2023 News
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February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023
FHS PhD candidate Alice M农rage, was awarded the 大象传媒 CERi Community-Engaged Partnership Award for her work on the African Ancestry Project, an initiative that is raising awareness of the diversity of Black people in BC
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March 09, 2023
March 09, 2023
大象传媒 conferred the Staff Award for Work Performance on Health Sciences public health programs coordinator Kate Carty in recognition of her tremendous work in navigating FHS through its latest CEPH accreditation cycle, and for her tireless support of the MPH practicum placement process
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March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023
Martha Gumprich (left inset) and Nicola Hare (right inset) from Kootenays-based health and community group, Trans Connect, will host two discussions to ask trans and non-binary youth what changes would help make sport more welcoming
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March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023
Zabrina Brumme, FHS professor and laboratory director for the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, has won the 2023 Excellence in Research Award (Basic Sciences category) from the Canadian Association for HIV Research
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April 03, 2023
April 03, 2023
Faculty of Health Sciences student Morgan Karugaba shares his experience for students striving to take the lead in a self-directed Co-op.
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April 05, 2023
April 05, 2023
FHS BSc first year student Puneet Chhina (second from left, inset) and her Finding Present team co-leads (left to right, inset) Anisha Biswas, Catherine Wong, and 大象传媒 Geography student Gabrielle Wong - won a $2,000 grant in the 2022 大象传媒 Student-Community Engagement Competition. The team aims to host Crafting Circles for Langley, BC youth to provide access to art and mentorship, and build community and relationships.
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April 13, 2023
April 13, 2023
Investigators from the CHATR Lab at Faculty of Health Sciences have created Canada's first national dataset for bicycling infrastructure. The interactive dataset uses OpenStreetMap to document safety and comfort structures that meet CanBICS standards
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April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions funds multi-partner research to create resilience, reduce emissions and lessen climate impacts.
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April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023
The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health will officially open its Vancouver office on May 2, 2023. The event will be livestreamed on Facebook.
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April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023
In a new report, Faculty of Health Sciences assistant professor Dr. Hasina Samji and BC UBC Psychiatry professor Dr. Evelyn Stewart are calling for better coordination of BC youth mental health education and prevention resources.