All Announcements

Explore more updates, events & opportunities from across the Faculty & UBC.

All Announcements

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Judy Rogers appointed as UBC’s 20th Chancellor

Ms. Rogers assumes her role on September 1, 2024.
Workday Student: Changes for faculty and instructors

Information & training resources for using Workday Student for 2024 Winter session.
Emerging Media Lab projects: Call for proposals

UBCV faculty, submit a proposal for the fall/winter cohort by July 15.
Call for Nominations: President’s Advisory Committee for the Selection of a New Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Vice-President, Health

A message from UBC Senate and Curriculum Services.
Postdoctoral Fellows Financial Townhall

Provide your feedback on postdoc stipends, July 4–8.
Climate Solutions Research Collective: Summer Climate Conversations

Bring a picnic & join an upcoming informal conversation at UBCV.
Dr. Brian Kwon appointed Director, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)

A message from Robert McMaster and Teresa Tsang.
Thank you for an extraordinary academic year

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
Search for a new Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation

The call for applications will remain open until August 23, 2024.

Events

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Black History Month

February is Black History Month. See what’s happening across UBC.
Health & wellbeing events & resources

Register for events and workshops, and explore resources.
6th Annual Global Health Conference (GHC24)

Register to join the hybrid conference, held April 11, 2024.
Pitfalls & Potential: Integrating Generative AI into your Research & Scholarship

Register to join the Feb. 15 online event.
UBC Connects | Imagining Multisensory Art: Literacy & Inclusion

Register to join the event on Jan. 27.
Strategic Equity & Anti-Racism Framework update

Learn more, & register for the townhall in Jan. 2024.
Emergency Medicine: Department Head Candidate presentations

Register to join the Dec. 8 & 19 online presentations.
CHSPR Health Policy Conference: Exploring the Future of Drug Coverage in Canada

Register to join in-person or online on March 5.
Consultation sessions for Innovation UBC

UBCV researchers, attend a virtual consultation on Dec. 14 or Jan. 12.

Funding & Awards

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Multidisciplinary Research Program in Medicine 2025

Submit a research project by Feb. 6, 2025.
Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award Program

Submit an expression of interest by Jan. 6, 2025.
Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards

UBCV faculty, submit a proposal to hire international students for support with research projects by Jan. 29.
Apply for a Move UBC Grant

Up to $1500 available for projects that support the wellbeing of our community by moving more.
Japan Prize 2026: Call for nominations

Submit full nomination packages by Jan. 10, 2025.
West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards

Nominate by 3 pm on Nov. 28.
Health Research BC Research Trainee program

Submit a letter of intent by Dec. 12.
Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund

Submit a letter of intent by Jan. 17, 2025.
UBC Health Awards: Call for nominations

Submit nominations by Nov. 8.

Appointment

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Drs. Paola Colozzo & Lorienne Jenstad extended as interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology & Speech Sciences

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
Dr. Heather Buckley appointed Associate Dean, Faculty Development

A message from Roger Wong, Vice-Dean, Education.
Dr. Jan Dutz reappointed Head, Department of Dermatology & Skin Science

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
Dr. Alex Scott appointed Head, Department of Physical Therapy

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alex Scott as Head, Department of Physical Therapy, effective November 28, 2022 to June 30, 2028. Dr. Scott is a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, which he first joined in 2010.…
Dr. Kiran Veerapen extended as Assistant Dean, Faculty Development

A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education. I am pleased to announce the extension of Dr. Kiran Veerapen as Assistant Dean, Faculty Development, in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Veerapen is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Veerapen will continue to provide strategic leadership…
Dr. Calvin Roskelley appointed interim Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education and Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Calvin Roskelley as the interim Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Roskelley is a professor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences. His research…
Dr. Dean Jones reappointed Associate Dean, Fraser

A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education and Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine. We are pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Dean Jones as Associate Dean, Fraser for a five-year term effective to September 30, 2027. During his first term, Dr. Jones supported the successful implementation of medical and health professions distribution…
Dr. Anurag Singh appointed Director of Northern Centre for Clinical Research

A message from Robert McMaster, Vice-Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine; Fraser Bell, Vice President, Planning and Quality, Northern Health; and Kathy Lewis, Interim Vice President, Research and Innovation, University of Northern British Columbia. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anurag Singh as the inaugural Director of the Northern Centre for Clinical Research…
Dr. Jan Friedman appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Jan Friedman has been appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Friedman’s appointment follows the interim leadership of Dr. Matthew Loricz. Dr. Jan Friedman is a clinical geneticist and professor of Medical…