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Jill McEwen receives national honour for excellency in Emergency Medicine
July 9, 2019Jill McEwen has been awarded the 2019 CAEP President's Award by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. Read More >

Healthy aging through education
July 8, 2019UBC’s Dr. Roger Wong is improving health and wellbeing for seniors. Read More >

Ballsy enough to get treatment for scrotal pain?
July 8, 2019UBC researchers seek trial participants for new pain-relieving medication. Read More >

UBC scientists capture images of gene-editing enzymes in action
July 8, 2019Findings hold promise for future treatment of human diseases caused by DNA mutations. Read More >

Caitlin Dunne and Zachary Laksman named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
July 5, 2019Dunne and Laksman are among 44 recipients chosen from more than 850 nominees by an independent advisory board of business leaders from across Canada. Read More >

The 2019 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients
July 2, 2019Medical resident Aalia Sachedina is among the eight recipients. Read More >

Uncontrolled asthma could cost U.S. economy more than $963 billion in the next 20 years
June 28, 2019New study co-authored by Mark FitzGerald estimates the medical costs of uncontrolled asthma combined with productivity losses due to sick days. Read More >

The Canadian HIV Trials Network receives $22.85M
June 26, 2019The investment will support research on prevention, treatment and developing a cure for HIV. Read More >

Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity to receive $1 million
June 25, 2019Led by Kate Shannon, the centre will test and evaluate a survivor-centric and trauma-informed approach to supporting survivors of gender-based violence. Read More >

Music students perform better in school than non-musical peers
June 24, 2019High school students who take music courses score significantly better on math, science and English exams than their non-musical peers, according to new UBC research. Read More >