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.
First NMP graduate in Urology to practice in Prince George
Alym Abdulla becomes the first Northern Medical Program graduate to return to Prince George as a practicing Urologist.
Physician, teach thyself
New technologies are helping future doctors take their education into their own hands.
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 […]
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