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UBC faculty of medicine researchers awarded CIHR Project Grants
February 4, 2022Projects led by UBC researchers received $36 million in the Fall 2021 competition. Read More >

Faculty of medicine members named to Vancouver Magazine’s 2022 Power 50 list
February 2, 2022A number of UBC community members were recognized for their work. Read More >

Black History Month
February 1, 2022February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day. Read More >

UBC’s Mark Gilbert named 2022 Applied Public Health Chair
January 31, 2022The Chair’s focus is improving the equity, appropriateness, and sustainability of sexually-transmitted and blood-borne infection testing systems. Read More >

How to get motivated to start exercising at home
January 27, 2022App-based workouts can help combat depression and boost mental health. Read More >

UBC postdoc identifies over 100,000 new RNA viruses using the power of cloud computing
January 26, 2022The discovery could help prevent future pandemics. Read More >

New honours for UBC researchers highlight biomedical innovation golden age in B.C.
January 25, 2022How UBC’s award-winning researchers are solving today’s most urgent health issues with new technologies. Read More >

Dr. Pieter Cullis and colleagues win VinFuture Foundation’s first global sci-tech award
January 24, 2022Recognizes work that paved the way for COVID-19 vaccines. Read More >

Remembering Dr. J. Mark FitzGerald, MD, MB, FCCP, FRCPI, FRCPC
January 20, 2022A friend, colleague, caring physician, patient advocate and giant in the field of asthma passed away in Vancouver on January 18, 2022. Read More >

Remdesivir for COVID-19 found to reduce need for mechanical ventilation
January 19, 2022UBC-led study part of world’s largest randomized control trial on COVID-19 therapeutics. Read More >