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Jan 31, 2020 | Announcement

Researchers in UBC’s faculties of nursing and mechanical engineering have been awarded more than $1.3 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the agency’s Project Grant Program’s 2019 fall competition. The Project…

Jan 08, 2020 | Announcement

Joy Johnson, a professor at the UBC School of Nursing for over 20 years before assuming the role of vice president, research and international, at Simon Fraser University in 2014, has been appointed the next vice-chancellor and president of SFU.…

Nov 07, 2019 | Announcement

With November comes Movember, putting the spotlight on men’s health. UBC nursing professor John Oliffe has a few tips that can help ensure the success of men’s health programs. He recently led a study that reviewed community-based programs in Canada…

Oct 01, 2019 | Announcement

UBC nursing professor Annette Browne has been elected a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health science community. The fellowship recognizes a record of substantial…

Jun 05, 2019 | Spotlight

After completing a Bachelor of Human Kinetics degree, Keara worked in various capacities in communities across Northern Ontario and Northern Quebec. It was partially through these experiences that she was driven to pursue nursing, as both a means…

May 17, 2019 | Spotlight

Thayanthi Tharmaratnam graduated in 2014 from UBC with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and has since been working as a perinatal nurse in a local hospital. Maternal-infant health, lactation and nursing education are her research areas of interest.…

May 10, 2019 | Spotlight

My name is Amanda Goulding and I am a recent UBC School of Nursing Graduate! I am a cis, queer, fat woman who is of settler decent from the Snuneymuxw nation. During my tenure at UBC, I ran for and attained the position of Chair of the Diversity…