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Two major gifts aim to grow ranks of aboriginal health providers
June 1, 2015The pair of $1 million donations, from Lindsay and Elizabeth Gordon and the North family, will support UBC's Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health. Read More >

Midwifery Program celebrates 10-year anniversary of first graduating class
May 19, 2015This spring, eight more students will earn a Bachelor of Midwifery degree from UBC. Read More >

Two local chefs host a cooking class for prostate cancer survivors
May 19, 2015Chef Vikram Vij leads a cooking class as part of a prostate cancer study led by #UBC Dr, Carolyn Gotay. Read More >

Christie Newton appointed Director, Interprofessional Education
May 15, 2015Dr. Newton's appointment is effective May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2017. Read More >

Aboriginal MD program meets graduation goal ahead of schedule
May 15, 2015In 2002, UBC's Aboriginal MD Admissions program set an unofficial goal of graduating 50 more Aboriginal MDs by 2020. Now, the ambitious goal has been reached five years early. Read More >

The key to stopping sarcomas’ spread
May 11, 2015Poul Sorensen found a previously unknown protein pathway that enables tumour cells to withstand hypoxia -- and cancer drugs. Read More >

Understanding “harm thoughts” in postpartum mothers
May 7, 2015Nichole Fairbrother's research aims to improve mental health care for postpartum mothers. Read More >

Epilepsy drug could help treat Alzheimer’s disease
May 5, 2015Haakon Nygaard, the Fipke Professor in Alzheimer's Research, tested a new, more potent anticonvulsant drug in mice, with promising results. Read More >

DNA near Huntington’s gene can dampen — or worsen — the disease
May 4, 2015Blair Leavitt's work lays the groundwork for drugs that could affect the gene's expression. Read More >

Air pollution exposure in first year of life increases risk for allergies
May 4, 2015The study by Professor Michael Brauer, in the School of Population and Public Health, sheds new light on the childhood risk of developing allergies. Read More >