All Announcements

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All Announcements

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Dr. Mieke Koehoorn appointed Dean pro tem, Faculty of Medicine, and interim Vice-President, Health

A message from Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-Chancellor & Gage Averill, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver.
Beyond 75: Read the community engagement report

The report captures highlights from each of the events, & provides an overview of feedback gathered from the Faculty community & partners.
UBC Medicine faculty honoured with Order of B.C.

Drs. Ruth Grunau, Robin Love & John Yee received the province’s highest form of recognition.
Campus as a Living Lab Fund

Attend the info session on Sept. 16, & submit a notice of intent by Sept. 30.
UBCV: Residence Move-in Day Aug. 26

Help reduce traffic on Move-in Day, Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Weather advisory: Heat warning in Vancouver

Access resources on heat health & safety, and find cooling centres.
UBC AI & Health Network Fellows Program

Apply for the inaugural program by Sep. 8.
Dr. Hannah Carolan appointed Associate Dean, MD Admissions

A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
Dr. Paul Keown honoured with Clinical Trials BC Award for advocacy & leadership

Dr. Keown is an accomplished transplant immunologist at the forefront of organ transplant research & medicine.

Events

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Policy Communications Clinic and Workshop Series

Attend a workshop on how to communicate research effectively for policy change.
UBC Learning Circle upcoming events

Register for the Feb. 2 & Feb. 7 online webinars.
Friesen Prize Lecture: Dr. Lorne Tyrrell

Join the Feb. 28 lecture on Contributions to Viral Hepatitis, Vaccine Task Force and COVID-19
Celebrate Lunar New Year at UBC

See what’s happening across UBC to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.
It Starts with Us: Contextualizing and Educating about the Holocaust on Jan. 25

Register for the Jan. 25 event, hosted by the REDI office & the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.
Roadmap for Change: Implementing anti-racism commitments at UBC

Register for the Jan. 25 UBC-wide virtual event.
Healthy Aging Program talks by Dr. David Almeida

Register for the Jan. 23 & Jan. 24 hybrid events.
BCHRI celebrate Women in Science

Register by Jan. 22 to attend the Feb. 9 evening event
Upcoming mental health seminars

Attend presentations by Dr. Mark van Ommeren from the WHO.

Funding & Awards

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Apply for $5,000 to host an event at UBC Robson Square

The UBC Connects at Robson Square call for applications is now open.
Call for nominations: 2024 Japan Prize

Submissions due by Jan. 13, 2023.
Nominations open for the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize

Nominate by Jan. 30, 2023.
National Awards Program — Canadian College Of Health Leaders

Nominate an individual or team by Nov. 30, 2022.
Reminder: 2022 Partnership Recognition & Exploration Fund

It’s not too late! Apply by Dec. 31, 2022.
2023 Michael Smith Health Research BC funding awards

Submit a letter of intent by Dec. 5, 2022.
Applications for Thrive Grants open until Oct. 24

Thrive is a time when we come together as a UBC community to learn about, talk about, and explore ways to support our mental health. The last few years have brought unprecedented challenges and complexities that have impacted the mental health of our community, and now more than ever, it is important that we support one…
Call for applications: Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition

Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) offers faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver an opportunity to explore, develop and test new ideas on sustainability and climate action on campus. The 2022/23 CLL Fund Competition provides up to $50,000 in funding for teams to develop ‘living lab’ projects. The deadline to submit proposals is November 7, 2022.
Apply for funding to support Vancouver-Okanagan research collaborations

The UBC Collaborative Research Mobility Awards (CRMA) competition is now open. It provides up to $5,000 to support new or existing research partnerships between UBC researchers in the Okanagan and Vancouver. Faculty members from all disciplines are invited to apply by November 4, 2022. Funding may be used to cover travel and accommodation costs associated with…