Adele Diamond recognized with two awards
Psychiatry Professor Adele Diamond recognized with Urie Bronfenbrenner Award and named 30 Most Influential Neuroscientists Alive Today.
Five faculty inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Five faculty members have been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Fifty new Fellows were inducted into the Academy this year. The distinctive competencies of these distinguished individuals have led to remarkable accomplishments and academic service. The induction ceremony was held on September 18 during the CAHS Forum and Annual General Meeting. The five faculty members […]
David Granville inducted into RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has inducted Dr. David Granville, Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine into the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Dr. Granville is among the seven UBC professors that were inducted into Royal Society of Canada, a new addition to the 91 RSC scholars to date. Formed […]
Big jump coming for UBC’s speech-language pathology program
First-year slots in the master’s degree program will grow by 56 per cent, to help address the shortage of therapists.
Two faculty profiled in CIHR fall newsletter
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is featuring research by Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Executive Assciate Dean, Research Howard Feldman in their Show Me the Evidence Fall 2014 newsletter. The publication highlights CIHR funded research on dementia with details of how findings by CIHR-supported researchers are being used. Dr. Liu-Ambrose’s […]
New research finds quicker method to create insulin-producing cells
Professor Timothy Kieffer leads research of a protocol that turns stem cells into insulin-producing cells in just six weeks
Brian Chung awarded Program Director of the Year
Brian Chung, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, emergency physician at Vancouver General Hospital and Director of the Royal College Residency Program, received the 2014 Program Director of the Year Award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The 2014 Program Director of the Year Award is given annually […]
Occupational therapist-turned-children’s author shares her personal journey
Paulette Bourgeois was the keynote at this year’s OT Capstone Conference.
UBC health researchers join new national team tackling dementia
Howard Feldman, Executive Associate Dean, Research, will serve on the consortium’s executive committee, helping to oversee clinical trials and drug discovery efforts.
UBC’s Rural Family Medicine Residency Program expanding to Kootenay Boundary region
The expansion will build on new residency programs in the Coastal and Interior regions of B.C.