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Quality Forum, Writing Workshop and MHA Alumni Network
Quality Forum 2015 The Quality Forum is an annual three-day conference with over 56 sessions and 150 presenters “Creating… Read More >
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Violence Prevention Programs in Health Care – Research Funding
Violence in health care situations has become a major occupational health concern with health care professionals experiencing higher rates of… Read More >
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The hazards of safe playgrounds
Assistant Professor Mariana Brussoni questions the “over-engineering” of today’s playgrounds. Photo © Phalinn Ooi/Flickr Read More >
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Stories of hope behind bars
A book signing for Arresting Hope, about the resilience of women who are incarcerated in B.C. prisons, will be held… Read More >
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Air pollution from coal burning in China, India and Eastern Europe: multi-year study being undertaken
Project will quantify the health impacts of coal-burning air pollution to better inform energy and climate change policy. Photo: Mumbai… Read More >
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Fashion event for cancer prevention
Fashion that was inspired by cancer is supporting cancer prevention research. Jacqueline Firkins, a costume design professor in UBC’s Department… Read More >
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Support for addictions research
The UBC Faculty of Medicine is proud to thank Goldcorp Inc., Silver Wheaton Corp. and the North Growth Foundation –… Read More >
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CJG Mackenzie Prize for Excellence in Teaching awarded
Dr. Stirling Bryan and Dr. Chris Lovato honoured for their teaching excellence. (l to r: Dr. Stirling Bryan, Dr. Chris… Read More >
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Collecting children’s books to promote literacy
In its most recent distribution, more than 400 good quality children’s books were donated to a small, rural First Nations… Read More >
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OEH Division meets with Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association
The delegation was interested in the novel research being conducted on the health effects of traffic-related air pollution and noise. Read More >

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