Jim Frankish recognized for health leadership
The Vancouver team of the At Home/Chez Soi project, including Jim Frankish, a Professor in the School of Population & Public Health, has received the 2013 BC Health Association Legacy Award from the UBC College of Health Disciplines. At Home/Chez Soi provides housing, and health and social supports to persons with significant mental illness and addiction. […]
Province resumes support for UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative
The decision ends more than a year of uncertainty for the unit, spearheaded by some of the Faculty’s leading researchers to evaluate new drugs.
Keep your head in the game
Prof. Jane Roskams on what can be done to prevent head injuries in youth hockey.
Animating a love of science
A PhD candidate in Experimental Medicine has co-produced a series of short videos about stem cells, funded by the Stem Cell Network.
Daily inspiration for the Southern Medical Program
The Tree of Life, a massive wooden relief, now graces the Reichwald Health Sciences Centre on UBC’s Okanagan campus.
Altitude adjustment
Do training tents have the same effect as actually going to high elevations? Michael Koehle, an Associate Professor in the Division of Sports Medicine, investigated.
Christopher Honey wins gold at World Masters Games
An Over-50s team from Vancouver, including Christopher Honey, an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, won the world soccer championship for their age category at the 2013 World Masters Games, winning seven games in seven days. Vancouver United defeated international opposition with an overall plus/minus goal differential of 18-1. They allowed just two shots […]
Post-doctoral fellows awarded diabetes research fellowships
Three post-doctoral fellows have been awarded 4 What Matters Foundation UBC Diabetes Fellowships from the Faculty of Medicine. The Fellowships provide one-year of salary support for exceptional post-doctoral fellows to train in diabetes research in a UBC-based laboratory. The Fellowship is made possible by a generous donation from the 4 What Matters Foundation. The 4 […]