Psychiatry Professor Steven Taylor recommends consulting a mental health professional.
BCCFP awards recognize Department of Family Practice members and residents
Each year, the BC College of Family Physicians (BCCFP) recognizes some of our province’s exceptional family physicians and residents with peer-nominated awards, as well as the patient-nominated My Family Doctor Award.
Two students receive 2017/18 Killam Doctoral Scholarship
Two students from our Faculty have received 2017/18 Killam Doctoral Scholarships. Killam Doctoral Scholarships are the most prestigious awards available to graduate students across UBC and are awarded to those who are “likely to contribute to the advancement of learning or to win distinction in a profession.” This year, fifteen doctoral students from the UBC […]
$6-million donation creates UBC’s largest endowed scholarship
The gift from the late Sydney Friedman and Constance Livingtsone-Friedman supports travel by graduate and medical students in the health sciences.
The lasting impact of emotional intelligence programs
Participating students had higher graduation rates and lower rates of drug use and behaviour problems.
Build bikeways and they will come
Neighbourhoods with biking infrastructure had higher numbers of people cycling to work.
Nizal Sarrafzadegan receives the State of Kuwait’s Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control Award
Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Affiliate Professor with the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), was recognized with the State of Kuwait’s Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control award for her significant contributions to the field of cardiovascular disease. The award was presented during the 63rd session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Committee for […]
Stephanie Lake awarded 2017 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship
UBC PhD candidate in the School of Population and Public Health, Stephanie Lake, is one of two recipients of the prestigious 2017 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship. To date, there are 23 recipients of the scholarship since its inception. Each year, up to 15 Trudeau Scholarships are awarded by the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation to […]
Liam Brunham named one of Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40”
Liam Brunham, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and 2008 alumnus of the Faculty of Medicine’s MD/PhD program, has been named one of “Canada’s Top 40 Under 40.” Dr. Brunham, a Principal Investigator at the Centre for Heart+Lung Innovation, focuses on understanding how changes in specific genes contribute to differences in drug-response as well as to […]