UBC’s new president makes Centre for Blood Research one of his first stops
At the centre’s Research Day, Santa Ono fondly recalled his days as a young scientist.
MHA candidate Olga Sawatsky wins 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Award
Olga Sawatzky, School of Population and Public Masters of Health Administration candidate, won a 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Award at a special ceremony hosted by the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) and the Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA). The award recognizes individual achievement and promising contributions in the field of health services management. Since its inception […]
Why your kids should play in the dirt
In a new book, Let Them Eat Dirt, co-author and UBC Professor Brett Finlay outlines the latest research into the role bacteria play in growing bodies, and why dirt can be a child’s best friend.
Summer program in medicine becomes global magnet
With more courses and a budding reputation, enrolment in the Vancouver Summer Program in Medicine jumped 69 per cent, to nearly 400, from 2015.
Jacquelyn Cragg wins Branco Weiss Fellowship
Jacquelyn Cragg, ICORD Postdoctoral Fellow has won the Society in Science – Branco Weiss Fellowship for her postdoctoral studies. She joins physicists, biologists, social scientists, and other researchers from around the world in accepting the prestigious award given by ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). She was the only recipient this year from Canada. This […]
How a little bit of theatre is shaping the doctors of tomorrow at UBC
Deirdré Fang trains healthy people to play the role of patients with medical conditions as part of UBC’s Standardized Patient program.
Faculty of Medicine researchers receive CIHR grants
Brian MacVicar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, received the largest grant within the Faculty of Medicine in CIHR’s latest round of awards.
Streetcar tracks increase risk of bike crashes
A study by UBC and Ryerson University could help inform planning decisions in cities building or expanding light-rail systems.
After 40 years of denial, doubt and derision, a scientist finds vindication
Dessa Sadovnick’s lonely quest to show that genes can play a major role in multiple sclerosis.