All Announcements

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All Announcements

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Staff: Stay up-to-date with your UBC required training

Staff will receive a Workday notification on March 6.
Chancellor Search Committee: Elections & additional nominations

Vote by March 3, nominate by March 6.
T4 / T4A statements & T2200S forms now available

Access your tax documents on Workday.
2023 President’s awards for staff: Call for nominations

Faculty & staff are invited to nominate staff colleagues by 12 noon on April 11.
Graduating more midwives for B.C.

UBC’s midwifery program is set to expand by more than seventy per cent, increasing access to midwifery care across the province.
Apply to serve on UBC’s Accessibility Committee

Faculty & staff are invited to apply by March 13, 2023.
Advancing precision health research at UBC

The Precision Health initiative aims to support collaboration between researchers in the field.
National Research Prizes: Deadline extended

Submit nominations by March 17, 2023.
Join the International Freezer Challenge

Register your UBC lab to compete & improve energy-efficiency.

Events

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Global Health Spotlight Series: In Conversation with Srinivas Murthy

Register to attend in-person at BC Children’s on April 29.
31st UBC Medicine Spring Gala

Tickets available for purchase for the April 12 charity event.
Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions

Register to join the in-person event on April 16.
International Transgender Day of Visibility, Mar. 31

See what’s happening at UBC & explore resources.
Faculty & Staff Sports Day on Friday, May 2

Register to join the May 2 events at UBC Vancouver & Okanagan campuses.
Climate+Water Research Symposium

Join the symposium at UBCO April 9 & UBCV April 10.
Health After 2020: Facilitating equitable access to palliative & end-of-life care for underserved populations

Register to join the virtual events April 2–16.
Celebrate Learning Week: Call for contributions

Submit a session proposal by March 31.
Partnering in Research conference

Register to join the June 12 event at UBC Robson Square.

Funding & Awards

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Emerging Media Lab projects: Call for proposals

UBCV faculty, submit a proposal for by March 15.
Medical Council of Canada (MCC) Awards 2025

Apply by April 30, 2025
Wall Fellowships & Research Awards

Submit a notice of intent by Feb. 24.
Staff Professional Development Fund: Claim by Feb. 28

Submit claims by Feb. 28 for the current funding year.
UBC Green Labs Fund

Apply by March 18 for up to $4,000 to make your lab more sustainable.
alumni UBC Achievement Awards: Nominations open

Nominate UBC alumni by Feb. 14.
Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award Program

Deadline extended: Apply by March 3.
Health Research BC Advancing the Use of Evidence in Seniors’ Home & Community Care program

Submit an LOI by March 24.
Work Learn program Summer Session 2025

Submit a proposal by Jan. 27 (UBCV) or Jan. 20 (UBCO).

Appointment

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Dr. Neeru Gupta appointed Head, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
Dr. Miriam Spering appointed Associate Dean, Graduate & Postdoctoral Education

A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education & Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research.
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…