Cascadia 2023 – Registration Deadline Approaching!
The Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health will re-launch January 5-6, 2023 at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. The conference will feature four cross-institution, cross-disciplinary themes (precarious work & work organization, climate change, wildfires, and the built environment) as well as presentations from across the fields of environmental, occupational, and population […]
SPPH Welcomes New Director of Administration
I am pleased to announce that Shermila Salgadoe has accepted the position of Director of Administration for the School of Population and Public Health. The Director of Administration, in close collaboration with the School Director, is responsible for strategic oversight and management of all areas of administration for the School, including human resources, faculty […]
Celebrating Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin: Faculty Community Service Award
Seven exceptional UBC alumni were recognized on November 14th for their extraordinary work and contributions at the annual alumni UBC Achievement Awards. Among this year’s recipients who have demonstrated years of commitment and passion for a better world is SPPH’s Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin, MD ’79, who received the Faculty Community Service Award. Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin, a renowned […]
Meet our fall grad: Alexander Tam
On November 25th, SPPH celebrated the fall graduation of our 2022 students. We’re pleased to recognize over 30 graduates from the MHA, PhD, MPH MSc, and MHSc programs. Meet one of our exceptional grads below, Alexander Tam (MSc in Population and Public Health), based in Richmond BC, and get to know his academic journey! What […]
UBC Doctoral Student Scholars Contributing to Public Good
SPPH PhD students Lisa Ritland, Ace Chan and Rachel Ramsden are among the 45 new doctoral students for the 2022/23 cohort of Public Scholars. Launched in 2015, UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) recognizes doctoral students pursuing their research beyond traditional methods and are working in collaborative ways for the public good. Lisa Ritland’s project, Intersectoral […]
Health Officers Council and SPPH hold joint Awards Reception to honour public health professionals
On October 19, 2022, the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) co-hosted an awards evening with the Health Officers Council of British Columbia. The reception celebrated the extraordinary work by public health professionals in BC and showcased some pertinent research conducted by newer SPPH faculty members. Over 50 Health Officers Council members and SPPH […]
Cascadia 2023 – Call for Abstracts and Registration Now Open
The Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health will re-launch January 5-6, 2023 at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. The conference will feature four cross-institution, cross-disciplinary themes (precarious work & work organization, climate change, wildfires, and the built environment) as well as presentations from across the fields of environmental, occupational, and population […]
Dr. Aslam Anis receives Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher Award
The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) is pleased to support such engagement with the initiation of the planning, consultation and approval process of a new and unique curriculum in Global Health.
Professors call for more research into climate-change related threats to civilization
An opinion piece published today in the Proceedings of the National Academic of Sciences, a peer-reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences, urgently calls for more research into the specific pathways by which civilization could potentially collapse due to climate change. “Scientists have warned that climate change threatens the habitability of large regions of […]
2022 Faculty of Medicine Awards
The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) is pleased to support such engagement with the initiation of the planning, consultation and approval process of a new and unique curriculum in Global Health.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Orange Shirt Day
April 28 is a national day of mourning to remember workers who lost their lives on the job. The death of each worker is an immeasurable loss and has devastating consequences for families and friends.
Magic and Lethal: The Asbestos Memorial – Honouring the Victims of Asbestos Exposure
April 28 is a national day of mourning to remember workers who lost their lives on the job. The death of each worker is an immeasurable loss and has devastating consequences for families and friends.
Development of educational programming in global public health gets underway
The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) is pleased to support such engagement with the initiation of the planning, consultation and approval process of a new and unique curriculum in Global Health.
Congratulations to the 2022 Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Competition Awardees
Congratulations to the 2022 Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Competition Awardees Awardees for Michael Smith Health Research BC’s funding for 71 researchers through the 2022 Scholar and Research Trainee competitions have been announced. The programs will support next generation of health researchers for the advancement of world-class health research in BC. This year’s research […]
SPPH Division of Occupational and Environmental Health recognizes students in the MSc OEH program
The MSc OEH program was launched by the Faculty of Graduate Studies in 1992. Over the years of the program we have been able to recognize student excellence in several ways, most notably with named awards. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions we have not been able to hold public receptions for the awardees in the […]
Dr. Gina Ogilvie renewed as Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer
Fifteen UBC researchers were announced as new and renewed Chairs in the latest round of appointments.
CCPHE Announces new Co-Directors
The Canadian Collaboration for Prison Health and Education (CCPHE) is pleased to announce that Dr Amanda Slaunwhite and Dr Sofia Bartlett will become Co-Directors of the UBC’s CPPHE effective April 1, 2022. The CCPHE was formed in 2006 as a group committed to encouraging and facilitating collaborative opportunities for health, education, research, service and advocacy, […]
Clinical Trials at the Speed of COVID-19
The Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) in partnership with the UBC School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), presents the first in a symposium series
Dr. Trevor Corneil named Associate Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs
Dr. Trevor Corneil has accepted the position of Associate Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs, a newly created leadership position in the School of Population and Public Health.
SPPH Miniseries
In these miniseries we are showcasing our SPPH students and their stories!
Dr. Trevor Corneil appointed Director, Public Health & Preventative Medicine Residency Program
I’m pleased to announce that Dr. Trevor Corneil has accepted a three-year term position as the Director of our Public Health & Preventive Medicine Residency Program at SPPH.
Spotlight on Dr. Mark Gilbert
SPPH Associate Professor (Partner) Dr. Mark Gilbert is the recipient of an Applied Public Health Chair through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Remembering Rita Stern
I’m saddened to announce the passing of our colleague Rita Stern, a long-time clinical faculty member with HCEP and SPPH, and a highly respected member the Board of Directors for the Centre of Excellence in Women’s Health (CEWH). Rita was a trailblazer for women’s health and an outspoken advocate for feminism in relation to population […]