It is with great sadness that we annouce the passing of Brenda J. Morrison. She was a faculty member of the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology at UBC from 1970 to 1999 and Faculty Emerita from 2000. She was an expert in the areas of biostatistics and screening and was noted for her long service on the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.”

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Clyde Hertzman – Professor in the School of Population and Public Health, and one of the most distinguished and dedicated members of the Faculty of Medicine – has passed away. He died suddenly while in London, U.K.
  
Clyde’s family and the Human Early Learning Partnership will be holding a “Celebration of Life” in his memory on Sunday, March 17 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on the UBC campus. Guests are welcome at 1 pm, and the program begins at 2 pm.

Clyde, as the Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership and Canada Research Chair in Population Health and Human Development, played a central role in delineating the special role of early childhood development as a determinant of health. Throughout his career, he gathered scientific evidence to show that early life experiences affect a child’s brain and social development, their genes and their ability to thrive. His research has informed initiatives for healthy child development at the international, national, provincial, and community levels.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Jim Frankish. Dr. Frankish had a passion and commitment to the promotion of public health. His distinguished career extended across three universities: the University of Toronto, the University of Victoria and lastly the University of British Columbia where he was Professor Emeritus at the School of Population and Public Health. He was an active mentor and educator to generations of public health professionals, having worked with students and colleagues from more than 34 disciplines. He was known to be a prolific researcher playing significant roles in more than 120 research projects.

As well as being a long serving member of PHABC, Dr. Frankish was also a well known community builder. He was also involved as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Lookout Emergency Aid Society, worked with the Impact on Communities Coalition for the 2010 Olympics, led projects on “high risk youth”, trained street youth as “Lay Health Ambassadors”; and served as the President of the Board of the Vancouver Crisis Centre. Most recently he was asked to serve on Mayor’s Task Force on Mental Health and Addiction for the City of Vancouver. Throughout his career he has practiced a philosophy of collaboration and partnerships with communities and community organizations, participation of people from vulnerable population groups, and participation of students in community-service learning – all to apply research knowledge to resolve important issues, such as homelessness.