Two faculty members inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Julio Montaner was honoured for his work on HIV, and Judith Hall for her work on congenital disorders in children.
Canadian diamond pioneer donates $9.1 million for Alzheimer’s research
Chuck Fipke’s gifts include an endowed professorship and state-of-the-art brain imaging technology.
Minister of State for Seniors gets close-up view of Centre for Brain Health
Alice Wong is the second federal cabinet member in six weeks to visit the centre.
A rise in injury rates for older male motorcyclists
Motorcycle injury data from 2001 to 2010 indicated that motorcycle-related injuries were older men of age 45-74.
Walkable neighbourhoods produce better health outcomes
Lawrence Frank, Professor in the School of Population and Public Health, found that people who prefer to walk and live in walkable neighbourhoods are healthier.
Physician, teach thyself
New technologies are helping future doctors take their education into their own hands.
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.
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
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.