UBC ranked number one in University Global Health Impact Report Card
The report card evaluated top U.S. and Canadian research universities on contributions to global health.
UBC researchers part of new “Pediatric Cancer Dream Team”
The “Dream Team” is receiving $14.5 million to study novel therapies for the most challenging-to-cure childhood cancers.
Healthy doctors make healthy patients, study finds
Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers at UBC and in Israel have discovered. “We found that patients whose physicians adhered to the recommended screening or vaccination practices were significantly more likely to also undergo screening or vaccination compared with […]
Anthony Chow receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Anthony Chow, a Professor Emeritus in the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, received the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada. He was recognized for his outstanding and distinguished career as an infectious disease physician who is nationally and internationally acknowledged as an exemplary researcher, […]
Kevin Eva receives John P. Hubbard Award
Kevin Eva, a Professor in the Department of Medicine, received the 2013 John P. Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). The award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the pursuit of excellence in the field of evaluation in medicine. The award was presented to Dr. Eva at […]
Growing rural medicine
Adrienne Montgomery is completing her MD at UBC’s Northern Medical Program and will return to Terrace for her residency.
Ruth Lavergne recognized for contribution to student development
Ruth Lavergne, a PhD student at the Centre for Health Services & Policy Research in the School of Population & Public Health, will receive the 2012/13 Margaret Fulton Award from UBC’s Office of the Vice-President, Students. The Margaret Fulton Award is granted to an outstanding individual (student, faculty, or staff) who has made a contribution […]
Michael Brauer's paper named Top Science Article of 2012
Environmental Science and Technology, one of the world’s top environmental science journals, has named “Improving Global Estimates of Particulate Air Pollution” as its Top Science Article of 2012. Michael Brauer, a Professor in the School of Population & Public Health, was one of the lead authors of this paper. The paper was written as part […]