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UBC instructor receives service award

Lisa Avery, Instructor in the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, was presented with the 2011 Recognition of Service Award from the B.C. Association of Speech/Language Pathologists and Audiologists. For […]

UBC collaboration with Canfor to study B.C. pulp fibres using X-ray technology

Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership has awarded grants to two UBC engineering professors for research knowledge leveraged across both campuses. The first instalment of a $75,000 grant over three years was […]

UBC professor recognized as one of Canada’s brightest young researchers

Dr. Kate Shannon, assistant professor in the Dept. of Medicine, received the 2011 Peter Lougheed/Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Salary Award for her research on the impact […]

SPPH professor recognized for quality of life research

Dr. Carolyn Gotay, professor in the School of Population and Public Health and Canadian Cancer Society Chair in Cancer Primary Prevention, received the President’s Award from the International Society for […]

Sauder School partners in Collective Impact through Social Innovation

Thinkers and leaders from the non-profit, volunteer and business sectors gathered at last week’s Non-Profit Partnerships Summit: Collective Impact through Social Innovation to discuss innovation and create a made-in-B.C. model […]

Head of Dept. of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatrics, B.C. Children’s Hospital appointed

UBC Faculty of Medicine announced the appointment of Dr. Allison Eddy as Head, Dept. of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatrics, BC Children’s Hospital, effective April 1, 2012 to June 30, […]

UBC engineer named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

UBC Civil Engineering professor Nemkumar Banthia was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in Ottawa on Nov. 26, 2011. Election to the RSC is the highest honour […]

UBC clinical professor named B.C.’s Family Physician of the Year

Marjorie Docherty, clinical professor in the Dept. of Family Practice, received the Reg L. Perkin Award as the 2011 Family Physician of the Year from British Columbia, in recognition of […]

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In the news

Highlights of UBC media coverage in November 2011

New campaign harnesses the power of alumni, donors

UBC launches start an evolution—a new fundraising and alumni engagement campaign