John Gill, an associate professor in the Division of Nephrology, won the Clinical Science Investigator Award from the American Society of Transplantation. The award is given to a researcher at the associate professor level who has made a “substantial contribution” to transplantation medicine. Gill is president-elect of the Canadian Society of Nephrology and President of [...]
A recent $1.5 million Canadian Institute of Health Research Team Grant will fund a program to develop novel molecular approaches to treat diseases of the retina, which is the tissue most commonly damaged in blinding diseases. The team of four members from the Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the UBC Centre for Macular Research [...]
Anoush Poursartip, professor in the Dept. of Materials Engineering, is the Chairman of the new Canadian Composites Manufacturing Research and Development consortium (CCMRD). Announced June 1, the consortium is a collaboration of The Boeing Company and Canadian industry partners that aims to develop Canadian expertise and competitiveness in the composites field. “A virtual R and [...]
The Senate has passed Bill C-268, a private member’s bill that UBC Faculty of Law Asst. Prof. Benjamin Perrin helped draft. The bill calls for mandatory minimum sentences for child traffickers. Perrin is one of Canada’s leading experts on human trafficking and his work has led to significant improvements in Canada’s response to human trafficking. [...]
UBC ranks 19th in the world in plant and animal sciences research impact, according to data published this April by Times Higher Education. UBC’s research impact in the field, based on journal citations generated between January 1999 and December 2009, is the highest in Canada, and ranks just behind Michigan State, Cambridge, and Purdue. The [...]
Prof. Amanda Vincent, director of Project Seahorse at UBC’s Fisheries Centre, has been invited to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace on July 1 to celebrate the 60th birthday of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal (Princess Anne). This invitation recognizes Vincent’s inaugural win of the Whitley Gold Award in 1994 for her work [...]
On June 28, 2010 retired UBC Registrar and Assoc. Vice-President Brian Silzer will receive a National Inclusive Education award from the Canadian Association of Community Living and the British Columbia Association for Community Living. The award will be presented at the 2010 Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) conference, hosted [...]
Major sporting events do increase demand for commercial sex acts, which can drive human trafficking
Recent UBC Media Releases June 17: UBC study offers ethical and cost-effective strategy for managing MRI incidental findings June 16: Male desire to be strong and protect family key to preventing suicides: UBC study June 11: UBC-VCH researchers funded by MS Society to investigate the validity of CCSVI Upcoming Event Highlights Jun. 18: 2010 Family [...]
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre presents an exhibition of sketches by courtroom artist Heather Spears created during the Reena Virk murder trial. It will be on display until June 25 in the Learning Centre Gallery, located on level two of the Learning Centre, adjacent to the Circulation Desk. Spears will read from her new [...]
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