Standing up for change
Roslyn Goldner is promoting respect and professionalism while tackling systemic discrimination, bias and mistreatment.
Evaluating COVID-19 vaccines amid pandemic poses challenges
A new paper reveals the pandemic presents a unique challenge when it comes to evaluating the efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
Faculty of Medicine members receive $3.8M to pursue research in various natural sciences and engineering disciplines
Nineteen Faculty of Medicine members were awarded funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
UBC faculty of medicine researchers receive nearly $14M in federal funding for COVID-19 research
The latest investment supports COVID-19 research on drug research, obstetrics, medical imaging, Indigenous health and more.
Faculty of Medicine student awarded the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Céline Laumont, a postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Medical Genetics, is one of three UBC scholars awarded the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Faculty of Medicine students awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Eight Faculty of Medicine students are among 21 UBC scholars who were awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship.
Wildfire smoke has immediate harmful health effects
New UBC research finds exposure to wildfire smoke affects the body’s respiratory and cardiovascular systems almost immediately.
Heat may kill more people than previously reported
Even moderately hot weather may actually be killing thousands, not hundreds as previously reported.
$1.5 million to develop a Canadian brain research strategy
A new research network, co-led by UBC’s Dr. Judy Illes, will advance brain research to improve the quality of life for Canadians with brain illnesses.
Tuum Est! Graduation 2020
Congratulations to the Class of 2020.