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Connie Eaves honoured with 2023 YWCA Women of Distinction Award
May 10, 2023Dr. Eaves is a world leader in cancer stem cell biology. Read More >

Strengthening abortion access in Canada
May 9, 2023UBC researchers have received $3.8 million in federal funding to address barriers to abortion access for underserved populations. Read More >

Nuclear medicine can cure cancer, and Canadian researchers are stepping up the fight
May 4, 2023Faculty of Medicine scientists have received more than $23 million in federal funding to develop precision radiopharmaceuticals that promise to transform cancer treatment. Read More >

Prenatal education by text message is working, UBC research shows
May 3, 2023The SmartMom text messaging program developed by UBC researchers has delivered advice to 14,000 expectant British Columbians. Read More >

Professor Michael Lee named 3M National Teaching Fellow
May 2, 2023The award recognizes Lee’s outstanding contributions to teaching and learning across Canada and beyond. Read More >

Faculty of medicine researchers awarded funding to improve health outcomes in B.C. and beyond
April 27, 2023Fifteen researchers received the Michael Smith Health Research BC 2022 Health Professional-Investigator awards. Read More >

UBC welcomes 186 new family medicine resident doctors
April 27, 2023Resident doctors will start training this summer in communities across British Columbia. Read More >

International partnership supports vaccine research to prevent future outbreaks
April 26, 2023UBC’s Dr. Manish Sadarangani is a recipient of the CIHR-CEPI Leadership Award for Excellence in Vaccine Research for Infectious Diseases of Epidemic Potential Read More >

Innovative treatment targets blood clots without increased bleeding risk
April 26, 2023Faculty of Medicine researchers have made a promising breakthrough in blood clot prevention and treatment. Read More >

How UBC researchers laid the groundwork for free contraception in B.C.
April 25, 2023Dr. Wendy Norman shares what the milestone for gender equity and health access will mean for people in B.C. and beyond. Read More >