Explore more updates, events & opportunities from across the Faculty & UBC.
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Climate Change & Microbial Biodiversity: Possible Impacts on our Food & Gut Microbiota
Register for the public lecture on Nov. 18.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20
See UBC events & resources for Trans Awareness Week & Trans Day of Remembrance.
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Indigenous Initiatives in teaching & learning: Upcoming events
Register for an upcoming event from Indigenous Initiatives at the UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT). Indigenous Initiatives at the CTLT develops and offers programming, resources and consultations focused on Indigenous engagement in curriculum, pedagogy, classroom climate and professional development. Indigenous Initiatives Evaluation Series What does it mean to design evaluation in ways that center community accountability,…
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Sustainability Hub events & Climate Emergency Week
Join workshops & events hosted by the UBC Sustainability Hub through November.
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Celebrate the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning at UBC Vancouver
Join the 8th annual event, in-person at UBCV on Oct. 9.
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From Biodiversity Preservation to Innovation: The Role of Biological Resource Centres
Register for the public lecture on Sept. 25.
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Cellular & Physiological Sciences: Department Head candidate presentation
Register to join the presentation online or in-person on Sept. 18.
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Disability in the Workplace: Register for an interactive workshop
Register for an upcoming workshop date.
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Orange Shirt Day at UBC
See events happening at UBC & explore resources to engage with the legacies of the Residential School system & show your solidarity.
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Climate Solutions Research Collective: Climate, Canada, & International Courts featuring Dr. David Boyd
Register to join the hybrid event on Sept. 11.
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The Nature of All Things Indigenous with Dr. David Suzuki & Dr. Shane Pointe
Register for the event on Sept. 23.
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Innovation UBC Immersion Week 2025
Register for the in-person events running Sept. 23–24.
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Innovation UBC Lab2Market programs
Apply for programs to translate your research to real-world impacts.
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Distinguished University Scholar Program
Internal call for nominations due by July 23
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Large Teaching & Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) Transformation Projects
Letters of Intent due July 17.
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Inspiring Community Grants
Apply for funding to build community and connection at UBC Vancouver
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Faculty of Medicine Awards: Call for nominations
Submit nominations by Friday, June 13.
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UBCV Work Learn program Winter Session 2025
Submit your proposal to hire a UBCV student by June 16.
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Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
Apply for up to $1,500 funding for community-university initiatives.
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UBCO Principal’s Staff Awards: Call for nominations
UBCO faculty, staff & students: Nominate staff by June 13.
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PhD Collab funding program for faculty & PhD student teams
UBCV teams are invited to submit a letter of intent by June 13.
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UBC Wellbeing Strategic Initiative Fund
Apply for project funding by June 4.
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Dr. Joseph Anthony reappointed as Associate Dean, Health Professions
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health and Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Paul Winwood extended as Regional Associate Dean, Northern B.C.
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health and Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Bruce Wright extended as Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Island, UBC Medicine & Head, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health and Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Brian Kwon appointed Director, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)
A message from Robert McMaster and Teresa Tsang.
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Dr. Corinne Hohl appointed Head, Department of Emergency Medicine
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Dr. Jörg Gsponer appointed interim Head, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Dr. Leonard Foster appointed Director, Life Sciences Institute
A message from Robert McMaster and Mark MacLachlan.
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Dr. Teresa Tsang appointed Associate Dean, Research, VCHRI, UBC Faculty of Medicine & Executive Director, VCHRI
A message from Robert McMaster and Patricia Daly.
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Dr. Deborah Money appointed Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Reflecting on an extraordinary academic year
Read the end-of-academic year update from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards 2025
The awards acknowledge faculty members who have made exceptional contributions in the areas of education, research and/or service.
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Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy appointed Dean, Faculty of Medicine, and Vice-President, Health
A message from Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-Chancellor & Gage Averill, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver.
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Dr. Roger Wong to join Vancouver Coastal Health as Vice President, Medicine and Academic Affairs
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC
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Dr. Wyeth Wasserman appointed Vice Dean, Research
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Search update: Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health
A message from Gage Averill, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver.
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Building a More Welcoming Movement Toward a Just Culture
Register for the fourth annual REDI symposium on June 10.
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Register for the Full Faculty Meeting, May 6
Register online by 4:15 pm on May 6.
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Honouring & supporting those impacted by the Lapu-Lapu Festival tragedy
A message from Roger Wong, Acting Dean and Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.




