Six SPPH students win CIHR Master’s awards
Six School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) students have won 2016 – 17 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships. The $17,500 awards are given to students who are involved in excellent health science research. Current Master of Science (M.Sc.) students Tamara Dudley, Angela McLaughlin, Prateek Sharma, […]
Allen Eaves receives the lifetime achievement award from the 2017 BC CEO Awards
Allen Eaves, Professor Emeritus, Departments of Medicine and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine has received the Lifetime Achievement award from the 2017 BC CEO Awards. A judging committee chose the honourees by looking at their their vision and strategy, financial performance, people development, innovation, social responsibility and sustainability. Dr. Allen Eaves launched one of the finest […]
UBC finds potential biomarker for a surprising health hazard
The Western red cedar, B.C.’s official tree, causes asthma in some people who cut and mill it.
Drug costs vary by more than 600% in study of 10 high-income countries
Canadians spent an estimated $2.3 billion more than the average of the nine comparator countries.
Nadine Caron receives honorary degree from University of Fraser Valley
Dr. Caron recognized for her outstanding achievements with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Announcing 2016-17 Banting Postdoctoral Fellows
Four postdoctoral fellows from the Faculty of Medicine are among 10 recipients from UBC to receive the 2016-2017 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. There are 70 fellowships awarded nationally. These prestigious fellowships provide each researcher with $70,000 each year for two years to support research that will positively contribute to Canada’s economic, social and research-based growth.
Guiding women through pregnancy, via text message
SmartMom, Canada’s first prenatal education program delivered by text messaging, was developed by a team led by UBC’s Patricia Janssen.
Mid-pelvic forceps, vacuum deliveries associated with higher rates of trauma for mothers and babies
The UBC study found the procedures correlated with a higher rate of maternal or neonatal complications than cesarean deliveries.